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[...] The sporting competitions attract a diverse public with social and cultural logics. The spectators do not attend the sports events solely for the sporting aspect but also to live a collective experience and affirm their identity affiliations. There are three types of spectators: the 'passionate supporters' who express their identity in sports and identify with an athlete, a team. The 'informed amateurs' who are interested in technique and tactics. The 'occasional' where this event is a family or social outing (BROMBERGER, 1995). [...]
[...] A comparison between the ITF and Challengers is necessary. - Are temporary jobs created, notably in the restaurant or logistics sector. - Estimate the return on investment for local authorities in terms of local development. - Do local merchants experience increased foot traffic during and after the tournament, and what is the short and long-term impact. - Who are the partners, what are the subsidies, why do cities choose such or such partner. Impact social : - In these tournaments, there must be ball pickers, volunteers because often it is a tennis club that organizes the tournament. [...]
[...] The way to understand how these tournaments work would be to follow the evolution of an ATP Challenger or Futures tournament over two years. A comparison with other tournaments of the same caliber would be desirable to know if the economic and social contributions are different. The comparison would preferably be with a country similar to France in terms of tennis (infrastructure, tennis culture) such as Spain or Italy. The methodology of this research project : - Interviews: tournament organizers, professional players, local government representatives, volunteers, spectators, local business owners, local elected officials. [...]
[...] Environmental Impact: - The current era attaches great importance to environmental impact. It would be interesting to determine how waste is managed, study the environmental impact of player and public transportation, and what the cost is for local authorities. Media Coverage: - Before, during, and after the tournament, look at the media coverage of the tournament by browsing through press articles, television, and social media. - The influence on economic and tourist attractiveness. This STAPS master: sports management, Sports: territories, actors and networks course interests me because it combines my passion for sports with a solid training in management and strategy. [...]
[...] - GASPARINI, William et VIEILLE MARCHISET, Gilles Le sport dans les quartiers. Presses Universitaires de France. ISBN 2130569714. - BROMBERGER, Christian, HAYOT, Alain et MARIOTTINI, Jean-Marc Le match de football: ethnology of a partisan passion in Marseille, Naples and Turin. Paris: Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme. ISBN 978-2-7351-0668-4. - MIGNON, Patrick The passion of football. Paris: Editions Odile Jacob. ISBN 2-7381-0611- 0. [...]
