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Football-based prevention of radicalisation: Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Younis Kamil Abdulsalam, Marc Theeboom, Fred Coalter
This paper describes the development of a programme theory for a football-based radicalisation prevention programme. As part of the Belgian Red Courts programme, an initiative of the Belgian Football Association in cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Brussels and the Hannah-Arendt Institute, a literature review was conducted that links current research on preventing radicalisation with findings from the field of Sport for Development ...

Volunteering at the Olympic and Youth Olympic Games Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Yan Wang, Marc Theeboom
In recent years, cities have shown an interest in using the hosting
of sport mega-events as a leverageable resource in realizing
long-term impacts for individual volunteers. However, previous
research has provided limited evidence of the realization of anticipated
impacts in the post-event period. This study focuses on the
long-term impacts of Olympic and Youth Olympic volunteering in
terms of memory, attitudes, and ...

Teaching Chinese martial arts to youngsters: Approaches and experiences of wushu coaches in Europe Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Yueyi Jia, Marc Theeboom, Zhu Dong, Hebe Schaillée
Background and Study Aim: Wushu is the collective noun for Chinese martial arts. Extant research has demonstrated that the analytical and repetitive method commonly used in wushu is less appealing to modern youth than other Asian martial arts (such as judo, karate, and taekwondo). This study aims to gain a better understanding of wushu coaches’ experience teaching youngsters in Europe.
Material and Methods: Semi-structured interviews were ...

Sponsorship eras in the English Premier League: changing industries and globalization between 1992 and 2021 Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Remco Beek, Inge Derom
The English Premier League, the elite division of association football (soccer) in England, exploited commercial opportunities and market growth since its rebranding in 1992. The companies involved in professional football sponsorships represented a variety of industries and origins. How substantial did these representations fluctuate to indicate a periodization of sponsorship eras? This paper provides a systematic and longitudinal review of ...

Stakeholders’ perceptions of athletic career pathways in Paralympic sport: from participation to excellence Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Jacqueline Martins Patatas, Veerle De Bosscher, Inge Derom, C. Wrinckler
Athlete development in parasport is a complex domain. Evidence on
the developmental trajectories of para-athletes is necessary to examine
the critical determinants of specific para-athlete development models.
Underpinned by the existing athlete development models to gather
insights into the different developmental phases, this study explored
how athletic career pathways in parasport are developed by identifying ...

Volunteers’ Collective Memory of Youth Olympic Games: Macro-Level Contextual Understandings Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Yan Wang

Knowledge about macro-level context differences in volunteering is critical. By adopting the notion of collective memory, consideration is given to how macro-level context constructs the volunteers’ memory of the experience at a sport mega-event such as the Olympic Games. A case study of the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games was selected. Thematic analysis of three focus groups reveals that volunteers’ memories are regulated by Confucian ...

Conceptualising the inspirational effect of elite sport Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Sebastiaan De Cocq, Inge Derom, Veerle De Bosscher

Research question: This study aims to better understand and conceptualise the dynamics of inspirational elite sport. Specifically, taking Belgian hockey as a case study, this article is concerned with understanding how, why, and under what circumstances elite sport influences grassroots sport participation in voluntary sports clubs (i.e. trickle-down effect). Research methods: Fourteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with ...

Gender Inequality in Sport Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Hebe Schaillée, Inge Derom, Oskar Solenes, Solveig Straume, Beth Burgess, Vanessa Jones, Gillian Renfree
Research on Generation Z’s (Gen Z) sport education is limited in scope. This study explores Gen Z’s perceptions of gender equity in sport, with a focus on topic areas that warrant attention in sport management higher education courses to increase awareness around gender inequality. This study of Gen Z students across four European countries, including Belgium, Norway, Netherlands and England, was conducted through eight focus groups. The 54 ...

Legacy and sustainability in the Olympic Movement’s new norm era: when reforms are not enough Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Robert VanWynsberghe, Inge Derom, Caitlin Pentifallo Gadd

In times when cities around the world are withdrawing from consideration to host the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has responded by enacting policy reforms. Entitled Olympic Agenda 2020: 20 + 20 Recommendations, we examine forty recommendations through the lens of critical policy analysis. Specifically, we use Strittmatter et al.’s framework of legitimation strategies in policy formulation and implementation to ...

Managing parasport: An investigation of sport policy factors and stakeholders influencing para-athletes’ career pathways Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Inge Derom
The way disability is understood and positioned by key stakeholders informs how policies are implemented in the development of pathways to sporting excellence of an athlete with a disability. In this paper, the authors seek to identify which sports policy factors and stakeholders influence the development of athletic career pathways in Paralympic sport (i.e., attraction, retention, competition, talent identification and development, elite, and ...