Key Terms for Intro to Sports Management Exam Chapter 1 – Flashcards
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Clubs
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Sport management structures composed of a limited number of members who organize events, standardize rules, and settle disputes.
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Fred Corcoran
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The architect of the professional golf tournament.
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Pierre de Coubertin
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Founder of the modern Olympics.
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William Hulbert
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The "Czar of Baseball"; he developed the National League of Professional Baseball Players.
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Jockey Club
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A group of established in Newmarket, England, around 1850 to settle disputes, establish rules, determine eligibility, designate officials, regulate breeding, and punish unscrupulous participants in the sport of thoroughbred racing.
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League
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A profit-oriented legal and business entity organized so that teams can compete against each other, but also operate together in areas such as rule making, broadcasting, licensing, and marketing.
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James G. Mason
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Co-inventor, with Walter O'Malley, of the idea of a sport management curriculum.
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Modern Olympic Games
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An international athletic event, started in 1896, based on ancient Greek athletic games.
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National Association of Professional Baseball Players
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A group of professional baseball teams formed in 1871; any ball club that was willing to pay its elite players could join.
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North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM)
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An organization that promotes, stimulates, and encourages study, research, scholarly writing, and professional development in the area of sport management, in both its theoretical and applied aspects.
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National League of Professional Baseball Players
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The successor to the National Association of Professional Baseball Players; formed in 1876, it was a stronger body in which authority for the management of baseball rested.
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Ohio University
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The first university to establish a masters program in sport management, in 1966.
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Walter O'Malley
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Co-inventor, with James G. Mason, of the idea of a sport management curriculum. Also owner of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1943 until his death in 1979.
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Professional Tournments
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Sporting events that are sponsored by community groups, corporations, or charities; players earn their income through prize money and endorsements.
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Sport Management Structures
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Structures that help managers organize and run sports; they are conceived and evolve in response to broad social changes or to address specific issues within a segment of the sport industry.
