Sports & Leisure Studies

Michael Gleeson, co-author of highly successful textbook Exercise Immunology talks to us about the most exciting or important current developments within the study of exercise immunology and how the book provides a practical guidance for athletes on steps they can take to avoid infection. To watch the interview click here

Effective Communication through Sports, Arts and Events
by T. Bettina Cornwell

Introducing the fundamentals of sponsorship-linked marketing, this text helps the reader to understand how sponsorship can be planned, executed and measured.

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Historical and Cultural Interpretations of a Sporting Barrier
Edited by Nina Clara Tiesler, Joao Nuno Coelho

This book explores of Roger Bannister’s legendary record-breaking run in 1954. Click here to read more
 

By Ramón Spaaij, Jonathan Magee, Ruth Jeanes

An important and critical examination of the relationship between sport and social exclusion, from global and cross-cultural perspectives. Click here to read more.
 

BASES is the professional body for sport and exercise sciences in the UK. It was formerly known as BASS – the British Association of Sports Sciences and was founded in September 1984. Routledge has been a supporter of BASES for a number of years by providing book prizes for their conferences and offering discounts on all our sport titles to their members. For more information, please visit their website: www.bases.org.uk/Home
 

Founded in 1995 in Nice, France, the European College of Sport Science (ECSS) is a sport scientific society dedicated to the collection, generation and dissemination of scientific knowledge at the European level. Routledge works closely with ECSS to provide their members with reviews of new books, discounts on book purchases and promote the ECSS Annual Congress.
 

As we are nearing the second anniversary of the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 27th we have put together a collection of books focusing on the Olympics. Covering areas such as heritage and the media to public policy, there is sure to be something that suits everyone's tastes.

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Are you caught up in the excitement of the World Cup? Do you want to learn more about the beautiful game?

We have selected a wide range of reference books that covers all you need to know about football. A few highlights include:

Football in Southeastern Europe   Football Supporters and the Commercialisation of Football   Globalised Football    Ethnicity and Race in Association Football   Global Perspectives on Football in Africa    Science and Football IV

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An Introduction
By Sam Elkington and Robert A. Stebbins

The "Serious Leisure Perspective" (SLP) is a theoretical framework that helps make sense of the complexities of modern leisure as an activity and an experience. Click here to read more.

We are pleased to present our latest catalog, which showcases sport psychology books published by Psychology Press and Routledge. Browse the catalog and purchase the books today!

VIEW THE CATALOG HERE