1. SPORTS MANAGEMENT Sport management involves any combination of skills related to planning, organizing, directing, controlling, budgeting, leading, and evaluating within the context of an organization or department whose primary product or service is related to sport or physical activity (DeSensi, Kelley, Blanton & Beitel, 2003).

2. Jobs Associated with Sports Management  Athletic Director  Event Director  Assistant Athletic Director- Academic Compliance  Athletic Trainer  Ticket Manager

3. Athletic Director Salary: $99,627 – $121,457  Athletic Director - directs all facets of a university/college.  Manages the entire coaching staff  Schedules use of facilities  Transportation  Sporting events  Responsible for fundraising  Ticket pricing and distribution  Purchase of new equipment

4. Executive EVENT DIRECTOR Salary: $100,000 - $150,257  Executive Event Director - provides direction for event selection and operation.  Oversees the full time staff  Final decision-maker on organization and business matters.  Meeting planning/ hotel negotiator/ corporate sponsorships.

5. Assistant Athletic Director Salary: $69,432 -$85, 400  Advises athletes on academic decisions.  Course loads/schedules  Representative between athletic department and prospective student athletes regarding academics  Compliance between NCAA rules and conference rules.  Typically reports to a head of a unit/department

6. Head Athletic Trainer Salary: $53,243 - $78,687  Head Athletic Trainer - helps develop training programs to prevent injuries as well as rehabilitation programs for the injured.  treat injured athletes under the direction of team or sports medicine physician.  Helps develop programs in sports medicine  Set up nutrition diets for meals

7. Ticket Manager Salary: 46,177 – $66,031  Ticket Manager – supervises ticket operations of athletic events.  coordinating and overseeing the mailing of ticket information.  Managing money of tickets  Preparing of audit statements  Hires and trains personnel

8. Now ask yourself: Do I want to be a Champion?