Sports development (2008)

Sports development is an important emerging field of academic study with a distinct contribution to make to wider social, cultural, economic and education policies and practices. The book provides a guide to all aspects of the subject. The course text examines the roles of those working in and around sport development and explores how professionals can devise better and more effective ways of promoting interest, participation or performance in sport. Now in it second edition, ‘Sport Development’ has been updated to include discussion of contemporary debates about mass participation, social inclusion, talent development, the Olympic Games, elite performance and policy evaluation. It includes chapters covering: sports policy; developing ‘Sport for All?’: inequality and inclusion; community sports development; PE and school sport; sports development and health; resourcing sport development; sports development and sports coaching; researching and evaluating sports development.