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