Principles and Practice of Sport Management

From the basic knowledge and skill sets of a sport manager to the current trends and issues in the sport management industry, the Fifth Edition of this best-selling text provides the foundation for students as they study and prepare for a variety of sport management careers. The authors, all well-known sport industry professionals, show students how to apply their new knowledge and skills to any segment in the sport industry from high school to the international arena.

Principles and Practice of Sport Management, Fifth Edition continues to offer historical perspectives as well as thoughts about current and future industry issues and trends. It has, however, undergone substantial content updates in every chapter, including the inclusion of new developments or managerial approaches happening in the sport world, as well as the addition of new chapters on new media in sport and club management.

- New full color design and art program
- Contains practical advice on how virtual communitites and social networks can affect the job search process
- Provides updated information on salaries in professional sports
- Includes sections on evaluating coaches, programmatic goals, ethics, finances, and marketing as they relate to youth sports
- Contains more in-depth coverage of disabilities in sports
- New and updated content on the growing safety concerns related to concussions in youth sports through professional sports and within the NFL
- New discussion of the ethical and legal implications of the Jerry Sandusky case
- Current Issues section updated with new material on event security and the Boston Marathon bombings.

Professor Lisa Masteralexis teaches courses in Amateur and Professional Sports Law and Labour Relations in Sport on both the undergraduate and graduate levels. She is a member of the American and Massachusetts Bar Associations and serves in a pro bono capacity for sport law cases, particularly in the areas of gender equity and athlete representation. She is a member of the Sport Lawyers Association, National Sports Law Institute, the North American Society for Sport Management, and the European Association for Sport Management. She has presented papers at their most recent conferences and/or published in their journals. She has co-authored a book in 1998 with Professor Carol Barr and Professor Mary Hums entitled "Principles and Practice of Sport Management." Beyond areas of sport law, her research interests include international issues and cultural training in sport management. On campus, Professor Masteralexis received a College Outstanding Teaching Award and a Lilly Fellowship in which she participated in a year-long study of college teaching. She also serves as faculty representative to the University's Athletic and Status of Women Councils and as advisor to the Women in Sport Management. She has been a member of the faculty since 1990. Dr. Carol A. Barr is an Associate Professor in the Sport Management Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She received her B.S. in Athletic Administration from the University of Iowa, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Sport Management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dr. Barr teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of College Athletics, Event Sponsorship, Event Management, and Organizational Behaviour and Development. Dr. Barr s research interests and areas of specialization include management issues within collegiate athletics, and gender equity. Dr. Barr is involved in the area of gender equity within interscholastic and intercollegiate athletics. She has served as a consultant to the NCAA, the University's Athletic Department, and local school systems in Massachusetts. She is also an expert on numerous areas of collegiate athletic administration and policy development in intercollegiate athletics. Dr. Mary A. Hums, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Sport Administration Program at the University of Louisville. She holds a Ph.D. in Sport Management from Ohio State University, an M.A. in Athletic Administration as well as an M.B.A. from the University of Iowa, and a B.B.A. in Management from the University of Notre Dame. In addition to being a Past President of the Society for the Study of Legal Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity (SSLASPA), she is an active member of: The North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) The European Association of Sport Management (EASM) The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) The International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) The National Intramural and Recreation Sports Association (NIRSA) Prior to the University of Louisville, Hums served on the Sport Management faculty at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, directed the Sport Management Program at Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, and was Athletic Director at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA.