1. Chapter 1
Managing Sports

2. KEY TERMS IN SPORT MANAGEMENT
Manager’s resources
Performance
Management skills
Technical skills
People skills
Communication skills
Conceptual skills
Decision-making skills
Management function
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
KEY TERMS IN SPORT MANAGEMENT

3. WHAT IS SPORTS MANAGEMENT?

4. What Is Sport Management?
Sport management is a multidisciplinary field that integrates the sport industry and management.
One estimate states that the sport industry is a $350 to $400 billion a year industry.

5. DISCUSSION QUESTION: WHAT IS SPORT MANAGEMENT?
READ:
A. Interview with a Sport Manager (Cheryl Condon)
Page 6
B. The responsibilities of a Sport Manager?
Page 7
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6. Important Traits for Managers
Professor Edwin Ghiselli identified six traits of managers (ranked by importance):
Supervisory ability
Need for occupational achievement
Intelligence
Decisiveness
Self-assurance
Initiative __

7. NASSM
The North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) is the major professional association for college and university academics in sport management.
Much of the scholarly research in sport management is published in NASSM’s Journal of Sport Management.

8. DR. HARRY EDWARDS AT NASSM 2016

9. Topics of Interest to NASSM Members
Sport Marketing
Future directions in sport management
Employment perspectives
Management competencies
Leadership
Sport law
Personnel management
Facility management
Organizational structures
Fund-raising
Conflict resolution
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10. New Professional Leagues Offer Career Opportunities
New leagues such as the AFL and AFL2 (Arena Football), AAFL (All- American Football League) and MLL (Major League Lacrosse) offer internship and career opportunities.
Teamworkonline.com is a good website for learning all about the new leagues and teams and opportunities in internships and careers.

11. Examples of Careers in the Sport Industry
Athletic directors (ADs)
Stadium and arena management
Sport marketing agencies
Players’ agents
Sport broadcasting
Recreation management
Sporting goods manufacturer s
Managing in professional leagues

12. Three Most Important Traits
Here are the three most important traits of successful managers, according to the results of a Gallup poll:
Integrity
Industriousness
Ability to get along with people

13. Four Management Functions
Planning: is the starting point. Planning is the process of setting objectives and determining in advance exactly how the objectives will be met.
Organizing: is a design system to implement plans. Organizing is the process of delegating and coordinating tasks and resources to achieve objectives.
Leading: is the process of influencing employees to work toward achieving objectives.
Controlling: is the process of establishing and implementing mechanism to ensure that objectives are achieved.
These management functions need to work as a system.

14. APPLYING CONCEPTS 1.2 MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Page 14
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15. ROLES 1. Interpersonal Roles: Examples: figurehead, leader and liaison
When managers roles are they use their people skills and their communication skills.
Cheryl Condon played the figurehead role at the Elms with her interview.
2. Informational Roles:
This roles include monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson.
Cheryl Condon monitors her situation by following performances of other local colleges. Shs is both disseminator and spokesperson with the interview.
3. Decisional Roles:
This role include entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resource allocator, and negotiator.
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16. Figure 1.3

17. APPLYING THE CONCEPTS
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18. Management Skills
Technical skills-the ability to use methods/techniques to perform task (spreadsheet). People skills-be able to work with people to complete tasks. Communication skills-be able to get your ideas/tasks clearly and effectively. Conceptual skills-be able to have critical thinking skills and understand complex concepts. Decision-making skills-solve problems.

19. Three Levels of Management
Top
Middle
First line

20. Table 1.1

21. Differences
Top Managers: are the executers, CEO, Presidents, and etc. They make the call and put forth all plans in action.
Middle Managers: an Athletic Director would be an example. The supervise first-line managers.
First-Line Managers: examples are assistant coach, event manager, chair of a department. They supervise operative employees.

22. How Do Managers Differ? Graduate Students Tips:
1. Must be flexible in your skills.
2. Must be able to enter the field in an area you are more than ready.
3. Must know that no one start at the top, middle, or on the first line.
5. To move up, you must have a specialty.
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23. PROBLEM SOLVING I
Your assignment is to start a sports youth program in your neighborhood. You have a background in youth counseling, but are not quite sure how to organize such a program. How would you go about setting up the program?
There is money available for the program, but a formal document must be submitted to get the money.
Once you and your partner have come up with a solution, present your results to the class. Discuss in a positive manner with the class which solutions seem viable and which ones may need to be adjusted.
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24. Problems in Sports Management
Steps:
1. Collect 3 articles similar in the selected problem.
Summarize them in slide 1
2. Do an background history of the selected problems detailing it and giving the scope using data (stats.)
3. Show several (at least 3) solutions for the problems done by others. Explain each in detail.
4. Apply a concept in your solution from the book if possible or other sources.
Explain in detail your solution and why it is the right choice.
5. This will be presented in class in a powerpoint (prezi, etc.) wow us! Have great graphics.
6. You will also submit a hard copy to me.
7. Give the class 3 questions to engage in.

25. ASSIGNMENTS: CASE STUDY
CASE STUDY: Chapter 1
SOCIAL MEDIA EXERCISE: on hhamilton.vpweb.com (graduate page)
KEY TERMS 1
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