Frozen on volume screen

To turn off a frozen Clip Sport, try pressing down on the On/Off/Select button for 20 secs and then let go. 

I use the same method if my Clip Sport will not turn on with the standard 3 sec button press. 

And maybe make sure your device  is working OK before you attempt a firmware update.  The most recent updates attempted to fix problems for Audible users, but no new big features since Jan 2016.