Journal Articles

Descheemaeker, K, Shibli, S, Weissensteiner, JR, De Bosscher, V (2025) Youth sport and talent development policies: an umbrella review of the foundation and talent phases for future high performance, Journal of Sports Sciences, pp.1-33, ISSN: 0264-0414. DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2025.2569267.

Descheemaeker, K, De Bosscher, V, Shibli, S, van Bottenburg, M (2025) The trickle-up effect: exploring the relationship between youth sports participation and elite sporting success, Managing Sport and Leisure, 30(6), pp.1678-1694, ISSN: 2375-0472. DOI: 10.1080/23750472.2025.2459729.

Ricour, M, De Bosscher, V, Shibli, S (2023) The logic behind the initiatives of national governing bodies in Flanders to improve organised youth sport: A theory-based evaluation approach, International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 15(1), pp.81-108, ISSN: 1940-6940. DOI: 10.1080/19406940.2022.2161595.

Castellanos-García, P, Kokolakakis, T, Shibli, S, Downward, P, Bingham, J (2021) Membership of English sport clubs: a dynamic panel data analysis of the trickle-down effect, International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 13(1), pp.105-122, ISSN: 1940-6940. DOI: 10.1080/19406940.2021.1877170.

Shibli, S, Ramchandani, G, Davies, L (2021) The impact of British sporting achievements on national pride among adults in England, European Sport Management Quarterly, 21(5), pp.658-676, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI: 10.1080/16184742.2021.1916553.

De Bosscher, V, Shibli, S, De Rycke, J (2021) The societal impact of elite sport: positives and negatives: introduction to ESMQ special issue, European Sport Management Quarterly, 21(5), pp.625-635, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI: 10.1080/16184742.2021.1955944.

Funahashi, H, Shibli, S, Sotiriadou, P, Mäkinen, J, Dijk, B, De Bosscher, V (2020) Valuing elite sport success using the contingent valuation method: A transnational study, Sport Management Review, 23(3), pp.548-562, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2019.05.008.

Weber, AC, De Bosscher, V, Shibli, S, Kempf, H (2019) Strategic analysis of medal markets at the Winter Olympics: Introducing an index to analyse the market potential of sports disciplines, Team Performance Management, 25(3-4), pp.229-252, ISSN: 1352-7592. DOI: 10.1108/TPM-10-2018-0068.

De Bosscher, V, Shibli, S, Weber, AC (2019) Is prioritisation of funding in elite sport effective? An analysis of the investment strategies in 16 countries, European Sport Management Quarterly, 19(2), pp.221-243, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI: 10.1080/16184742.2018.1505926.

Plumley, D, Wilson, R, Millar, R, Shibli, S (2019) Howzat? The financial health of english cricket: Not out, yet, International Journal of Financial Studies, 7(1), DOI: 10.3390/ijfs7010011.

Ramchandani, G, Shibli, S, Kung, SP (2018) The performance of local authority sports facilities in England during a period of recession and austerity, International Journal of Sport Policy, 10(1), pp.95-111, ISSN: 1940-6940. DOI: 10.1080/19406940.2017.1420676.

Griffiths, K, Bullough, S, Shibli, S, Wilson, J (2017) The impact of engagement in sport on graduate employability: implications for higher education policy and practice, International Journal of Sport Policy, 9(3), pp.431-451, ISSN: 1940-6940. DOI: 10.1080/19406940.2017.1359648.

De Bosscher, V, Shibli, S, Westerbeek, H, van Bottenburg, M (2016) Convergence and Divergence of Elite Sport Policies: Is There a One-Size-Fits-All Model to Develop International Sporting Success?, Journal of Global Sport Management, 1(3-4), pp.70-89, ISSN: 2470-4067. DOI: 10.1080/24704067.2016.1237203.

Weber, AC, Kempf, H, Shibli, S, De Bosscher, V (2016) Measuring competition in the Olympic Winter Games 1992-2014 using economic indices, Managing Sport and Leisure, 21(6), pp.399-420, ISSN: 2375-0472. DOI: 10.1080/23750472.2017.1304232.

Ramchandani, G, Davies, LE, Coleman, R, Shibli, S, Bingham, J (2015) Limited or lasting legacy? The effect of non-mega sport event attendance on participation, European Sport Management Quarterly, 15(1), pp.93-110, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI: 10.1080/16184742.2014.996583.

Nevill, A, Donnelly, P, Shibli, S, Foster, C, Murphy, M (2014) Modifiable behaviors help to explain the inequalities in perceived health associated with deprivation and social class: Evidence from a national sample, Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 11(2), pp.339-347, ISSN: 1543-3080. DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2012-0044.

Murphy, MH, Donnelly, P, Breslin, G, Shibli, S, Nevill, AM (2013) Does doing housework keep you healthy? the contribution of domestic physical activity to meeting current recommendations for health, BMC Public Health, 13(1), DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-966.

Shibli, S (2012) The management of excellence in sport, Managing Leisure, 17(2-3), pp.85-87, ISSN: 1360-6719. DOI: 10.1080/13606719.2012.674387.

Shibli, S, Gratton, C, Bingham, J (2012) A forecast of the performance of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the London 2012 Olympic Games, Managing Leisure, 17(2-3), pp.274-290, ISSN: 1360-6719. DOI: 10.1080/13606719.2012.674399.

Murphy, MH, Donnelly, P, Shibli, S, Foster, C, Nevill, AM (2012) Physical activity, walking and leanness: An analysis of the Northern Ireland Sport and Physical Activity Survey (SAPAS), Preventive Medicine, 54(2), pp.140-144, ISSN: 0091-7435. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.12.008.

de Bosscher, V, Shibli, S, van Bottenburg, M, de Knop, P, Truyens, J (2010) Developing a method for comparing the elite sport systems and policies of nations: A mixed research methods approach, Journal of Sport Management, 24(5), pp.567-600, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI: 10.1123/jsm.24.5.567.

De Bosscher, V, De Knop, P, van Bottenburg, M, Shibli, S, Bingham, J (2009) Explaining international sporting success: An international comparison of elite sport systems and policies in six countries, Sport Management Review, 12(3), pp.113-136, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2009.01.001.

Liu, YD, Taylor, P, Shibli, S (2009) Measuring customer service quality of English public sport facilities, International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 6(3), pp.229-252, ISSN: 1475-8962. DOI: 10.1504/IJSMM.2009.029087.

De Bosscher, V, Heyndels, B, De Knop, P, Van Bottenburg, M, Shibli, S (2008) The paradox of measuring success of nations in elite sport, BELGEO, (2), pp.217-234, ISSN: 1377-2368. DOI: 10.4000/belgeo.10303.

Liu, YD, Taylor, P, Shibli, S (2008) Utilizing importance data to identify customer segments for English public sport facilities, Managing Leisure, 13(3-4), pp.189-206, ISSN: 1360-6719. DOI: 10.1080/13606710802200886.

Shibli, S and Bingham, J (2008) A forecast of the performance of China in the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 and the underlying performance management issues, Managing Leisure, 13(3-4), pp.272-292, ISSN: 1360-6719. DOI: 10.1080/13606710802200977.

Liu, YD, Taylor, P, Shibli, S (2007) The operational efficiency of English public sport facilities, Managing Leisure, 12(4), pp.251-272, ISSN: 1360-6719. DOI: 10.1080/13606710701546827.

Barlow, M and Shibli, S (2007) Audience development in the arts: A case study of chamber music, Managing Leisure, 12(2-3), pp.102-119, ISSN: 1360-6719. DOI: 10.1080/13606710701339272.

Gratton, C, Shibli, S, Coleman, R (2006) The economic impact of major sports events: A review of ten events in the UK, Sociological Review, 54(SUPPL. 2), pp.41-58, ISSN: 0038-0261. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954X.2006.00652.x.

Gratton, C, Shibli, S, Coleman, R (2005) Sport and economic regeneration in cities, Urban Studies, 42(5-6), pp.985-999, ISSN: 0042-0980. DOI: 10.1080/00420980500107045.

Mulder, C, Shibli, S, Hale, J (2005) Young people’s demand for countryside recreation: A function of supply, tastes and preferences?, Managing Leisure, 10(2), pp.106-127, ISSN: 1360-6719. DOI: 10.1080/13606710500146225.

Gratton, C, Dobson, N, Shibli, S (2000) The economic importance of major sports events: A case-study of six events, Managing Leisure, 5(1), pp.17-28, ISSN: 1360-6719. DOI: 10.1080/136067100375713.

Owen, E and Shibli, S (1998) Pricing issues relating to contemporary dance audiences in Sheffield, Managing Leisure, 3(4), pp.181-193, ISSN: 1360-6719. DOI: 10.1080/136067198375969.

Shibli, S and Wilkinson-Riddle, GJ (1998) An examination of the first class county cricket championship as an effective structure for producing equivalently producient test match teams, Managing Leisure, 3(2), pp.85-97, ISSN: 1360-6719. DOI: 10.1080/136067198376094.

Nichols, G, Gratton, C, Shibli, S, Taylor, P (1998) Local authority support to volunteers in sports clubs, Managing Leisure, 3(3), pp.119-127, ISSN: 1360-6719. DOI: 10.1080/136067198376021.

Conferences

Sugden, J and Bairner, A (1994) Sport and politics in Northern Ireland. In North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Conference, Savannah, Georgia, pp.251-272.

Books

Schwarz, EC, Hall, SA, Shibli, S (2019) Sport Facility Operations Management: A Global Perspective. DOI: 10.4324/9780429026102.

Schwarz, EC, Hall, SA, Shibli, S (2009) Sport facility operations management. DOI: 10.4324/9781856178372.

Chapters

van Bottenburg, M, Bosscher, VD, Descheemaeker, K, Shibli, S (2026) BEYOND THE PYRAMID METAPHOR: Unravelling the Complex Interplay between Grassroots Sports and Elite Sports. In Routledge Handbook of Sports Development Second Edition, pp.79-97, DOI: 10.4324/9781003503910-7.

van der Roest, JW, De Bosscher, VD, Shibli, S (2022) High-performance sport systems: Current developments and future challenges. In A Research Agenda for Sport Management, pp.149-166.

Shibli, S and Wilson, R (2018) Budgeting and budgetary control in sport. In Managing Sport Business an Introduction Second Edition, pp.271-295, DOI: 10.4324/9781315265476-14.

Ramchandani, G, Coleman, R, Davies, L, Shibli, S, Bingham, J (2017) Valuing the inspirational impacts of major sports events. In Value of Events, pp.124-135, DOI: 10.4324/9781315558950.

Gratton, C, Shibli, S, Coleman, R (2016) Sport and economic regeneration in cities. In Routledge Handbook of Theory in Sport Management, pp.357-366, DOI: 10.4324/9781315753461.

Shibli, S, de Bosscher, V, van Bottenburg, M (2013) Measuring and forecasting elite sporting success. In Routledge Handbook of Sport Policy, pp.212-224, DOI: 10.4324/9780203807217.

de Bosscher, V, van Bottenburg, M, Shibli, S (2013) Methodologies for identifying and comparing success factors in elite sport policies. In Routledge Handbook of Sport Policy, pp.197-211, DOI: 10.4324/9780203807217.

Bosscher, VD, Truyens, J, van Bottenburg, M, Shibli, S (2013) Comparing apples with oranges in internationalelite sport studies: Is it possible?. In Handbook of Research on Sport and Business, pp.94-111, DOI: 10.4337/9781781005866.00012.

Shibli, S and Bingham, J (2013) Sports management: A forecast of the performance of china in the beijing olympic games 2008 and the underlying performance management issues. In Research Process in Sport Exercise and Health Case Studies of Active Researchers, pp.46-67, DOI: 10.4324/9780203126394-11.

Shibli, S and Wilson, R (2013) Budgeting and budgetary control in sport. In Managing Sport Business an Introduction, pp.185-208, DOI: 10.4324/9780203858417.

De Bosscher, V, van Bottenburg, M, Shibli, S, De Knop, P (2013) Managing high performance sport at the national policy level. In Managing High Performance Sport, pp.45-64, DOI: 10.4324/9780203132388-5.

Shibli, S, De Bosscher, V, van Bottenburg, M, Westerbeek, H (2013) Measuring performance and success in elite sports. In Managing High Performance Sport, pp.30-44, DOI: 10.4324/9780203132388-4.

Shibli, S, De Bosscher, V, Van Bottenburg, M, Bingham, J (2013) FORECASTING THE PERFORMANCE OF NATIONS IN ELITE SPORT. In Routledge Handbook of Sport Management, pp.86-100, DOI: 10.4324/9780203807224-8.

Shibli, S, Bingham, J, Henry, I (2013) Measuring the sporting success of nations. In Transnational and Comparative Research in Sport Globalisation Governance and Sport Policy, pp.61-81.

Shibli, S (2010) Managing finances. In Managing Voluntary Sport Organizations, pp.99-120, DOI: 10.4324/9780203881354.

Gratton, C, Shibli, S, Coleman, R (2007) The economics of sport tourism at major sports events. In Sport Tourism Destinations Issues Opportunities and Analysis, pp.233-247, DOI: 10.4324/9780080474434-21.

Gratton, C, Shibli, S, Coleman, R (2004) The economics of sport tourism at major sports events. In Sport Tourism Destinations Issues Opportunities and Analysis, pp.233-247, DOI: 10.4324/9780080474434.