Sports Management

🏈 Sports management 🏀 Is a field of education concerning the business

aspects of sports and recreation. Some examples of

sport managers include the front office system in

professional sports, college sports managers,

recreational managers, sports marketing, event

management, facility management, sports

economics, sport finance, and sports information.

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📚Education required 📖 • Bachelors degree in sports management , marketing,

business administration and accounting.• You can also receive a Masters degree in several

different areas.• Example of one is Masters of Science in Sports

Management.• This prepares you for sports administrator, corporate

sponsorship director, head coach or general manager.

• People skills- Need to be able to speak publicly on behalf of athletes and athletic organizations.

• Teamwork- Sports managers themselves work as part of a team with coaches, trainers, and sponsors. They are a unit of professionals with a common goal: To get the best for and out of an athlete.

• Communication skills- You must be able to explain decisions and strategies, also negotiating written contracts takes a keen eye to understand legal document

• Decision making- Leading means deciding.Organizational skills- Ability to multi task

Skills required

Duties and responsibilities • Managers ensure that their clients are getting

the proper attention and training to allow them to compete at their highest level.

• Hiring trainers • Also must work work with the media to ensure

their clients are getting a good image.

Working conditions • Varies widely depending on the organizations or

institution for which they work. • Sports managers work long hours • especially when being involved in professional sports. • Requires extensive travel with teams or athletes.

Annual wages • average salary starts at 35,000 to 43,000. • middle-range jobs make anywhere between

50,000 and 80,000. • high-level jobs make over 100,000 a year. • Sports agent- 64,000 • Sports marketing manager- 115,800

Annual wages • average salary starts at

35,000 to 43,000. • middle-range jobs make

anywhere between 50,000 and 80,000.

• high-level jobs make over 100,000 a year.

• Sports agent- 64,000 • Sports marketing

manager- 115,800

Projected growth

over the next 10 years employment will grow by about 10 percent between 2012-2022.

Job Locations

Worldwide

Pros and consPro’s- Traveling

meeting a lot of people Being able to expand your

networking skills.

Cons- Extensive traveling Long hours

Dealing with the media.