Chapter 1 sports management

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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


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