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John R. Gerdy knows sports inside-out. He has been an All-American Basketball Player whose college jersey was retired. He was briefly a professional player. Later he served as an associate commissioner in the NCAA's Southeastern Conference, and as a legislative and ethical advisor to the NCAA and the Knight Commission. Currently he teaches courses on sports administration. Now, in Sports: The All-American Addiction , he brings his insights and observations together in a radical, critical evaluation of the impact of sports on American life. This book argues that our society's huge investment in

The article examines the functioning of sports teams in terms of the interaction which occurs between the structure of the group, the nature of the task and the position of the leader. Specifically, attention is directed towards the following topics : The composition of successful teams in terms of personality, orientations and attitudes of individual members. Methods of reducing interpersonal tension in teams. Relationships between coaching style, orientations of team members and successful performance. The research literature concerned with the above areas is critically sum marized, important findings which have practical implications emphasized and problems for future investigation are indicated.

"When Canada hosted the 1976 Montreal Olympics, few Canadians spectators waved flags in the stands. Only a few decades later, in the run-up to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, thousands of Canadians wore red mittens with white maple leaves on the palms. In doing so, they turned their hands into miniature flags that flew with even a casual wave. Red Mitten Nationalism investigates this shift in Canadians' displays of patriotism by exploring how common understandings of Canadian history and identity are shaped at the intersection of sport, commercialism, and nationalism. Through case studies of recent Canadian-hosted Olympic and Commonwealth Games, Estée Fresco argues that representations of Indigenous peoples' cultures are central to the way everyday Canadians, corporations, and sport organizations remember the past and understand the present. Corporate sponsors and Games organizers highlight selective ideas about the nation's identity, and unacknowledged truths about the history and persistence of Settler colonialism in Canada haunt the commercial and cultural features of these sporting events. Commodities that represent the nation - from disposable trinkets to carefully curated objects of nostalgia - are not uncomplicated symbols of national pride, but rather reminders that Canada is built on Indigenous land and Settlers profit from its natural resources. Red Mitten Nationalism challenges readers to re-evaluate how Canadians use sport and commercial practices to express their patriotism and to understand the impact of this expression on the current state of Indigenous-Settler relations."--

Perspectives of the Philosophy of Sport -- Sport as a Medium of Self- and Life-Fulfilment -- Sport as "Excess Strength" and a Root of Creative Living -- Sport as Play -- Sport as an Aesthetic Phenomenon -- Sport as "Ethical Training" -- Sport as a Reaction Compensating for and Adjusting to the Conditions of Living in the World of Industrial Labour -- Sport as a Sign-World -- Sport as Safety-Valve for Aggression, Instinctive Reaction for the Preservation of the Race, and Discharge through Appetency -- Sport as a Means in the Class Struggle, of Increasing Production and Overcoming Alienation -- Sport as Symbolized Father-Son Conflict and as Substitute Narcissistic Satisfaction -- Sport in Theological Perspective -- Sport in Catholic Theology in the 20th Century -- Problems and Trends in Protestant Theology -- Sport and Non-Christian Religions -- On Sociology of Sport — General Orientation and Its Trends in the Literature -- The Problem of Definition -- Methodological Approaches in Sociology of Sport -- Institutions and Disciplines Engaged in the Sociology of Sport -- Organization at the Material and Theoretical Levels -- Programmatic Theoretical and Methodological Discussions -- Sport and the Socio-Cultural System -- Sport as a Sub-System and Its Structure -- Sport and Institutions -- Sport and Social Problems -- Miscellaneous -- Summary and Conclusion -- Sport from the Educational and Psychological Points of View -- The Pedagogics of Sport in West European Countries -- Sport Psychology in West European Countries -- Sport Psychology in the Socialist Countries of Europe -- Sport Pedagogics in the United States -- Sport Psychology in North America -- Sport and Sport Psychology in Japan -- Contributions to Sport Medicine -- Lung Function, Respiration, and Metabolism in Sport -- Adaptation of Metabolism in Sport -- The Effects of Training on the Heart and Circulation -- Sport Injuries and Damage to the Locomotor System -- List of Contributors.

Social capital and sport organisations: An introduction -- Social capital and sport: A 20 year overview -- Social capital: A mechanism based conceptualisation -- The case studies: An introduction -- Forming and maintaining social ties in voluntary sports clubs -- The core social capital mechanisms in voluntary sports clubs -- The outcomes of social capital in voluntary sports clubs -- How context shapes social capital in voluntary sports clubs: Personal context and club culture -- How context shapes social capital in voluntary sports clubs: Key elements of club context -- Social capital in voluntary sports clubs: International evidence -- Beyond voluntary sports clubs: Social capital in the wider sport management, policy and sociology literature -- Social capital and sport organisations: Implications and recommendations for practitioners and policymakers -- Social capital and sport organisations: A conclusion.

Social capital and sport organisations: An introduction -- Social capital and sport: A 20 year overview -- Social capital: A mechanism based conceptualisation -- The case studies: An introduction -- Forming and maintaining social ties in voluntary sports clubs -- The core social capital mechanisms in voluntary sports clubs -- The outcomes of social capital in voluntary sports clubs -- How context shapes social capital in voluntary sports clubs: Personal context and club culture -- How context shapes social capital in voluntary sports clubs: Key elements of club context -- Social capital in voluntary sports clubs: International evidence -- Beyond voluntary sports clubs: Social capital in the wider sport management, policy and sociology literature -- Social capital and sport organisations: Implications and recommendations for practitioners and policymakers -- Social capital and sport organisations: A conclusion.

This edited collection explores the concept of social entrepreneurship in sport, examining how it has been used in Swedish society to date. It explores how this approach in sport could also be used to address wider socio-political issues, including economic, political, cultural and pedagogical in European society. Sport and Social Entrepreneurship in Sweden explores different social entrepreneurship projects which have created new forms of activity and reached groups of children and young people previously disengaged in sport. The authors also highlight the growing momentum of this kind of entrepreneurship in Sweden after a period of societal upheaval that has resulted in a blurring of social borders and the founding of new organisational forms. This book contributes to the formation of a new field of research, involving theoretical and empirical work on the characteristics and possibilities of social entrepreneurship in relation to sport

The world of sport offers a deep--and often-overlooked--source for the study of deviance and its development. Deviance and Social Control in Sport challenges preconceived understandings regarding the relationship of deviance and sport and offers a conceptual framework for future work in a variety of sociological subfields. Drawing on their research in criminology and deviance in the discipline of sociology, Atkinson and Young provide a textured understanding of sport-related deviance through the application of various approaches to deviance in a sport context. Using extended case studies, the authors examine the subject of deviance through examples that are popular, understudied, or emerging. The text explains how forms of wanted and unwanted rule violation are produced by and mediated through social contexts in and around sport. As such, it explores - how deviance in sport is culturally constructed and ideologically framed in dynamic and interactive contexts; - the pathways certain athletes follow in becoming deviant and how they learn to associate those behaviors with their core identities; and - the social responses to deviant sporting behaviors, including the role of the media in disseminating images and messages about the behavior in question. By considering networks of social relationships and how they produce, define, and police rule violation and rule violators, Deviance and Social Control in Sport offers a nuanced and integrated explanation of sport deviance that accounts for the behaviors and practices of both individuals and teams

"Contemporary sport is shaped by wider society. Anybody working in sport today must be aware of the broader social and cultural context within which sport operates if they are to be effective as managers or professionals. This is the first book written especially for sport management students to examine the wider social and cultural environment and to fully explain the key issues and practical implications for everyday sport management. Written by a team of leading international experts on sport management and sport in society, the book explores important topics such as: - Corporate social responsibility in sport - Race - Gender and sexuality - Sport and the media - Globalisation - Politics and policy - Social class, social capital and social exclusion Each issue is examined from the perspective of the manager or practitioner in sport, and each chapter includes a range of useful features, such as case-studies and self-test questions, to encourage the reader to think critically about the role of sport in society and about their own professional practice. This is the first sports management textbook to be based on the assumption that a more socially aware manager is a more effective manager and it should be essential reading for all sport management students"--

Sport events are used more and more in both developing and developed contexts to promote development (especially economic growth), enhance social cohesion and healthy lifestyles and profile locations as tourist destinations. Associated with an increased number of sport events and academic interest is greater focus on legacies, that is, what are the likely impacts (both positive and negative) of sport events. There are a range of legacies associated with sport events that include economic, social, political, tourism, infrastructural and sport impacts. There is a tendency to focus on the economic and infrastructural impacts and social legacies are often neglected. This is particularly the case the bigger the sport events. Furthermore, there is increased debate in the literature about what constitutes a sport event legacy and how can they be encouraged and assessed. In terms of the latter, the importance of undertaking research on legacy impacts is highlighted and methodological approaches are debated. This article draws on the growing body of literature on sport events and legacies to examine social aspects, an under-researched component of legacy research, in relation to key debates and issues as well as methodological aspects. Given the recent successful hosting of Africa?s first mega-event, the 2010 F?d?ration of International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup, the article reflects on the social legacies associated with this event.