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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]