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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 report highlights the importance of sport to the economy in Scotland, UK, and looks at ways in which business and sport can work together for their mutual benefit. The topics covered include: the National Lottery and its impact on the sports sector; sponsorship; sports facilities; equal...

Citation
Sport is big business., 1993, pp 8pp.
Abstract

The objectives of the survey were to: (1) profile the membership of sports clubs in terms of age and sex; (2) establish if young people are regarded as a priority area and what methods, if any, are used to target young people; (3) outline the facilities used by sports clubs by the dual use of ...

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Research Report, Scottish Sports Council, 1988, No. 5, pp 72pp.
Abstract

With voluntary sports clubs operating within competitive leisure markets and local governments responding to austerity by transferring sport facilities to community groups, such organisations are encouraged to become social enterprises. Driven by social entrepreneurs embracing 'Robin Hood'...

Author(s)
Reid, G.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 2017, 9, 4, pp 597-611
Abstract

In 2019, Scotland played host to the Solheim Cup, a competition contested by leading women professional golfers representing Europe and the United States. The event was given further political significance by the fact that it took place in the same year as the United Kingdom left the European Union ...

Author(s)
Whigham, S.; Bowes, A.; Kitching, N.; Bairner, A.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Journal of Sport & Tourism, 2021, 25, 3, pp 201-216
Abstract

Purpose: The introduction of professionalism in 1995 posed serious challenges for Rugby Union in Ireland, Scotland and Wales given their limited fan bases and broadcast markets. It led to the creation of a new league, the Pro14, with teams from all three countries. The paper asks whether the Pro14...

Author(s)
Massey, P.; Hogan, V.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing, Bingley, UK
Citation
Sport, Business and Management, 2022, 13, 1, pp 37-56
Abstract

Coaches are frequently cited as potentially precipitating or preventing athletes' engagement in doping. However, little is known about coaches' perspectives. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine coaches' perceptions of their role and actions in athletes' anti-doping behaviour....

Author(s)
Allen, J. B.; Morris, R.; Dimeo, P.; Robinson, L.
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd, London, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 2017, 12, 5, pp 577-587
Abstract

This report describes Team Sport Scotland (TSS), an initiative set up by the Scottish Sports Council in January 1991, which sought to encourage the development of school-aged team-based sports in and out of school, and having regard to the actual and potential contribution of parents, clubs and...

Citation
Team Sport Scotland monitoring and evaluation study., 1994, pp viii + 131 pp.
Abstract

Voluntary sports clubs (VSCs) provide the primary opportunities for organized community sport in the UK and thus hold the responsibility for delivering on mega-event sports participation legacies. This study presents findings from open-ended questionnaires and interviews conducted in two phases...

Author(s)
Macrae, E. H. R.
Publisher
Human Kinetics, Inc., Champaign, USA
Citation
Journal of Sport Management, 2017, 31, 1, pp 15-26
Abstract

Research into the representation of national identities in international sport has developed markedly in the last 24 years. Much of this has focused on the print media portrayal of national identities in mega-events like the Olympic Games and the Football World Cup. This article looks at the ways...

Author(s)
Cullen, J.; Harris, J.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics, 2020, 23, 1, pp 116-128

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