scholarly journals Common international trends in football stadium attendance

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. e0247761
Author(s):  
Jan C. van Ours
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
International Trends ◽  
Premier League ◽  
English Premier League ◽  
Very High ◽  
Football Stadium

This paper examines long-term developments in stadium attendance in professional football in the Netherlands. As in many other European countries attendance had a U-shaped development with the lowest numbers in the mid-1980s. The developments in the Netherlands do not seem to have been affected by hooliganism but by socioeconomic factors. Furthermore, the association with stadium attendance in other European leagues in particular the English Premier League is very high. This suggests that stadium attendance is affected not only by national developments but also by common international trends in the interest in football matches.

scholarly journals Sports Psychology in the English Premier League: ‘It Feels Precarious and is Precarious’

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 426-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Gilmore ◽  
Christopher Wagstaff ◽  
John Smith
Keyword(s):  
Working Life ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Sports Psychology ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Premier League ◽  
English Premier League ◽  
Elite Division

This article gives a rare account of the working life of a sports psychologist in the English Premier League, the elite division in English professional football. It shows how members of emerging professions such as sports psychology are a new precariat. John is more successful than many sports psychologists, but his job security is dependent on his continued ability to navigate managerial change: using his skills as a psychologist in the defence of his own employment but simultaneously keeping the (potentially sensitive) ‘psychology’ label of the work he does hidden until circumstances are propitious.

scholarly journals The effect of crowd removal on goal scoring in professional football

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Harris ◽  
Mark Wilson ◽  
Samuel James Vine
Keyword(s):  
Performance Data ◽  
Professional Sport ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Premier League ◽  
Typical Performance ◽  
English Premier League ◽  
Rare Opportunity

In the present work we sought to use the rare opportunity to compare professional sport without a crowd with typical performance from previous seasons. We focused on the English Premier League as, anecdotally, there appears to have been an increase in goal scoring. Our primary aims were to: 1) determine whether more goals are in fact being scored; and 2) if so, further explore whether any performance data can indicate why this might be the case.

Understanding players' transition from youth to senior professional football environments: A coach perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Øystein Røynesdal ◽  
Tynke Toering ◽  
Henrik Gustafsson
Keyword(s):  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Premier League ◽  
Football Clubs ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Team Environment ◽  
Fitting In ◽  
English Premier League

The aim of this study was to explore: (a) sociocultural features of a first team environment perceived to influence a player's progression, (b) the ways in which young players should manage these features and (c) how coaches operate to assist young players during specific phases in the youth-to-senior transition. Semi-structured interviews with eight elite development coaches in English Premier League football clubs generated two higher order categories: fitting in with standards of first team environment (e.g. handling social dynamics in the first team group) and facilitating shared perception of transition across key stakeholders (e.g. communicating with first team staff). Together, these findings indicate the need for young players to navigate between conforming, adapting to and breaking with specific features of the first team environment to successfully progress in the youth-to-senior transition to professional football.

Deciphering the Dutch drop: ten explanations for decreasing political trust in The Netherlands

2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Bovens ◽  
Anchrit Wille
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Political Instability ◽  
Political Trust ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
Economic Recovery ◽  
Trust In Government ◽  
Economic Decline ◽  
Economic Crises ◽  
International Trends

The Netherlands has always been the odd case out regarding trust in public institutions. In the 1980s and 1990s, contrary to international trends, trust in government remained high and even increased. Suddenly, from 2002 onwards, public trust in government declined dramatically. In this article we examine the plausibility of ten explanations, embedded in the international scholarly literature, and explore whether they are empirically supported or rebutted in case of the Dutch drop. We find that because most of the literature concentrates on the cross-national erosion of political support over a long period within Western democracies, explanations tend to focus on gradual, long-term demographic, social, and political trends. Sudden dips in trust levels, however, require different sets of explanatory factors; they are better explained by political or economic contingencies, such as sudden political or economic crises. In the case of the Dutch drop, the most plausible explanation is a combination of an economic decline, combined with high political instability and contestation during the first Balkenende cabinets. As of 2007, with a new cabinet in office, and an economic recovery in place, trust figures are on the rise again. Points for practitioners Sudden dips in public trust in government are better explained by political or economic contingencies, such as political or economic crises, than by a deterioration in government performance or by long-term demographic, social, and political trends. In the case of the sudden drop in trust in The Netherlands, the most plausible explanation is a combination of an economic decline, combined with high political instability and contestation during the first Balkenende cabinets. As of 2007, with a new cabinet in office, and economic recovery in place, trust figures are on the rise again.

Between Protection and Repression: A Short History of Juvenile Policing in the Netherlands

2007 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 214-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manon van de Riet ◽  
Wim Bernasco ◽  
Peter van der Laan
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Short History ◽  
Minimal Intervention ◽  
History Of ◽  
Over Time ◽  
The Way

The police in the Netherlands have traditionally been characterised by restraint when dealing with cases involving minors. However, this policy of minimal intervention appears to be waning in recent years. This shift from welfare to justice seems to be in line with the developments in other European countries. This article comments on this development by framing it in the long-term history of juvenile policing in the Netherlands. It describes the founding and development of the Juvenile Police as an organisation, and sketches the parallel changes in juvenile policing that occurred during the twentieth century. The organisation of juvenile policing has changed considerably over time with a visible tendency away from welfare oriented policing. As such, restraint and minimal intervention may no longer characterise the way Dutch police handle juvenile offenders.

scholarly journals Safeguarding, Chaplaincy and English Professional Football

Religions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Oliver ◽  
Andrew Parker
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Holistic Care ◽  
Competitive Environment ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Team Management ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Premier League ◽  
English Premier League

In recent years, English professional football has been rocked by allegations of historical sexual abuse and safeguarding concerns around young players. This paper examines the potential contribution that sports chaplains can make to the specific welfare needs of elite youth footballers within the wider context of safeguarding practices and protocols. Comprising a small-scale, sociological study involving welfare personnel at English Premier League and English Football League Championship clubs, the paper identifies the scope and potential of sports chaplaincy in relation to the practical outworking of safeguarding policy. Findings reveal that elite youth footballers face a number of pressures specific to the highly competitive environment in which they work and that various safeguarding issues routinely arise amidst these pressures. The paper concludes by suggesting that sports chaplains are ideally placed to provide safeguarding and wider welfare support to young players as a consequence of their independence from team management structures and their prioritization of holistic care above performance-related issues.

Life-course schemes and employability – The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium compared

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 533-546
Author(s):  
Rien Huiskamp ◽  
Kees Vos
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Early Retirement ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Parcours De Vie ◽  
Nous Examinons ◽  
Very High

Over the last decade life-course arrangements have been introduced in several EU Member States with the aim of enhancing in a coherent way individual flexibility and employability over an employee’s whole working life. In this article we examine the effects of existing schemes with a life-course dimension in terms of employability, comparing four schemes in three countries. The conclusion we arrive at is that the schemes are mainly used for early retirement or achieving short-term benefits, while the uptake of provisions specifically related to employability is not very high. More attractive forms of working-life accounts should refocus on easily accessible basic schemes with short-term objectives and endowed with a sufficient budget for achieving long-term employability goals. They need to be underpinned and supplemented by collectively bargained company-level agreements. Au cours de la dernière décennie, des accords portant sur l’ensemble du parcours de vie ont été introduits dans plusieurs Etats membres de l’UE, dans le but d’améliorer de manière cohérente la flexibilité individuelle et l’employabilité sur l’ensemble du parcours professionnel d’un travailleur. Dans cet article, nous examinons les effets en termes d’employabilité des régimes actuels présentant une dimension portant sur l’ensemble du parcours de vie, en comparant quatre régimes dans trois pays. La conclusion à laquelle nous arrivons est que ces régimes sont principalement utilisés en vue d’une retraite anticipée ou pour obtenir des avantages à court terme, cependant que l’intérêt des dispositions spécifiquement relatives à l’employabilité n’est pas très élevé. Des formes plus attractives d’équilibre entre travail et vie privée devraient se recentrer sur des régimes de base aisément accessibles, dotées d’objectifs à court terme et d’un budget suffisant pour atteindre des objectifs d’employabilité à long terme. Ces efforts doivent être soutenus et complétés par des conventions collectivement négociées au niveau de l’entreprise. In den letzten zehn Jahren sind in mehreren EU-Mitgliedstaaten Regelungen eingeführt worden, die den gesamten Lebensverlauf in den Blick nehmen und darauf abzielen, die individuelle Flexibilität und Beschäftigungsfähigkeit der Arbeitnehmer über ihr gesamtes Berufsleben hinweg auf kohärente Weise zu erhöhen. In diesem Beitrag werden die Auswirkungen bestehender Regelungen mit einer Lebensverlaufsperspektive auf die Beschäftigungsfähigkeit untersucht. Der Vergleich von vier Regelungen in drei Ländern zeigt, dass diese hauptsächlich der vorzeitigen Pensionierung der Arbeitnehmer dienen oder ihnen kurzfristige Vorteile bringen, während die Bestimmungen, die ausdrücklich auf die Verbesserung der Beschäftigungsfähigkeit ausgerichtet sind, nur in geringem Maße umgesetzt werden. Es müssten attraktivere Formen von Lebensarbeits(zeit)konten geschaffen werden, in deren Mittelpunkt Grundsysteme stehen, die leicht zugänglich und auf kurzfristige Ziele ausgerichtet sind, aber mit ausreichenden Mitteln ausgestattet werden, um langfristige Ziele im Bereich der Beschäftigungsfähigkeit zu erreichen. Diese Regelungen müssen durch kollektiv ausgehandelte betriebliche Vereinbarungen unterstützt und ergänzt werden.

scholarly journals Obesity Prevalence in the Long-Term Future in 18 European Countries and in the USA

Obesity Facts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 514-527
Author(s):  
Fanny Janssen ◽  
Anastasios Bardoutsos ◽  
Nikoletta Vidra
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Bayesian Hierarchical ◽  
Obesity Epidemic ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
The Usa

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Obesity constitutes a major public health problem in Europe, but how the obesity epidemic in European countries will evolve remains unknown. Most previous obesity projections considered the short-term future only, focused on single non-European countries, and projected ongoing increases foremost. We comparatively project obesity prevalence into the long-term future for 18 European countries and the USA. <b><i>Data:</i></b> We used national age-specific (20–84 years) and sex-specific obesity prevalence estimates (1975–2016) from the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) 2017 study, which are based on available measured height and weight data, supplemented with estimates from a Bayesian hierarchical model. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We projected age- and sex-specific obesity prevalence up to the year 2100 by integrating the notion of a wave-shaped obesity epidemic into conventional age-period projections. <b><i>Results:</i></b> In 1990–2016, the increasing trends in obesity prevalence were decelerating. Obesity is expected to reach maximum levels between 2030 and 2052 among men, and between 2026 and 2054 among women. The maximum levels will likely be reached first in The Netherlands, USA, and UK, and last in Switzerland; and are expected to be highest in the USA and UK, and lowest in The Netherlands for men and Denmark for women. In 2060, obesity prevalence is expected to be lowest among Dutch men and highest among Swiss men. The projected age-specific obesity prevalence levels have an inverse U-shape, peaking at around the age of 60–69 years. <b><i>Discussion:</i></b> Applying our novel approach to the NCD-RisC 2017 data, obesity prevalence is expected to reach maximum levels between 2026 and 2054, with the USA and UK reaching the highest maximum levels first, followed by other European countries.

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