Elite Youth Sport Policy and Management

A Comparative Analysis

306 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Elite youth sport competitions have increased significantly in number in recent years, with the Youth Olympic Games representing the high point of this phenomenon. This book examines the global context within which elite youth sport has emerged and continues to grow. It explores elite youth sport policy across fifteen countries, in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia, addressing the questions of how youth talent development is organised and why elite youth sport has become so popular.Taking a comparative global perspective, the book analyses the growth in more systematic approaches to young athlete development and the increasing emphasis on early talent identification. It discusses the attitude of stakeholders (such as NGBs, governments and sponsors) towards elite youth sport, while also considering how young elite athletes' interests are protected and how the growth in elite youth sport affects a sport's development strategy.Written by a team of internationally renowned researchers, Elite Youth Sport Policy and Management: A comparative analysis is fascinating reading for all students, scholars, managers, policy-makers and coaches with an interest in youth sport, elite sport development, talent identification and sports policy.

• Themen: Sport & Freizeit Sport, allgemein Veranstaltungen und Event Management Sportmanagement und Sporteinrichtungen
• ISBN: 9781138595446
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.04.2018
• Größe: 234 x 155 mm
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Herausgegeben von: Elsa Kristiansen, Milena Parent, Barrie Houlihan