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STRATEGIC SPORT DEVELOPMENT IBD

ROUTLEDGE
02 / 2013
9780415544009
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Sinopsis

The field of sports development is becoming ever more professional, with the levels of expertise in planning and efficiency required of those working in private or national sports institutions higher than they have ever been. In response to this, strategic sports development has emerged as a means of applying business strategies to the context of sports development.áStrategic Sports Development is the first book to directly address this important newáfield. The book comprehensively explains the strategic concepts and techniques that sports students and practitioners across the UK and internationally need to understand. It includes: national and local case studies that appraise existing strategic management practice in sports developmentseparate full introductions to sports development and business strategyaárange of tasks and resources that encourage the reader to develop knowledge, skills and competencies through the application of theory to practical examplesthe application of strategic management principles to theádevelopment of sport and development through sporteverything the reader needs to engage meaningfully with the relevant National Occupational Standards for the sport development profession.Strategic Sports Development is designed to help students develop the practical skills needed to contribute to development strategy in a vocational context, and give practitioners the confidence and know-how to improve the strategic development of their sports organization. This book is essential reading for all students and practitioners of strategic sports development, and a valuable resource for students of sports management or development in general.