Professional Sports
Which NFL franchise is the only publicly owned team?
What are the Green Bay Packers?
This organization governs most college athletics in the U.S.
What is the NCAA?
This individual represents athletes in contract negotiations and marketing deals.
What is a sports agent?
This national organization provides rules guidance and leadership for high school athletics.
What is the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)?
A discipline that involves serious research, large financial investments, and strategic planning.
What is sport sponsorship?
This agreement in professional sports covers wages, hours, and the terms and conditions of employment.
What is a collective bargaining agreement?
This type of program attracts local/in-state athletes and offers some athletic scholarships
What is NCAA Division II?
Which well-known sports agent is considered one of the most powerful in baseball and is the founder of the Boras Corporation?
Who is Scott Boras?
High school sports are primarily governed at this level, with each state setting policies, eligibility rules, and championship structures.
What is the state high school athletic association?
This type of sponsorship offers opportunities for in-venue promotions, as well as access to team tickets and hospitality benefits.
What is team sponsorship?
Which professional sport uses a luxury tax system instead of a traditional salary cap?
What is Major League Baseball (MLB)?
This policy allows college athletes to earn money from endorsements and personal branding.
What is NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness)?
This type of agent represents multiple athletes in the same sport and negotiates playing contracts on their behalf.
What is a player agent?
During which historical period did organized high school athletics emerge?
What is the mid-nineteenth century?
This type of sponsorship involves advertising or programming during sport-related broadcasts and is often referred to as the “presenting sponsor.”
What is media sponsorship?
What is the term for when an individual or corporation owns teams in multiple professional leagues?
What is cross-ownership?
This NCAA leadership group includes the president, divisional chairs, and representatives from all divisions.
What is the Board of Governors?
The Scott Boras Corporation is an example of this type of full-service sport management firm that provides a wide range of services to athletes.
What is a freestanding sport management firm?
This consequence of early single-sport focus leads to higher injury and burnout rates.
What is early specialization?
These clauses are added to endorsement contracts to protect sponsors in the event of athlete misbehavior or negative publicity.
What are moral clauses?
The cross-ownership ban in the NFL was eased for which two owners?
Who are Wayne Huizenga and Paul Allen?
Created by the Knight Foundation, this group proposed a reform agenda for intercollegiate athletics.
What is the Knight Commission?
This law firm is an example of a practice that performs only legal tasks for athletes.
What is Williams & Connolly?
These organizations promote participation in a specific sport, such as Little League or AAU.
What are national youth league organizations?
Companies consider this metric when evaluating sponsorships, which measures how much exposure and media value a brand receives from a partnership.
What is return on investment (ROI)?