Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, the Routledge Handbook of Sports Development is still the only book to fully map the discipline of sports development, covering theory, policy, academic research, and professional practice.
Spanning the whole spectrum of activity in sports development, from youth sport and mass participation to the development of elite athletes, the book identifies and defines the core functions of sports development and its interface with cognate fields such as politics, economics, social welfare, coaching, and education. This new edition includes expanded coverage of important and emerging topics such as sport-for-development, evaluation, older adults, women's sport, informal sport, athlete welfare, human rights and professionalisation, as well as a completely new section examining connections between sports development and international and global issues.
Featuring the work of leading international scholars and practitioners, and now with more international case studies, including from the Global South, the Routledge Handbook of Sports Development is essential reading for all students, researchers, and professionals with an interest in this important and rapidly evolving discipline.
| ISBN: | 9781032822969 |
| Publication date: | 30th March 2026 |
| Author: | Iain Lindsey, AnnaMaria Strittmatter, Michael P Sam, Kyle A Rich |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 554 pages |
| Series: | Routledge International Handbooks |
| Genres: |
Sports management and facilities Sports governing bodies Sports training and coaching |
Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, the Routledge Handbook of Sports Development is still the only book to fully map the discipline of sports development, covering theory, policy, academic research, and professional practice.
Spanning the whole spectrum of activity in sports development, from youth sport and mass participation to the development of elite athletes, the book identifies and defines the core functions of sports development and its interface with cognate fields such as politics, economics, social welfare, coaching, and education. This new edition includes expanded coverage of important and emerging topics such as sport-for-development, evaluation, older adults, women's sport, informal sport, athlete welfare, human rights and professionalisation, as well as a completely new section examining connections between sports development and international and global issues.
Featuring the work of leading international scholars and practitioners, and now with more international case studies, including from the Global South, the Routledge Handbook of Sports Development is essential reading for all students, researchers, and professionals with an interest in this important and rapidly evolving discipline.
Routledge Handbook of Sports Development features in the following genres: Sports management and facilities, Sports training and coaching, Encyclopaedias and reference works
Routledge Handbook of Sports Development is available in Hardback
Routledge Handbook of Sports Development was written by Iain Lindsey, AnnaMaria Strittmatter, Michael P Sam, Kyle A Rich and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Routledge Handbook of Sports Development has 554 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge International Handbooks series
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