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Managing elite sport systems : research and practice /

Contributor(s): Andersen, Svein S, 1952- [editor.] | Houlihan, Barrie [editor.] | Ronglan, Lars Tore [editor.].
Series: Routledge research in sport business and management: Publisher: London ; Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015Description: xii, 204 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: computer | computer Carrier type: online resource | online resourceISBN: 9781317622093; 9781317622093:; 131762209X; 9781315753768; 1315753766; 9781317622086; 1317622081; 9781317622079; 1317622073; 9781138633575; 1138633577.Subject(s): Sports administration -- Cross-cultural studies | Sports and state -- Cross-cultural studies | Olympics -- ManagementDDC classification: 796.069
Contents:
Systems and the development of elite athletes / Svein S. Andersen, Barrie Houlihan and Lars Tore Ronglan -- 'Big brother' and caring sister : performance management and the athlete's entourage / Michael P. Sam -- Modernisation and elite sport development in England and the United Kingdom / Barrie Houlihan and Pippa Chapman -- Svein S. Andersen, Christian T. Bjorndal and Lars Tore Ronglan -- The ecology of talent development in the Nordic elite sport model / Svein S. Andersen, Christian T. Bjorndal and Lars Tore Ronglan -- Resources and capabilities? Developing Malaysian National Sport Associations / Brian Minkin and Leigh Robinson-- Managing core processes in elite athlete development : Norwegian cross-country skiing / Per Oystein Hansen -- Talent identification and development in Germany : state of play and current tasks / Antje Hoffmann and Juliane Wulff -- Training environments - more than bricks and mortar : a holistic view on the elite sport success factor "training facilities" / Nikolai Bohlke and Maja Neuenschwander -- Systems and athletes : integrating the micro- and meso-level approaches to athlete development and success / Veerle de Boscher, Popi Sotiriadou, Jessie Brouwers and Jasper Truyens -- Performance leadership and management in elite sport : current status and future directions / David Fletcher and Rachel Arnold -- Managing heterogeneity and complexity / Svein S. Andersen, Barrie Houlihan and Lars Tore Ronglan.
Summary: Refocusing attention on the management and operation of systems designed to deliver elite sporting success, this book draws on the theoretical literature in implementation, organisation theory, leadership and complexity to provide an initial context for analysis and a stimulus for theory development. The first part focuses on the effectiveness of elite sport systems while the second explores the interface between the athlete and the sport development system. Cross-cutting themes also include the management of talent identification and coach development.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Systems and the development of elite athletes / Svein S. Andersen, Barrie Houlihan and Lars Tore Ronglan -- 'Big brother' and caring sister : performance management and the athlete's entourage / Michael P. Sam -- Modernisation and elite sport development in England and the United Kingdom / Barrie Houlihan and Pippa Chapman -- Svein S. Andersen, Christian T. Bjorndal and Lars Tore Ronglan -- The ecology of talent development in the Nordic elite sport model / Svein S. Andersen, Christian T. Bjorndal and Lars Tore Ronglan -- Resources and capabilities? Developing Malaysian National Sport Associations / Brian Minkin and Leigh Robinson-- Managing core processes in elite athlete development : Norwegian cross-country skiing / Per Oystein Hansen -- Talent identification and development in Germany : state of play and current tasks / Antje Hoffmann and Juliane Wulff -- Training environments - more than bricks and mortar : a holistic view on the elite sport success factor "training facilities" / Nikolai Bohlke and Maja Neuenschwander -- Systems and athletes : integrating the micro- and meso-level approaches to athlete development and success / Veerle de Boscher, Popi Sotiriadou, Jessie Brouwers and Jasper Truyens -- Performance leadership and management in elite sport : current status and future directions / David Fletcher and Rachel Arnold -- Managing heterogeneity and complexity / Svein S. Andersen, Barrie Houlihan and Lars Tore Ronglan.

Refocusing attention on the management and operation of systems designed to deliver elite sporting success, this book draws on the theoretical literature in implementation, organisation theory, leadership and complexity to provide an initial context for analysis and a stimulus for theory development. The first part focuses on the effectiveness of elite sport systems while the second explores the interface between the athlete and the sport development system. Cross-cutting themes also include the management of talent identification and coach development.

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