Chris Platts
Biographic Data
| ID | 6156648 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chris Platts |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chris |
| FAMILY NAME | Platts |
| SIGNATURE | PLATTS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Academy of Sport, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4085-2641 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure Management
Managing and Developing Community Sport
This book explores the theoretical and practical aspects of managing and developing community sport
We don’t need no education’? Exploring the educational experiences of young footballers
Drawing upon data generated by 303 young male footballers employed in 21 professional clubs in England and Wales, this article explores some key aspects of players’ masculinities, identities and engagement with education. Although many players described their educational experiences in largely negative terms, some aspired towards averageness, or middling, which is often central to working-class identifications with education. Other players found …
Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure Management
For nearly thirty years George Torkildsen’s classic textbook has been the most comprehensive and engaging introduction to sport and leisure management available to students at all levels. Now in a fully revised sixth edition, it is still the only textbook that covers all the key topics taught within contemporary sport and leisure management courses. This new edition includes expanded coverage of the practical managerial skills that students must …
Money, money, money?’ The development of financial inequalities in English professional football
There has been, over the past two or three decades, a growing concern over the emergence of what has been described as a financial ‘crisis’ in English professional football. In the context of the growing commercialization of the game, this ‘crisis’ has typically been explained in terms of a series of economic developments that have occurred since the 1980s, and especially since the formation of the Premier League. In this article we argue that, c…
Money, money, money?’ The development of financial inequalities in English professional football
There has been, over the past two or three decades, a growing concern over the emergence of what has been described as a financial ‘crisis’ in English professional football. In the context of the growing commercialization of the game, this ‘crisis’ has typically been explained in terms of a series of economic developments that have occurred since the 1980s, and especially since the formation of the Premier League. In this article we argue that, c…
We don’t need no education’? Exploring the educational experiences of young footballers
Drawing upon data generated by 303 young male footballers employed in 21 professional clubs in England and Wales, this article explores some key aspects of players’ masculinities, identities and engagement with education. Although many players described their educational experiences in largely negative terms, some aspired towards averageness, or middling, which is often central to working-class identifications with education. Other players found …
Money, money, money?’ The development of financial inequalities in English professional football
There has been, over the past two or three decades, a growing concern over the emergence of what has been described as a financial ‘crisis’ in English professional football. In the context of the growing commercialization of the game, this ‘crisis’ has typically been explained in terms of a series of economic developments that have occurred since the 1980s, and especially since the formation of the Premier League. In this article we argue that, c…
Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure Management
For nearly thirty years George Torkildsen’s classic textbook has been the most comprehensive and engaging introduction to sport and leisure management available to students at all levels. Now in a fully revised sixth edition, it is still the only textbook that covers all the key topics taught within contemporary sport and leisure management courses. This new edition includes expanded coverage of the practical managerial skills that students must …
Managing and Developing Community Sport
This book explores the theoretical and practical aspects of managing and developing community sport
We don’t need no education’? Exploring the educational experiences of young footballers
Drawing upon data generated by 303 young male footballers employed in 21 professional clubs in England and Wales, this article explores some key aspects of players’ masculinities, identities and engagement with education. Although many players described their educational experiences in largely negative terms, some aspired towards averageness, or middling, which is often central to working-class identifications with education. Other players found …
Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure Management
Political science (5 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (2 works) · Leisure (2 works) · Leisure studies (2 works) · Management (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Recreation (2 works) · Recreation (2 works)