TY - JOUR
T1 - Rethinking Technological Change in Sport The Flexible Case of the Fiberglass Vaulting Pole
AU - Schultz, Jaime
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - This article conceptualizes technological change in athletic equipment by considering the fiberglass vaulting pole as it was introduced, diffused, adopted, and ultimately transformed pole vaulting between 1958 and 1964. It specifically argues that technological change in sport requires the emergence of five indicators: a critical mass of users, regulatory sanction, a period of re-skilling, consumer appeal, and industry sponsorship.
AB - This article conceptualizes technological change in athletic equipment by considering the fiberglass vaulting pole as it was introduced, diffused, adopted, and ultimately transformed pole vaulting between 1958 and 1964. It specifically argues that technological change in sport requires the emergence of five indicators: a critical mass of users, regulatory sanction, a period of re-skilling, consumer appeal, and industry sponsorship.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85203091686
SN - 0094-1700
VL - 51
SP - 52
EP - 71
JO - Journal of Sport History
JF - Journal of Sport History
IS - 1
ER -