Principles of Sports Management Ch 1

Which of the following are core content areas for academic sport management programs?

-Marketing -Management and Leadership -Legal Issues -Budgets and Finanace

Which of the following is the main scholarly organization for sport management whose purpose is to, "promote, stimulate, and encourage study, research, scholarly writing, and professional development in the areas of sport management, both in the theoretical and applied aspects"?

-NASSM

Which of the following were themes discussed in the chapter?

-The importance of honesty and fair play to maintaining public interest in sports -The evolution of sports structures based on social and cultural changes

Fred Corcoran

-architect of pro golf tournaments -created financially "self-sufficient" golf event -used tournaments as a medium through which celebrity, politician, manufacturer, charity, town, or product gained exposure -used athletes to sell advertising space to the public

3 basic types of sport organizations:

-clubs -leagues -professional tournaments

Fred Corcoran was involved in which type(s) of sport management?

-golf tournament design -Creating a sport spectacle modeled after the worlds of Hollywood and advertising, e.g. building interest with the first "Pro-am" tournaments with celebrity participants -Community sponsorship of sporting events by arguing that traveling tournaments bring money into the community

The initial success of the national baseball league depended on:

-the appearance of honesty and integrity of the players -an organized "pennant race" with fairly even competition -protected players recognized by all league clubs to avoid raiding of rosters mid season

William Hulbert

-took over management of the National Association renaming the body the National League of Professional Baseball Players -Czar of Baseball -baseball teams should be owned and run like businesses--compete and not collude -owners must take financial risk

Which of the following is considered to be the birthplace of modern sport and sport management?

England

T/F The Olympic Games have been held continuously for over 1500 years dating back to ancient Greece.

False

In present day sport management, the United States is most often associated with ____________ structures, while Europe and much of the rest of the world still use ___________ structures.

League Club

NASSM

North American Society for Sport Management established to create curricular standards to promote quality academic programs -around 350 programs internationally

T/F The brith of the "Club" system of sport managment is often traced back to thoroughbred racing in the 1700s.

True

William Hulbert's revolutionary reorganization of professional baseball would make it fall under which sports management structure?

league system