This book examines the processes, systems and fundamental beliefs about talent. It brings together researchers, practitioners and former Olympic athletes to re-imagine the way talent development programmes work. This book imagines an environment that achieves sporting success and long-term athlete wellbeing.
This thought-provoking book embarks into the captivating world of religious tourism and explores the intricate relationship between travel and spirituality, shedding light on whether tourists are seekers of profound meaning or simply pleasure-seekers. The chapters in this book were originally published in Tourism Recreation Research.
This book traces the evolving landscape of religious travel, ranging from the responses of the tourism industry to Muslim travellers to the emergence of halal tourism trends. The chapters in this book were originally published in Tourism Recreation Research.
Shortlisted for the 2023 Illustrated Sports Book of the Year Remarkable Football Grounds is a collection of some of the most memorable places to watch and play football around the world.
Remarkable Golf Courses features stunning photography of the world’s most astonishing places to play golf along with the stories of how they came to host the auld game.
Research Methods: The Basics is an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the different aspects of research theory, methods and practice. This fourth edition provides new sections on artificial intelligence and comprehensive updates to the accompanying online resources to help support use of the book in the classroom.
The updated and expanded third edition of Research Methods and Design in Sport Management examines the entire research process and equips readers to produce high-quality, ethically sound, and impactful research tailored to the unique challenges of sport management.