Sporting events and management Books

This book examines the digital transformation of the sports industry. It explores the digital and technological changes that will shape the sports industry for years to come. Topics covered include digital innovation, AI, machine learning, optimization,...

Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, Sport and the Media: Managing the Nexus combines in-depth analysis of the rapidly developing sport media industry with a clear and straightforward guide to practical sport media management skills.

From football's billion-euro buys to blockbuster NBA trades and franchise-altering NFL signings, Signed, Traded, Sold peels back the velvet curtain on the financial, legal, and cultural machinery driving the modern sports world. This is not just a book...

With particular focus on the London Games in 2012, this book casts a critical eye over the bidding process, Olympic finance, promises of legacy and development, and the consequences of hosting the Games for the civil rights and liberties of those living...

Chuck Gallagher and author Bruce H. Wolk present a provocative collection of 31 stories that test our ideas of morality and judgment in a world where convenience and self-interest frequently take precedence over integrity and character. The fan...

This handbook takes an in-depth look at the transformative impact of social media on sport.

This book shines a light on the value and effectiveness of football clubs' community engagement work, the cultural value of sport, and the position sport plays within people's daily lives.

Sports, and in particular the Olympic Games, are enjoying a rapid increase in interest among social scientists worldwide, who see them as important "public events." This volume offers the first analysis of the Winter Olympic Games, primarily based on the...

Olympic Games are sold to host city populations on the basis of legacy commitments that incorporate aid for the young and the poor. Yet little is known about the realities of marginalized young people living in host cities. Do they benefit from social...

Sport events are inextricably linked to the places in which they are hosted. High-profile events require high-quality venues, and the proper management of facilities is crucial to their success. Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, Managing...

FROM POSTIE TO A LIFE ADVISING THE CELEBSJonathan Power advised the biggest stars in the Premier League from clubs including Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea, as well as British Lions rugby players and world champions in Boxing and...

Strategic Recreation Management is a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the fundamental principles, managerial techniques and practices in the public administration of recreational services. It covers every key facet of public management...

Often seen as the host nation's largest ever logistical undertaking, accommodating the Olympics and its attendant security infrastructure brings seismic changes to both the physical and social geography of its destination. Since 1976, the defence of the...

""Football Facts and Figures: A Symposium of Expert Opinions on the Game's Place in American Athletics"" is a book written by Walter Camp and first published in 1894. The book is a compilation of essays and articles from various experts in the field of...

Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, Managing People in Sport Organizations is a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of managing people within a strategic framework.

This book explores the contemporary dynamics of European football's political economy, mapping the various market and regulatory forces that shape its current position and development.

This book explores innovation in technology, products and services in sport management in the Ibero-American region, one of the most rapidly developing regions in world sport. This timely volume captures a sense of the potential impact and opportunities...

This is a practical guide to getting your dream job in the sport industry. Offering a concise introduction to the contemporary sport industry and the wide range of careers within it, the book explains how to acquire the skills, qualifications and...

This book offers a critical examination of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, being held in Australia and New Zealand. Drawing on perspectives from sociology, history, political science and management, it sheds new light on the development of women's...

Chu explores the significance of the Summer Olympic medal haul for relations between Beijing and Taipei, and between Beijing and Hong Kong. Chu asks what significance these victories had for each of the three governments as well as for the relations of...

Going far beyond being just a mega sport event, the Olympic Games are, and have been in the past, important settings for tourism and cultural change. Hosting the Olympic Games presents a unique opportunity for countries to promote, regenerate, and...

This is the first book to examine the significance of European Union antitrust law for the future of sport in Europe. Drawing on multi-disciplinary perspectives from law, economics, sport management and politics, and including case studies about the...

Sport brands are a central element of modern sport business and a ubiquitous component of contemporary global culture. This groundbreaking book offers a complete analysis of the topic of sport brands from both a marketing management approach (strategy...

Sport and war have been closely linked in Australian and New Zealand society since the nineteenth century. Sport has, variously, been advocated as appropriate training for war, lambasted as a distraction from the war effort, and resorted to as an escape...

Ainda que com pouca experiência enquanto profissional de Educação Física, a prática sempre me levou a vários questionamentos, dentre eles, as diferenç

¿Qué es en realidad lo que hoy llamamos “deporte”?A pesar de ser ubicuo, es un fenómeno poco comprendido y, siempre por encima de cualquier sospecha, logra gozar de una opinión pública favorable o, al menos,...

On an August evening in 2012, crowds of eager fans will witness the conclusion of the Modern Pentathlon competition in Greenwich Park's Olympic stadium. The sport has been the ultimate test of the best all round sportsman in the Olympic Games for exactly...

"The Story of the Olympic Games" is a 1948 work by R. D. Binfield. Within it, Binfield explores the long and interesting history of the Olympic games form its origins in Ancient Greece to the modern games. Contents include: "The Ancient Games", "The...

Wheel Head tells the rousing story of David Kiley and the dramatic arc of adaptive sports over six-decades. Full of novel, innovative characters and uncharted storylines, Wheel Head is a history lesson in exploration of disability, elite sport, addiction...

A de facto American national holiday and phenomenon, the Super Bowl claims a spot as one of the most significant sporting events in the world and the most widely celebrated, feasted and feasting event of the year- with $14+ billion at stake,...

""English Field Hockey: For Men and Women"" is a book written by Constance M. K. Applebee in 1902. The book provides a comprehensive guide to the sport of field hockey, including the history and rules of the game, equipment needed, and techniques for...

Unlock your potential in the world of college sports with this essential guide to Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) marketing. Written by award-winning entertainment marketing expert Peter Iwuh, the visionary founder of Tykoon Sports, this book is your...

Would you send your teenager into the Alaska wilderness to work for people you never met? On June 9, 1973, 16-year-old Michael Travis put an advertisement in the Fairbanks Daily News Miner looking for work. What he got was more than he bargained for...

Based on a decade of research by two leading action sports scholars, this book maps the relationship between action sports and the Olympic Movement, from the inclusion of the first action sports to those featuring for the first time in the Tokyo Olympic...

Why do 78% of NFL players experience financial difficulties after just two years of retirement? How do the top 22% get ahead and stay ahead?Imagine spending ten years learning, practicing, and improving your skills in your favorite sport. After countless...

   In 432 BCE they think Themistokles is dead. Suzanne is drawn through thousands of years to help him live. Will his destiny be death or glory at Olympia? Will she regain control of her life in the present, or will her mind be occupied...

For Olympic athletes, fans and the media alike, the games bring out the best sport has to offer--unity, patriotism, friendly competition and the potential for stunning upsets. Yet wherever international competition occurs, politics are never far...

As the Olympic spectacle grows, broadcast coverage becomes bigger, more complex, and more sophisticated. Part sporting event, part reality show, and part global festival, the Olympics can be seen as both intensely nationalistic and a celebration of a...

Thank you for choosing to embark on this journey through the pages of this exploration. You have taken a step towards not just understanding the phenomena of sports loyalties but also towards appreciating the profound impact it can have on identity and...

The Paralympic Games is the second largest multi-sport festival on earth and an event which poses profound and challenging questions about the nature of sport, disability and society. The Paralympic Games Explained is the first complete introduction to...

Over the last twenty years or so there has been a sharp increase in interest from national sports federations and governments in the development of effective elite sport systems, particularly focused on achieving success in the summer and winter Olympic...

In an increasingly turbulent, insecure and fast-changing world, this book presents case studies of crisis management that help the reader to understand what best practice looks like and how to guide sport organizations through the crises that are an...

This book explores continental perspectives on football's new geopolitical economy, examining how sport, politics, and the global economy have emerged in different parts of the world.