Stuck between medals and participation: an institutional theory perspective on why sport federations struggle to reach Sport-for-All goals

• Main Authors: Thomas De Bock (Author), Jeroen Scheerder (Author), Marc Theeboom (Author), Bram Constandt (Author), Mathieu Marlier (Author), Tom De Clerck (Author), Annick Willem (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sport-for-All emphasizes that every individual has the right to participate in sport. Despite all efforts to deliver Sport-for-All during the past decades, studies indicate that sport participation rates have been stagnating, whereas social inequalities in sport continue to exist...