An
Amalgam of Sports & Exercise Research
Edited by Gregory T. Papanikos
ISBN: 960-6672-08-5, 364 pages, Hardback
First published in 2006
by ATINER
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Table of Contents
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List of Contributors |
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1. |
An
Amalgam of Sports & Exercise Research: An Introduction Papanikos, G.T. |
1 |
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PART 1 Football |
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2. |
What Makes for Winning Team Performances? Evidence from EURO 2004 Carmichael, F. and Thomas, D. |
15 |
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3. |
The Need of Competitive Balance in European Professional Soccer: A
Lesson to be learned from the North American Professional Leagues Dejonghe, T. and Troelsen, T. |
35 |
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4. |
The Financial Crisis in Italian Football: Possible Alternatives to
Insolvency Proceedings in an Economic Analysis of Bankruptcy Law Levante, M. |
55 |
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5. |
An Exploratory Study of the Presentation of Sport Celebrities in
Magazine Ads: A Content Analysis Gurgen, H. and Katirci, H. |
69 |
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6. |
Objectivity in Turkish Sports Journalism Gosterisli, E. |
81 |
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7. |
Studies in Sports Criminology White, J. |
89 |
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8. |
An Investigation into Factors of Transformational Leadership Among 126
Amateur Football Traineers, Working Out of the Eskesehir Office Bayrak, C. & Celik, O. |
109 |
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PART
2 Sport Marketing, Sponsorship and Sport Events |
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National Narratives in the Olympic Ceremonies of Athens 2004 Traganou, J. |
119 |
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10. |
Consumer Profiles of International Sport Tourist: Economic Impacts and
Implications Scott, A.K.S. and Turco,
D.M. |
137 |
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11. |
Sports Events and Host Regions: Finding a good Fit Junod, T. |
147 |
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12. |
An Asian City-State Ascends the Olympic Podium? Singapore’s Sociol-Economic Impact
from Hosting the 117th IOC Session Aplin, N., Leong, M.L.
and Waters, D.J. |
165 |
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13. |
Defining a Hallmark Event Foreign Visitors: A Case Study of F1 Grand
Prix Cakir, P.G., Yuncu,D.K.
and Yuncu H.R. |
173 |
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14. |
Measuring the Value of Policies to Protect Sport and Leisure
Activities: The Gs Threat to Salmon Angling Riddington, G. and Radford A. |
183 |
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15. |
A Research on the Opinion of the Leading Turkish Companies towards
Sport Sponsorship Bir, A.A. and Suher, K.H. |
199 |
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16. |
The Evaluation of Sponsorship Effectivenes:
A Content Analysis Study on Televised Formula One Argan, M., Er, |
213 |
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17. |
Reflections of the New Sponsorship Regulations in Argan, M., Er, |
229 |
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18. |
The Use of Professional Sport Identity as a Marketing Instrument Constantinescu, M., Olteanu, V. & Serbanica, D. |
243 |
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The Usage of Interest on Sports Marketing: A Study on Turkish Super
League Football Clubs Web Sites in Terms of Marketing Berber,
S., Ekmekci, R. and Kutlu,
O. |
251 |
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PART
3 Sports, Health and Fitness |
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Cause-Related Cycling Events and Adult Lifestyle Outcomes: A
Preliminary Investigation Hironaka-Juteau, J.H and Reid, K. |
259 |
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21. |
The Use of Exercise Training in the Management of Rheumatoid
Arthritis: A Case Study Klentrou, P., van Moorsel, S., Connolly, M. and MacIntosh,
S. |
273 |
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22. |
Wellness and Health Resuscitation Cunnius, P.E. |
281 |
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23. |
Investing
in the Future: Practical Strategies to Promote Wellness in “at – risk”
Populations Bates, A.L. and Thompson, A. |
287 |
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24. |
Shape: School-based Healthy Activities Program for Exercise: Phase 2 Tsouloupas, C.N. |
291 |
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25. |
Health Behaviours and Bone Strength in Young Females Di
Giovanni, G., Gammage K., Mack, D., and Klentrou P. |
301 |
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26. |
The Relaxatory Effect of Differing MET-RI Intensities on Antagonistic Muscles Iliadi, V. |
313 |
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27. |
Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Transdisciplinary
Approches to Cardiovascular Health and Disease |
325 |
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28. |
Effects of Six Warm-up Protocols on Sprint
and Jump Performance Vetter, R.E.
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333 |
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29. |
Controversial Themes in the Study of Femininity and Sport: The
Contribution of John Paul II’s Theology of the Body Sydnor,
S. |
343 |
