Book Review: Sports Economics. Theory, Evidence and Policy Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2009. 419 pp

Factors Related to Sports Participation in Brazil: An Analysis Based on the 2015 National Household Survey

“…This result aligns the vision that men are more likely to participate in more intense competitive sports, such as team sports; however, the ability to sustain this activity decreases with age [ 25 ]. On the other hand, women’s activities, which are usually associated with maintaining shape, are more sustainable throughout life (see, for example [ 46 ]). Regarding educational level, the most significant results show that people with a graduate degree are more likely to mention as reasons for participating “quality of life” and “physical fitness”.…”

Is it Pleasure or Health from Leisure that We Benefit from Most? An Analysis of Well-Being Alternatives and Implications for Policy

“…12 See for example for 2009 population estimates from Office for National Statistics (2009) and migration data from http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/migration1/internal-migration-by-local-authorities-in-england-andwales/research-series--years-ending-june -2009- -to-june-2011- /index.html (retrieved 16th December, 2014 as swimming, which is typically the most participated in recreational activity, access to a pool is required. So too, many fitness activities that comprise the next largest group of sports activities require access to facilities (Downward et al, 2009). Finally, the largest informal team sport activity of football is now increasingly undertaken at facilities.…”

Individual and contextual determinants of stable volunteering in sport clubs

“…According to the ‘logic of selection’ (Esser, 1999), voluntary work describes – in the sense of the utility-expectation theory (Becker, 1976) – an exchange of time and effort for different rewards compared to those of work. The utility of voluntary work results from individual expectations and appraisal of conditions of volunteering alongside the incentive structures in the club (Downward et al, 2009; Emrich et al, 2014). Such rewards for voluntary engagement may be, for example, social recognition, an enhanced reputation, gaining social contacts or returns of social appreciation from other club members (Erlinghagen, 2003; Flatau, 2009).…”