Managing and Developing Community Sport

How do community groups manage sport facilities?How do managers ensure that products and services are delivered in the correct way for the needs of the community? This is the first textbook to focus on community-level sport management and development. Bringing together authors with expertise in sport management, sport development, the sociology of sport, physical activity programming and community coaching, the book introduces the context to community sport, explores contemporary issues and outlines best practice in functional and operational areas such as marketing, finance and leadership. Vital reading for sport management practitioners or students hoping to work in community-level sport.

Rob Wilson is a principal lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. His main research interests are the finance, economics and governance of professional team sports. He has presented at major European Sport Management conferences in recent years and has numerous publications in the sport management field. Rob is an active researcher with the Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC) and contributes regularly to media items discussing the finances of sport and football with local, national and international media outlets

Chris Platts is a senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. His PhD in the sociology of sport and exercise examined the education and welfare provisions for young footballers undertaking a scholarship in professional football academies. Before undertaking his doctoral study, Chris completed an MSc in the sociology of sport and a BSc in sport and exercise science, both at the University of Chester. Chris has used this research to contribute to publications on the work of young athletes and the application of qualitative research methods

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