TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wilson,Robert
AU  - Platts,Chris
TI  - Managing and developing community sport
SN  - 978-1-138-67433-2 (pbk.)
AV  - GV 713 M36 2018 
U1  - 796.06/9 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - London, New York, NY
PB  - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - SPORTS ADMINISTRATION
KW  - SPORTS
KW  - SOCIAL ASPECTS
KW  - PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
KW  - PUBLIC HEALTH
KW  - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
KW  - Recreation centers RECREATION CENTERS
KW  - MANAGEMENTS
KW  - COMMUNITY CENTERS
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introducing community sport and physical activity / Chris Platts -- The community sport and physical activity landscape / Chris Cutforth -- Walking in the shoes of others : critical reflection in community sport and physical activity / Donna Woodhouse and Jim Cherrington -- Using physical activity to improve community health? / David Broom and Stuart Flint -- Including the excluded : community cohesion through sport and physical activity / Chris Platts -- Corporate social responsibility / Daniel Plumley and Rob Wilson -- Community engagement through elite sport / Chris Stone -- Community sport event management / Jo Marsden Heathcote and Jude Langdon -- Community coaching / Valerie Stevenson and Pippa Jones -- Managing community sport and physical activity centres / Melissa Jacobi and Rebecca Peake -- Finance and budgeting for community sport and physical activity / Rob Wilson and Daniel Plumley -- Leadership and management in community sport organisations / Rebecca Peake and Melissa Jacobi -- Enterprise and innovation / Jo Marsden-Heathcote -- Monitoring and evaluation / Maxine Gregory and Jayne Wilson
N2  - Can sport and physical activity (PA) be used to improve the communities we live in? How do community groups manage facilities that provide sport and PA? How can managers ensure the services they deliver meet the needs of their community? What role should community sport schemes play in society? Answer these questions and more in this, the first textbook to focus on the theory and practice of community-level sport management and development. Bringing together academics and practitioners with expertise in sport management, sport development, the sociology of sport, PA programming and community coaching, this book outlines best practice and explores contemporary issues relating to: Community enhancement through sport and PA Leadership, enterprise and innovation Budgeting and decision making Event and facility management Corporate social responsibility (CSR) Monitoring and evaluation. The book is divided into three sections: Part I provides an introduction to developing and managing community sport; Part II outlines the key issues and challenges that face those working in the sector; and Part III examines the leadership and management qualities needed to effectively manage and develop community sport. Insightful and user-friendly, Managing and Developing Community Sport is written in an easy to read style and is a vital resource for sport management practitioners or students hoping to work in community-level sport
ER  -