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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: College Sports Organizations in the United States, National Collegiate Athletic Association, American Taekwondo Association, Xfc, Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, American Volleyball Coaches Association, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation, U.s. Track ... Read more

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Chapters: World Confederation of Billiard Sports, World Pool-Billiard Association, European Pocket Billiard Federation, United States Billiard Media Association, English Amateur Billiards Association. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The World Confederation of Billiard Sports (WCBS, sometimes called the World Confederation of Billiards Sports) is the international umbrella organization encompassing the major cue sports (billiards-type games), including carom billiards, pool games of several varieties, and snooker. The confederation is relatively new, having been founded in 1992. Its current headquarters are in Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium. Pascal Guillaume is the current (2007) President. There are 148 affiliated national federations. It, in turn, is affiliated with many international sports organizations such as the International Olympic Committee (IOC), General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), International World Games Association (IWGA) and Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). Its statutes, practices and activities all conform to the Olympic Charter. The primary aim of WCBS is to establish billiard-type sports as medal events in as many multiple-sports competitions as possible, on both regional and world levels. The ultimate goal of WCBS is to have billiard sports included in the Olympic Games. The WCBS serves as platform for its associated groups: The Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB); the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA); the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) and its amateur counterpart, the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF), These groups work closely together, but the independence of each organization is maintained and respected. As a result, unlike other internatio...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=10493891 ... Read more

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Title: Sheldon Kennedy and a Canadian tragedy revisited: a comparative look at U.S. and Canadian jurisprudence on youth sports organizations' civil liability for child sexual exploitation.
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Publication: Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2006
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Professional sports leagues are organized in numerous ways. The most common are those in the North American mode and those in the European mode. Generally, the North American structure is characterized by its use of franchises and closed membership; the European structure is characterized by its use of promotion and relegation. Professional sports leagues in North America are 'closed corporations' limited to a fixed number of teams, known as "franchises". Only a vote of the existing constituent franchises can admit more teams; when this is done, a new franchise place is put up to bid among would-be owners. With a few exceptions, these franchises enjoy geographical monopolies in particular franchise locations. ... Read more

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Chapters: Gfsn National League. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 80. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The GFSN National League (often referred to as the GNL) is an amateur league competition for gay football clubs across the United Kingdom. The league is associated with the Gay Football Supporters Network (GFSN) - a football supporters group catering for the LGBT community. The league was formed in 2002 with four founder members, and has steadily grown to twelve teams since its inception. There is a strong feeling of community across the league, born out of the GFSN. Over a match-day weekend, it is likely that both teams will socialise before (and after) the match, which has led to close friendships, friendly rivalries, maybe more. This community-ethos and friendliness of the league is an important factor in its success, although in recent times a very definite competitive edge has started to appear. In the middle of the 1990s a number of gay football clubs were forming across the United Kingdom, primarily to offer LGBT people in their local region the opportunity to play football in a welcoming and friendly environment. As the teams grew in size, 5-a-side tournaments and 11-a-side friendly fixtures were organised between teams. Eventually in 2002, a competitive league was formed, founded by four teams; Yorkshire Terriers F.C, Leicester Wildecats F.C, Leftfooters F.C. (based in London), and Bristol Panthers F.C. The first GNL fixture kicked-off on Sunday 29 September 2002, with Leicester Wildecats defeating Yorkshire Terriers 5-1. The GFSN National League has no affiliation with the Football Association (FA), and is not linked to the National League System, although the GFSN itself does have a relationship with the FA in its attempts to eradicate discrimination and homophobia from...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9693254 ... Read more

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The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in 47 disciplines. During the Games, 95 new Pan American records were set; 2,196 medals were awarded; 1,262 doping control tests were performed and about 15,000 volunteers participated in the organization of the event, wich was an Olympic qualification for 13 International Federations (Ifs). Rio de Janeiro was awarded the Games over San Antonio, Texas, United States, on August 24, 2002, having won an absolute majority of votes (30-21) from the 51 members of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) in the first round of voting during the XL PASO General Assembly held in Mexico City, Mexico. This was the first Games held in Brazil since the 1963 Pan American Games that took place in São Paulo. According to the Rio de Janeiro Organizing Committee, the Games called for the implementation of the country's largest organizational and logistic operation ever. ... Read more

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The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in 47 disciplines. During the Games, 95 new Pan American records were set; 2,196 medals were awarded; 1,262 doping control tests were performed and about 15,000 volunteers participated in the organization of the event, wich was an Olympic qualification for 13 International Federations (Ifs). Rio de Janeiro was awarded the Games over San Antonio, Texas, United States, on August 24, 2002, having won an absolute majority of votes (30-21) from the 51 members of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) in the first round of voting during the XL PASO General Assembly held in Mexico City, Mexico. This was the first Games held in Brazil since the 1963 Pan American Games that took place in São Paulo. According to the Rio de Janeiro Organizing Committee, the Games called for the implementation of the country's largest organizational and logistic operation ever.

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on February 4, 2003. The length of the article is 763 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: OSAA reduces basketball tournaments to 8 teams.(Sports)(The organization takes the action to save money)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: February 4, 2003
Publisher: The Register Guard
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, U.s. Track ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from New Hampshire Business Review, published by Thomson Gale on March 2, 2007. The length of the article is 935 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Sports organizations, state, SNHU team up in unique effort: 'Team NH' is aimed at fostering friendships between SNHU student athletes and clients of the Moore Center.(Southern New Hampshire University)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: New Hampshire Business Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 2, 2007
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Volume: 29Issue: 5Page: 29(1)

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Designed to support the non-practical requirements of the GCSE Physical Education syllabus, this series provides background reading in human biology and general related topics. Providing a study of the organization of sport, this is one of three titles devoted to social aspects of PE. ... Read more

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This special issue of the Journal of Sport Management challenges sport managers and sport management researchers to think beyond what sport is today and imagine what it might become tomorrow. The contributors suggest new methods for promoting social change in sport and provide springboards for further development of theories and models of sport management. The articles
-explore the redesign of sport systems,

-examine solutions to the inequities in sport service delivery,

-raise important issues about the role of knowledge in the empowerment of managers and clients,

-suggest the value of incorporating both qualitative and quantitative methods in action research,

-challenge traditional distinctions between applied and basic research,

-demonstrate the merit of case-based research, and

-illustrate the usefulness of collaboration between researchers and their subjects.

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Organization Behaviour for Leisure Services discusses and questions a number of key elements, including:

* The individual and the organization
* Groups in the organization
* Organizational structures and behaviour
* Management within the organization
* Commercial hospitality, leisure and tourism in a service context

Taking the view that leisure services involve an array of industry sectors - they are related, for instance, to work-time spent eating, drinking and staying away from home, as well as the more obvious recreational pursuits - the text uses examples and case studies from a wide range of international businesses such as hotels, restaurants, museums, shopping malls and sports stadia. Specific examples used are from Marriotts, McDonald's, Trafford Centre and many more.

With a user-friendly structure and style, the text is an ideal introduction to the fundamental issues invovled - perfect for students and managers alike.

* Provides conceptual basis for the study of organizational behaviour in the hospitality, leisure and tourism industry.
* Includes special focus on the leisure industry, with material on 'emotional labour', 'empowerment' and 'managing diversity'.
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