7th Edition
Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure Management
Part I Introducing Sport and Leisure Management
1 Introduction to Sport and Leisure
2 Sport and Leisure: A Historical Perspective
3 Trends in the Sport and Leisure Industry
4 People’s Needs and Leisure Demand
Part II Sport and Leisure Provision
5 Government, Sport, and Leisure (Public)
6 Sport and Leisure Provision in the Commercial Sector (Private)
7 Sport and Leisure Provision in the Third Sector (Voluntary)
8 Cross-Sector Collaboration
9 Sport, Physical Recreation, and Physical Activity
10 Leisure in the Home
11 Planning for Sport and Leisure
12 Global Economics of Sport and Leisure
Part III Functions of Sport and Leisure Management
13 Managing People in Sport and Leisure
14 Marketing of Sport and Leisure
15 Programming Sport and Leisure Services and Facilities
16 Quality and Performance Management in Sport and Leisure
17 Financial Management in Sport and Leisure
18 Enterprise and Entrepreneurship in Sport and Leisure
19 Law and Leisure Management
20 The Importance and Management of Events
21 Management Consulting in the Sport and Leisure Industry
Biography
Rob Wilson is Head of Department in Sheffield Business School’s Department of Finance, Accounting, and Business Systems and a member of the Social and Economic Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University, UK, specialising in the finance and economics of the sport business industry.
Chris Platts is a Senior Lecturer in sport based in the Academy of Sport and Physical Activity at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. He undertook a PhD that explored the education and welfare provisions on offer for young professional footballers who sign as scholars between the ages of 16 and 18.
Daniel Plumley is Principal Lecturer in the Department of Finance, Accounting, and Business Systems in the Sheffield Business School at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. His subject specialism is the finance of sport and leisure.
'A comprehensive and extended version of this well-known and highly regarded sport and leisure management textbook, which provides both students and industry professionals with contemporary insights. The constantly evolving leisure and sport discipline is introduced, discussed, and illustrated through a range of impactful case studies and expellers, demonstrating up to date and global challenges to the field. These include the impacts of COVID 19 and ill-conceived environmental practices.'
Dr Hazel Maxwell, Course Coordinator for the Bachelor of Health and Community Care (BHCC) course and Senior Lecturer at the University of Tasmania, Australia
'The 7th edition of Torkildsen’s Sport and Leisure Management is a timely update on this classic, comprehensive text. It provides a good introduction to the subject, covering all the important areas. Students will enjoy reading and learning from the many examples throughout the book.'
Assistant Professor Leng Ho Keat, National Institute of Education - Physical Education & Sports Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
