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Motor Behaviour and Expert Performance

Multivariate analyses of individual variation in soccer skill as a tool for talent identification and development: utilising evolutionary theory in sports science

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Pages 2074-2086 | Accepted 27 Jan 2016, Published online: 26 Feb 2016

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