Themis Kokolakakis

Biographic Data

ID6794567
NAMEThemis Kokolakakis
GIVEN NAMESThemis
FAMILY NAMEKokolakakis
SIGNATUREKOKOLAKAKIS T
AFFILIATIONSSheffield Hallam University
ORCID0000-0002-2421-8106
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • Valuing the contribution of sport volunteering to subjective wellbeing

    Open AccessThemis Kokolakakis, Jelle Schoemaker et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Sports and Active…2024References: 8

    With these estimations insights into the value of volunteering in sports are provided, contributing to a better understanding of how this activity can be valued and supported. By recognising and accurately valuing the contributions of volunteers, sport organizations and policymakers can develop more effective strategies for promoting and supporting volunteering in sports

  • Sport Promotion through Sport Mega-Events. An Analysis for Types of Olympic Sports in London 2012

    Open AccessThemis Kokolakakis, Themistocles Kokolakakis et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    A substantial amount of attention has been devoted towards the potential sport legacy of the Olympic Games. In spite of the increasing academic interest in this topic, there is a knowledge gap as far as sport legacy is concerned by types of different sports. The authors bridge this gap by analysing the evolution of 43 different Olympic/Paralympic sport modalities in the two-year period after the London 2012 Olympics. By using data from the Active…

  • The Impact of the Free Swimming Programme in a Local Community in the South East of England

    Open AccessThemis Kokolakakis, Athanasios Pappous et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2015

    The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the introduction of the Free Swimming Programme (FSP) in a local community (not identified to preserve anonymity) in the South East of England. The question has been approached in a variety of ways: by using primary quantitative data from leisure centres and logistic regressions based on the Active People Survey (APS). Problems are identified related to the introduction of the FSP in this comm…

  • Attendance patterns and factors affecting participation in organized walks

    Themis Kokolakakis, Girish Ramchandani et al.ARTICLEWorld Leisure & Recreation2015

    This paper examines the Natural England database of registered walkers to identify patterns of attendance in organized walks and differences in walking behaviour based on the profile of participants in Walking for Health (WfH), one of the largest public health interventions for physical activity in the UK. The investigation is informed by walk-history data relating to more than 79,000 participants over a two-year period. Methods used include meas…

  • Factors influencing the inspirational effect of major sports events on audience sport participation behaviour

    Girish Ramchandani, Themis Kokolakakis et al.ARTICLEWorld Leisure & Recreation2014Cited by: 2References: 1

    The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the factors that determine the extent to which spectators attending one-off sports events feel inspired to increase their own participation in sport. The research considers both the socio-demographic and sport participation profile of the audience as well as the characteristics of an event as predictors of inspiration. The methodological approach involved secondary analysis of data collected from audience…