Sport and those who run it have an important duty to ensure the safety and wellbeing of young participants. This text presents the findings of a unique research project into the experiences of a wide range of stakeholders in contemporary youth soccer, exploring crucial issues of child protection, social policy, and the culture and governance of sport. It covers:
The youth soccer context -- twenty-first century family life, the sports policy background, and the organisation, governance and culture of the English game
Research findings -- the experiences of...
Sport and those who run it have an important duty to ensure the safety and wellbeing of young participants. This text presents the findings of a un...
Presenting an account of youth soccer from a range of perspectives, this book discusses themes such as child protection, children and the role of family, children and the 'football family', ethical dilemmas and the changing culture of football. It also presents research into the experience of a range of stakeholders in the youth game.
Presenting an account of youth soccer from a range of perspectives, this book discusses themes such as child protection, children and the role of fami...
Sexual exploitation in sport is a problem that has beset both male and female athletes privately for decades but which has only recently emerged as a public issue. Spoilsports is the first comprehensive review of this issue, integrating pioneering academic research, theoretical perspectives, and practical guidelines for performers, coaches, administrators and policy-makers. Key topics include: * 'moral panic' * children's rights * masculinity and power * making and implementing policy * leadership in sport. Spoilsports draws extensively on the personal...
Sexual exploitation in sport is a problem that has beset both male and female athletes privately for decades but which has only recently emerged as a ...
Sexual exploitation in sport is a problem that has beset both male and female athletes privately for decades but which has only emerged as a public issue in the 20th and 21st centuries. This examination of the issue, integrates academic research, theoretical perspectives, and practical guidelines for performers, coaches, adminstrators and policy-makers. Key topics include: children's rights; moral panic; masculinity and power; making and implementing policy; and leadership in sport. The book draws on the personal experiences of athletes and those involved in sport and aims to represent an...
Sexual exploitation in sport is a problem that has beset both male and female athletes privately for decades but which has only emerged as a public is...
Sport has long held a special place in the affections of western industrial societies. This status has protected sport from critical scrutiny and meant that social inequalities and other problems, such as sexual harassment and abuse, have all-too-often been ignored or tacitly condoned. Further, general research on institutional sex offending has been much slower to develop than individual, pathological analyses. There is reason to believe that sport research could contribute to a wider understanding of institutional abuse. But for that to happen there needs to be a concerted effort by both...
Sport has long held a special place in the affections of western industrial societies. This status has protected sport from critical scrutiny and mean...
With the perspectives of UNICEF (Susan Bissell) and the International Olympic Committee (Margo Mountjoy), leading researchers such as Elizabeth Pike, Mike Hartill and Gretchen Kerr explore the types of abuse to both boys and girls that can defeat the numerous positive outcomes of sport participation. How to develop effective policy implementation at every level, from local to international, is explored.
With the perspectives of UNICEF (Susan Bissell) and the International Olympic Committee (Margo Mountjoy), leading researchers such as Elizabeth Pike, ...
Many of the world's leading researchers and policy consultants have contributed to this symposium. Kari Fasting, Celia Brackenridge, Misia Gervis and Dean Ravizza are among the authorities who have contributed articles for this work
Many of the world's leading researchers and policy consultants have contributed to this symposium. Kari Fasting, Celia Brackenridge, Misia Gervis and ...
