The Global Sporting Arms Race: An International Comparative Study on Sports Policy Factors Leading to International Sporting SuccessOver the last few decades, the power struggle between nations to win medals in major international competitions has intensified. This has led to sporting organizations and governments the world over spending ever increasing sums of money on elite sports. In spite of increased funding, competition, and the homogenisation of elite sports systems, the optimum strategy for delivering international success is still unclear. This volume presents an international comparison of elite sports policies in six nations (Belgium, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom). Drawing on research involving more than 1,400 athletes, coaches, and performance directors at the highest levels, it seeks to evaluate and compare over 100 factors that lead to international sporting success. |
Contents
Chapter | 13 |
Chapter | 36 |
The Netherlands in the Summer Olympic Games 1948 2004 Total Medals | 49 |
SPLISS sample nations market share in Winter Olympics 19922006 | 64 |
A Comparative analysis of elite sports systems in the six sample nations | 75 |
Percentage of athletes national governing bodies and coaches indicating | 96 |
The proportion of athletes rating quality and availability | 109 |
176 | 120 |
Change in expenditure on elite sport from 1999 2003 | 122 |
Reference List | 135 |
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON SPORTS POLICY | 152 |
TOTAL NATIONAL EXPENDITURE ON SPORT 2003 | 167 |
Common terms and phrases
2010 Winter Olympic achieved analysis Athens athletes and coaches Belgium Bloso Bosscher compared coordinated elite athletes elite coaches elite sport systems elite sports climate elite sports development elite sports policies evaluation expenditure on sport factors financial support Flanders Flanders and Wallonia Flemish global sporting arms gold medals increased International Competition international sporting success investment in elite Italy level of development market share measure of performance medal table medals won national governing bodies National Olympic Committee national sports Netherlands NGBs NOC*NSF Norway number of athletes number of events number of nations Oakley and Green Performance Directors Physical Education Pillar ranked relatively responsible score Sport Canada sport participation Sport World Sporting sporting arms race sports climate survey sports clubs sports development systems summer Olympic Games talent development talent identification tennis training facilities UK Sport United Kingdom Vrije Universiteit Brussel Wallonia winter Olympic Games winter Olympic sports World Sporting Index