Sport management

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Sport management is the field of business dealing with sports and recreation. Sports management involves any combination of skills that correspond with planning, organizing, directing, controlling, budgeting, leading, or evaluating of any organization or business within the sports field.[1] The field of sport management has its origins in the Physical Education Department. The discipline has evolved over time to be rooted in the History and Sociology departments.[2] Development of sport management has also extended to esport management growing over the past decade to a $4.5 billion dollar industry as of 2018.[3] The opportunities in sport management have expanded to include sports marketing, sports media analytics, sports sponsorships and sports facilities management[4]

Education

Bachelor's and master's degrees in sport management are offered by many colleges and universities.[5][6][7][8] It is important to focus on Sports science when one does research on the impact of sport degrees.[9] The top five universities that offer a degree in Sports Management include Rice University, University of Michigan, University of Florida, University of Miami and Southern Methodist University.[10] Other institutions such as Quinnipiac University combine sport management studies with other fields such as entertainment, and esports.[11]

Jobs

American sport management roles pay an average of $41,645 annually.[12] In America, jobs in sport management include working for professional programs like the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, and other professional or non-professional sport leagues in terms of marketing, health, and promotions. Sports management jobs[13] consist of a variety of options which include the following:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sport Management". www.shapeamerica.org. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  2. ^ Wilde, Ari de; Seifried, Chad (2018). "Sport History and Sport Management in the United States: Opportunities and Challenges". Journal of Sport History. 45 (1): 66–86. doi:10.5406/jsporthistory.45.1.0066. ISSN 0094-1700.
  3. ^ Intelligence, Insider. "Esports Ecosystem in 2022: Key industry companies, viewership growth trends, and market revenue stats". Insider Intelligence. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  4. ^ Belzer, Jason. "Sports Industry 101: Breaking Into The Business Of Sports". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  5. ^ "Sport Management Academic Programs - Johan Cruyff Institute". Johan Cruyff Institute.
  6. ^ "Academic Programs". North American Society for Sport Management. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Sports Management Academic Programs – In India". International Institute of Sports Management.
  8. ^ "Sports & Management Research Institute".
  9. ^ Raven, Steve (2018-05-23). "Mind the gap: Sport management education and employability auto-ethnographical analysis of sport management education and the sports fitness industry". Education + Training. 60 (5): 458–472. doi:10.1108/ET-11-2017-0179. ISSN 0040-0912.
  10. ^ "2023 Best Colleges for Sports Management". Niche. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  11. ^ "BS in Talent Management". 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  12. ^ "Sport Management Salary". ZipRecruiter.
  13. ^ "Sports Management Franchises".

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