Publicaties
Promoting the Chinese martial arts internationally: is it ‘Kung Fu’ or ‘Wushu’? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Volunteering at the Olympic and Youth Olympic Games Vrije Universiteit Brussel
of sport mega-events as a leverageable resource in realizing
long-term impacts for individual volunteers. However, previous
research has provided limited evidence of the realization of anticipated
impacts in the post-event period. This study focuses on the
long-term impacts of Olympic and Youth Olympic volunteering in
terms of memory, ...
Management practices matter: Understanding volunteers’ memories at the Youth Olympic Games. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Purpose: This study aims to understand the memories of Youth Olympic Games (YOG) volunteers long after their participatory experiences and how the volunteer managerial practices constructed those memories. Methodology: Focus groups were used in combination with document analysis to further investigate how the volunteer management practices at the Nanjing 2014 construct the current volunteer memory of YOG experience. Three focus groups with a ...
Teaching Chinese martial arts to youngsters: Approaches and experiences of wushu coaches in Europe Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Material and Methods: Semi-structured interviews were ...
Volunteers’ Collective Memory of Youth Olympic Games: Macro-Level Contextual Understandings Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Knowledge about macro-level context differences in volunteering is critical. By adopting the notion of collective memory, consideration is given to how macro-level context constructs the volunteers’ memory of the experience at a sport mega-event such as the Olympic Games. A case study of the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games was selected. Thematic analysis of three focus groups reveals that volunteers’ memories are regulated by Confucian ...
Let’s get realistic: why ‘what works’ will probably not work in evaluative sport research Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Boksen met jongeren Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Concussions, cuts and cracked bones Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In 2013, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) prohibited the use of headguards for elite male Olympic boxing competitions. Could the removal of the headguard from elite male boxing competitions potentially cause increased injury risk for boxers? The aim of the literature review is to analyse current knowledge about the use of protective headgear and injury prevention in boxing, in order to determine if there are increased injury risks ...