Is a handful of gold medals once every four years worth AGBP100m?
"Elite Sports Development" addresses important questions in
contemporary sports development, providing detailed analysis of the
emergence and current status of elite sport policy and practice in
the UK, Australia and Canada. The authors consider the problems
faced by governments and national governing bodies in establishing
a successful elite sport infrastructure and examine in detail the
particular issues associated with provision of facilities,
coaching, sports science and competition. The lives and needs of
full-time athletes are studied and tensions generated by
competition for resources between elite sport, schools and
community provision are explored. Includes discussion of: A* why do
governments invest heavily in elite sport? A* what are the
relationships between Government and NGB's? A* how does elite sport
investment impact on 'sport for all'? A* how are individual sports
selected for priority funding "Elite Sports Development" will be of
interest to students, researchers and professionals working in
sports development and policy.
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