Foundations of Sport Management (Sport Management Library) [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Andy Gillentine (Editor), R. Brian Crow (Editor)

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The exciting and dynamic nature of today’s sport industry has sparked career interest from an ever-growing number of students. To meet the demand for quality sport management education, Foundations of Sport Management is designed to offer undergraduate students a stimulating introductory view of the skills and information necessary for a career in the sport industry. Topics covered are designed to reflect the core competencies recommended by the Sport Management Program Review Council and to equip students with the skills needed for a career in the sport industry. Each chapter introduces the theoretical foundations and practical applications for critical elements of sport management. Educators will appreciate the text’s format, which is designed to allow for a smooth week-to-week transition of classroom instruction. The authors, who have all been identified as the current leaders in their disciplines, have provided case studies, chapter summaries, questions, and industry examples to supplement each chapter and to assist the student in gaining a comprehensive picture of the sport industry.

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"[The editors] clearly wanted to make a book that was enjoyable for undergraduate students to read and easy for instructors to use . . . A valuable resource to many who are teaching in this field." - Daniel F. Mahony, Assistant Provost, University of Louisville

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 234 pages
• Publisher: Fitness Information Technology (July 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885693613
• ISBN-13: 978-1885693617
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #330,793 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Textbook, but Interesting Reading by Itself, October 30, 2005

By	John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a textbook on sports management. It is intended for use at undergraduate level in college or for the interested individual. Each main section of the book is written by an expert in that particular field. Then the chapters are gathered together and edited by Drs. Crow and Gillentine to eliminate duplication and to provide a smooth flow from one chapter to the next. The individual chapters are mostly written by college level professors who teach sports management at various universities around the country.

You wouldn't have read this far if you hadn't already realized that sports management is a big business. And as with any big business quite a body of knowledge and of ethics and indeed of law has come up.

Some of the chapters include
economic theory, sports like anything else obey the rules of supply and demand,
sport finance, including accounting, budgets, financial analysis,
sports marketing and market research,
sponsorship, often worth far more than the salaries the players get,
even global sports such as the Olympics and the international expansion of US Sport.

This book is written in a manner that makes it interested to the casual reader as well as to the sports minded individual, or the individual interested in a career in sports management.