Sports & Leisure Studies

Second edition
By Mike Hughes and Ian Franks

The latest edition of this comprehensive textbook covers the fundamental theory of match and performance analysis.
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The Games Outside the Games
Edited by David Karen, Robert E. Washington

This book  seeks not only to inform students about the sports world but also to offer them analytical skills and the application of theoretical perspectives that deepen their awareness and understanding of social processes linking sports to the larger social world...
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From a Martial Art to a Martial Sport
By Udo Moenig

This new book provides a comprehensive overview of the historical, political, and technical evolution of taekwondo.
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By Milena M. Parent and Jean-Loup Chappelet

This new handbook presents key theory, best practice and ethical considerations for management of sports events of every size and scale.
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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.
 

Are you looking for new, affordable paperback versions of key classic texts for your students? 

Then look no further, Routledge Sport, Execise and Leisure are showcasing all the new in paperback books publishing this year in one catalog. Just click on this link to view what is on offer.

We are pleased to present our latest catalog showcasing our full range of sport, exercise and leisure handbooks. Covering a wide range of key areas you will hopefully find whatever you need to further your own studies, your professional interests or as key reference material for your students.. View the catalog online here

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Listen to some of the key authors in the field discussing this controversial issue. 

Routledge author Steve Redhead has a new YouTube channel where you can find fascinating insights into his work. Click here to check out his recent videos on football and culture.

To find out more about Steve's upcoming book Football and Accelerated Culture simply click here.