I'm an Associate Head of School, in School Marketing and Management, at Coventry University. I have over 30 years of experience in teaching and writing about the sport, adventure and tourism sectors, together with designing many new sport, event and leisure management under-graduate and post-graduate degree courses. Before beginning my teaching in Higher Education I worked as a sport facility manager and community sport development officer. My PhD thesis was in the subject of political risk management in relation to tourism, sport and event organisations. My most recent book publications are: Piekarz, M. (2021) Sport Operations Management and Development, Routledge; Piekarz, M., Jenkins, I., and Mills, P. (2015) Risk and Safety Management in the Leisure, Events, Tourism and Sport IndustriesWilson, R. and Piekarz, M. (2015) Sport Management: the basics..