TY - BOOK AU - Hill,Michael TI - In pursuit of excellence: a student guide to elite sports development T2 - Student sport studies SN - 9780415349345 (hbk.) PY - 2007/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Physical education and training KW - Study and teaching KW - History KW - Case studies KW - Sports N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Sporting excellence : the concept -- Sporting excellence : an historical overview -- The long winding path : sport excellence in the UK, 1950-1990 -- Atlanta 1996 : an Olympic failure too far -- Australia : why are they winning? -- Vive la France! -- USA : no. 1 -- The German Democratic Republic -- World class at long last : UK sport excellence, 2000+ -- Win at all costs? : the art of gamesmanship -- Citius, altius, fortius, pharmacus : drugs in elite sport -- What the future holds -- The current view UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip071/2006029365.html ER -