sports management
Team business oversight
Sports management is the business side of athletics—overseeing teams, leagues, facilities, or athletic programs.
The field covers operations, marketing, finance, and personnel decisions: She studied sports management before becoming an agent.
A sports manager might run a stadium, negotiate contracts, or handle an athlete's career and public image.
- contract negotiationDiscussing terms before signing
- draft pickAthlete chosen by team
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- human resourcesEmployee administration department
- leadershipAbility to direct others
strategic planning · advertising · revenue streams · team dynamics · injury prevention · decision-making · salary cap · logistics · collective bargaining · mental health support · ticketing · policy development · organizational culture · player development · career planning · coaching strategies · locker room · governance
- management gamesfootball manager
- college majorsbiology, psychology, engineering, chemistry, physics
- Majorsaccounting, anthropology, biology, business, chemistry
- school sportsbasketball, varsity, football, JV, soccer
- sports careerssports agent, athletic trainer, sports journalist, sports broadcaster, scout
- coachinghead coach, life coaching, mentorship, executive coaching, fitness coach
sports managementplaying
Participating in recreation
athletic performance · competing · sports participation · player · athletic competition