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This book presents the first comprehensive review of factors leading to exclusion from participation in sport in the UK. Structured around key excluded groups, such as the elderly, ethnic minorities, the disabled and rural communities, the book offers an important assessment of sports policy in contemporary Britain, as well as a unique case study of policies to combat social exclusion under New Labour.

Upper-level undergraduate text for recreational sport management courses. Reference for recreational sport professionals in public, nonprofit, and private sectors.

This core textbook for the BTEC National in Leisure Studies introduces students to the key concepts in the Leisure Environment and Marketing core modules, using an enquiry-based, student centred approach. It provides a broad overview of the range of leisure facilities and services, how they are operated and financed, and looks in detail at some of the current issues influencing the leisure industry, such as competitive tendering. Each chapter contains numerous practical activities and is followe...

Sports development has become a prominent concern within both the academic study of sport and within the organisation and administration of sport. Now available in paperback, the Routledge Handbook of Sports Development is the first book to comprehensively map the wide-ranging territory of sports development as an activity and as a policy field, and to offer a definitive survey of current academic knowledge and professional practice. Spanning the whole spectrum of activity in sports development...

The main subject of this work is the current debate over the role of government on sport, stimulated by the introduction of compulsory competitive tendering for local government sports facilities. Following an introductory chapter, the authors explore the history of government intervention on the sports market from pre-industrial times to the present day. The book then discusses the large increase in public expenditure on sports facilities since the late 1960s. An analysis of the demand for spor...

Considers the critical aspects of human resource management within sport and recreation organizations. This book focuses on the key groups that comprise human resources and presents conceptual guidelines for matching managerial processes with individual differences between these groups. It explains how to tailor human resource practices to fit each sport or organization's particular goals, products, markets and technologies. Part One outlines the unique and common characteristics of the three gr...

"This book details my life, from 1935 when I was born the son of a milkman and a housemaid, right up to the present day, aged 78, where I am now the owner of Earls Colne business park, golf course and leisure facilities. During my life I have embarked on many business ventures, from selling cars to fur farming. Some of my entrepreneurial endeavours have been successful but along the way there have been moments which have almost ruined me. Fowl pest, myxomatosis, fire, I've had it all! But thankf...

Novices as well as seasoned professionals will be able to grasp the importance and impact of money in all sport business decision-making processes. This book gives a comprehensive analysis of the entire spectrum of finance-related issues, from budgeting and planning to acquisitions and liquidation, helping readers understand the depth and breadth of sport finance careers. Case studies are used to explain the principles of finance in sport-specific examples, effectively illustrating the finer poi...

This text is aimed at students studying sport management, exercise, fitness management and athletic training. It should teach aspiring sport managers about this rapidly expanding field, enabling them to define sport management and discuss the scope of opportunities the sport industry presents. Thorough discussions on the major challenges confronting various segments of the industry are put in the historical context against psychological, sociological and philosophical foundations of sport. Key f...