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dc.contributor.authorHoskyn, Katharine
dc.contributor.authorDickson, Geoff
dc.contributor.authorSotiriadou, Popi
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-29T06:17:44Z
dc.date.available2018-03-29T06:17:44Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn0263-4503
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/MIP-04-2017-0063
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/371061
dc.description.abstractPurpose – Sport participation is the lifeblood of community sport clubs. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how sport clubs can leverage participation from local, medium-sized, elite sport events. Design/methodology/approach – This study used an action research approach where researchers, along with representative stakeholders from two elite tennis tournaments and 23 local tennis organizations, collaborated to develop and implement a series of interventions as part of a wider leveraging plan. The interventions were developed and evaluated in one cycle of action research that incorporated predominantly qualitative research methods. Findings – The interventions stimulated the interest of event spectators by offering a free tennis lesson at a participating club. However, the conversion from interest to club participation was limited. Practical implications – Key recommendations for clubs to leverage participation from a medium-sized event include: a leveraging plan should consider the resources and capacity of local community sport clubs; clubs should act collectively and collaboratively; and clubs should have a strong physical presence at the event(s). Originality/value – Regional sports organizations can utilize existing collaborative networks to enable community clubs to design and implement event-leveraging initiatives. This study also highlights the limited capacity of community sport clubs to leverage participation outcomes from medium-sized annual events. The use of collaborative networks may ameliorate the organizational capacity deficiencies of clubs.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing
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dc.relation.ispartofpageto14
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMarketing Intelligence and Planning
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMarketing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMarketing not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3506
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode350699
dc.titleLeveraging medium-sized sport events to attract club participants
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
gro.rights.copyright© 2017 Emerald. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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