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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Sports training & coaching
Museums must change to illuminate the histories, cultures, and
social issues that matter to their local population. Based on a
unique longitudinal ethnographic study, Transforming Museum
Management illustrates how a traditional art museum attempted to
transform into a more inclusive and community-based institution.
Using open systems theory and the Buddhist concept of mutual
causality, it examines the museum's internal management structure
and culture, programs and exhibitions, and mental models of museum
workers. In providing both theoretical and practical foundations to
transform management structures, this accessible volume will
benefit stakeholders by proposing a new culture and structure to
arts institutions, to change practice to be more relevant, diverse,
and inclusive. This book will be an invaluable resource for
researchers and advanced students of museum studies, cultural
management, arts administration, non-profit management, and
organizational studies.
Cultural Management and Policy in Latin America provides in-depth
insights into the education and training of cultural managers from
interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives. The book focuses on
the effects of neoliberalism on cultural policies across the
region, and questions how cultural managers in Latin America deal
not only with contemporary political challenges but also with the
omnipresent legacy of colonialism. In doing so, it unpacks the
methods, formats, and narratives employed. Reflecting on emerging
and contemporary research topics, the book analyses the key
literature and scholarly contexts to identify impacts in the region
and beyond. The volume provides scholars, students and reflective
practitioners with a comprehensive resource on international
cultural management that helps to overcome Western-centric methods
and theories.
A longstanding goal of haptic engineering is to develop haptic
interfaces that can provide realistic sensations of touch. A
fundamental step towards this goal is to understand what mechanical
tactile signals the hand feels during daily touch interactions.
This book reveals the complex patterns of mechanical waves
propagating throughout the hand that can be elicited even by simple
touch interactions, which helps in expanding existing knowledge of
tactile function beyond the region of near skin-object contact and
inspires new designs for haptic sensing and feedback technologies.
The first part of this book describes new methods for capturing
dynamic, spatially distributed tactile signals in the whole hand
during natural hand interactions. The second part characterizes
these signals and evaluates how well and how efficiently they
encode the information of touch, relating to the transmission of
mechanical waves in hand tissues. The final part demonstrates how
these findings can be utilized to create novel haptic effects and
tactile displays. Tactile Sensing, Information, and Feedback via
Wave Propagation provides a unique view of tactile sensing and
feedback and will appeal to researchers, engineers, and students
who are interested in learning cutting-edge haptic science and
technology.
This book addresses the mind-body dichotomy in movement and dance.
This book includes a description of the often-forgotten kinesthetic
sense, body awareness, somatic practices, body-based way of
thinking, mental imagery, nonverbal communication, human empathy,
and symbol systems, what occurs in the brain during learning, and
why and how movement and dance should be part of school curricula.
This exploration arguers that becoming more aware of bodily
sensations serves as a basis for knowing, communicating, learning,
and teaching through movement and dance. This book will be of great
interest to scholars and students interested in teaching
methodology and for courses in physical education, dance, and
education.
Analyzing sport through the lens of performance and theorizing
performance through the lens of sport, Sport and Performance in the
Twenty-First Century offers a field intervention, a series of
in-depth performance analyses, and an investigation of the
intersection between sport performances and public life in the
historical present in the global north. The objectives of this book
are three-fold. First, the book advocates for the study of sport in
the fields of Theatre and Performance Studies and, through in-depth
performance analyses, demonstrates how the critical language and
methods of performance studies help illuminate the manifold impacts
of the practices, activities, and events of sport. Second, the book
introduces new critical language that was originally developed in
conjunction with sport but is also designed for cross-genre
performance analysis. In introducing novel terminology, the book
aims to simultaneously facilitate analysis of sport performances
and to demonstrate how the study of sport can contribute to the
fields of Theatre and Performance Studies. Finally, the book
investigates the epistemological, affective, and socio-political
effects of sport performances in order to illuminate how sport
performances influence, and are influenced by, their historical
conditions. This study will be of great interest to students and
scholars in Theatre and Performance Studies, Physical Culture
Studies, and Socio-Cultural Sports Studies.
The most up-to-date and in-depth book on the business of
professional team sports Pro team sports are the biggest and most
important sector of international sport business Strong focus on
applied analysis and performance measurement, invaluable real-world
skills Covers sports, teams and leagues all over the world from the
EPL to the NFL Addresses key themes from ownership and competitive
balance to media revenue and the role of agents
This book brings together chapters that address questions of
leisure, activism, and the animation of urban environments. The
authors share research that explores the meaning and making of
activist practices, events of dissent, and the arts in everyday
life. Situated in a growing body of activist scholarship and social
justice research, within the field of leisure studies, the
contributions spotlight understandings and disruptions of public
spaces in cities. These range from overtly political practices such
as protest marches to recreational practices such as skateboarding
and bicycling that remake cities through their contestations of
space. Across the collection the chapters raise broader questions
of civil society, whether it is research on youth activism,
historical uses of public spaces by rightwing or racist groups, or
interrogating the absence of leisure and closure of public spaces
for people experiencing homelessness. Some chapters explore events,
such as festivals as sites of resistance and social change. In
others, grassroots neighbourhood activism through arts is
centralised, or mega-events are framed through protest campaigns
against bids to host the Summer Olympic Games. A central thread
running through the chapters is the question of whose voices count
and whose remain unheard in events of dissent in the city. The
chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue
of Leisure Studies.
This book contextualizes the Munich massacre as one of the factors
that contributed to a re-thinking of security strategies in the
early 1970s, a moment in the evolution of modern governments' fight
against terrorism. In the early hours of September 5th, 1972,
heavily armed members of the Palestinian group, Black September,
turned terrorism into a global televisual spectacle for the first
time by entering the Olympic Village, where they murdered two
Israeli athletes and took nine of their teammates hostage in 31
Connollystrasse. Indeed, terrorism has far-reaching implications on
social, psychological, and political levels. Sporting attacks on
athletic personalities or mega-events may also seriously affect the
reputation of the political leadership, ultimately undermining the
state's authority. Hence, 50 years later, this book aims to gather
contemporaneous scholarly work that further explores this topic
from a variety of perspectives-from security, sociology, media,
history, public relations, to the political, ideological, and
psychological aspects of sport and terror. This volume will be of
great use to scholars and researchers interested in Terrorist and
Security studies, political violence, and the Arab Israeli
conflict, particularly the collective memory of the Munich
Massacre. The chapters in this book were first published as a
special issue of Israel Affairs.
The book is proposed by globally recognised subject leaders in the
field. There is a strong collection of contributors across the
various chapters. The book covers several key themes that are
pertinent to youth rugby including a chapter on tackling which is
topical in youth sports and the young female athlete will address
the current bias towards male-focused research The chosen chapters
cover a good breadth of subject matter across interlinking themes
and there are clear practical applications embedded within every
chapter.
It is an emerging field and already proving impactful across
adventure, broadly across psychology and applicable to business
leadership Explores a very popular and growing area of interest -
adventure Establishes coping with adversity strategies throughout
and will appeal to post-Covid recovery regarding 'how can I be
stronger?' and 'how can I cope better?'
Jan Ullrich: The Best There Never Was is the first biography of Jan
Ullrich, arguably the most naturally talented cyclist of his
generation, and also one of the most controversial champions of the
Tour de France. In 1997, Jan Ullrich announced himself to the world
by obliterating his rivals in the first mountain stage of the Tour
de France. So awesome was his display that it sent shockwaves
throughout the world of cycling and invited headlines such as
L'Equipe's 'The New Giant'. He went on to become Germany's first
ever Tour winner, storming to victory in that edition by almost ten
minutes, a result that was greeted as an era-defining changing of
the guard. Everyone agreed: Jan Ullrich was the future of cycling.
He was soon also voted Germany's most popular sportsperson of all
time, and his rivalry with Lance Armstrong defined the most
controversial years of the Tour de France. Now, Daniel Friebe - who
has covered twenty-one editions of the Tour de France - has gone in
search of the man who was said in 1997 would go on to dominate his
sport for a generation, but never quite managed it. Just what did
happen to the best who never was? This is a gripping account of how
unbearable expectation, mental and physical fragility, the effects
of a complicated childhood, a morally corrupt sport and one
individual - Lance Armstrong - can conspire to reroute destiny.
Daniel Friebe takes us from the legacy of East Germany's drugs
programme to the pinnacle of pro cycling and asks: what price can
you give sporting immortality?
This is still the only textbook to introduce the principles of
diversity and inclusion in sport management Diversity and inclusion
is an essential component of the sport management curriculum Strong
focus on how to implement diversity and inclusion strategies in
practice Includes a brand new chapter on researching diversity in
sport Includes additional material on intersectionality Includes
international cases and examples in every chapter Includes useful
teaching and learning features in every chapter, and ancillaries
include a full test bank and PowerPoint slides
The book provides an up to date account of the research conducted
in the area of coaching children and youth athletes. The volume has
a clear structure and will provide state of the art reviews on a
range of important topics. The contributing authors are drawn from
a variety of leading universities around the world. Will provide a
resource to students and academics in which a large amount of
coaching content is accessible in one place.
In this book, authors H.A. Dorfman and Karl Kuehl present their
practical and proven strategy for developing the mental skills
needed to achieve peak performance at every level of the game.The
theory and applications are illustrated by anecdotes and insights
from major and minor league players, who at some point discovered
the importance of mastering the inner game in order to play
baseball as it should be played. Intended for players, managers,
coaches, agents, and administrators as well as fans who want a more
in-depth look at the makeup of the complete baseball player.
Ensuring high levels of performance and safety in hot climates is a
key consideration for sport scientists and coaches. Maximising
Performance in Hot Environments is the first book with a
project-based approach to focus solely on exercise in this common
climactic condition, providing students and coaches with a clear
and concise introduction to working with athletes in the heat.
Rigorous in its physiological underpinnings, the book adopts a
problem-based learning approach, encouraging students to engage
with the science and apply it to practical, real-world scenarios.
Posing questions such as "how should athletes be monitored in high
temperatures", "what are the ideal conditions for setting a world
record in a 10,000m race", and "what special considerations should
be made when working with masters athletes", the book covers all
key topics, including: The basics of human thermoregulation The
effect of high temperatures on performance Heat acclimation and
acclimatisation Cooling Hydration Preventing heat-related illness
and injury Offering pedagogical features throughout to further
enhance student learning, this is a truly innovative and unique
resource. It is crucial reading for any student taking classes in
environmental physiology, important applied reading for any
exercise physiology students, and a vital companion for any sport
scientist or coach working with athletes in high temperatures.
The first comprehensive examination of the link between major
sports stadiums and environmental justice Focuses on two areas
attracting widespread public and scholarly attention Diverse slate
of authors, who collectively represent a variety of academic
disciplines Relevant to a variety of academic disciplines,
including sport management, venue management, mega event planning,
environmental studies, sociology, geography, and urban and regional
planning Accessible case-study format, which will enable numerous
audiences to engage with the material, including undergraduate and
postgraduate students, researchers, practitioners, and the public
at large
- A broad look at ways to improve people's performance and
well-being in clear, accesible chapters, and case studies. - A
diverse range of disciplines included such as sport psychology,
leadership psychology and mental health studies. - Offers an
expansive look at the word 'Feel' and its many different
definitions, making it a unique piece of literature within the life
coaching genre.
This book explores the historical development of coaching
traditions across Europe, placing national approaches to coaching
within their cultural and political context. Sports coaching is a
social practice that has been shaped by its cultural context,
resulting in different countries being characterized by different
coaching traditions. By helping us to understand the history of
coaching across Europe, this book allows us to better understand
both the history of sport and the cultural and social history of
Western European nations. Drawing on cutting-edge historical
research by international scholars, the book presents studies of
coaching cultures in France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden,
Norway and the United Kingdom. It explores how sporting histories,
cultural attitudes, and social contexts resulted in distinctive
coaching heritages, which were further shaped through coach
migration and the adoption of elements of other countries' coaching
structures. This book explores these phenomena to provide critical
evidence of the historical impact of culture on the development of
sports coaching. The book offers insight into the characteristics
of European coaching traditions. It will be fascinating reading for
academics in sports history, sports and coaching studies, gender
studies, and transnational studies, as well as those with an
interest in British or European history and social and cultural
history.
Playful Education provides a guide for you to activate the powers
of play to boost your teaching practices and increase your
effectiveness as an educator. Based on Virginia Axline and Garry
Landreth's play therapy, this book is an operational and practical
guide on using play therapy to strengthen your holistic learning
development and relationships with students. Chapters offer
practical responsive interventions for children with behavioral and
academic challenges and preventative practices. You will learn the
purpose and goals of implementing play times, (i.e., PlayBreaks),
with individuals and groups of students, skills necessary to
facilitate playtimes, and how to transfer play skills to the larger
classroom. Educators will learn the foundations of play therapy and
how they can be used to guide play within a classroom setting.
Expanding beyond the classroom, this book is loaded with playful
activities to enhance child-teacher relationships and integrate
play throughout the school.
Includes global case studies of organizations in the cultural
sector to facilitate translation of theory into practice Author
team combines academic and practitioner expertise Unique
combination of fundraising and creative/cultural industries
This book advances an alternative critical posthumanist approach to
mega-event organisation, taking into account both the new and the
old crises which humanity and our planet face. Taking the delayed
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as a case study, Tzanelli explores
mega-event crisis and risk management in the era of extreme
urbanisation, natural disasters, global pandemic, and
technoscientific control. Using the atmospheric term 'irradiation'
(a technology of glamour and transparency, as well as bodily
penetration by harmful agents and strong affects), the book
explores this epistemological statement diachronically (via Tokyo's
relationship with Western forms of domination) and synchronically
(the city as a global cultural-political player but victim of
climate catastrophes). It presents how the 'Olympic enterprise's'
'flattening' of indigenous environmental place-making rhythms, and
the scientisation of space and place in the Anthropocene lead to
reductionisms harmful for a viable programme of planetary recovery.
An experimental study of the mega-event is enacted, which considers
the researcher's analytical tools and the styles of human and
non-human mobility during the mega-event as reflexive gateways to
forms of posthuman flourishing. Crossing and bridging disciplinary
boundaries, the book will appeal to any scholar interested in
mobilities theory, event and environment studies, sociology of
knowledge, and cultural globalisation.
The only up-to-date introductory textbook on sport entrepreneurship
and innovation. Entrepreneurial skills are essential for anybody
working in sport management, particularly in the face of
COVID-related challenges. Introduces key theory and focuses on best
practice, based on real world scenarios. Includes practitioner
voices throughout.
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