Sport management

Sport management is the field of business dealing with sports and recreation.[1] Sports management involves any combination of skills that correspond with planning, organizing, directing, controlling, budgeting, leading, or evaluating of any organization or business within the sports field.[2] The field of sport management has its origins in physical education departments. The discipline has evolved to incorporate history and sociology.[3] Development of sport management has also extended to esport management growing to a $4.5 billion dollar industry as of 2018.[4] The opportunities in sport management have expanded to include sports marketing, sports media analytics, sports sponsorships and sports facilities management.[5]

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  2. ^ "Sport Management". www.shapeamerica.org. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  3. ^ Wilde, Ari de; Seifried, Chad (2018). "Sport History and Sport Management in the United States: Opportunities and Challenges". Journal of Sport History. 45 (1): 66–86. doi:10.5406/jsporthistory.45.1.0066. ISSN 0094-1700.
  4. ^ Intelligence, Insider. "Esports Ecosystem in 2022: Key industry companies, viewership growth trends, and market revenue stats". Insider Intelligence. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  5. ^ Belzer, Jason. "Sports Industry 101: Breaking Into The Business Of Sports". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-10-21.