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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Sport development"”.
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Economic, sport development and elite performance consequences of sports events
The hosting of major sports events is commonly assumed to generate positive outcomes and impacts for different beneficiaries, which often is the premise for public investment in them. Set against a backdrop of increased competition for elite sporting success and the desire to host events globally …
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The paradox of English sport development policy and practice: Examining the mass participation agenda during an era of austerity and continued change.
… methodology in the field of community sport development. In particular, it provides an overarching critical analysis of mass participation sport development policy and practice in England using research with national governing bodies, county sport partnerships, local government and …
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Perceptions, Intentions and Realities: Exploring the Lived Experience of Sport Participation Amongst Youth and Young Adults Living in Toronto Neighbourhood Improvement Areas
Sport involvement is suggested to offer a context for health and wellness, civic engagement, economic development and prosperity, and other physical, psychological, and social benefits (Fraser-Thomas et al., 2005; Sport Information Resource Centre. (2012); however, sport can also be a site for …
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Performance analysis in sport and leisure management
… both financial and non-financial, in sport and leisure. Use of performance analysis in the sport and leisure sectors was found to be lacking by the Audit Commission and therefore provided considerable research opportunities. The research presented was carried out in: professional …
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Legacies of the Canada Games: a critical analysis of claims
The Canada Games is a multi-sport Games with twenty-five years of history, having rotated to every province in Canada, and is now into its second cycle, that is, now staged in some provinces for a second time. It is a significant part of the Canadian sport system, each time involving the Federal …
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The impact of structural systems on perceptions of legitimacy and the experiences of female hockey players
… context needs to be considered in all aspects of sport development, particularly for sports that are newer or non-traditional.
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Youth sport in Trinidad and Tobago: Extending the possibilities and pathways for post-secondary school participation
Sport in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) emerged out of centuries of occupation by different colonisers becoming more entrenched through the influences of the British. Continued but intermittent successes at the international level have led to increasing attention being directed to youth sport …
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Football as an agent or tool to promote women and girls' empowerment: a case study of coaching for hope - Cape Town
… facing youth. CFH has partnered with a range of sports organisations which are committed to bring about social change through this programme. These organisations use sport as a means of engaging with, and supporting the upliftment of young people, who live in challenging social circumstances. The …
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A proposed model of perceived motivationally-relevant social agent influence during athlete development.
… of coaches, parents and peers during athlete development in sport. In doing so this thesis addressed existing limitations in research to date exploring social agent motivationally-relevant influences. The thesis employed a mixed-methods methodology, whereby the findings from all studies …
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Chinese student-athlete? A socio-cultural examination of education for elite Chinese athletes
… in China are generating new initiatives in the sports industry, which has opened this sector to innovative development programs that correspond to citizens’ changing needs. This dissertation is based on my doctoral studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and on research …
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The influence of sport type and interdependence on the growth experiences of young male athletes
The purpose of this study was to examine how sport type and interdependence were associated with the growth experiences of select level male basketball players (n = 150) and distance runners (n = 98), aged 14 to 17 years. This study also examined how growth experiences were related to the outcomes …