The spatial restructuring of competitive tennis in Germany. The case of Hesse

Meier Henk Erik, Konjer Mara, Nagm Amin

Forschungsartikel (Zeitschrift) | Peer reviewed

Zusammenfassung

The paper explores the impact of the long-term demographic and economic changes Germany faces in competitive tennis. It is argued that demographic changes, rural restructuring, and urbanization serve to shrink the sociodemographic niche for middle- and upper-class sports in particular in rural regions. The idea is tested by analyzing data on competitive tennis teams from Hesse. The multilevel Poisson regression that was performed supports the idea that the development of competitive tennis teams is dependent on demographic and economic context factors although demographic factors dominate. Strong regional disparities are detected suggesting that competitive tennis is subject to aprocess of spatial restructuring. Methodological limitations and perspectives for further research are discussed.

Details zur Publikation

FachzeitschriftGerman Journal of Exercise and Sport Research
Jahrgang / Bandnr. / Volume47
StatusVeröffentlicht
Veröffentlichungsjahr2017
Sprache, in der die Publikation verfasst istEnglisch

Autor*innen der Universität Münster

Konjer, Mara Verena
Professur für Sozialwissenschaften des Sports (Prof. Meier)
Meier, Henk Erik
Professur für Sozialwissenschaften des Sports (Prof. Meier)
Nagm, Amin
Professur für Sozialwissenschaften des Sports (Prof. Meier)