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Facility Types
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Simulation
100
The reason team administrators must provide an interview to at least 1 minority per open coaching position.
What is the Rooney Rule?
100
The Cyclones play at this type of facility.
What is an arena?
100
Financial support from local, state, or federal governments that helps sports franchises build new stadiums.
What are government subsidies?
100
Revenue-Expenses
What is profit?
100
This comes in the form of luxury seating, free wi-fi, and other perks that make fans feel welcome.
What is hospitality?
200
The Supreme Court has found this common practice does not violate student athletes' constitutional rights.
What is drug testing?
200
The Consumer Electronics Show is most likely held at this type of facility.
What is a convention center?
200
Increased money and jobs flowing through a municipality because events have attracted tourists and visitors.
What is economic development?
200
Ancillary Revenue items
What is money made from items other than tickets? (Parking, Food, Merchandise, etc...)
200
This is the process concessionaires go through to obtain raw materials before each game/season.
What is ordering?
300
Wealthier teams could stack their teams with the best players if these weren't enforced.
What are salary caps?
300
These 2 facilities are meant for the largest, most premier sports crowds.
What are Metropolitan Facilities & Stadiums?
300
What state and local governments issue in order to help finance sports facilities.
What are municipal bonds?
300
Paul has a hot dog stand across the street from the ballpark. For today's game he invested $750 in buns, hot dogs, and condiments. His sales receipts amount to $1200 and this was his profit margin.
What is $450?
300
This is the process a fan goes through while developing brand loyalty for the team.
What is passion transference?
400
Analytics
What are data used to guide decision making when drafting players?
400
Cintas Center
What is a University Venue?
400
Skilled, unionized labor adds a higher cost to funding these facilities.
What are metropolitan facilities?
400
If a typical fan spends $8 on concessions a concession manager can expect this amount of sales revenue on a turnout of 12,000 people.
What is $96,000?
400
These are two choices an owner must face at the negotiating table when a sponsor doesn't agree to the first offer.
What are lose potential revenue by sticking to the higher price or hold out for a sponsor willing to pay the higher rate?
500
The unethical and sometimes illegal practice of stealing clients from your firm before you go independent.
What is harvesting?
500
It is common for these facilities to be publicly-owned and supported by public infrastructure.
What are convention centers?
500
It's what allowed Smoothie King to finance a stadium.
What are naming rights?
500
This, according to the simulation, is the most convenient way to order food at an MLB game.
What is use the app?
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