TRENDS IN SPORTS VOLUNTEERING RESEARCH: A MANAGEMENT ASPECT

Sports volunteering as a social phenomenon attracts the attention of world’s leading researchers in field sociology, psychology, and economics. Despite large number publications, research interest problems sports volunteers is manifested periodically and, rule, precedes any specific event an international or national level. The holding largest competitions on territory Russia state will determine need for comparative management this type activity. aim work to place modern basis bibliometric analysis publication data. empirical was carried out Scopus database three stages: selection documents by keywords, introduction time frames (2005-2020) publications corresponding types “article” “scientific review”. final sample consisted 329 documents, which were analyzed detail VOSviewer program (version 1.6.15). authors identify leaders direction among organizations countries. We most cited topic context management. identified thematic areas their chronology research, building mental map common terms. results obtained make it possible degree study under consideration, problem promising directions volunteering. problematic article from managerial aspect. This formulation makes evaluate scientific discourse at different levels: interaction separate organization practices events.