My Articles

Minikin, B. A Question of Readiness. Original Master’s Thesis submitted to MEMOS, 2009.

Hong, H.J., Kim, S. and Minikin, B. (2025) Exploring athlete’s experiences and perspectives on an educational program for athletes in the Pacific Islands. Frontiers of Sports and Active Living, 6, 1388689Pp 1 – 14. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1388689.

Hong, H. J., & Minikin, B. (2024). Voices from the field: Exploring practitioners’ experiences and perceptions of the voices of athletes (VOA) in the pacific islands. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 6, 1351451. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1351451

Hong, H.J. and Minikin B., (2023) An international analysis of career assistance programmes for high performance athletes. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics.15 (4). Pp 705-724.

Violet, B., Minikin, B., Scelles, N., and Ferrand, A., 2017. Perceptions of key stakeholders regarding National Federation Sport Policy: the case of the French Rugby Union. Managing Sport and Leisure 21(5):1-19  

Minikin, B., 2015. Legitimacy and democracy: implications for governance in sport. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 5(5), pp.435-450.   Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-03-2015-0010

Minikin, B., & Robinson, L. (2015). Resources and capabilities?: Developing Malaysian national sport associations. In Managing Elite Sport Systems Chapter 5. (pp. 67-86). Routledge.
The full paper is available here.

Robinson, L. and Minikin, B., 2012. Why hasn’t Malaysia won a gold medal at the Olympics?. In 20th EASM conference. Aalborg, Denmark.   Abstract available at: SPLISS_abstract.pdf.

Robinson, L and Minikin, B (2012) ‘Understanding the competitive advantage of National Olympic Committees.’ Managing Leisure: An International Journal. Vol. 17 (2-3) Special Issue on the Management of Excellence in Sport’. (Rated 3* for 2014 REF) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13606719.2012.674391

Brian Minikin (2012) Sports management, principles and applications. A Book Review.
European Sport Management Quarterly, 12:3, 309-312, Available at: DOI: 10.1080/16184742.2012.684590
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2012.684590

Robinson, L. and Minikin, B., 2011. Developing strategic capacity in Olympic sport organisations. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 1(3), pp.219-233. (Rated 4* for 2014 REF).
Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/20426781111162648 or click here

Minikin, B. (2011) Information Technology and voluntary sport organisations’ in Robinson, L and Palmer, R. (Eds) (2011) Managing Voluntary Sport Organisations. ‘Chapter 13: Routledge, London. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203881354

Minikin, B. (2011) Planned development of sport organisations’ in Robinson, L., Chelladurai, P., Bodet, G. and Downward, P (Eds.) A Handbook of Sport Management. ‘Chapter four: Routledge, London.

Robinson, L.A. and Minikin, B. (2011) ‘Understanding the competitive advantage of National Olympic Committees’, European Association of Sport Management conference proceedings, Madrid, Spain.

Robinson, L., Minikin, B., and Palmer, D. (2010). ‘The future of Management in Voluntary Sport Organisations’ in Robinson, L and Palmer, R. (Eds) (2011) Managing Voluntary Sport Organisations. Routledge, London. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203881354

Robinson, L.A. and Minikin, B. (2010). ‘The strategic capacity of sport organisations’, European Association of Sport Management conference proceedings, Prague, Czech Republic.

Robinson, L.A. and Minikin, B. (2009) ‘Readiness of sport organisations’, Sports Management Association of Australia and New Zealand conference proceedings, Gold Coast, Australia.

Minikin, B. (2007). An Analysis of Participation and Performance at the 2007 South Pacific Games. ONOC, Fiji.

Minikin, B. and Kalounaviti, J. (2006) ONOC the First 25 Years. The story of the first 25 years of the Olympic Movement in Oceania.

Minikin B. (2003). An Analysis of Participation and Performance at the 2003 South Pacific Games. ONOC, Fiji.

Minikin, B. (1992 – 1994) Your Health and Fitness. A Weekly Column. Taimi O Tonga, Nuku’alofa, Kingdom of Tonga.

Draper, J., Minikin, B., and Telford, R. (1991) Specific Guidelines for the Physiological Assessment of the Elite Athlete, Test Methods Manual. Australian National Sports Research Centre, Belconnen: ACT.

Minikin, B. and Crawford, D. (1990). Physical exercises for conditioning the muscles of the trunk with a view to preventing pain in the region of the lower back. Sports Coach. 13(2). pp 12-16.

Minikin, B. (1990), Hints for interpreting the Tri-level profile of general fitness, Sports Coach, Vol.13, No. 3, p 21.

Telford, R.D., Minikin, B.R., Hahn, A.G., and Hooper, L.A. (1989). A simple method for the assessment of general fitness: The Tri-level profile. Australian Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21 (3): p. 6-9.

Telford, R.D., Minikin, B.R., Hooper, L.A., Hahn, L.G. and McA Tumilty, D. (1987) The Tri-level Fitness Profile. Excel Vol 4(1) pp 11-13.

Minikin, B. and McElligott, M. (1983) Fitness: Make it Your Business. Fitness and Safety Section, Federal Dept of Sport and Recreation. Canberra ACT.

Minikin, B. (1975) The Development of Lacrosse in Western Australia. (Partial Requirements for completing Degree in Physical Education at the University of Western Australia). http://www.lacrossewa.com.au