Attitudes Toward Professional Foreign Players in Finnish Amateur Basketball

Bibliographic Data

ID2379025
AuthorsKalevi Olin (University of Jyväskylä, corresponding author)
Year1984
Volume19
Issue3-4
Pages273-282
Publication date1984-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Review for the Sociology of Sport (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1012-6902 • E-ISSN: 1461-7218
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/101269028401900306
OpenAlexW2104965128
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited3

The use of foreign professional players may influence the host country's sport culture. To determine the attitudes toward foreign professionals in various Finnish amateur basketball leagues, all clubs (n = 55) playing basketball in the three highest Finnish leagues were interviewed by mailed questionnaire. The results indicated that recruitment of foreign pros was held to effect negatively the team spirit and the play tactics, the economics of the club, the development of other sport branches in the club and the success of the national team. Positive effects were expected on the number of spectators, public relations of the club and the success of its team. For lower leagues foreign professionals were not recommended

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