Modelling the decision to volunteer in organised sports

Using a heterodox economic approach, the purpose of this paper is twofold: to analyse the determinants of (1) volunteering in organised sports, and (2) time committed to that volunteering. By means of regression analysis of secondary data from a nation-wide volunteer survey with two waves (2004: n = 15,000; 2009: n = 20,005), it was established that human capital, female gender and the motive of shaping society had a negative influence on the decision to volunteer while the number of engagements in other volunteering had a positive effect. Time committed to volunteering was determined by male gender, having children, meeting people, club membership, shaping society and number of voluntary engagements. The volunteer workforce is thus very heterogeneous; however, sport club managers should recruit volunteers in particular amongst existing members.     

读书会的发展与阅读推广组织方式

[目的/意义]当前高校图书馆阅读推广日益重要,针对读书会这一有效的蓷推广方式,分析其利弊,有助于完善读者书会的组织方式,引导读书会更好地发展。[方法/过程]查阅文献资料,搜集整理优秀的读书会案例,调查了解其组织方式,总结国内外读书会的发展史、分类、组织方式及特色,分析并探讨目前我国国内读书会普遍存在的不足之外。[结果/结论]读书会由于小众、自由,同其他阅读推广方式相比,缺乏影响力,未来发展应注重联合多方资源与力量,强化内部管理,并借助多媒体平台,推动读书会更好发展。     

Reliability and validity of a talent identification test battery for seated and standing Paralympic throws

Paralympic throwing events for athletes with physical impairments comprise seated and standing javelin, shot put, discus and seated club throwing. Identification of talented throwers would enable prediction of future success and promote participation; however, a valid and reliable talent identification battery for Paralympic throwing has not been reported. This study evaluates the reliability and validity of a talent identification battery for Paralympic throws. Participants were non-disabled so that impairment would not confound analyses, and results would provide an indication of normative performance. Twenty-eight non-disabled participants (13 M; 15 F) aged 23.6 years (±5.44) performed five kinematically distinct criterion throws (three seated, two standing) and nine talent identification tests (three anthropometric, six motor); 23 were tested a second time to evaluate test–retest reliability. Talent identification test–retest reliability was evaluated using Intra-class Correlation Coefficient (ICC) and Bland–Altman plots (Limits of Agreement). Spearman’s correlation assessed strength of association between criterion throws and talent identification tests. Reliability was generally acceptable (mean ICC = 0.89), but two seated talent identification tests require more extensive familiarisation. Correlation strength (mean r_s = 0.76) indicated that the talent identification tests can be used to validly identify individuals with competitively advantageous attributes for each of the five kinematically distinct throwing activities. Results facilitate further research in this understudied area.     

‘The Product of the Town Itself’: Community Representation and the Stanley Cup Hockey Challenges of the Kenora Thistles, 1903–1907

This case study of community representation in Canadian hockey analyzes media accounts of four Stanley Cup hockey series played by the Kenora Thistles between 1903 and 1907. It examines newspaper coverage of the Thistles hockey club as it moved from an amateur team represented by players with roots in their home community to a professional aggregation that included paid imports from outside the town. The essay explores the relationship between sport and civic identity during a key time of change in top-level hockey. The dominant narrative surrounding the Thistles portrayed players as true ‘members’ of the town of Kenora. Even after the turn to professionalism, narratives of small-town, amateur purity and close connections to the community characterized coverage of the Thistles as they pursued the Stanley Cup. At the same time, however, a growing emphasis on securing the personnel that could ensure victory led to praise for the club’s efforts to please its supporters, or ‘customers’. As a result, this study of notions of civic representation in early hockey provides insight into the process by which sports teams came to be viewed as symbolic representatives of their communities.     

4P理论视角下商业体育健身俱乐部的营销策略研究

随着我国体育管理体制改革的推进,商业健身俱乐部如雨后春笋不断涌现,并受到广大健身爱好者的青睐。试运用文献资料法、逻辑分析法,从商业健身俱乐部营销策略的研究出发,结合4P营销组合策略的产品、价格、渠道、促销四个要素在商业健身俱乐部中的运用,为我国商业健身俱乐部的经营发展提供理论依据。     

中国职业足球俱乐部青少年足球运动员培训质量管理与绩效评估指标体系研究

以全面质量管理理论为基础形成的职业足球俱乐部青少年球员培训绩效评估工具已广泛应用于比利时的职业足球俱乐部青少年球员培训绩效评估中。比利时体育行业协会通过“IK Gym”体操俱乐部的全面质量管理体系实现了对其培训质量的管理与评估。而在足球运动技能培训方面,培训质量管理与绩效评估的典范当属“Foot PASS”绩效评估系统,该系统是当前国际上较权威的青少年足球培训的全面质量管理与绩效评估工具。该绩效评估系统成为比利时足球协会管理职业足球俱乐部青少年球员培训工作的有效手段。基于以上,构建中国职业足球俱乐部青少年足球运动员培训质量标准与绩效评估指标体系,以期为中国足球协会及其职业足球俱乐部完善青少年足球运动员培训质量管理制度与绩效考核制度提供理论参考。     

我国城市专利产出的空间俱乐部收敛特征研究

运用ESDA方法对1997-2009年我国341个城市专利产出的时空演变特征进行分析;在此基础上构建空间计量模型,对我国城市专利产出的空间俱乐部收敛特征进行检验,并探讨其形成机制。研究结果表明:我国城市专利产出的空间自相关特征十分显著,且空间依赖程度在考察期内持续增强,由此带来城市专利产出空间差异在全国层面趋于发散。然而,在依据空间依赖模式进行分组的区域内部却表现出相异的时空演变特征。在H-H和L-L两个"空间俱乐部"内部,城市专利产出均呈现趋同迹象,但H-H组趋同特征不具显著性,同时组间专利产出差距不断扩大。研究在一定程度上揭示了空间异质性、局域地理溢出对专利产出整体发散和多稳态趋同的贡献和推动作用,并在此分析的基础上提出了相应的对策建议。     

对高校网球课程实施俱乐部教学模式的探讨

运用问卷调查法、文献资料法和专家访谈法等研究方法,通过对目前高校网球课程的教学现状进行反思,提出了高校网球课程实施俱乐部教学模式的优势,并具体探讨了高校网球课程实施俱乐部教学模式的实施过程,旨在通过俱乐部教学模式提高网球教学质量,培养学生的终身体育意识。     

我国健身俱乐部消费群体现状调查及影响因素分析*

对我国健身俱乐部消费群体现状及影响因素进行了调研,结果表明:不同地区、不同年龄、不同性别、不同文化程度消费群体的消费兴趣与价值取向存在明显差异;区域间健身消费群体的消费动机、购买模式、消费形式、消费频数、持续时间、消费时段和季节的行为选择不一致;区域间消费群体对教练服务质量的满意度、对场地环境器材的满意度、对健身结果的满意度不一致;经济因素、体育健身组织、体育锻炼认识、体育健身知识、体育健身环境、文化素质是制约我国健身俱乐部体育消费的6个影响因素。     

图析中国足球若干争议问题

运用几何学中添加辅助线帮助思考的分析方法,结合视频分析,讨论了业余足球和职业足球防守的区别,回答了“中国球员到底技术差还是体能差”、“中国国家队队员为什么在电视上看起来连很多基本技术动作都不会做”、“业余球员有没有可能超过国家队队员”等争议性问题。指出尽管职业教练、球员都有自己的弱点和不足,但综合来看,从未参与职业足球的业余球迷根据电视直播表象,就得出国家队队员、教练尚且不如自己的印象,只是一种认知错觉。要成为职业球员、教练,仅靠理论并不够,还必须首先抱以学习的态度,到职业队高水平训练、比赛中实践锻炼并长期积累。文章所讨论的争议问题,既见于球迷对中国足球的质疑,也见于专业足球界内部争论。