Partnerships in Sport

These thoughts of a Sport England professional, in the wake of the announcement of the most far-reaching public sector cuts in a generation, spell out what sport and recreation development professionals have known for many years, namely that working in isolation is not an option. Since the onset of County Sports Partnerships, a more formal recognition has existed that it is unrealistic to expect resource-strapped sport development organisations to achieve all of their goals without a considerable amount of their work being undertaken collaboratively. This compulsion to pool resources is confirmed by Slack and Parent (2006: 164):

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