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Book SynopsisThis book provides a systematic overview of football development from a scientific perspective. The proposed multidimensional framework of assessing the concept of sports development (with a deliberate emphasis on association football) goes beyond the conventional medal tally counts and win percentages. The conceptual foundation of the Football Development Index (FDI) revolves around the understanding that football development grasps all athletic proficiency levels from grassroots to elite, and includes all football stakeholders. The proposed composite indicator of football development highlights three key dimensions: on-pitch performance, popularity, and development environment. The book provides both a conceptual discussion on football development as well as an overview of the various techniques used for constructing composite indicators. The practical implications of a multidimensional index on football development cover a vast array of fundamental sports economics and management is
Trade ReviewThis volume provides a new Football Development Index and tests a model of causal relationships between this Index, on-pitch performance and socio-economic indicators. The results must be appealing to all football fans around the world and should be useful to football governing bodies and decision-makers. -- Wladimir Andreff, University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: Conceptualization of Football Development Chapter 2: Overview of Multidimensional Indexes and Rankings Chapter 3: Football Development Index: Dimensions and Indicators Chapter 4: Calculation Model Chapter 5: Football Development Report 2013 Chapter 6: Dependence between Football Rankings and Socio-Economic Indicators Conclusion Appendix A: “On-Pitch Performance” Dimension Results Appendix B: “Popularity” Dimensions Results Appendix C: “Environment” Dimensions Results Appendix D: Football Development Index Results Appendix E: Continental Self-Organizing Maps of FDI Values Bibliography About the Authors
