Managing High Performance Sport
2nd Edition
Published on 29. May 2026
348 pages
978-1-040-72055-4 (ISBN)
Description
Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, this is still the only textbook to introduce best management practice, process and policy in elite and high-performance sport (HPS). Drawing on real-world case studies of elite sport around the world, this book outlines a conceptual framework for studying and analysing HPS and introduces the skills and techniques that managers and administrators will need to develop effective HPS programmes.
Covering the macro-level factors that determine a nation's sporting success, from policy development to measurement and evaluation, this book also unpacks the specifics of elite athlete and team management at a micro level. Covering key themes from leadership and coaching to marketing and innovation, this new edition includes expanded coverage of contemporary issues such as managing interdisciplinary teams, athlete dual careers, HPS systems in less developed countries and high-performance parasport. This book features contributions from world-leading sport management academics as well as practitioners with experience in managing HPS programmes at world and Olympic levels, and each chapter includes a full range of useful features, such as summaries, case studies, review questions and guides to further reading.
This is essential reading for all students, policymakers and practitioners working in sport management or sport development.
Covering the macro-level factors that determine a nation's sporting success, from policy development to measurement and evaluation, this book also unpacks the specifics of elite athlete and team management at a micro level. Covering key themes from leadership and coaching to marketing and innovation, this new edition includes expanded coverage of contemporary issues such as managing interdisciplinary teams, athlete dual careers, HPS systems in less developed countries and high-performance parasport. This book features contributions from world-leading sport management academics as well as practitioners with experience in managing HPS programmes at world and Olympic levels, and each chapter includes a full range of useful features, such as summaries, case studies, review questions and guides to further reading.
This is essential reading for all students, policymakers and practitioners working in sport management or sport development.
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
16 Tables, black and white; 30 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Halftones, black and white; 32 Illustrations, black and white
File size
5,55 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-72055-4 (9781040720554)
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Persons
Popi Sotiriadou is Associate Professor of Managing High Performance Sport at Griffith University and is recognised as a Principal Fellow by the Higher Education Academy. She has earned multiple educational awards, including the Australian Award for University Teaching and the Australian Financial Review Award.
Veerle De Bosscher is Professor in Sport Management in the Department of Sports and Movement Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium. She is the Founder of SPLISS (Sports Policy Factors Leading to International Sporting Success; www.spliss.net).
Veerle De Bosscher is Professor in Sport Management in the Department of Sports and Movement Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium. She is the Founder of SPLISS (Sports Policy Factors Leading to International Sporting Success; www.spliss.net).
Content
Part A: Managing high-performance sport systems
1: High-performance managers: the directors of managing high-performance sport
Popi Sotiriadou
2: Measuring performance and success in elite sports
Simon Shibli, Veerle De Bosscher, and Sofie Smismans
3: Evaluating successful elite sport policies: the SPLISS model
Veerle De Bosscher, Simon Shibli, and Maarten Van Bottenburg
4: Managing high-performance Paralympic sport
Aurelie Pankowiak, Jacqueline Patatas, Veerle de Bosscher, Camilla Brockett, and Hans Westerbeek
5: Managing high-performance sport in emerging countries: the case of South Africa
Shaundre Jacobs
6: Understanding the context of elite sport system through an organisational neo-institutional lens
Ralph Ramos, Veerle De Bosscher, Aurelie Pankowiak, and Shaundre Jacobs
7: Commercial, political, socio-cultural, and technological factors impacting on the management of high-performance sport
Barrie Houlihan, Tony Halkyard, and Popi Sotiriadou
8: Commercialisation of sport and the impact on high-performance sport
Hans Westerbeek
Part B: Managing high-performance athletes
9: Sport and athlete development in high-performance sport: attracting, transitioning, retaining, and optimising performance
Popi Sotiriadou and Sergio Lara-Bercial
10: A developmental and holistic perspective on athletic career development
Paul Wylleman, Anke Reints, Paul De Knop, and Sofie Smismans
11: Coaching high-performance professional sport: positioning, responsibilities, and tensions
Sergio Lara-Bercial, John Lyle, and Cliff Mallett
12: The role of the athletes' entourage in high-performance sport
Popi Sotiriadou and Zhi Yang
13: Managing dual careers in high-performance sport
Tania Stevenson, Kate Kirby, Christine Higgisson, Kristy Munroe AM, and David Fleischman
14: Elite athlete well-being and life after sport
Popi Sotiriadou, Max Kalis, and David Fleischman
15: High-performance athlete marketing, endorsements, and athlete legal rights
Popi Sotiriadou, Zhi Yang, and Bowen Yao
16: Performance-enhancing substances and methods in high-performance sport
Scott McLean, Ryan Preston, and Mitchell Naughton
1: High-performance managers: the directors of managing high-performance sport
Popi Sotiriadou
2: Measuring performance and success in elite sports
Simon Shibli, Veerle De Bosscher, and Sofie Smismans
3: Evaluating successful elite sport policies: the SPLISS model
Veerle De Bosscher, Simon Shibli, and Maarten Van Bottenburg
4: Managing high-performance Paralympic sport
Aurelie Pankowiak, Jacqueline Patatas, Veerle de Bosscher, Camilla Brockett, and Hans Westerbeek
5: Managing high-performance sport in emerging countries: the case of South Africa
Shaundre Jacobs
6: Understanding the context of elite sport system through an organisational neo-institutional lens
Ralph Ramos, Veerle De Bosscher, Aurelie Pankowiak, and Shaundre Jacobs
7: Commercial, political, socio-cultural, and technological factors impacting on the management of high-performance sport
Barrie Houlihan, Tony Halkyard, and Popi Sotiriadou
8: Commercialisation of sport and the impact on high-performance sport
Hans Westerbeek
Part B: Managing high-performance athletes
9: Sport and athlete development in high-performance sport: attracting, transitioning, retaining, and optimising performance
Popi Sotiriadou and Sergio Lara-Bercial
10: A developmental and holistic perspective on athletic career development
Paul Wylleman, Anke Reints, Paul De Knop, and Sofie Smismans
11: Coaching high-performance professional sport: positioning, responsibilities, and tensions
Sergio Lara-Bercial, John Lyle, and Cliff Mallett
12: The role of the athletes' entourage in high-performance sport
Popi Sotiriadou and Zhi Yang
13: Managing dual careers in high-performance sport
Tania Stevenson, Kate Kirby, Christine Higgisson, Kristy Munroe AM, and David Fleischman
14: Elite athlete well-being and life after sport
Popi Sotiriadou, Max Kalis, and David Fleischman
15: High-performance athlete marketing, endorsements, and athlete legal rights
Popi Sotiriadou, Zhi Yang, and Bowen Yao
16: Performance-enhancing substances and methods in high-performance sport
Scott McLean, Ryan Preston, and Mitchell Naughton
