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9780415423540

In Pursuit of Excellence: A Student Guide to Elite Sports Development

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415423540

  • ISBN10:

    0415423546

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2007-07-16
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Competitive sport is today about winning and training to win. Many athletes are professionals, with careers managed by teams of specialist staff working towards the ultimate goal of world-class, medal-winning performances. This entry-level text offers new students a comprehensive introduction to the phenomenon of the pursuit of excellence in sport, covering the key issues and talking points including: - The history and tradition of sporting excellence - Comparisons of elite high-performance sport programmes in Australia, the USA, East Germany and France - The historical, social, political and economic impacts of sporting excellence in the UK - Current issues and debates, including drugs in sport - The future for high-performance sport. With a clear framework for understanding and exploring key issues, questions fordiscussion, websites and suggestions for further reading, In Pursuit of Excellence is an ideal introduction for AS, A level and undergradute students.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Sporting Excellence - the Concept
Sporting Excellence - an Historical Overview
The Long Winding Path- Sport Excellence in the UK 1950-1990
Atlanta 1996 - an Olympic Failure Too Far
Comparative Study - Four Case Studiesa. Australi
Why Are They Winning?
Vive la France
USA - No.1
The GDR
World Class at Long Last - UK Sport Excellence 2000+
Win at All costs? - the Art of Gamesmanship
Citius, Altius, Fortius, Pharmacus - Drugs in Elite Sport
What the Future Holds
Current View
Contacts for Further Research
Index
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