Sports and Active outdoor recreation

Leisure and Power in Urban China is the first comprehensive study of leisure activities in a medium size Chinese city.

Leisure and Power in Urban China is the first comprehensive study of leisure activities in a medium size Chinese city.

As the first edited collection dedicated specifically to race, ethnicity and British football, this book brings together a range of academics, comprising both established commentators and up-and-coming voices.

As the first edited collection dedicated specifically to race, ethnicity and British football, this book brings together a range of academics, comprising both established commentators and up-and-coming voices.

How can you make gymnastics challenging, lively and inclusive?

How can you make gymnastics challenging, lively and inclusive?

This book aims to provide an extensive overview of how football is organized and managed on a European level and in individual European countries, and to account for the evolution of the national, international and transnational management of football over the last decades.

This book aims to provide an extensive overview of how football is organized and managed on a European level and in individual European countries, and to account for the evolution of the national, international and transnational management of football over the last decades.

Commemorative Events emphasise remembering.

Commemorative Events emphasise remembering.

In recent years the 'body' has become one of the most popular areas of study in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

In recent years the 'body' has become one of the most popular areas of study in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

This accessible book introduces students to the theories, concepts and skills required to promote an event successfully.

This accessible book introduces students to the theories, concepts and skills required to promote an event successfully.

The influence of professional, adult sport on youth sport is now a global concern.

The influence of professional, adult sport on youth sport is now a global concern.

Contemporary society is complex; governed and administered by a range of contradictory policies, practices and techniques.

Contemporary society is complex; governed and administered by a range of contradictory policies, practices and techniques.

Complexity and Control in Team Sports is the first book to apply complex systems theory to 'soccer-like' team games (including basketball, handball and hockey) and to present a framework for understanding and managing the elite sports team as a multi-level complex system.

Complexity and Control in Team Sports is the first book to apply complex systems theory to 'soccer-like' team games (including basketball, handball and hockey) and to present a framework for understanding and managing the elite sports team as a multi-level complex system.

The issue of doping has been the most widely discussed problem in sports ethics and is one of the most prominent issues across sports studies, the sports sciences and their constituent disciplines.

The issue of doping has been the most widely discussed problem in sports ethics and is one of the most prominent issues across sports studies, the sports sciences and their constituent disciplines.

Sport has become a global business.

Sport has become a global business.

Sport and physical activity should now be understood as lifelong activity, beginning in childhood, and accessible to participants of all levels of ability.

Sport and physical activity should now be understood as lifelong activity, beginning in childhood, and accessible to participants of all levels of ability.

Sport generates some of the most intense feelings and levels of commitment.

Sport generates some of the most intense feelings and levels of commitment.

As the event management field expands, there has been an emergence of a distinctive 'events' policy field of study and a need for more advanced texts that look at this subject with a multidisciplinary research and theoretical orientation.

As the event management field expands, there has been an emergence of a distinctive 'events' policy field of study and a need for more advanced texts that look at this subject with a multidisciplinary research and theoretical orientation.

The tourism and leisure industries are big business.

The tourism and leisure industries are big business.

Eccentric muscle contraction, during which a muscle lengthens while under tension, is a fundamental process of human movement but a surprisingly under-researched area of exercise science.

Eccentric muscle contraction, during which a muscle lengthens while under tension, is a fundamental process of human movement but a surprisingly under-researched area of exercise science.

Much of the writing on the post-9/11 period in the United States has focused on the role of "e;official"e; Government rhetoric about 9/11.

Much of the writing on the post-9/11 period in the United States has focused on the role of "e;official"e; Government rhetoric about 9/11.

An Introduction to Sports Coaching provides students with an accessible and engaging guide to the scientific, social scientific, medical and pedagogical theory that underlies the practice of quality sports coaching.

An Introduction to Sports Coaching provides students with an accessible and engaging guide to the scientific, social scientific, medical and pedagogical theory that underlies the practice of quality sports coaching.

Beginning with a theoretical discussion of race, sport and media, this book critically examines issues of race, racism and sports journalism and offers practical advice on sports reporting, including a discussion of guidelines for ethical journalism.

Beginning with a theoretical discussion of race, sport and media, this book critically examines issues of race, racism and sports journalism and offers practical advice on sports reporting, including a discussion of guidelines for ethical journalism.

Critical inquiry, critical thinking and problem-solving are key concepts in contemporary physical education.

Critical inquiry, critical thinking and problem-solving are key concepts in contemporary physical education.

In recent years, major sporting and cultural events such as the Olympic Games have emerged as significant elements of public policy, particularly in efforts to achieve urban regeneration.

In recent years, major sporting and cultural events such as the Olympic Games have emerged as significant elements of public policy, particularly in efforts to achieve urban regeneration.

Dance Medicine in Practice is the complete physical textbook for dance, written specifically to help dancers understand the anatomy, function and care of their bodies.

Dance Medicine in Practice is the complete physical textbook for dance, written specifically to help dancers understand the anatomy, function and care of their bodies.

Complex systems in nature are those with many interacting parts, all capable of influencing global system outcomes.

Complex systems in nature are those with many interacting parts, all capable of influencing global system outcomes.

The growth of the events industry brings with it concerns of sustainable management, the sharing of available resources, and ensuring that people and places are not over-exploited.

The growth of the events industry brings with it concerns of sustainable management, the sharing of available resources, and ensuring that people and places are not over-exploited.