1. Australia, a sporting nation -- 2. Beginning a professional sports system -- 3. EEvolution of the sports system -- 4. Consolidation of the sports system -- 5. How governments assist sport -- 6. Community support for sport -- 7. A professional sports system in place -- 8. The future: where to from here? -- Appendices
Summary
"John Bloomfield traces the development of Australian sport from the early nineteenth century, when qualities of nationalism, social cohesion and tenacity developed as distinctive Australian character traits, partly as a result of sport. However this book's primary focus is on the modern era and a nation's investment in science, management, coaching and junior sport. The Australian sports system has become a blueprint for success, and is now being copied around the world."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-241) and index
