Trust can move mountain (biking): a social network examination of the role of trust, communication and coopetition in youth sport

Natalie L. Smith, Amy Rundio and Matthew Katz

Sport Management Review, 2025, vol. 28, issue 5, 1009-1029

Abstract: Researchers have posited that increasing collaboration helps sport stakeholders better achieve their goals, yet stakeholders have noted that increasing competition has hindered collaboration. As such, there has been a call to develop a better understanding of the complex relationships between stakeholders, including how they collaborate and/or compete, their trust and communication. Therefore, in this current study, we used social network analysis to examine the relationship between perceptions of goal achievement to trust, communication and coopetition within a network of stakeholders creating a youth mountain bike program. The findings indicate trust was significantly influential in perceptions of goal achievement, whereas communication and collaborative and competitive behaviors were not. Relationships did exist between goal achievement and collaboration regarding employees, participants, and facilities, but not volunteers, fundraising or grants. This extends the research regarding competition, collaboration, and networks within non-profit sport through empirical evidence of coopetitive relationships within a network.

Date: 2025
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