In Pursuit of Excellence: A Student Guide to Elite Sports Development
Routledge | July 18, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0415423546 | 136 pages | PDF | 1.7 MB
Routledge | July 18, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0415423546 | 136 pages | PDF | 1.7 MB
Competitive sport is today about winning and training to win. Many athletes are professionals, with careers managed by teams of specialist staff working towards the ultimate goal of world-class, medal-winning performances.
This entry-level text offers new students a comprehensive introduction to the phenomenon of the pursuit of excellence in sport, covering the key issues and talking points including:
* the history and tradition of sporting excellence
* comparisons of elite high-performance sport programmes in Australia, the USA, East Germany and France
* the historical, social, political and economic impacts of sporting excellence in the UK
* current issues and debates, including drugs in sport
* the future for high-performance sport.