ESPM - Ch. 4 Review

When we say Big League Sports, the word "Big" refers to

• the main 4 big pro leagues (sorry soccer)

• the big contracts the players receive

• refers to revenue potential - the better the team the more $$ they make

• the big stadiums the players play in

A spending limit affecting how much a team can spend on a certain player is known as a(n)

• salary cap

• budget

• signing bonus

• spending plan

The 4 major sports that we are talking about when we say Pro Sports are:

• Baseball (MLB), football (NFL), hockey (NHL), and soccer (MLS)

• XGames, football (NFL), hockey (NHL, and basketball (NBA)

• baseball (MLB), football (NFL), hockey (NHL), and basketball (NBA)

• women's basketball (WNBA), football (NFL), hockey (NHL) and basketball (NBA)

All of the major pro sports have a salary cap EXCEPT

• baseball (MLB)

• hockey (NHL)

• football (NFL)

• basketball (NBA)

Attracting a professional team to your city helps to enhance the "image" of that city.

• True

• False

A combination of independent businesses formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of a product is known as a(n)

• perk

• cartel

• league

The only NFL team that is owned by stockholders is the

• Pittsburgh Steelers

• Green Bay Packers

• Detroit Lions

• Dallas Cowboys

The most expensive cost of owning a team for a city is

• the distribution of the team

• player salaries

• the stadium

• holding events at the stadium

There are 2 ways to get a pro sports team to your town: by league expansion or relocating an existing franchise.

• True

• False

Sports agents are paid a(n) ______ of their athlete's / celebrity's earnings.

• stipend

• percentage

• fixed amount

• base salary