one of the main factors that have turned against the development of sports in Nigeria today is the lack of effective management. There are a lot of solutions being offered by the Nigerian concern and a national day to save us quagmire. One of these solutions is this text entitled "Recent trends in sports management and administration." It was written by Dr. Joseph Awoyinfa, a lecturer in the mobility of human health and the Department of Education, Faculty of Education, University of Lagos, Nigeria; educational researcher and consultant. I was the person named by the author and the university to review the book when it was presented to the public on December 4, 08 in Nigeria.
According to Awoyinfa, it is self-evident in all parts of the world that the sport is now the issue of reference that can no longer be ignored in the various sectors of the economy and areas of life. The writer adds that this text, which takes a closer look at topical issues in sports management and administration, and delve into the theories and principles of modern trends in sports administration and management, such as leadership, organization, planning, motivation, etc.
The text contains 16 chapters. And christened one chapter "The concept of sports management." Here, Awoyinfa administration says is a concept that means different things to different people at different times, resulting in a multiplicity of definitions. He explains that the administration has described the different shroud, science, a person or persons, discipline and process.
expatiates this writer that the shroud, the management of the sport is all about the implementation of the sports regulatory functions and tasks through people. While science and sports management is about the establishment of sports philosophy, laws and theories, principles, processes and practices. As an organization, according to him, and you know sports management as a means to create formal structures and institutions on the basis of the mission, goals, objectives, functions and tasks.
says Awoyinfa as a person or group of people, sports administration may refer to the head alone or to all the senior staff, committee, and so forth; while as a system, and the management is a field of study with various themes and topics. Author shines Sports Management as a process that is about a systematic way of doing things. Awoyinfa highlights management positions in sports management, planning, organizing, staffing, guidance / leading, control, and coordination, budgeting and evaluation. The director of the sport is, this author educates the sporting director is anyone at any level of the organization, who runs the sports
other efforts towards achieving organizational goals sports wise.
is based on the second chapter on the subject of evolution and trends in sports management thought. Here, Awoyinfa reveals that the development of ideas about sports administration back to the days when people tried in the first place to achieve the goals by working together in a group. In his words, "there was a serious thought and the development of theories about management several years before the dawn of the twentieth century (20), which marked the beginning of modern management thought athlete. Great efforts to develop the theories and principles of sports management began from the early twentieth time (20) century with the work of Frederick Taylor and Henry Fayol, and the Industrial Revolution (19) of the nineteenth century and perhaps provided the climate for this very serious theorizing. "
Awoyinfa adds that since the turn of the 20th century, and writers in the sports management and business theory is proposed different theories on how to manage work more efficiently and effectively and staff. This author educates that the three major schools of management thought is: a classic. And human behavior; and complementary. It also highlights the Awoyinfa theorists sports administration in early; the principles and characteristics of scientific management. Evaluation of scientific management theory, etc., in this chapter.
third chapter is labeled objective "sports management principles." In this chapter, the educational consultant explains that mathematical principles are the basic laws underlying the practice of sports management. He adds that the management principles must therefore be based on generally for them to be applicable within the sports organizations of different sizes and character. "It is expected to be able to identify and use appropriate principles that are relevant to specific cases of modern sports managers and administrators, and this is because there is no single principle can fit all administrative cases," offers Awoyinfa.
He says that the basic principles of sports are those that apply to all sports organizations and as a result of public acceptance, and sometimes referred to as "the general principles of sports management." This author expatiates that some of these principles are: responsibility. Delegation of authority and communication. With regard to the humanitarian principles of sports administration, Awoyinfa identifies these as democracy, justice, human relations, empathy, compassion, and consideration and humility.
in the fourth quarter on the basis of the concept of behavioral and motivational theories in sports organization, the author says, humans are unique creatures of its kind because they behave differently under different conditions and are difficult to predict in most cases. Awoyinfa asserts that since human beings constitute the most important element in the sports organization, sports managers need to understand why some people act one way or another, so that (athletic directors) can affect the performance of the people on exactly how sports organizations find desirable.
One effective tool suggests this writer that can be used to obtain performance when athletes is the motivation. In his words, "the motivation is something that is required in sports organizations to make employees' performance
However, it has been an important and perplexing subject of sports managers." Awoyinfa discuss the further development of catalytic concepts in sports institution. The application of the theories of motivation for the management of sport; methods of behavior modification, etc., in this chapter.
in Chapters 5-10, the author of searchlight beams analytical him on issues such as management techniques in sports institution. The concept sports institution. Design in the sports enterprise mode. The concept of planning in sports management. Make your athletic organizations more effective in Nigeria and employment in the sports institutions.
is based on Chapter 11 on communication strategies in the sports institution. According to Awoyinfa here, communication is a critical factor in any organizational effectiveness of the organizations can not operate effectively when they lack the communication skills among members. "Since communication is a moving spirit in the absence of an institution that can provide organizations standstill", confirms this author.
in chapters 12 to 16, X-ray Awoyinfa concepts such as organizational changes and development in sport management; leadership and management in sport management; management and organization of football as a coach. The teaching of human kinetics and health education in schools and colleges. The organization and management of schools in the various stages of education.
and put the supply side, this text record mark of success. For example, the language is understood and articulated ideas brilliantly. It is expected the simplicity of the language, given the dual professional background in the communication lecturer and pastor. To ensure an easy study of the text on the part of readers, Awoyinfa highlights the objectives of each chapter at the beginning and end with the audit / review questions.
What is more, he creatively embroidered text with graphics (pages 50.97, 317 330 338, 395, etc.) to enhance understanding readers through visual communication. Awoyinfa includes references at the end of each chapter to meet academic obligations and opportunities source disclosed readers to read more. Many references inserted also underscores the depth of his research. His use of visual discrimination of the term "modern trends" in the title is the creator emphatically.
If there are chapters that really make this text is described as a compendium of solutions for modern administrative and organizational problems of the development of our sport in Nigeria, they are chapters four, eight, 11 and 13. this is because they discuss motivation and planning, communication and leadership, respectively.
At the same time, objectively the greatest chapter of all is the fourth chapter. The fact that this be taken consciously or unconsciously to be finding the greatest chapter practical expression in the telecommunications deeper and coherence between the theme on one side and images metaphorical front cover external or imagery like another goal, and cyclists race, for tennis player getting ready to work with the bat to her, runners competing and players Football struggling for possession of the ball, on the other hand. These are the images used to illustrate the motivational speech.
However, note some errors in the text. Errors are the "Acknowledgement" (page three), instead of "thanks and appreciation." An impoverishment of the first few paragraphs of the natural "boot." "Attrition" (396 and 404), instead of the "loss", and other pages need to be corrected in the next edition of these errors.
In a note to the final analysis, this text is a compendium of Sports Management irresistible tips. This is a must read for all stakeholders in the sports sector, especially managers and administrators. It is simply fantastic.
ILESANMI GOKE, editing infrastructure for President / CEO of Http://www.gokeilesanmi.com management consultant / CEO Gokmar communications consultancy, and Certified Public Remember chairman / director of protocol, ( trade) communications specialist, motivational speaker, career management coach, the famous book critic, leadership expert and consultant for companies liberation.
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