History of Sport Management – Flashcards
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England
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-the birthplace of modern sport and sport management -where the jockey club concept orginated
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Memberships
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-developed loyalty to sport clubs
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Jockey Clubs
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Sport management originated in thoroughbred racing in the form of...?
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Fred Corcoran
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-recognized as the architect of the professional golf tournament
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Harness Racing
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-first sport to use sport management principles in the U.S.
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Walter O'Malley
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-baseball industry professional involved with the initial discussions of developing sport management as an academic field -worked for the Brooklyn Dodgers
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William Hulbert
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-founded the National League in 1876
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James Mason
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-first discussed the concept of offering sport management programs at colleges and universities
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Broad Social Change
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Sport Management structures evolve in response to...?
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Ohio University
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-had the first sport management academic program
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Cincinnati Reds
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-the first professional baseball team
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Athens, Greece
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-location of the modern Olympic Games in 1896
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18th century
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-development of sport clubs with limited membership
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19th century
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-continued club evolution with standardizing of rules, settling disputes, and organizing schedules
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Cricket and Boxing
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-two other sports that developed management structures similar to jockey clubs
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National Association of Professional Baseball Players
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-first organized group of professional baseball players
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Lack of Aristocratic Tradition
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-the reason thoroughbred racing in the early United States fail to gain popularity
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Reservation System
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-the practice of binding a professional baseball player to his ballclub -limited player movement and kept salaries low
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Sport Management Structures
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-league -professional tournament -club
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Club Structure
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-still exists as a modern sport management structure
