Effective strategies to develop elite sport in a changing Europe: a mixed methods approach

This presentation is concerned with the strategic thinking behind elite sport policy in a globalized competition. One of the consequences of the internationalisation of sports is an increasing competition among nations to perform at international (Olympic) events, resulting in sophisticated and expensive elite sports systems on the one hand and a growing gap for nations with less developed sport systems to produce successful athletes on the other hand. Nations have increasingly sought to maintain the relative advantage by adopting a more strategic approach to elite athlete development and by copying best practices from other competitors. This presentation will illustrate the paradoxical nature of homogenized (elite) systems versus diversified policy implementations. Taking elite sport as a case study, the aim is to provide insights in the development of successful policies and build theoretical understanding of the measurement, evaluation and monitoring of effective strategies and governance, by following a logic model of inputs, throughputs, outputs, outcomes and impact.

Jaar van publicatie:2018

Trefwoorden:SPLISS, elite sport policies, mixed methods research

Toegankelijkheid:Closed