Sports & Leisure Studies

Edited by Cheryl Mallen, Lorne J. Adams

Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, Event Management in Sport, Recreation and Tourism provides a comprehensive theoretical and practical framework for planning and managing events. Focusing on the role of event managers and their diverse responsibilities through each phase of the…

Paperback – 2017-01-19
Routledge

By Richard Light

The concept of positive pedagogy has transformed the way we understand learning and coaching in sport. Presenting examples of positive pedagogy in action, this book is the first to apply its basic principles to individual sports such as swimming, athletics, gymnastics and karate. Using the game…

Paperback – 2016-11-29
Routledge

By John Lyle, Chris Cushion

Coaching is a vital factor for success in sport at all levels. Sport Coaching Concepts offers a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical issues that underpin sport coaching practice. Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, it explains why a conceptual approach to sport coaching is more…

Paperback – 2016-11-15
Routledge

Edited by Ashley Casey, Victoria A. Goodyear, Kathleen M. Armour

There is evidence of considerable growth in the availability and use of digital technologies in physical education. Yet, we have scant knowledge about how technologies are being used by teachers, and whether or how these technologies are optimising student learning. This book makes a novel…

Paperback – 2016-11-14
Routledge

Edited by Paul Hough, Simon Penn

Effective fitness instruction and training programme design require an exercise specialist trainer to combine professional experience with strategies underpinned by scientific evidence. This is the first comprehensive fitness instruction and training programme design resource to explore the…

Paperback – 2016-11-09
Routledge

Edited by Gil Fried, Ceyda Mumcu

The increasing availability of data has transformed the way sports are played, promoted and managed. This is the first textbook to explain how the big data revolution is having a profound influence across the sport industry, demonstrating how sport managers and business professionals can use…

Paperback – 2016-11-02
Routledge

By Jonathan Gander

Though their primary concern, organizations in the creative industries don’t only succeed or fail based on the exercise of their creative resources. Their fortunes also depend on their understanding and approach to the problem of competition.　　 In Strategic Analysis: A creative and cultural…

Hardback – 2017-01-23
Routledge
Mastering Management in the Creative and Cultural Industries

Edited by Simon Chadwick, Dave Arthur, John Beech

Contemporary sport is big business. Major teams, leagues, franchises, merchandisers and retailers are in fierce competition in a dynamic global marketplace. Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, International Cases in the Business of Sport presents an unparalleled range of cutting-edge…

Paperback – 2017-01-20
Routledge

Edited by Trish Bradbury, Ian O'Boyle

Sport management is a rapidly developing industry which continues to grow in size and scope on an international scale. This comprehensive and engaging textbook offers a complete introduction to core principles and best practice in contemporary sport management. Adopting an issues-based approach and…

Paperback – 2017-01-19
Routledge