the paper tests, in the context of an open sports league, whether greater success is achieved by clubs in markets with larger populations. The relationship is strong but, to a limited extent, mitigated by more clubs establishing in large markets. JEL classification: L83 key words: soccer, market size, entry, competitive balance, success 1 corresponding author: David Forrest, Centre for the Stud...

Digital games can be used not only for fun and entertainment. The term ‘serious games’ denotes digital games serving serious purposes like education, training, advertising, research, and health. In the contribution the chances and challenges of serious games for computer science in sport will be discussed. Serious games, particularly adventure and shooter games, already play an important role i...

During a 1-year period 100 badminton players were registered and treated in the casualty ward of Randers City Hospital, Denmark. The injuries to the badminton players constituted 5% of all sports injuries registered during the same period in the casualty ward. At follow-up questionnaires were sent to all participants. Replies were received from 89 patients. Over the same period all sports parti...

Squash is a racquet sport played in a similar style room as racquetball. In a squash match there are 2 players that alternate hitting a small, black, rubber ball. A complete match is played as best of 5 games, where each game is played to 11 points. Points are scored when a player fails to return a shot made by the opponent. The sport of squash is played in over 190 countries by millions of peo...

The changing social and policy context in which sport is produced, delivered, consumed considered as a foundation for proposing new integrated framework that incorporates participation with leisure-time physical activity (PA) more broadly. In order to position the broader of PA, concept literacy reviewed into theoretical foundations lifespan framework. It argued historically, largely focused on...

As large-scale coach education programs receive a growing amount of attention and investment (e.g., human financial resources), the case for increased understanding their impact is pressing matter. In this paper, authors outlined creation Flemish Interactive Coaching Monitoring System (FICOMS) within School Coach Education (Belgium). The FICOMS data warehouse consisting multiple databases, whic...