{"product_id":"recreational-sport-1","title":"Recreational Sport","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       There are more opportunities than ever for employment in recreational        sport, which means the need to prepare students with a solid foundation        of the design, delivery, and management of recreational sport has never        been more critical.     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRecreational Sport \u003c\/i\u003eis designed precisely with that need in mind.        This text provides a contemporary perspective of recreational sport        management, offering a comprehensive picture of recreational sport        management for people in or entering all sectors of recreation and        leisure, including public, nonprofit, private, and commercial.     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       “We saw a need for broad-based recreational sport programming that        reflects the myriad of recreational sport activities and opportunities        that are out there,” says lead author Robert Barcelona. “To meet those        increased needs and interests, people need to have an array of        programming and management skills in recreational sport.”     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       Barcelona and his coauthors help readers gain those skills in part by        simplifying the complicated process of designing and delivering programs        in various settings in recreation and leisure services. They present a        macrocosm view of recreational sport in communities—a view that reflects        the most current, application-based research in the field.     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       Their text places recreational sport squarely in the middle of the        recreation and leisure curriculum and is supported by the recreational        sport core competencies as developed by Barcelona himself. Those        competencies are based on what recreational sport managers need to know        and be able to do to grow and succeed in the profession, and they        connect with the NIRSA recreational sport competencies developed in 2013.     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       In addition, \u003ci\u003eRecreational Sport\u003c\/i\u003e offers the following:     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       • Coverage for all age groups and sectors in a range of settings and        contexts for recreational sport     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       • International perspectives to offer students great insights into        career opportunities     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       • The latest theory, research, and real-world approaches to help both        students and professionals who program sports     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       • Case studies of real-world issues in recreational sport and examples        of theory-to-practice applications     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       The text comes with an array of online ancillaries that will prove        invaluable to both instructors and students. The instructor guide        supports and extends the chapter content and offers numerous ideas for        learning activities, projects, and topics for papers. It also supplies        chapter summaries, glossary terms, and links to websites that contain        information for both instructors and students. The test package has        multiple-choice, true–or-false, matching, and short–answer questions        that can interface with learning management systems, and the        presentation package offers a visual overview of the material to help        students retain the concepts.     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       “In teaching recreational sport for many years, I know that students        first need to grasp the big picture of recreational sports,” Barcelona        says. “We deliver that big picture in addition to information on design,        delivery, and management that every student needs to know to succeed,        regardless of what recreational sport organization he or she is a part        of.”     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       That big-picture element, along with the cutting-edge information on        program design, delivery, and management, sets this book apart. In the        three parts of the book, students will be able to do the following:     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       • Be grounded in the philosophical concepts that define the field     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       • Learn about the core competencies they need to know to deliver        successful programs and events     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       • Gain insights about the settings and contexts where recreational sport        happens and learn about key ideas, issues, and career opportunities in        the field     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRecreational Sport \u003c\/i\u003eis a textbook critical to students’ future        success in recreational sport management, offering the big-picture view        of the field while offering practical guidance in and real-world        examples of successful design, delivery, and management of recreational        sport programming.     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Robert J. 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