Working with Volunteers in Sport : Theory and Practice

ISBN-13: 9780415384520 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 190 str.

Graham Cuskelly; Russell Hoye; Chris Auld

Opis

"Working with Volunteers in Sport" is a comprehensive guide to the issues surrounding the management of volunteers in sport organizations.
The contribution of volunteers at all levels - from local clubs to national governing bodies, right up to the Olympic Games - is at the heart of sport throughout the world. Yet changing policies and increasingly professionalized approaches to running sport are putting volunteer cultures at risk. Good management and a clear understanding of the way volunteers work in sport are essential to protect and develop the role of this core group of people.
This text covers the key issues, including:
- The nature and scope of sport volunteering
- Sport development through volunteers
- Recruiting, managing and developing volunteers
- Specialists: coaches, officials, administrators and event volunteers
- Legal issues
"Working with Volunteers in Sport" links theory with research to provide clear guidelines forgood volunteer management. For students, researchers and professionals working in sports management, sport development and sports policy, this book represents a valuable practical resource.

Recenzje

Working with volunteers in sport is a thought provoking read and should become a very important academic tool for both governments and sporting bodies...

Spis treści

List of illustrations, Preface, List of abbreviations, 1 The role of volunteers in sustaining communities, 2 Sport volunteers, 3 Volunteers and sport development, 4 Volunteers and government policy, 5 Legal issues, 6 Structural dimensions of VSOs, 7 Managing sport volunteers, 8 Volunteer sport administrators, 9 Sports officials, 10 Volunteer coaches, 11 Sport event volunteers, 12 Future challenges in working with sport volunteers, Bibliography, Index

O autorze

Cuskelly, Graham; Hoye, Russell; Auld, Chris