The World of Sport
TRUE or FALSE: The sports industry, as a whole, is a less than $200 billion dollar industry.
FALSE - Sports industry valued at $480.61 billion in 2022
Team USA won the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics, which were held in this city.
Lake Placid, NY
TRUE or FALSE: Organizational plans should be flexible and evolve as needed.
TRUE
They should never be set-in-stone and must be adpatable.
TRUE OR FALSE: All levels of sport, including youth, high school, college, and professional need leaders and managers.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: Sports is NOT a people-intensive industry.
FALSE
"Planning, coordinating, organizing, and leading sports organizations" best defines this field of study.
Sport Management
Ancient Olympics
*Modern Olympics were in 1896
Measuring progress toward organizational objectives best defines this functional area of management.
Evaluating
The art of motivating a group of people to act toward achieving a common goal
Leadership
Name two factors that may influence your salary.
Location, organization/company, type of role, seniority
What is one benefit AND one challenge of working in sport?
Unique work environments - stadiums, courses, events
Special access, perks, travel, memorabilia
Long, unpredictable hours, not always just sports “fun”
Put fandom aside – may work for team you are not a fan of or need to move
The first ever college football game was held in 1869 between these two teams.
Rutgers and The College of New Jersey (aka Princeton)
Coordinator, Director, Scout, Athletic Trainer, and Vice-President are all examples of this.
Job Titles
Just like any other business, sports organizations aim to generate ______ and minimize ______.
Generate revenue and minimize expenses.
Mastering social media platforms, ticketing sofrware, and video conferencing would be examples of this key skill.
Name two unique characteristics of sport.
Unpredictable, uncontrollable outcome - different every time
Strong personal connection and emotional identification
Simultaneous production and consumption - “live”
Wide reaching appeal and ability to unite and heal
Escape and leisure
This sports pioneer established in-game promotions and fan experiences, like, the installation of a light-up scoreboard and hosting the infamous Disco Demolition Night.
Bill Veeck
A vice-president assigning a manager a task to complete is an example of this leadership tactic.
Delegation
Name one example of constant change that can occur while managing a sports organization.
1. Technological Advances
2. Downsizing/Expanding
3. Globalization of Sport
4. Diversity
5. Pandemic/Crisis
Name two ways to gain experience when pursuing a career in sport.
Internship, job shadowing, job, networking, clubs and extracurriculars
One of the four primary elements of sport, this element involves paying rights fees in order to show the sports product.
Media
Other Three Elements: Spectators (fans), participants, and media
The club sports system originated in this country as colonists took sports across the world and introduced standardized rules.
Illustrates a company's internal structure -- staff roles and relationships
Organizational Chart
Study and application of the human side of management.
Organizational Behavior
Employees are part of this decision-making process, which is good for generating ideas, new perspectives, and evaluating fairness.
Participative Decision-Making