Sports Development Books

New and Published Books

1. Routledge Handbook of Sports Development

   Edited by Barrie Houlihan, Mick Green

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   Sports development has become a prominent concern within both the academic study of sport and within the organisation and administration of sport. Now available in paperback, the Routledge Handbook of Sports Development is the first book to comprehensively map the wide-ranging territory of sports...

   Published January 9th 2013 by Routledge
2. Managing High Performance Sport

   Edited by Popi Sotiriadou, Veerle De Bosscher

   Series: Foundations of Sport Management

   How can managers design and implement effective high performance programmes in sport? What are the key challenges in managing elite athletes, sports people and teams? This is the first book to provide a comprehensive introduction to management practice, process and policy in elite and high...

   Published December 12th 2012 by Routledge
3. Managing Major Sports Events

   Theory and Practice

   By Milena Parent, Sharon Smith-Swan

   The hosting of major sporting events can be a key tool in the development of cities and countries around the world. If carried out effectively these events can not only bring prestige to an area but can leave the local population with a legacy of improved infrastructure and facilities. Managing...

   Published November 25th 2012 by Routledge
4. Sport Policy in Britain

   By Barrie Houlihan, Iain Lindsey

   Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

   Since 1990, Britain has seen a period of unprecedented public investment in, and political commitment to, sport. In this book, Iain Lindsey and Barrie Houlihan examine and analyze sport policy since the appointment of John Major as leader of the Conservative Party in 1990. John Major’s period as...

   Published October 18th 2012 by Routledge
5. Handbook of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

   Volume One: Making the Games

   Edited by Vassil Girginov

   The Handbook of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is an authoritative and comprehensive account of the world’s greatest sporting and cultural event. It tells the complete story of the 2012 Games from inception, through the successful bidding process and the planning and preparation phase...

   Published October 2nd 2012 by Routledge
6. Reflections on Process Sociology and Sport

   'Walking the Line'

   By Joseph Maguire

   Series: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives

   The book focuses on the distinctive contribution that Joseph Maguire has made to process sociology and the study of sport. Maguire’s work over the past three decades highlights how process sociology has a unique perspective on the relationship between sport, culture and society, and to the body,...

   Published September 30th 2012 by Routledge
7. Olympic Legacies: Intended and Unintended

   Political, Cultural, Economic and Educational

   Edited by J A Mangan, Mark Dyreson

   Series: Sport in the Global Society

   For more than a century, the Olympics have been the modern world's most significant sporting event. Indeed, they deserve much credit for globalizing sport beyond the boundaries of the Anglo-American universe, where it originated, into broader global realms. By the 1930s, the Olympics had become a...

   Published September 4th 2012 by Routledge
8. Social Capital and Sport Governance in Europe

   Edited by Margaret Groeneveld, Barrie Houlihan, Fabien Ohl

   Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

   Although there is significant interest in the social role of sport in fostering civil society from both policymakers and academics, there is a lack of evidence of the specific role of sport federations in this system. This book critically presents the mechanisms and structures in a selection of...

   Published September 4th 2012 by Routledge
9. Ethics in Youth Sport

   Policy and Pedagogical Applications

   Edited by Stephen Harvey, Richard Light

   Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport

   The influence of professional, adult sport on youth sport is now a global concern. Children are involved in high-stakes competitive sport at national and international levels at an increasingly young age. In addition, the use of sport as a medium for positive youth development by governments and...

   Published August 15th 2012 by Routledge
10. Sports Fundraising

    Dynamic Methods for Schools, Universities and Youth Sport Organizations

    By David Kelley

    Sports Fundraising is a complete introduction to fundamental principles and best practice in sports fundraising. Focusing on the particular challenges of fundraising in intercollegiate and interscholastic sport, and for youth sport organizations, the book is designed to help students develop the...

    Published July 17th 2012 by Routledge