“…The fit between sport and social capital has been recognized by numerous authors who have proposed, in particular, a link between sport volunteerism and social capital, suggesting that as people participate in voluntary activity they develop social connections, and provide and gain access to resources, which in turn generate an infrastructure for strengthening communities (Tonts 2005, Seippel 2006, Coalter 2007, Harvey et al 2007, Cuskelly 2008, Doherty and Misener 2008, Numerato 2008, Kay and Bradbury 2009, Zakus et al 2009, Maxwell and Taylor 2010. In addition, social capital is a useful framework for understanding the role of organized voluntary associations in society (Putnam 2000), where membership in a group fosters 'collectivity-owned capital' (Bourdieu 1986, p. 249) reinforced by material and/or symbolic exchanges.…”