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In recent years, the subsidiarity principle has been underlined in Sport-for-All policies in countries such as Germany, Austria and Belgium. According to this organising principle, issues need to be handled by the lowest possible political and administrative level, and as close to the citizens as possible. …

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Over the last 40 years, Sport for All policies – aiming at encouraging the sports participation of all citizens, regardless of age, sex, social class, ethnic origin, etc. – were implemented in a number of European countries. This study examines the extent to which a democratisation of club-organised …

An increasing share of light sports participants (e.g. self-organised runners) challenge traditional ‘Sport for All’ policy systems to target a more diversified array of people participating in sport and physical activity. The main aim of this article is to analyse whether light sport facilities, as …

De loopsport is wereldwijd één van de meest beoefende sporten (Scheerder et al., 2015c). In Vlaanderen prijkt de loopsport op de derde plaats van sportvoorkeuren, na de recreatieve fiets- en wandelsport (Scheerder et al., 2015b). Met ongeveer 20% van de sportparticipanten die de loopsport beoefenen, …

This study analyses the determinants of cycling expenditure by means of a Tobit regression analysis, based on a dataset of 5,157 cyclists. Using a heterodox economic framework, 23 different variables are combined into two commonly used variable groups (socio-demographics, sports intensity variables) …

Is Vlaanderen een groeiregio op het vlak van triatlon en duatlon? Wie is de Vlaming die vandaag aan triatlon of duatlon doet? Welke rol spelen de aanbieders hierin en welke verwachtingen hebben hun klanten? Vijf onderzoekers van KU Leuven, KU Leuven Campus Antwerpen en TU Eindhoven geven u het antwoord …

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze whether the fitness industry in Belgium is financially viable in its position as a growing commercial player within the framework of the European sport model where non-profit and public sport providers still have a strong impact. Design/methodology/approach …

Social changes have been influencing determinants for sports participation since the introduction of the Sport for All ideology in the early 1970s. Consistent with Crum’s sportisation theory, today’s modes of sports practices, as well as the network of sport services, have diversified and de-traditionalised. As …