Ethnography has become an important method for researching and interpreting the social world, not least in the field of sport and exercise studies. This book is the first to provide a contemporary overview of the current state of ethnographic research and its application within sport and exercise, introducing and explaining a range of well-established and emerging ethnographic approaches. A series of chapter-length case studies demonstrate the challenges and rewards of ethnographic research in the context of sport and exercise, helping students and researchers to develop a solid understanding of qualitative research at both a theoretical and a practical level. This book is invaluable reading for any research methods course taken as part of a degree programme in sport and exercise, and a useful reference for all active researchers.

1. Introduction 2. Ethnography in sport-related research: influences, continuities, possibilities Part 1: Ethnography: methodological and theoretical considerations 3. Finding the Field: Ethnographic Research in Exercise Settings 4. Ethnography as a sensual way of being: Methodological and representational challenges 5. Ethnographic creative non-fiction: Exploring the what's, why's and how's Part 2: Case Studies 6. Women's lived experiences of health and ageing in physical activity 7. Suffering and the Loneliness of the Fell Runner: An Ethnographic Foray 8. The boxer in the mirror: The ethnographic-self as a resource while conducting insider research among professional boxers 9. Considering micropolitical (under)'currents': Reflections on fieldwork within an elite men's rowing programme 10. Reflecting on the 'perils of ethnography': A case study of football fan rivalry in Birmingham 11. The legitimacy of ethnographic filming: Literary thoughts and practical realities 12. Traversing ontological dispositions: The intersection between remote Indigenous communities and elite urban-based men's football organisation Part 3: Future considerations and directions 13. Walking the streets: The flâneur and the sociology of sport 14. The marginal place of ethnographic research in sport management