The response of voluntary sports clubs to Sport England’s Lottery funding: cases of compliance, change and resistance

Sport volunteering, active citizenship and social capital enhancement: what role in the ‘Big Society’?

“…In the sport sector, local authorities and voluntary sports clubs are the focal point for much of this transference, with pressure applied to these agencies to conform and deliver the outcomes of the target-driven paradigm (Garrett 2004). Consequently, the onus has been placed on voluntary sports clubs and local authorities to raise participation rates, increase opportunities for voluntary action, and maintain spaces for these activities to occur.…”

“…While voluntary sports clubs are no strangers to burdening responsibility for the delivery and achievement of government policy objectives for sport (Garrett 2004;Harris et al 2009), an analysis of the sport volunteering context will offer an insight into current constraints and pressures that may undermine the current Government's vision of the 'Big Society'.…”

Managing Sport for Public Health: Approaching Contemporary Problems with Traditional Solutions

“…Regarding the first and in relation to the empirical focus of this article, many studies (e.g., Adams, 2011;Garrett, 2004;Harris, Mori, & Collins, 2009;May, Harris, & Collins, 2012;Nichols, Padmore, Taylor, & Barrett, 2012;O'Gorman, 2011;Skille, 2009Skille, , 2010Skille, , 2011Skille & Solbakken, 2011;Stenling, 2013Stenling, , 2014Stenling & Fahlén, 2009) have explored the propensity, ability, readiness and will of sport organizations to fulfil policy aims formulated by external stakeholders such as the state. These studies have found that sport organizations' existing ideas, norms and values act as strongholds against policy initiatives differing too much from their core activities.…”

Community Outreach through the Use of Sport

“…These local foundations and organizations are for the most part manned by volunteers and Putnam (2000) has stated such organizations have massive potential for strengthening communities and enhancing life skills. The sports industry according to Green and Oakley (2001) and Garrett (2004) highlighted that voluntary sports sector has a crucial role in community and sports development and regeneration.…”