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Packed with pedagogical features, including case studies and review questions, this practical textbook showcases the voices and reflections of a wide range of practitioners to explain the sport development process from a practitioner's viewpoint. It also considers how sport organisations revitalise their sports at a community level.
List of contents
List of figures and tables
List of appendices
List of pause and ponders
List of facts and figures
List of case studies
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction: opening the innings
PART I Sport development in theory and practice
1 Sport development: the concept and a model of interpretations
2 Development of sport: its relevance to community sport
PART II Getting started in sport development
3 Formulating a sport development plan
4 Designing a sport development programme
5 Establishing a sport development delivery network
6 Implementing a sport development programme: putting the plan into practice
7 Monitoring and evaluating the programme
PART III Sport development in practice
8 Changing focus in the development and delivery of community tennis
Alec Astle and Jamie Tong
9 A whole of football plan
Alec Astle and John Herdman
PART IV Reflections on sport development in practice
10 Practitioners’ perspectives on the ‘development of sport’ in a community setting
11 Closing the innings: development lessons to be shared
Index
About the author
Alec Astle is an Independent Researcher and Level III Cricket Coach with lifelong experiences of sport as a player, coach, and administrator; he previously held roles as New Zealand Cricket's National Development Manager and SPARC's Manager, Community Sport. In 2014, he received the Sutcliffe Medal from New Zealand Cricket for outstanding services to cricket.
Sarah Leberman is Professor of Leadership and Dean Academic at Massey University, New Zealand. Her research focus is on women in leadership within sport and academia. She co-founded Women in Sport Aotearoa, an organisation providing leadership, research, and advocacy to ensure women and girls are valued, visible, and influential in sport. Sarah has had over 30 years’ experience in sport at all levels, as an athlete, coach, administrator, board member, and manager.
Geoff Watson is Senior Lecturer in History at Massey University, New Zealand. He has written and contributed to many books and articles on sport in New Zealand, and has been actively involved in playing and coaching sport.
Summary
Packed with pedagogical features, including case studies and review questions, this practical textbook showcases the voices and reflections of a wide range of practitioners to explain the sport development process from a practitioner’s viewpoint. It also considers how sport organisations revitalise their sports at a community level.
