The Leisure Review: February 2012

news, editorial and comment:

Finding hope in familair failings
The Leisure Review editorial
The sport, leisure and culture sector’s relationship with the health sector has long been characterised by a modicum of uncertainty. The editor speculates on making a future from failings.

Row Z
The Leisure Review diary
Edition 62. Turf wars, local difficulties and Bullingdon Dave. Darts, counts and coaches. Colin, Colin, Colin. PR, journalists and lords of the realm. Lady Gaga, eggheads and polished copy. All grist to Sideliner's merciless mill.

News in Brief
News in Brief, issue 58. Community sports clubs. Management tools. Foundation funds. Both new and disputed business models. Fife investment. Budget gyms in Bexleyheath. Magesterial portraits. Pleas for a backyard boycott.

World of Leisure: cultural news daily
A day-by-day account of how sport, leisure and culture appears in the national press.

The events page
Details of events presented by The Leisure Review in association with partner organisations, plus some that we think you might find interesting.

The leisure manager's library
The latest addition to the shelves comprises a complete set of Rebus novels. Plus links to all other titles recommended by The Leisure Review.

The letters page
The Leisure Review letters page: a single-handed attempt to reintroduce the editorial process into an online world. And to add to the excitement some new correspondence.

features

What future for physical activity?
The Leisure Review talks to Dr Charlie Foster about the current profile of physical activity within public health policy and what could be done to move physical activity up the policy agenda.

The chameleon coach: exploring the pressures on modern coaches
At The Leisure Review’s recent Coaching Insight in York a room full of developed and developing coaches explored the modern coaches' challenge, that of having to be all things to all people.

Ashmolean redux: the Egyptian collection
Jonathan Ives visits the Ashmolean to see six new galleries housing the museum’s collections of Ancient Egypt and Nubia.

Design and democracy; a parliamentary exhibition
The Scottish parliament is hosting an exhibition in which art students explore the relationship between art and democracy. James Bryce went along to the grand opening to report for The Leisure Review.

Master meets apprentice: training coaches the old-fashioned way
Given the massive turnover in coaches, Joe Coach comes over all medieval in the search for a way to increase retention levels.

Valediction: an industry expert’s view of his demise
To mark his retirement from the post of CLOA policy officer and factotum, David Albutt offers his own unique perspective on leisure's successes and failures, hits and misses.

Are you working harder not smarter?
Tales from a Tub
Kay Adkins ponders the latest participation statistics and wonders if we need to refocus on what works and do it on our own doorsteps.

The High Ground
An alternative view of the Scottish landscape
Edition 10. MacSideliner offers a cheery new year with some thoughts on a post-independence sporting landscape, along with pre-CWG thoughts on the London Olympics and some misty eyes.

recent features from The Leisure Review

Safeguarding soccer from the Etihad to Urmston
The Leisure Review talks to Nic Scott, the man charged with delivering the four Cs of safeguarding on behalf of Manchester City.

Measuring culture
Jonathan Ives looks at a couple of recently published documents as part of the continuing search for the definitive case for leisure.

Creative, child-centred, commercially attuned and compassionate: is this the modern coach?
An eclectic mix of presenters and a lively audience made for a Coaching Insight in Winchester which crackled with ideas and debate.

Opportunity knocks: the legacy of London
With London’s Olympics almost upon us, Jonathan Ives wonders whether the 2012 Games could yet deliver a legacy that would serve the interests of sport around the world.

Transportation and storage of chemicals for swimming pools
In the latest article in the SPATA series of technical briefings for swimming pool managers Howard Gosling considers the regulations and guidance relating to all aspects of pool-related chemicals.

Lessons in good will from a very different perspective
Tales from a Tub
A recent trip to Rwanda presented Kay Adkins with a very different view of what constitutes difficult sporting conditions but also served to emphasise the value of sport to all communities.

A review of books
With Christmas posing the usual challenge of finding something for everyone, our book reviewers have cast their collective eye over some printed matter so that you don’t have to.

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