"Contemporary sport is both a sophisticated and complex international business and a mass participatory practice run largely by volunteers and community organisations. This authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of sports management helps to explain the modern...

1. Introduction -- 2. What is performance management? -- 3. Performance management in sport -- 4. Individual performance management -- 5. Fundamental performance dimensions for NPSOs -- 6. Case study organisations : context -- 7. Ireland case study -- 8. New Zealand case study -- 9....