- Understanding UK Sport Policy : A Comparative Context (2014, Hardcover) PDF read online book
9780415594684 English 0415594685 The London Olympics of 2012 acted as a focal point for an examination of UK sport policy. Individual chapters from leading specialists in their fields focus upon the central components of the UKe(tm)s e~modele(tm) of sport - for example elite, school and community sport and talent ID policies - and discuss what kind of e~legacye(tm) 2012 is likely to leave on the sports landscape in years to come. The concept e~legacye(tm) is a common theme running through all contributions which themselves stem from a wide variety of academic disciplines and sub-disciplines, including sport psychology, political science, sports studies, cultural studies and sociology. A wide range of topics and organisations are covered throughout the volume, including coaching, talent ID, school sports partnerships, PE and youth sport, participation in sport, the IOC and the Olympic Charter, the Olympic Movement and Islamic Culture and, finally, issues of regeneration through sports mega-events. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Sport Policy., This book examines whether the GB 'model' of sport is fit for purpose by investigating a range of comparative elite sport models.This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Sport Policy ., This book represents the first attempt to examine whether the UK model " of sport is fit for purpose by examining its efficacy in the context of a range of comparative elite sport models. The aim is to outline the broad contours of the UK "s model " of sport, with individual chapters focusing upon its central components (for example elite, school and community sport and talent ID policies). The upcoming London Olympics 2012 is apposite and provides the perfect timing for an examination of UK sport policy, which will be undertaken with an eye to other leading sporting nations such as Canada and Australia. A recurring theme will be to probe the notion of a virtuous cycle " of sport (Grix, 2011) that appears to underpin many countries " rationale for elite sport investment (a process through which elite success stimulates mass participation, produces more active people and a larger pool from which to draw successful elite athletes etc.). This book invokes a model " of sport that seeks to be more inclusive than the traditional elite sport development (ESD) system, by including school and community sport policy whose objectives are closely aligned with elite sport through partnership arrangements. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Sport Policy.
9780415594684 English 0415594685 The London Olympics of 2012 acted as a focal point for an examination of UK sport policy. Individual chapters from leading specialists in their fields focus upon the central components of the UKe(tm)s e~modele(tm) of sport - for example elite, school and community sport and talent ID policies - and discuss what kind of e~legacye(tm) 2012 is likely to leave on the sports landscape in years to come. The concept e~legacye(tm) is a common theme running through all contributions which themselves stem from a wide variety of academic disciplines and sub-disciplines, including sport psychology, political science, sports studies, cultural studies and sociology. A wide range of topics and organisations are covered throughout the volume, including coaching, talent ID, school sports partnerships, PE and youth sport, participation in sport, the IOC and the Olympic Charter, the Olympic Movement and Islamic Culture and, finally, issues of regeneration through sports mega-events. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Sport Policy., This book examines whether the GB 'model' of sport is fit for purpose by investigating a range of comparative elite sport models.This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Sport Policy ., This book represents the first attempt to examine whether the UK model " of sport is fit for purpose by examining its efficacy in the context of a range of comparative elite sport models. The aim is to outline the broad contours of the UK "s model " of sport, with individual chapters focusing upon its central components (for example elite, school and community sport and talent ID policies). The upcoming London Olympics 2012 is apposite and provides the perfect timing for an examination of UK sport policy, which will be undertaken with an eye to other leading sporting nations such as Canada and Australia. A recurring theme will be to probe the notion of a virtuous cycle " of sport (Grix, 2011) that appears to underpin many countries " rationale for elite sport investment (a process through which elite success stimulates mass participation, produces more active people and a larger pool from which to draw successful elite athletes etc.). This book invokes a model " of sport that seeks to be more inclusive than the traditional elite sport development (ESD) system, by including school and community sport policy whose objectives are closely aligned with elite sport through partnership arrangements. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Sport Policy.