Intro to SM
any physical activity or game that involves individuals or teams competing against each other for entertainment, recreation, or achievement. It typically requires skill, strategy, and physical exertion, and is governed by a set of rules or customs
What is Sport?
Priests, local leaders, appointed officials
Ancient beginning sport managers
Entry, Mid, Senior
3 levels of career positions
interpersonal skill
reward / punishment
transactional
games separated from the rest of life by time, place, and rules, where there is a desire to win
What is 1 of 4 to determine what is sport is
railroads, factory work, urban living
Industrialization - kick started sports and sport managers
-Event management
-Facility Management
-Marketing and Promotion
-Finance and Economics
-Law and Ethics
examples of careers in sport management
knowledge expert
informational skill
innovation / long term
transformational
Business/Organizational aspects of sports and recreation
What is Sport Management
Contracts, revenue, schedules, player recruitment
activities of 19th century sport managers
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Plan, organize, lead, control, communicate
hire/fire
decisional skill
overseer, controller, performance base
transactional
Health and fitness
Social benefits
Economic impact
Cultural Value
Entertainment
Why Sports are important
Mega events, global brands, professionalism, academic programs for sport management
activities of 20th century sport managers
Leading organization, setting goals in advance, delivering the plans
Plan for Senior Level
problem solver
conceptual skill
uncertain growth environment
transformational
Business, marketing, law, ethics, communication, processes, finances
Media - newspapers, radio, TV
main factor of growth of sport and sport management in the 20th century
Communicating the plan, keeping the goals on track, motivating the team
mid level responsibilities
write in different styles
communication skill
formal
transcational