Sports Management and AdministrationSport is a growing industry with enormous numbers of people now involved in the management and administration of sports, fitness and exercise. Whether voluntary, public or commercial sectors, all can benefit by improving the practice and delivery of the management of sport and its organisations. This text is designed to help all those delivering sport to deliver it better and includes: |
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... situation 79 6 Working together 82 Partnerships and liaisons 82 Agencies involved in sport in the UK 84 Performance appraisal 96 Managing people 97 What makes a manager? 99 Staff appraisal 100 Staff motivation 101 Delegation 104 ...
... situation in which the sports manager or administrator works. As in any practical management situation, it is essential for the practitioner to be aware of his or her environment. Sport is a preserver of health. Hippocrates A manager ...
... situation must change if we are genuinely to treat our sport more like a business—in a more professional and full-time manner. This surely is the only recipe for success. The administrators and managers of sport must take it as ...
... situation, because, while the details may differ in specific instances, the principles and guidance offered will remain the same. The emphasis of this publication is to look at the management of the sporting process in the UK, and the ...
... situations to the severe detriment of the particular sport and its participants. One government minister told the author confidentially that 'sport is more political than politics itself'—a statement born of bitter experience of trying ...