Part Two – Visions of Sports Development
The purpose of this part is to develop and understanding of sports development as a set of desirable end states as expressed in the visions and practical policies of various public, voluntary and international organisations. Chapter contributions will seek to explain how visions of sports development come about, what are the key contributing factors shaping those visions; how visions influence/inform practice and other relevant issues. Chapters included in this part:
Models of sports development by Kevin Hylton & Peter Bramham
This chapter offers an overview of various conceptions about sports development (e.g. modernisation, feminists), the key values they promote and the philosophical anthropology or political ideology that underpins them. It provides an interpretation of the relationship between visions (conceptions) of sports development and practical policies.
Public policies on sports development by Mike Collins
This chapter concentrates on current UK public policies of grass roots and elite sports development and analyses what visions of citizenship and organization of sport they envisage. Where appropriate comparisons with other countries are made.
Non-governmental organizations in sports development (Mick Green)
This chapter examines the role of non-governmental organizations in promoting sports development agenda. Examples are drawn from a range of voluntary sport providers, and the key management challenges they face including their relationships with the public sector are highlighted.
International Policy and Overseas Development Assistance through sport by Aaron Beacom & Roger Levermore
International non-and sport governing bodies such as the United Nations, Right to Play, the International Olympic Committee or the Federacion Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) play an important part in shaping the course of global sports development. The sport development policies designed by those organisations have significant implications for national and grass roots sport associations. This chapter addresses those issues by looking into the management tensions and opportunities which the global-local nexus creates.
