Intro to SM
History of SM
Careers/Functions
Roles/Skills
Leadership
100

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?

100

Priests, local leaders, appointed officials

Ancient beginning sport managers

100

Entry, Mid, Senior

3 levels of career positions

100
communication

interpersonal skill

100

reward / punishment

transactional

200

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

200

railroads, factory work, urban living

Industrialization - kick started sports and sport managers

200

-Event management

-Facility Management

-Marketing and Promotion

-Finance and Economics

-Law and Ethics

examples of careers in sport management

200

knowledge expert

informational skill

200

innovation / long term

transformational

300

Business/Organizational aspects of sports and recreation

What is Sport Management

300

Contracts, revenue, schedules, player recruitment

activities of 19th century sport managers

300

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Plan, organize, lead, control, communicate

300

hire/fire

decisional skill

300

overseer, controller, performance base

transactional

400
  1. Health and fitness

  2. Social benefits

  3. Economic impact

  4. Cultural Value

  5. Entertainment

Why Sports are important

400

Mega events, global brands, professionalism, academic programs for sport management

activities of 20th century sport managers

400

Leading organization, setting goals in advance, delivering the plans

Plan for Senior Level

400

problem solver

conceptual skill

400

uncertain growth environment

transformational

500

Business, marketing, law, ethics, communication, processes, finances

What sport management includes on the business side
500

Media - newspapers, radio, TV

main factor of growth of sport and sport management in the 20th century

500

Communicating the plan, keeping the goals on track, motivating the team

mid level responsibilities

500

write in different styles

communication skill

500

formal

transcational