The Youth Olympic Games / edited by Dag Vidar Hanstad, Milena M. Parent and Barrie Houlihan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hanstad, Dag Vidar, 1962- editor.

Parent, Milena M., editor.

Houlihan, Barrie, editor.

Series:

Routledge research in sport, culture and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth Olympic Games.

Physical Description:

xix, 250 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

"The Youth Olympic Games The first summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) were held in Singapore in 2010 and the first winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck in 2012. The IOC hopes that the YOG will encourage young people to be more active and that they will bring the Olympic movement closer to its original founding values. This is the first book to be published on the Youth Olympic Games. It critically examines the origins of the Games and the motives of the Games organisers, as well as the organisation and management of the Games and their wider impact and significance. The first part of the book discusses the relationship between the YOG and the ideology of Olympism, in the context of broader developments in youth sport competitions. The second part investigates a wide range of managerial aspects including the bidding process, finance, the prominent role of young people on the organising committees and as volunteers, the role of media and sponsors, and the distinctive competition structure. The final part of the book assesses the current and likely future impact of the YOG on the host cities and countries, the IOC and on national youth sport policies. The Youth Olympic Games is essential reading for any researcher, advanced student or policy maker with an interest in Olympic Studies, sports development, sport policy, youth sport or event management"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Barrie Houlihan, Dag Vidar Hanstad and Milena M. Parent

The Youth Olympic Games and the Olympic ideal / Sigmund Loland

The contemporary context of elite youth sport : the role of national sport organisations in the UK and Norway / Eivind Skille and Barrie Houlihan

Bidding for and financing the Youth Olympic Games / Martin Schnitzer and Jean-Loup Chappelet

Young leadership : an exploration using neo-institutionalism and authentic leadership theory / Annika Bodemar and Eivind Skille

A new generation of volunteers / Dag Vidar Hanstad

Athletes, their families and team officials : sources of support and stressors / Elsa Kristiansen and Milena M. Parent

The Culture and Education Programme / Gudrun Doll-Tepper

The Youth Olympic Games sports programme : a testing ground for innovation? / Martin Schnitzer, Elisabeth Brandstetter, Madeleine Lang and Martin Kopp

Media coverage and organizational publicity of the Youth Olympic Games / Paul M. Pedersen, Lauren Burch, Andrea N. Eagleman, and Juha Yoon

Extending the Olympic brand into new territories : the case of the Youth Olympic Games / Benoît Séguin, Alain Ferrand and Jean-Loup Chappelet

The Youth Olympic Games in Singapore 2010 : origins, impacts and legacy / Nick Aplin and Lai Mun Wai Lyon

The legacy of the Innsbruck Winter Youth Olympic Games 2012 / Erich Thöni

Conclusion / Milena M. Parent, Barrie Houlihan and Dag Vidar Hanstad.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415839877

0415839874

9780203794944

020379494X

OCLC:

866856961