| Author | : Barrie Houlihan |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 318 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0750682817 |
'Comparative Elite Sport Development' focuses on the identification & development of elite sporting talent especially in Olympic sports. Written by a team of international contributors it applies a reflective & analytical approach, & both informs, & is informed by, established bodies of theory in policy analysis.
| Author | : Kirstin Hallmann |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 357 |
| Release | : 2013-11-26 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1461489059 |
The aim of this book is to provide an overview of perspectives and approaches to sports development focusing on sport systems, sport participation and public policy towards sports. It includes twelve European countries covering all regions of Europe and eleven countries from around the globe. The objective is to present an overview of the diversity of approaches taken to sport development, focusing on the different sport systems and how sport is financed, the underlying applications of sport policy and how it is reflected in sport participation. This book takes a comparative approach which is reflected in each chapter following a similar structure. The diversity of sports systems in Europe and other continents and their (historical) context is shown. Thereby a range of policy approaches underpinning sport development around the world are presented, making it of interest to both academics and policy-makers concerned with sports economics and policy.
| Author | : Mick Green |
| Publisher | : Psychology Press |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780415331838 |
Examines the emergence, development and status of an elite sport development policy in swimming, track and field, and sailing in Australia, Canada and the UK.
| Author | : Peter Smolianov |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 270 |
| Release | : 2014-09-15 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1135075697 |
The development of both elite, high performance sport and mass participation, grassroots-level sport are central concerns for governments and sports governing bodies. This important new study is the first to closely examine the challenges and opportunities for sports development in the United States, a global sporting giant with a unique, market-driven sporting landscape. Presenting an innovative model of integrated sports development, the book explores the inter-relationship between elite and mass sport across history, drawing on comparative international examples from Australia to the former USSR and Eastern bloc countries. At the heart of the book is an in-depth empirical study of three (traditional and emerging) sports in the US – tennis, soccer and rugby – that offer important lessons on the development of elite sport, methods for increasing participation, and the establishment of new sports in new markets. No other book has attempted to model sports development in the United States in such depth before. Therefore this should be essential reading for all students, researchers, administrators or policy-makers with an interest in sports development, sports management, sports policy, or comparative, international sport studies.
| Author | : Veerle De Bosscher |
| Publisher | : Meyer & Meyer Verlag |
| Total Pages | : 404 |
| Release | : 2015-08-14 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1782550763 |
How can nations improve their chances of winning medals in international sport? This book deals with the strategic policy planning process that underpins the development of successful national elite sport development systems. Drawing on various international competitiveness studies, it examines how nations develop and implement policies that are based on the critical success factors that may lead to competitive advantage in world sport. An international group of researchers joined forces to develop theories, methods and a model on the Sports Policy factors Leading to International Sporting Success (SPLISS). The book presents the results of the large-scale international SPLISS-project. In this project the research team identified, compared and contrasted elite sport policies and strategies in place for the Olympic Games and other events in 15 distinct nations. With input from 58 researchers and 33 policy makers worldwide and the views of over 3,000 elite athletes, 1,300 high performance coaches and 240 performance directors, this work is the largest benchmarking study of national elite sport policies ever conducted. The nations taking part in SPLISS are: • Americas: Brazil and Canada • Asia: Japan and South Korea • Europe: Belgium (Flanders & Wallonia), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland • Oceania: Australia
| Author | : Elsa Kristiansen |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 278 |
| Release | : 2016-10-04 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1317498798 |
Elite youth sport competitions have increased significantly in number in recent years, with the Youth Olympic Games representing the high point of this phenomenon. This book examines the global context within which elite youth sport has emerged and continues to grow. It explores elite youth sport policy across fifteen countries, in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia, addressing the questions of how youth talent development is organised and why elite youth sport has become so popular. Taking a comparative global perspective, the book analyses the growth in more systematic approaches to young athlete development and the increasing emphasis on early talent identification. It discusses the attitude of stakeholders (such as NGBs, governments and sponsors) towards elite youth sport, while also considering how young elite athletes’ interests are protected and how the growth in elite youth sport affects a sport’s development strategy. Written by a team of internationally renowned researchers, Elite Youth Sport Policy and Management: A comparative analysis is fascinating reading for all students, scholars, managers, policy-makers and coaches with an interest in youth sport, elite sport development, talent identification and sports policy.
| Author | : Svein S. Andersen |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 215 |
| Release | : 2021-09-23 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1000451925 |
This book represents an alternative perspective on international elite sport systems. It focusses on the embedded multi-level nature of leadership, and the scope that this might give for degrees of leadership autonomy and discretion. The chapters show how mechanisms of leadership on different levels interact. The nature and mix of leadership mechanisms reflect values and expectations related to specific political, normative and commercial sport contexts. Three introductory chapters outline key elements of these dimensions of elite sport contexts. Seven empirical cases illustrate how national contexts facilitate and constrain leadership practices, related to specific sports across Russia, China, Ghana, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway and the US. The final chapter discusses embedded multi-level leadership from a comparative perspective. Based on the countries covered, the book distinguishes between three groups: state-dominated systems, state-elite sport partnership and countries with a passive state, with no state intervention. This book is important reading for researchers and students with an interest in sport management, sport development, sport policy and sport governance, as well as for policy-makers, performance directors and managers working in elite sport.
| Author | : Popi Sotiriadou |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 354 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 0415671957 |
Drawing on real-world case-studies of elite sport around the world, this book shows a conceptual framework for studying and analysing high performance sport and introduces the skills and techniques that managers and administrators will need to develop effective HPS programmes.
| Author | : Nils Asle Bergsgard |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 298 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0750683643 |
This is a cutting-edge text which responds to the increasing importance of sport policy and its relation to public investment.
