In pursuit of excellence
Subtitle: a student guide to sports development
By: Michael Hill.
Series: Student sport studies
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415349345; 9780415423540
Subjects: Physical education and training -- Study and teaching -- History; Physical education and training -- Study and teaching -- Case studies; Sports -- Study and teaching -- History; Sports -- Study and teaching -- History -- Case Studies
Genres: Case studies.; Case Studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Sporting excellence : the concept; title: Sporting excellence : an historical overview; title: The long winding path : sport excellence in the UK 1950-1990; title: Atlanta 1996 : an Olympic failure too far; title: Comparative study : four case studies; title: World class at long last : UK sport excellence 2000+; title: Win at all costs? : the art of gamesmanship; title: Citius, Altius, Fortius, Pharmacus : drugs in elite sport; title: What the future holds; title: Current view.