Medien sowie Vertreter des Deutschen Basketball-Bundes kritisieren immer wieder die gerin-gen Einsatzzeiten deutscher Spieler in der Basketball-Bundesliga und die daraus resultieren-den mangelnden Identifikationsmöglichkeiten der Zuschauer mit den Spielern. Der Artikel analysiert daher...

1. Introduction -- 2. The Extreme Sports Phenomenon: Dust to Glory -- 3. Psychological Perspectives On Extreme Sport Participants -- 4. Live (and Spend?) to Tell. An Investigation of Drivers of Consumer Upgrading in Extreme Sports -- 5. Thrill Me! Advertising Effectiveness in Extreme vs...

The present survey measured a wide variety of indicators on different levels, which permit an evaluation of the development of the participation of women in athletics. All in all an upward trend can be noted. One exception is the decreasing proportion of women on the ITO panels. The proportion...