Intro to Sport Admin Final – Flashcards

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What was the first sport to use sport management principles in the US?
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Harness racing
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Who founded the National League in baseball?
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William Hulbert
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Who founded the UC Sport Administration program?
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Bob Brinkmeyer
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Why did thoroughbred racing in the early US fail to gain popularity?
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Lack of aristocratic tradition
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The underrepresentation of women, minorities, and people with disabilities in the sport industry is an important issue for sport managers who value ___ in the workplace.
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Diversity
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What sport organization did Walter O'Malley work for?
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Brooklyn Dodgers
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The jockey club concept originated in which nation?
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England
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According to the results of a "Gallup Poll" administered to successful sport managers; they identified the 3 most important "traits" a sport manager should possess. They are Integrity, Industriousness and ____?
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The ability to get along with people
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In our class lesson on administrative "functions" and managerial tasks/duties; this one was identified in Dr. Kelley's research as the #1 most important task/duty an interscholastic athletic director can perform?
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Recruit and supervise coaches
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The administrative task of "developing and implementing policies and procedures for coaches and athletes" is most closely aligned with the administrative function of?
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Planning
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The sport industry in the US is growing at an incredible rate.
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True
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Two of the more recent approaches to management are empowerment and managing technology.
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False
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The US is the birthplace of modern sport and sport management.
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False
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Sport managers in today's sport organizations need to be aware of ever-changing management thoughts and ideas, to learn from these theories, and to incorporate what works best within their organizations.
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True
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Organizing involves setting a course of action for the sport organization.
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False
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The Cincinnati Reds were the first professional baseball team.
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True
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Despite other strict rules, William Hulbert allowed players in the National League to gamble.
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False
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Motivating employees on a daily basis is a constant challenge to any sport manager.
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True
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Rapidly changing technology and the globalization of the marketplace all make it necessary for "future" sport managers to adapt.
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True
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Sport management is unique only to North America.
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False
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Many of the earliest US lawsuits in the sport industry involve the business of ___.
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Baseball
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Which unit establishes policies for applying Title IX to athletic participation?
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The office of Civil Rights
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The process of making a correct and fair decision is called:
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Ethical reasoning
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The first pillar (Pillar 1) in Johnson's Six Pillar of Character is:
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Trustworthiness
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Supervising a school athletic program or youth league includes responsibilities such as:
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Hiring, supervising and evaluating coaches; Coordinating nearly all facets of contest management, including hiring and paying or officials and event staff; Setting departmental/league training and disciplinary policies
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Why does Title IX not impact youth leagues in most cases?
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Because they do not depend on municipal funding or utilize public facilities
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The first intercollegiate athletic event in the US was:
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A crew race between Harvard and Yale
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The most appropriate method for Title IX compliance is:
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Roster management; Cutting sports; Increasing participation and funding opportunities for female student-athletes; NONE of the Above
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North America is home to how many preeminent professional leagues?
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5
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The practice of giving a team a portion of various league-wide revenues (expansion fees, national television revenue, gate receipts and licensing revenues) is called:
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Revenue sharing
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To decide whether a school or college is in compliance with Title IX, the unit charged with governing Title IX focuses on three areas.
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True
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Sport managers are negligent when they commit an act or omission that causes injury to a person to whom they owe a duty to act with care.
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True
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Because school and youth sport organizations are not-for-profit enterprises, associated programs are not concerned with controlling costs and maintaining balanced budgets.
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False
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Title IX was passed in 1973.
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False
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Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis was the first professional sports agent.
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False
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The Academic Progress Rate, which measures real-time results of eligibility and retention of student-athletes, has a minimum of what score?
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930
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Which men's sport has been cut the most since Title IX was signed into law?
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Wrestling
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Aaron Zupka was a guest speaker in class. He is the Athletic Director at which school?
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Clark Montessori
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The "Battle of the Sexes" was a tennis match b/t which two athletes?
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King and Riggs
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What is the name of the primary rule-making body for college athletics in the US?
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NCAA
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Who is often called the first sports agent?
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CC Pyle
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Tim Bray was a guest speaker in class who represented which organization?
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Kentucky Speedway
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The ___ acts as the point person for the facility in managing each or show.
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Event director
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____ are formally defined as a promise by the borrowers to pay back the lender a specified amount of money, with interest, within a specified period of time.
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Bonds
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In 1938, what team prevailed in a lawsuit against a radio station who had broadcast their games without permission?
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Pittsburg Pirates
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A common tool used by events to reduce the potential for a lawsuit is:
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Using a wavier and release of liability form
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When a sport management/marketing agency focuses exclusively on advising corporations on how to maximize their involvement with sponsorship opportunities, it is known as:
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A specialized agency
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Who was the "endorsement king of the pre-Michael Jordan era?"
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Arnold Palmer
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A sport management/marketing agency is defined as:
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A business that represents the legal and marketing interests of athletes
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The Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961:
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Granted professional sports immunity from anti-trust actions regarding the pooling of broadcasting rights
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An agent must help an athlete with the transition from a professional playing career as an athlete and with post career planning and retirement.
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True
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The Meadowlands in Northern New Jersey was a publically financed stadium efficiently built with the intention of housing both a football team and a baseball team.
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False
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The most important part of an operations director's job is coordinating, scheduling, and supervising the numerous change-overs that take place when one event moves in and the other moves out.
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True
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The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) regulates the communications industry.
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False
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Sports managers can use Twitter to announce promotions and break news regarding their program.
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True
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Sports agencies can be categorized as full-service agencies, specialized agencies, or in-house agencies.
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True
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Being the marketing director for an arena, performing arts center, or other venue is a very clam, slowed-paced and relaxed career track.
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False
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Ancillary revenue occurs from the sale of food and beverage, merchandise, parking charges, ticket fees, and sponsorships.
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True
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According to the textbook, the Scott Boras Corporation represents less than 60 professional athletes.
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False
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Sports teams have embraced podcasts as a means to reach out to fans and provide insights to further bolster relationships.
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True
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Sport managers have utilized Facebook primarily through which two different means?
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Group pages and fan pages
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Who coined the phrase "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat."
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Roone Arledge
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Which college was the first to enter into a formal licensing agreement in 1973?
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UCLA
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Which NBA team led the way with podcasts?
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Phoenix Suns
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In a formal licensing agreement between a league or team and a manufacturer, which of the following describes the league or team?
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Licensor
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Sponsorship provides a company with all of the following except:
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Opportunities to receive revenue back from the team or league based on success on the field/court
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Reasons for the tremendous growth in sport sponsorship over the past two decades include:
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The commercial success of the Los Angeles Olympics; The increased media interest in sport; Sponsorship being viewed as a way for companies to break through the clutter of traditional advertising
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Return on investment (ROI) in the sport industry world is defined as:
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Meeting the company's specific marketing and sales objectives in some measurable way
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The sports audience is on average:
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Wealthier, better educated, and older than the typical audience; Made up of 60-70% men
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Kevin Plank, a former University of Maryland athlete, founded what company by selling products out of the trunk of his car?
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Under Armour
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New media can be defined as the emergence of digital, computerized or networked information and communication technologies in the later part of the 20th century.
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True
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The Ohio State University athletic department is an example of a licensee.
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False
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The Dayton Dragons, in carrying out their innovative sponsorship strategy called "dominant identity," limit the total number of team sponsors to just 30.
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True
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Sponsorship is one of the most prolific forms of sport marketing.
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True
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The athletic footwear segment of the sporting good industry does not include hiking shoes and boots.
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False
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New media technologies provide a relatively easy and cost-effective means for sport organizations to promote their products and reach a wide audience.
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True
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Joe Gallagher spoke about his involvement with corporate sponsorship sales with IMG here on the University of Cincinnati's campus.
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True
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Kristin Ropp spoke about her involvement in helping leverage the "Bearcats.com" website as a recruitment tool.
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False
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The NCAA set blogging guidelines in 2010.
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False
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Tommy Gelehrter is the University of Cincinnati's Senior Director/New Media and Broadcasting and spoke about the do's and don'ts of Twitter (i.e. the Grandma Rule).
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True
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UC Sport Admin. Program Director
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Robert Brinkmeyer
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Assistant AD/Promotions and Special Events for UC Athletics
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Leslie Wenert
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CFO for UC Athletics
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Omar Banks
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UC Sr. Associate AD for Compliance
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Maggie McKinley
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Munoz Agency
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Ryan Betscher
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Clark Montessori HS
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Aaron Zupka
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AD at Thomas More College (NCAA Division III)
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Terry Connor
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Dr. Joe Luckey
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Sr. Manager for Corporate Sales for the Cincinnati Bengals
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Ryan Holmes
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KMG Sports Management
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Richard Katz
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US Bank Arena
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Kristin Ropp
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Director of Communications for Kentucky Motor Speedway
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Tim Bray
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Director of New Media and Broadcasting for UC Athletics
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Tommy G.
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UC Sport Com. Office
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Andre F. and Katie B.
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UC-IMG College
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Joe Gallagher
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CSC and Countryside YMCA
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Zach McCollum, Executive Director
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Co-owner of the Newark Eagles in the Negro Baseball league and is the 1st woman ever elected to the baseball HOF in Cooperstown
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Effa Manley
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First modern city Olympic games were held in 1896
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Athens, Greece
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Title IX became a federal law in
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1972
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In 1966, this University started the very first sport management academic program
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Ohio University
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sport grew out of Thoroughbred racing and became 1820's version of NASCAR
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harness racing
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Salary cap used in the NFL is an example of a "Soft cap"
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False
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NFL uses its scheduling system to foster better competitive balance by giving teams with the poorer records during the previous season easier schedules the following season.
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True
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Teams prefer their stadiums to have more ordinary/regular seating compared to having luxury and club seating
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True
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The average annual growth of NFL franchises has been greater than that for the other three USA professional sports leagues over the last 15 years
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True
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SportBusiness Journal estimates that the total spending across the entire sport industry amounted to $214 Billion in 2006
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True
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2008, which NBA team led the way with podcasts?
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Phoenix Suns
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Who set the blogging guidelines in 2010?
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IOC (International Olympic Committee
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Laptops are now the largest providers of wireless access to the internet.
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False
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Sport managers have used Twitter to humanize their bands.
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True
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New media can be defined as the emergence of digital, computerized or networked.
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True
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Money used to build facilities is obtained through what?
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Bonds
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What is the youngest of the 4 major USA sport leagues?
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NBA
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When the season is over, according to the book, the main "non-sporting events" for stadiums are what?
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Concerts
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Outdoor or domed facilities built with intention of housing sporting and entertainment events are what?
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Stadiums
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There is an anticipated increase in racial and ethnic diversity in urban areas.
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True
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Parks and Recreation departments are financed entirely with local property taxes as well as State and Federal Government subsidies.
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False
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There is a substantial increase in the number of people with physical disabilities and recreational administrators need to adapt programs to meet the demand.
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True
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B/t 1990 and 2025, it is anticipated that the American population will increase by 50 million. What % of this increase will be accomplished by racial minorities particularly Latino/Latina Americans?
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81%
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The number of women participating in outside recreational activities __ the number of men participating in outdoor recreational activities.
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Is higher
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In the near future, which of the following will be true of participants in outdoor recreation programs?
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They will be older; more women; more participants from ethnic minority populations.
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Boys and Girls clubs rely on which of the following revenue sources to find their programs?
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Private donations, in-house fundraising, user fees or membership sales
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Senior golfers over the age of 50 make up what % of the total golf population in the US?
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43%
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What are some of the popular activities from the past that are demonstrating flat or no growth in recreational sport?
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Fishing, hunting, walking and jogging
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What are some of the current popular activities that are demonstrating tremendous growth?
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Zip lining and snowboarding
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What are the three areas of focus or "tests" used in Title IX?
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Proportionality, history and continuing practice; and effectively accommodating interests and abilities
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A person or company who grants official or legal permission to do or own a specific thing. In a formal licensing agreement b/t the team or a manufacturer, this describes the league or team.
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Licensor
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A person or company to whom a license is issued or granted.
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Licensor
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