Chapter 7 Quiz
Sports Information Director
Develop many publication materials used by media fans and coaches, excellent writing and research skills, understand mass communication in media technologies, ability to appeal to audiences, and keep a calm demeanor while working in high stress/high-pressure situations
Profit making perspectives: philosophical and monetary
Division I of NCAA is structured to generate revenue. Universities in D1 will put more money into their sports because they need to make money. D3's focus is on the spectator and the athlete
Administrators in DECISIONAL governing bodies
Entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resource allocator, and negotiator
Gender equity
Even though they seem fair, men's sports still receive more money than women's
Examples of the expanded jobs for first line managers
Events and Facilities Manager & Academic Coordinator
Administrators in INTERPERSONAL governing bodies
Figurehead, leader, and liaison
Football divisions
Football Super Bowl &Football Championship
Important qualities of AD candidates identified by university presidents
Good foundation in budget and finance, management and leadership skills, marketing, and communication
Administrators in INFORMATIONAL governing bodies
Monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson
Ethics: are athletes being exploited by the NCAA?
NCAA generates revenue, athletes receive little compensation (scholarships and cost-of-living stipend- only offered by schools that make money). NCAA rules on amateurism protect athletes from commercial and professional exploitation
Other governing bodies
National Association of intercollegiate athletics, National Christian college athletic association, and American Indian higher education consortium athletic commission
Impact of spending more on a program's success
Studies have found this doesn't necessarily lead to success
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
The biggest schools play
Highest to lowest COA
UT, Auburn, Alabama, and Texas A&M
Senior women's administrator
Usually highest ranking female of NCAA athletic departments, job is to ensure that women have a role in the decision making process in college sports and their interests are represented at all levels
Ethics in NCAA
amateurism rules protect athletes from commercial and professional exploitation and NCAA generates revenue
COA
average tuition, books, room/board, transportation, and personal expenses
Athletic Directors
candidates are rated and recruited based on their business credentials; networking is an important skill to move up the ranks
Generating revenue vs. turning a profit
everyone generates revenue, but only a certain percentage make an actual profit
Division 1
everyone has a right to play, but you have to have at least 14 sports to classify
Academic Coordinator
help athletes balance their schedules between school and sports; biggest concern is freshmen athlete eligibility then academic progress rate; 40/60/80 rule
Understanding the payouts
how do conferences benefit off their teams' success if they don't get all the money until 6 years later?
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
largest & most influential college sport governing body; membership split into 3 divisions
Events and Facilities Manager
major responsibility is game management so security, ushers (hiring training supervising), marking/lining fields, arranging ticket sellers and takers, and managing the time schedule of the game
Equipment Manager
nationally recognized group; responsible for purchasing and fitting equipment, inspecting and preserving uniforms, and establishing an accountability system of equipment and garments
Equity in athletic disclosure
provides info about the spending of athletic departments for their men's and women's programs; universities have to disclose what they spend on sports because it's public record
first-line managers
responsible for specific work groups in the department
Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)
smaller schools like Tech play
Associate/assistant athletic director
supports the AD in achieving the overall mission; senior associates are usually next in command within athletic departments