Research question: The current study investigates the income elasticities and socio-economic determinants of direct and indirect sports expenditure categories by means of a log normal hurdle regression. Research methods: The data stem from a representative sample of 3005 Flemish families with school-aged …

Given the recent economic crisis and the risen poverty rates, sports managers need to get insight in the effect of income and other socio-economic determinants on the household time and money that is spent on sports participation. By means of a Tobit regression, this study analyses the magnitude of the …

Individual and unorganized sports with a health-related focus, such as recreational running, have grown extensively in the last decade. Consistent with this development, there has been an exponential increase in the availability and use of electronic monitoring devices such as smartphone applications …

Introduction The provision of active parks/public open space is the key factor in promoting active living, because people and specially low-income and elderlies are being more interested in doing non-organized/informal, and no-cost sports/physical activities in outdoor spaces in recent decades (Borgers …

In de BMS Studies 34 tot en met 37 wordt uitgebreid gerapporteerd over de resultaten van de derde wave van het Vlaamse Sportclub Panel (VSP3.0). Gezien de grote hoeveelheid aan resultaten werd besloten om de rapportering op te splitsen in vier delen en dit te bundelen onder BMS-reeks 'Barometer van de …

In de BMS Studies 34 tot en met 37 wordt uitgebreid gerapporteerd over de resultaten van de derde wave van het Vlaamse Sportclub Panel (VSP3.0). Gezien de grote hoeveelheid aan resultaten werd besloten om de rapportering op te splitsen in vier delen en dit te bundelen onder BMS-reeks 'Barometer van de …

In de BMS Studies 34 tot en met 37 wordt uitgebreid gerapporteerd over de resultaten van de derde wave van het Vlaamse Sportclub Panel (VSP3.0). Gezien de grote hoeveelheid aan resultaten werd besloten om de rapportering op te splitsen in vier delen en dit te bundelen onder BMS-reeks 'Barometer van de …

In de BMS Studies 34 tot en met 37 wordt uitgebreid gerapporteerd over de resultaten van de derde wave van het Vlaamse Sportclub Panel (VSP3.0). Gezien de grote hoeveelheid aan resultaten werd besloten om de rapportering op te splitsen in vier delen en dit te bundelen onder BMS-reeks 'Barometer van de …

Despite several decades of Sport for All policies, opportunities for sports participation are still unequally divided, with certain socially disadvantaged groups having less access to sports. To reduce this gap, structural efforts are needed. A question that arises is what role nonprofit sports clubs …

Little is known about innovation in the non-profit sport sector. The current research addresses this gap by questioning whether and to what extent sport federations innovate. It aims to identify types of innovation implemented by sport federations and their attitude and preferences towards innovation. …