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This study explores the impact of austerity on the London 2012 Summer Olympics participation legacy from a grassroots sports club perspective, utilising institutional theory. The study adopted a mixed methods approach including semi-structured interviews with 11 stakeholders involved in ...

Author(s)
Gérard, S.; Brittain, I.; Jones, A.; Thomas, G.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Leisure Studies, 2020, 39, 5, pp 629-643
Abstract

At the beginning of the 2013/2014 season in England and Wales, 90 head coaches of the 92 men's national professional football league clubs and 20 of the 22 men's professional rugby union clubs had tenure as a professional elite player in their respective sports. Moreover, Rynne [(2014). 'Fast...

Author(s)
Blackett, A. D.; Evans, A.; Piggott, D.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Sport, Education and Society, 2017, 22, 6, pp 744-758
Abstract

This book examines the 20th century history of the ten most popular sports in Britain. It also tries to cover developments in Scotland, Wales, Ireland and England. The book provides the origin, the power structure, the relationship between the participatory mass and the eminent, and the role of...

Author(s)
Mason, T.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
Citation
Sport in Britain: a social history, 2010, pp 363 pp.
Abstract

This paper examines how public sport facilities in England, which are dependent on subsidy from local authorities, have performed during a period of recession and austerity. Using data derived from Sport England's National Benchmarking Service, we track the changes in a series of key operational...

Author(s)
Ramchandani, G.; Shibli, S.; Kung ShiaPing
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 2018, 10, 1, pp 95-111
Abstract

Sports could not survive without volunteers as they are vital to the 'playing of sport'. Volunteering in sports is typically associated with sports -club systems or sport events. The purpose of this study is to explore the potential of harnessing volunteer activity in different contexts, as a...

Author(s)
Koutrou, N.; Downward, P.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 2016, 8, 2, pp 207-230
Abstract

Objective: To determine the level of pre-employment, pre-season, and post-injury medical evaluation of players undertaken within UK professional team sports. Design: A postal, whole population survey. Setting: Elite professional sports teams in England. Population: Six groups comprising the...

Author(s)
Fuller, C. W.; Ojelade, E. O.; Taylor, A.
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group, London, UK
Citation
British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2007, 41, 12, pp 890-896
Abstract

The effectiveness of sports facility provision in increasing participation is debated internationally. The impact will be mediated by the sport delivery system, the welfare system within which sports policy might operate and the culture of sport. Change in the political persuasion of recent UK...

Author(s)
Harish Kumar; Downward, P.; Hodgkinson, I.; Manoli, A. E.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 2019, 11, 3, pp 415-432
Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this paper was to review our knowledge of athletes who have, are believed to have or have attempted to engage in blood doping to enhance their performance at an Olympic Games. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: The paper focused on the Games from Munich 1972 to London 2012 and the ...

Author(s)
Fitch, K. D.
Publisher
Edizioni Minerva Medica, Torino, Italy
Citation
Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 2017, 57, 11, pp 1526-1532
Abstract

Objectives: To describe and compare the epidemiology of competition injuries in unarmed combat sports (ie, boxing, judo, taekwondo and wrestling) in three consecutive Olympic Games. Methods: Prospective cohort study using injury data from the IOC injury surveillance system and exposure data from...

Author(s)
Lystad, R. P.; Alevras, A.; Rudy, I.; Soligard, T.; Engebretsen, L.
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group, London, UK
Citation
British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2020, 55, 19, pp 1077-1083
Abstract

The pathway between elite athlete and high-performance coach is common within English men's rugby union and association football. To help develop as coaches, many elite athletes gain coaching experiences within male high-performance youth academies. The purpose of this article sought to gain an...

Author(s)
Blackett, A. D.; Evans, A. B.; Piggott, D.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Sports Coaching Review, 2019, 8, 1, pp 83-102

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