Managing Sport Development: An International Approach

Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, Managing Sport Development is a complete introduction to sport development, covering key concepts and theory as well as best practice in the management, implementation, and evaluation of sport development programs.

This book explains what sport development is, and how it works, in both of its main areas of operation: the development of sport (creating pathways for participation and talent development) and sport for development (using sport as a tool to achieve outcomes beyond sport). Including international cases and data throughout, as well as discussion of both able-bodied and disability sport, it examines the organisation and governance of sport development programs around the world and how to achieve the right outcomes. This new edition includes new and expanded coverage of such topics as sustainable development; the impact of COVID-19; integrity and human rights; careers in sport development; the role of coaches, change agents, and volunteers; and the research process and knowledge sharing. This book includes a range of useful features to aid understanding, such as learning objectives, real-world data and examples, key terms, and review questions.

Managing Sport Development is an essential text for any introductory sport development course and invaluable reading for any course on international sport management, sport policy, sport governance, sport and social issues, or coach education.

Ancillary resources accompanying this book include PowerPoint slides and a test bank.

Emma Sherry is a Professor at RMIT, Australia, specialising in the area of sport for development. Emma’s current research interests include community development through sport activities and undertaking a broad range of research projects with national and regional sport organisations in Australia and globally. Other recent research has included access and equity in sport participation, sport’s contribution to the sustainable development agenda, and sport and recreation for at-risk and marginalised communities.

Nico Schulenkorf is a Professor of Sport Management and Co-Director of the Centre for Sport, Business and Society at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. He is passionate about using sport as a vehicle for community development and his research focuses on the social, cultural, and health-related outcomes of sport and event projects. He has been working with local and international NGOs, government departments and agencies, as well as sport organisations, to develop capacities for the strategic planning, implementation, evaluation, and overall advancement of sport-for-development projects on a global scale.

Pamm Phillips is a Professor in the Sport Management Program and the Director of Sport Management Programs in the Department of Management at Deakin Business School, Australia. Pamm is the Editor in Chief of Sport Management Review – a leading academic journal in the field of sport management. Pamm is also a member of Deakin’s Centre for Sport Research and the Women in Sport and Exercise group. Pamm’s research is focused on volunteers (including referees) and sport development.

Katie Rowe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management at Deakin Business School, Australia, and is a member of the Centre for Sport Research and the Women in Sport and Exercise group. Katie’s research focuses on sport and active recreation participation and community development through sport, with a particular emphasis on issues of relevance to women and girls.