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Sport managementSport management is any combination of skills related to planning, organizing, directing, controlling, budgeting, leading, and evaluating within the context of any organizational entity whose primary product or service is related to sport and/or physical activity. There are basically two types of sport organizations private and
public. The private organizations are divided into two camps for-profit
and not-for-profit. The for-profit include such organizations as
professional sport teams, and commercial health, fitness, racquet, and golf
clubs. The not-for-profit entities are yacht clubs, tennis clubs, golf
clubs, swim clubs, etc. The public entities fall into two groups official
and voluntary. The official public entities are tax supported and
financially managed by federal, state, or local governments. Whereas the
voluntary organizations are not affiliated with the government and do not
receive any tax support, such as YM and YWCAs, Boys and Girls clubs, and
wellness centers.
Life after college what can you do? There are three primary employment segments in the sport industry: Performance, Production, and Promotion. The sport performance segment has employment opportunities that include intercollegiate athletic positions athletic director, administrative assistant, assistant/associate athletic director, sports information director, facility manager, equipment manager, sports promotion, ticket sales, sport marketing campus recreation campus health and fitness professional sports positions account executive, corporate sales manager, marketing assistant, media and public relations, marketing director United States Olympic Committee National Sport Governing Boards Special Olympics Senior Olympics State Games. The sport production segment has challenging opportunities such as sales representative for sporting goods manufacturer sales representative for a sports equipment company manager of a retail sporting goods and apparel store accounts executive for a sporting goods retailer or wholesaler corporation employee services director, sales representative for a sport surfacing manufacturer and supplier. The sport promotion segment has the following interesting positions: marketing director special events marketing salesperson for a TV sports channel account executive for a sport management and marketing company account executive for a collegiate licensing company. For more information contact: Dr. Ethan Strigas |
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