Event Management Plan

  After the successful marketing and public relations campaigns your company created, the local Little League baseball organization has contacted the athletic director about using the University’s facilities for the opening day ceremonies. This is a first for the school, so they have again contracted your company to help them manage the event. The opening … Read more

Discussion Thread: Sport and the American Dream

  The American Dream is a hopeful vision of boundless opportunities for individuals to succeed economically and live a happy life based on consumption. This uniquely American belief that “you can be anything you want to be” never acknowledges that a person’s class position influences life chances or that life chances influence patterns of social … Read more

Interview Prep

  Things are headed in the right direction because you have just been called in for an interview, which will take place in two weeks. Now what? What steps do you take to prepare for the interview? What do you need to do to fully research the position? Can you over-prepare?  Provide a detailed plan … Read more

Marketing Plan

  At the beginning of the previous academic year, the institution announced it would drop football at the conclusion of the season. The announcement created public relations issues with alumni, current athletes, and the local community. Donations to the athletic department have dropped 35% in the past year. At the same time, women’s volleyball advanced … Read more

Emergency Management

 Six months ago tornadoes tore through metropolitan Mobile. Luckily, University of Strops was largely unaffected, however after the disaster, the administration realized they needed to update their emergency action plan. The athletic director has asked your firm to create an emergency action plan for the department. Based on the information provided, and your own research, … Read more

week 3 interview

 The purpose of this activity is to interview local coaches or sport administrators to learn how their organizations are implementing principles of athlete talent development. Select and interview a local coach or sports administrator. Use the list on worksheet 5.9 as an interview guide      Video (2:27) “Carolina Basketball: Coach Williams Mic’d Up 1st … Read more

Athletics and the Law

After reading the attachment.  Name your firm and create a brief introduction to it which would appear in the About Us section of your company website. Create a SWOT analysis of the Dolphins’ athletic department. Prepare an assessment for presentation to the board of directors that covers the following laws: ADA Title VII Title IX … Read more