No previous research in squash has considered the time between shots or the proximity of the ball to a wall, which are two important variables that influence shot outcomes. The aim of this paper was to analyse shot types to determine the extent to which they are played in different court areas and a more detailed analysis to determine whether the time available had an influence on the shot sele...

From 17.09.06 to 20.09.06, the Dagstuhl Seminar 06381 Computer Science in Sport was held in the International Conference and Research Center (IBFI), Schloss Dagstuhl. During the seminar, several participants presented their current research, and ongoing work and open problems were discussed. Abstracts of the presentations given during the seminar as well as abstracts of seminar results and idea...

While colonization as policy is formally a historic phenomenon in Norway and elsewhere, many former structures of state organization – including their relationship to sport remain under post-colonial conditions. This paper concerned with how the Norwegian government contributes creating situation, which includes sports confederation (NIF) but excludes indigenous people Sámi’s organisation. Base...

In recent years, Twitter has become a valuable source of information regarding the public perception of products, services, and events. Not only have many sport organizations embraced Twitter as a communication mechanism, the public and collaborative nature of Twitter has allowed fans to communicate with and respond to the organizers, as well as with one another. As a result, Twitter represents...

AIM. Already since the 1990s, collaborative structures have been frequently used to solve complex public problems, such as health related issues (Turrini, Cristofoli, Frosini, & Nasi, 2010). Physical inactivity is considered one of the most crucial health issues among children, therefore the promotion of physical activity and sports is an important task of governments. Field information shows t...

Uncertainty in the business environment is a major threat for each and every organization. One such uncertainty is resource utilization. Proper resource utilization can be extremely beneficial to companies in any industry. One method of developing utilization strategies is the use of simulation modeling. Simulation models enable the user to visualize how altering different parts can change an e...

the aim of this study was to survey behavioral factors affecting sportentrepreneurship development and to provide a model. this study was ofcorrelation nature and interviews and a questionnaire were used to collectdata and viewpoints of sport experts. the statistical population consisted ofsport club managers, top managers of sport organization, doctorate studentsand sport management and entrep...