Public Funding and Elite Success in Czech Team Sports: A Penalized Logistic Regression Approach
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Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14510%2F25%3A00141961" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14510/25:00141961 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://journals.muni.cz/studiasportiva/article/view/40787" target="_blank" >https://journals.muni.cz/studiasportiva/article/view/40787</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/StS2025-2-11" target="_blank" >10.5817/StS2025-2-11</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Public Funding and Elite Success in Czech Team Sports: A Penalized Logistic Regression Approach
Original language description
International sporting success is widely regarded as a symbol of national prestige and effectiveness in sport policy, motivating many countries to allocate significant public funding to elite and youth sport programs. However, the direct impact of such investments on competitive outcomes remains ambiguous, particularly in the context of team sports where success is infrequent and influenced by multiple factors. This study examines the relationship between public funding and international sporting success in the Czech Republic, focusing on four major team sports: football, basketball, ice hockey, and volleyball. Using a panel dataset aggregated across Olympic cycles (2010–2013, 2014–2017, and 2018–2022) and applying a penalized logistic regression model, we assess whether higher investments in national representation and youth development increase the probability of achieving top 8 placements at major international tournaments. This study aims to evaluate the extent to which public funding for national representation and youth development contributes to elite sporting success, measured by top 8 placements in international competitions. The analysis reveals that, despite considerable financial support, neither national representation nor youth development funding demonstrates a positive association with elite success. These findings raise critical questions regarding the design and strategic targeting of public investment policies in sport and contribute to the broader discourse on the efficiency of resource allocation in sport systems.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50901 - Other social sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
STUDIA SPORTIVA
ISSN
1802-7679
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Volume of the periodical
19
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
136-145
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105016010336