Sport management in Australia : an organisational overview
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Bibliographic Information
Sport management in Australia : an organisational overview
(Sport management series / series editor: David Shilbury)
Allen & Unwin, 2011
4th ed
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Previous ed., by David Shilbury, John Deane, and Pamm Kellett, published in 2006
Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-377) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Sport is one of Australia's major industries, as well as one of our most popular pastimes. No longer just an amateur activity, from council playing fields to elite competition, sport is highly organised and structured...Sport Management in Australia provides a comprehensive overview of the organisation of sport in Australia. It outlines trends in participation, the role of government and private organisations, different models of delivering sporting services, and the benefits and drawbacks of increasing commercialisation. Fully revised and updated, this fourth edition includes new chapters on managing major sporting events and rapidly growing action and extreme sports...Drawing on examples and comparisons from countries around the world, and with extended case studies, Sport Management in Australia is the indispensable starting point for anyone embarking on a career in sport management.
Table of Contents
About the Authors..Preface..Section 1: Sport in Australia..1 Sport in Australia..2 The Origins and History of Australian Sport..3 Volunteers: The Backbone of Australian Sport..Section 2: Government Systems in Sport..4 Federal Government..5 State and Local Government..Section 3: Corporate Sport..6 Corporate Sport: Tradition or Showbiz?..7 Events: Impacting the Organisation and Structure of Sport..8 The Olympic and Commonwealth Games Movements..Section 4: Sport Development..9 A New Wave of Participation..10 Considering Pathways and Systems for Participant Progression..11 Servicing the Elite: Institutes of Sport..Section 5: Coordinating the Sports System and the Future of Sport..12 Alternate Models of Sport Delivery..13 The Four Pyramids of Australian Sport..References
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