Elite Sport and Sport-for-All

<p>Sport is often perceived as being divided into two separate domains: mass participation and elite . In many countries, policy and funding in these two fields are managed by separate agencies, and investment is often seen as a choice between the two. <i>Elite Sport and Sport-for-All</i> explores the points of connection and sources of tension between elite and mass participation sport. The book’s multi-disciplinary and international line-up of contributors seeks to define, examine, and develop solutions to this problematic relationship.</p><p>Drawing on research and case studies from around the world—with examples from Denmark, Canada, South Africa and Israel—the book explores key contemporary issues including:</p><ul> <li>does effective talent identification require depth of participation?</li> <li>do elite performances inspire greater participation?</li> <li>the role of the Paralympic movement in mass participation and elite sport;</li> <li>and the economic aspects of their co-existence.</li> </ul><p>The first study of its kind, <i>Elite Sport and Sport-for-All</i> addresses a central dichotomy in sport policy and, as such, is important reading for all students, researchers, policy-makers or administrators working in sport development and policy.</p> <p>Foreword 1. More Fulfilling Lives Through Sport: An Intersubjective Justification for Balancing Elite Sport and Sport for All 2. Elite sports: what is it good for: the case of EYOF Utrecht 2013 3. Arguments and evidence of bridging elite performance and mass participation sports from an economic perspective 4. The question of the trickle-down effect in Danish sport: Can a relationship between elite sport success and mass participation be identified? 5. <i>Two Solitudes</i>: Grassroots Sport and High Performance Sport in Canada 6. The Problem with the Pyramid: why most models of talent development are flawed 7. Opportunities for ‘all’ versus ‘gold’ for sport and country: a South African discourse 8. The Paralympic Movement and Sport for All: Elite, Recreational and Inclusive Sport for Development 9. Elite Sport and Sport-for-All: Tales of a Small Country 10. Sexual exploitation in women’s sport: Can female athletes respond to it? 11. A Sporting Utopia: easing the essential tension in sport policy</p>