Chapter 1 sports management
Approximately how many sport management academic programs are there in Canada?
12
In what year were the first modern Olympic Games held?
1896
How many sport management academic programs are there today in the United States?
200+
The modern Olympic Games in 1896 were held in which city?
Athens
Name four nations outside North America which have sport management academic programs.
Australia, England, Germany, Greece, ireland, japan, New Zealand, Spain
Which of the following was not an inaugural member of the National League?
Baltimore
Name four original member cities of the National League.
Boston, Chicago, Hartford, New York, Louisville
sport management structures evolve in response to:
Broad social change
What sport organization did Walter O'Malley work for?
Brooklyn Dodgers
Who was the first professional baseball team?
Cincinnati Reds
What other sports developed management structures similar to jockey clubs?
Cricket and boxing
The academic association that oversees sport management academic programs in Europe is:
EASM
The jockey club concept originated in which nation?
England
The United States is the birthplace of modern sport and sport management.
False
The number of sport management academic programs has declined within the last 10 years.
False
There are less than 100 sport management programs in the United States.
False
Thoroughbred racing quickly became the most popular professional sport in the colonial United States.
False
What was the first sport to use sport management principles in the United States?
Harnessing racing
What two themes run through this chapter's examination of sport organizations?
Honesty and inclusion
The academic who first discussed the concept of offering sport management programs at colleges and universities was:
James Mason
Why did thoroughbred racing in the early United States fail to gain popularity?
Lack of aristocratic tradition.
Which of the following is not a sport management structure?
Municipality
The organizations which approve sport management academic programs are:
NASSM/ NASPE
The first organized group of professional baseball players was known as the:
National Association of Professional Baseball Players
What university had the first sport management academic program?
Ohio University
Which of the following was instrumental in initiating the modern Olympic Games?
Pierre de Coubertin
During WWII, Corcoran's tournaments raised money for:
Red Cross
The first sport management academic organization was called:
SMARTS
The Cincinnati Reds were the first professional baseball team
True
The club structure still exists as a modern sport management structure
True
The most well-known originator of the modern Olympic Games is Pierre de Coubertin
True
The reserve system limited player movement and kept salaries low in the National League.
True
Tournaments today are often created by marketing agencies or broadcast media rather than by player associations.
True
William Hulbert founded the National League.
True
What baseball industry professional was involved with the initial discussions of developing sport management as an academic field?
Walter O'Malley
Who founded the National League?
William Hulbert
Despite other strict rules, William Hulbert allowed players in the National League to gamble.
false
Fred Corcoran made his contribution to the sport industry by developing professional tennis tournaments.
false
The first modern Olympics were held in Paris, France
false
The first sport management academic program was at Ohio State University.
false
Who is recognized as the architect of the professional golf tournament?
fred Corcoran
Sport management originated in thoroughbred racing in the form of:
jockey clubs
Loyalty to sport clubs was developed by
memberships
The first recognized jockey club was in:
newmarket
Fred Corcoran convinced cities to host golf tournaments by telling them the benefits of:
professional golfers spending on hotels and restaurants
The practice of binding a professional baseball player to his ballclub was called:
reservation system
The first professional sport in the United States was harness racing.
true
