Routledge Handbook of Sport and COVID-19

This book examines the initial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global sport and the varying consequences of the sport shutdown on all levels of society. It also considers the many lessons that have been learnt so that sport stakeholders can successfully adjust and operate under the "new normal." Featuring authors, cases and examples from around the world, the book explores the impact of COVID-19 on sport at all levels, from community sport – where local clubs, gyms and development programmes had to find ways to survive with pitches closed and projects cancelled – to the major professional sport leagues and sport mega-events, with events postponed and teams playing in empty stadia. It considers the economic, social and developmental impacts of the pandemic, including physical, mental and social wellbeing, and looks at how key professional and community sport organisations have reacted to the crisis, reflecting on the lessons learnt and preparations for future pandemics and challenges of similar size and significance. With COVID-19 now endemic in the global population, this is an essential reference for anybody working in sport, from students and researchers to managers, policymakers and development officers.

Part I – Sport and the Pandemic: Setting the Scene 1 COVID-19 and Sport: Setting the Scene Stephen Frawley and Nico Schulenkorf 2 COVID-19 and the Sport Sector Lee Edmondson, Themis Kokolakakis, Shia Ping Kung and Ryan Storey Part II – COVID-19 and Professional Sport 3 COVID-19 and Sport Governing Bodies: Pandemic Disruption Jonathan Robertson and Adam Karg 4 COVID-19 and Professional Sporting Leagues: North America Xiaoan Huang, Chan Hyeon Hur and Nicholas Watanabe 5 COVID-19 and Professional Sporting Leagues: European Football Daniel Plumley and Rob Wilson 6 COVID-19 and Professional Sport Teams: Dealing with the Unexpected Michael Naraine and Brandon Mastromartino 7 COVID-19 and Professional Athletes Michelle Hayes and Jason Doyle 8 COVID-19 and the Precarity of Elite Women Athletes Darren T Baker, Lewis Whales and Stephen Frawley 9 COVID-19 and the Narratives Surrounding Simone Biles and Athlete Mental Health During the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Andrea N. Geurin 10 COVID-19 and Women’s Professional Sport Pandemic Effects: Mitigating, Manoeuvring and Reimagining? Michelle O'Shea, Hazel Maxwell, Sarah Duffy and Martha Lourey-Bird 11 COVID-19 and the College Sports Industry Steve DeSimone, Victor Matheson and Siobhan Kiernan 12 COVID-19 and High-Performance Sport Management: Athletes and Coaches Lisa Gowthorp 13 COVID-19 and Sports Consumption Daniel Lock and Aravind Reghunathan 14 COVID-19 and Sport Sponsorship: Seeing the Silver Lining in Times of Crisis Yiran Su and Heather Kennedy 15 COVID-19 and Social Media Use by Sport Organisations Stirling Sharpe, Olan Scott and Bo Li 16 COVID-19 and Sport Tourism Millicent Kennelly 17 COVID-19 and Sport Stadia: Managing Large Sport Facilities During a Crisis Like No Other Richard Keith Wright, Koji Kobayashi and Thomas Fletcher 18 COVID-19 and Esport: Digital Mediation in a Restricted World Emily Jane Hayday and Holly Collison 19 COVID-19 and the Impact on Sports Betting Markets and Sports Bettors' Mental Health Hibai Lopez-Gonzalez and Levi Pérez 20 COVID-19 and Sports Law Catherine Ordway and Jack Anderson Part III – COVID-19 and Community Sport 21 COVID-19 and Sport and Physical Activity: Specific Effects and the Importance of Home-Based Training and Learning Amri Hammami, Sofien Kasmi, Ezdine Bouhlel, Basma Harrabi, George P. Nassis, Magni Mohr and Peter Krustrup 22 COVID-19 and the Fitness Industry Lloyd Rothwell 23 COVID-19 and Sports Clubs Svenja Feiler, Simon Beermann, Kirstin Hallmann and Christoph Breuer 24 COVID-19 and the Developmental Aspects and Attributes of Sport Tony Rossi, Kat Raw, Andrew Friesen, Tom Patrick and Emma George 25 COVID-19 and Sport Education: Youth Sport in the United States of America Bri Newland and Matt Bowers 26 COVID-19 and Sport-for-Development Marlene A. Dixon, Ashlyn Hardie, Stacy M. Warner, Emmaculate Owiro and Dennis Orek 27 COVID-19 and Sport-Related Corporate Social Responsibility Christos Anagnostopoulos 28 COVID-19 and Disability Sport: Imagining Disability Accessible and Inclusive Sport Management Futures Paul J. Kitchin, Andrew M. Hammond, Andrea Bundon, P. David Howe and Simon Darcy 29 COVID-19 and Sport Volunteering Pam Kappelides, Haley Baxter and Russell Hoye 30 COVID-19 and Innovation in Community Sport Per G. Svensson Part IV - COVID-19 and Global and National Sport Events 31 COVID-19 and Global Sport Events Geoff Dickson, Michael Craw, Richard Ajiee, Melody Johnston and Sean Phelps 32 COVID-19 and National Sport Events: A Case Study of the Sport Event Logistics for the 2021 Australian Road Nationals Cycling Championships Alana Thomson, Kipp Kaufmann, Verity Archer, Abdel Halabi and Josh Ambrosy 33 COVID-19 and Sport in South Africa Brendon Knott and Janice Hemmonsbey 34 COVID-19 and Sport in South America: Resistance, Indignation and Hope Luiz Guilherme Burlamaqui and Jorge Knijnik 35 COVID-19 and Sport in Japan Yoshifumi Bizen and Daichi Oshimi

Stephen Frawley teaches and researches sport management and Olympic studies at the UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Nico Schulenkorf is Associate Professor of Sport Management at the UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.