| Elite Sport Development: Policy Learning and Political Priorities Contributor(s): Green, Mick (Author), Houlihan, Barrie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415331838 ISBN-13: 9780415331838 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $75.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2005 Annotation: "Elite Sports Development" addresses important questions in contemporary sports development, providing detailed analysis of the emergence and current status of elite sport policy and practice in the UK, Australia, and Canada. The authors consider the problems faced by governments and national governing bodies in establishing a successful elite sport infrastructure and examine in detail the particular issues associated with provision of facilities, coaching, sports science and competition. The lives and needs of full-time athletes are studied and tensions generated by competition for resources between elite sport, schools, and community provision are explored. The book includes a discussion of why governments invest heavily in elite sport; the relationships between Government and NGB's; the elite sport investment impact on "sport for all" and how individual sports are selected for priority funding. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation - Business & Economics | Management - General - Business & Economics | Management Science |
| Dewey: 796.069 |
| LCCN: 2004057117 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.16" W x 9.2" (0.82 lbs) 234 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Elite Sport Development addresses important sport policy questions and explores the emergence, development and current status of elite sport development policy with detailed examination of Australia, Canada and the UK. The sports compared are swimming, track and field athletics, and sailing. The book looks at the problems faced in establishing an elite sport development infrastructure covering facilities, coaching, sports science and competition. Likewise, full-time athletes are considered and the tensions that a pre-occupation with elite achievement generates within the sports is also examined. Includes: * why governments invest heavily in elite sport This detailed text will be of interest to students, researchers and professionals working in sports development and policy. |