Sport Clubs in Belgium

Jeroen Scheerder (), Hanne Vandermeerschen (), Jeroen Meganck (), Jan Seghers () and Steven Vos ()
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Jeroen Scheerder: KU Leuven – University of Leuven
Hanne Vandermeerschen: KU Leuven – University of Leuven
Jeroen Meganck: KU Leuven – University of Leuven
Jan Seghers: KU Leuven – University of Leuven
Steven Vos: KU Leuven – University of Leuven

Chapter Chapter 4 in Sport Clubs in Europe, 2015, pp 47-67 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In the present chapter a status quaestionis of club-organised sport in Flanders/Belgium is presented. More precisely, the most recent and relevant data will be discussed. First, we describe the historical and societal context of sport clubs in Flanders/Belgium. Second, attention is given to the role and the position of sport clubs. Time-trend and cross-sectional data are used to give more insight on this. Third, the main features of sport clubs are presented. Here, we successively focus on the sport clubs’ structural characteristics, their sport provision, their members, their volunteers, their financial situation and the role that sport clubs see for themselves. The fourth section deals with a specific topic, in this way that we provide some data with regard to the question whether sport clubs can be considered as health promoters.

Keywords: Sport Participation; Sport Club; Sport Practice; Sport Participant; Sport Federation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17635-2_4

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