Beach Soccer Histories

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Lee McGowan (University of the Sunshine Coast) Elizabeth Ellison (Central Queensland University)

Beach Soccer Histories

Lee McGowan (University of the Sunshine Coast), Elizabeth Ellison (Central Queensland University), Michele Lastella (Central Queensland University)

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Routledge
18 December 2024

Social & cultural history; Sociology: sport & leisure; Football (Soccer, Association football)

Series: Routledge Studies in Modern History

Beach Soccer Histories is the first text to consider the sport as a historical, social and cultural phenomenon, to define its traditions, and present leading research on the development and significance of football played on sand.

Following a period of expansive, rapid growth, beach soccer is an internationally governed professional sport, which has come a long way from its origins in Rio de Janeiro in the 1920s. The sand-based variant is distinguished from football by a range of factors, including the dramatic impact of the playing surface. Yet, the game has undergone very little academic scrutiny. This research adopts and adapts qualitative methods related to oral history and football studies, including extensive archival research, semi-structured interviews, and textual and thematic analyses. As it looks beneath the game’s contemporary reach, it considers origins, organisations – including FIFA’s influence – and the beach cultures that underpin its sporting and historical development. This the most comprehensive exploration of beach soccer and a century of its existence.

Beach Soccer Histories examines the game’s historical development, critical moments and movements in its progress, successes and contentions, and its contemporary state of play with a view to deepening and advancing our understanding of the game.

By: Lee McGowan (University of the Sunshine Coast), Elizabeth Ellison (Central Queensland University), Michele Lastella (Central Queensland University)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781032264981
ISBN 10: 1032264985
Series: Routledge Studies in Modern History
Pages: 150
Publication Date: 18 December 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lee McGowan is a Senior Lecturer at the University of the Sunshine Coast. His primary research interests are in the intersections of creative writing, sport (particularly football), and community engagement. His publications include books, journal articles, book chapters, a digital history, fiction, and creative non-fiction. Elizabeth Ellison is Associate Professor and Deputy Dean (Research) for the School of Education and the Arts at Central Queensland University. She has researched the Australian beach since her PhD (2013) situated within creative arts and cultural studies. She also has a focus on applied regional arts, leading research projects in the Centre for Research in Equity & Advancement of Teaching and Education. Michele Lastella is Senior Lecturer and researcher at the Appleton Institute for Behavioural Science at CQUniversity. His primary area of expertise is sleep, recovery, and sport psychology. Being a former Beach Socceroo, Michele brings experience from both an athlete’s perspective as well as a researcher’s perspective.