Chapter 1. Sport Management. History of Sport Management

Sport management originated in thoroughbred racing in the form of

• the National Thoroughbred Racing Association

• privately owned tracks

• jockey clubs

• organized betting

What baseball industry professional was involved with the initial discussions of developing sport management as an academic field?

• Walter O'Malley

• James Mason

• William Hulbert

• George Steinbrenner

Which of the following is not a sport management structure?

• Professional tournament

• League

• Club

• Municipality

Sport management structures evolve in response to

• broad social change

• development of players' unions

• changes in league commissioners

• changes in the nation's economy

The first sport management academic organization was called

• SMAANZ

• NASSM

• SMARTS

• AAHPERD

The practice of binding a professional baseball player to his ballclub was called

• arbitration

• collective bargaining agreement

• binding arbitration

• reservation system

What university had the first sport management academic program?

• Loughborough University

• Indiana University

• Ohio University

• University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Fred Corcoran convinced cities to host golf tournaments by telling them the benefits of

• the media coverage for the city

• professional golfers spending on hotels and restaurants

• corporate sponsorships

• All of the above

The academic who first discussed the concept of offering sport management programs at colleges and universities was

• James Mason

• Walter O'Malley

• William Penny Brookes

• William Sutton

The academic association that oversees sport management academic programs in Europe is

• NASSM

• ICSSPE

• NASPE

• EASM