Graham Cuskelly, Russell Hoye, Chris Auld

Working with Volunteers in Sport

Theory and Practice

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The contribution of volunteers in terms of time and expertise is integral to sport development and delivery from 'sport for all' to elite levels. Good volunteer management and a clear understanding of the way volunteers work in sport is essential to protect and nurture this valuable group of individuals. This is the first book of its kind to examine the role of volunteers in sport, and links theory and research to provide clear guidelines for implementing good volunteer management practice. The authors are well known for their research in this subject and cover the key issues including: developing sport through volunteers; recruiting and retaining volunteers; government policy and international comparisons; specialist volunteers - coaches, officials, administrators; relationships with paid staff; and, volunteers and the law. With nearly six million adult volunteers working in sport in the UK alone, and there being no other books currently on the market addressing this issue, "Working with Volunteers" is a valuable read for students and professionals working in sports management, sport development and sports policy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juli 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 162mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9780415384520
• ISBN-10: 0415384524
• Artikelnr.: 22781042

Autorenporträt

Cuskelly, Graham; Hoye, Russell; Auld, Chris

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Preface
List of abbreviations
1 The role of volunteers in sustaining communities
2 Sport volunteers
3 Volunteers and sport development
4 Volunteers and government policy
5 Legal issues
6 Structural dimensions of VSOs
7 Managing sport volunteers
8 Volunteer sport administrators
9 Sports officials
10 Volunteer coaches
11 Sport event volunteers
12 Future challenges in working with sport volunteers
Bibliography
Index