Management in sport
This group of professionals in Latin America often lacks experience in organizing and directing sports leagues in both the private and public sectors
Who are managers and employers in the sports industry?
How many MLB baseball academies are in The Dominican Republic?
30 academies
Governments fund sports to build national ___.
What is pride?
These old games, like the Mesoamerican ball game and Taíno batey, existed before Europeans came but didn’t become modern sports.
What are indigenous or ritual games?
This Latin American country hosted the very first Men’s FIFA World Cup in 1930.
What is Uruguay
This area of sports management in Latin America is often described as weak or poorly handled.
What is financial management?
True/False: Countries around Latin America, such as Jamaica, identified sports as a crucial component to the nation's economy.
True
Overspending on large events like the Olympics can increase this for a country.
What is debt?
Football, rugby, cricket, tennis, and baseball came to Latin America mainly from these two countries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
What are Britain and the United States?
This region hosted the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup in 2010 and the Women’s tournament in 2018.
What is the Caribbean?
This major international sporting event’s 2015 scandal saw 14 officials arrested, 13 of whom were from Latin America
What is the FIFA World Cup?
What is the biggest country in Soccer (Futbol) in Latin America in terms of media rights deal?
Brazil
Youth sports programs are often funded to reduce this social problem.
What is Crime?
European immigrants and these places helped spread sports and build communities in Latin America.
What are social clubs?
Founded in 1972, this Caribbean junior track and field competition helped develop stars like Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, and Shaunae Miller-Uibo.
What are the CARIFTA Games?
Despite challenges, one positive sign of maturity in Latin American sports is the strong base of supporters in this country.
What is Brazil?
How many Baseball academies are in Cuba?
0, due to the Cuban revolution in 1959
In this country, most elite athletes are trained through government programs.
What is Cuba?
Football clubs in Latin America often show differences in this, though today fans come from all backgrounds
What is social class or community identity?
Established in 2013 by the West Indies Cricket Board, this professional league brought franchise cricket to the Caribbean
What is the Caribbean Premier League?
In 2017, the 40 most successful teams in Latin America had a combined estimated value of R$10.26 billion, roughly this amount in U.S. dollars
What is US$3.1 billion?
What is the pay of a Cuban Baseball players?
$5000 Cuban pesos per month or $200 dollars per month USD
This country hosted the 2014 World Cup after major government spending.
What is Brazil?
The West Indies cricket team is a symbol of this, showing how sport can unite countries and create pride
What is national or regional unity/identity?
This annual baseball tournament, founded in 1949, features teams from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Panama, and Venezuela.
What is the Caribbean Baseball Series?