Drawing on the analysis of the experience of elite athletes in Greece during their 4-year preparation for competing in the 2016 Olympic Games, we report on the effects of the austerity measures on the country's elite sport system and policies. The data set for this study consisted of 16...
Author(s)
Papadimitriou, D.; Alexandris, K.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 2018, 10, 1, pp 147-162
The purpose of this study was to find out the management skills required by boxing coaches to administrate their clubs. For the purposes of this study a scale was constructed which was answered by 98 boxing coaches. Explanatory factor analysis revealed seven factors: Communication-public relations...
Author(s)
Tasiopoulos, I.; Tripolitsioti, A.; Stergioulas, A.
Publisher
Greek Center for Sport Science Research, Sparta, Greece
Citation
Choregia: Sport Management International Journal, 2014, 10, 2, pp 9-20
This special issue examines what austerity means for sport in a wide range of contexts. The 11 papers in this issue consider the implications of austerity for sport participation, sport for development, elite sport, the management and performance of sports facilities, and the role of...
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 2018, 10, 1, pp 1-213
By the application of new definitions of commercialisation and entrepreneurship, it is argued that sport in Ancient Greece and Rome was associated with significant levels of commercial activity. This included regular organised events, large-capacity sports stadiums, professional athletes with...
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of the History of Sport, 2022, 39, 6, pp 589-608
Adherence to exercise rehabilitation has been shown to be an important factor that may influence successful treatment. In professional athletes, a significant reduction in exercise adherence delays recovery. The aim of this study was to explore barriers to and facilitators of exercise...
Author(s)
Paraskevopoulos, E.; Gioftsos, G.; Georgoudis, G.; Papandreou, M.
Publisher
Human Kinetics, Leeds, UK
Citation
Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 2023, 17, 1, pp 86-105
This collection of articles on the development of sports museums worldwide aims to promote awareness of the importance of sporting heritage, and also to promote the idea of sports museums as potentially important tourist attractions. Sports museums may seem to be a relatively new concept, but ...
Publisher
Editions Touristiques Européennes, Paris, France
Citation
Cahiers Espaces, 2006, No.89, pp 1-158
Objectives: The authors aimed to develop a moral intervention and to determine whether it was more effective in preventing doping than an educational (i.e.. knowledge-based) intervention; their primary outcome was doping likelihood, and the secondary outcomes were moral identity. moral...
Author(s)
Kavussanu, M.; Hurst, P.; Yukhymenko-Lescroart, M.; Galanis, E.; King, A.; Hatzigeorgiadis, A.; Ring, C.
Publisher
Human Kinetics, Inc., Champaign, USA
Citation
Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 2021, 43, 2, pp 125-139
As has been shown in the article, the Zappas Olympics generously contributed to the revival of the Olympic Games in the nineteenth century. The course of these competitions has been described, and a brief summary of Zappas's work, which does not often attract a lot of attention in, for example,...
Author(s)
Margaritis, G.; Rozmiarek, M.; Malchrowicz-Mosko, E.
Publisher
De Gruyter Open, Warsaw, Poland
Citation
Physical Culture and Sport: Studies and Research, 2017, 74, 1, pp 54-60
The Olympic Games can be categorised as an event of enormous magnitude along with other special sporting and non-sporting events like World-Championships or a World Expo. Hosting the Olympic Games allows the host, to bathe in the focused spotlight of world attention for about 14 days or maybe for...
Author(s)
Kogler, A.; Kuhnhenn, U.
Publisher
Taiwan Leisure Association, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation
International Leisure Review, 2016, 5, 1, pp unpaginated
Purpose: This study tested the clinical utility and relevance of serum phosphorus and magnesium as markers possibly useful to monitor training in athletes. Methods: Phosphorus and magnesium serum concentrations of 130 elite track and field athletes (65 males and 65 females, age range 20-30 years)...
Author(s)
Malliaropoulos, N.; Tsitas, K.; Porfiriadou, A.; Papalada, A.; Ames, P. R.; Buono, A. del; Lippi, G.; Maffulli, N.
Publisher
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Citation
Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, 2013, 4, 1, pp 49-53