Facilitating disability sport and physical recreation during the initial months of COVID-19: Examining organizational innovation in third sector organizations

John Hayton

doi:10.1080/01490400.2021.2023373

Facilitating disability sport and physical recreation during the initial months of COVID-19: Examining organizational innovation in third sector organizations

John Hayton^*

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School of Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation

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Abstract

This article explores the organizational innovation of third sector sport organizations (TSSOs) that deliver or facilitate the delivery of sport and physical recreation for disabled participants during the first five months of COVID-19 suppression measures in England. Drawn from qualitative data with key personnel, findings first demonstrate the strategic, financial, user, and human resource dimensions of constraint placed upon the TSSOs. The blend of online/digital and physical innovations adopted by the TSSOs, and how they have contributed to the implementation of novel administrative processes, and technical services and products by the organizations to continue to engage with their target audiences during this time are then documented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	658-680
Number of pages	23
Journal	Leisure Sciences
Volume	46
Issue number	5
Early online date	6 Jan 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2021.2023373
Publication status	Published - 3 Jul 2024

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COVID-19
disability sport and physical recreation
inclusion
innovation
third sector

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Facilitating disability sport and physical recreation during the initial months of COVID-19: Examining organizational innovation in third sector organizations

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