Principles and Practice of Sport Management Final Exam

Sport management originated in thoroughbred racing in the form of

jockey clubs

The first sport to use sport management principles in the U.S. was

harness racing

The most well-known originator of the modern Olympic Games is

Pierre de Coubertin

The National League of Professional Baseball Players was founded by

William Hulbert

The architect of the professional golf tournament is recognized as

Fred Corcoran

Mark H. McCormack was responsible for selling the film rights to what tournament in 1968?

Wimbledon

This university had the first sport management academic program

Ohio University

This organization approves sport management academic programs

COSMA

This baseball industry professional was involved with the initial discussions of developing sport management as an academic field

Walter O'Malley

These terms are consistent with chapter 1's examination of sport organizations

honesty and inclusion

Sport management structures evolve to address specific issues within a segment of the sport industry and in response to

broad social change

The first modern Olympics were held in

Athens, Greece

This was the first all-professional baseball team

Cincinnati Red Stockings

This is concerned with values guiding behavior

morality

The first step of the seven-step model for ethical decision making in sport organizations is

recognize there is an ethical dilemma

These are probably the most visible statements of ethical philosophy and beliefs for a company, business, or organization

codes of conduct

These are the fundamental baseline values dictating appropriate behavior within a society

morals

Muhammad Ali's refusal to be drafted into required military service based on his religious beliefs was an example of

civil disobedience

Academic discussions of morality often start with a discussion of

absolutism versus relativism

This is used to describe a society using sports to improve their reputation following wrongdoings

sportswashing

Discipline must meet which of the following criteria to be effective

meaningful and enforceable

This professional sport league adopted a three-strike policy for performance-enhancing drug (PED) violations

MLB

Codes of conduct are or are not unique to the sport industry in the U.S.?

are not

Laws and morality are or are not essentially the same

are not

Corruption within an organization should or should not be tolerated as long as the organization is getting positive results and make money

should not

Are all NCAA coaches involved in recruiting required to take and pass a test of their knowledge of recruiting rules?

yes

The Native Americans played a game that the French Jesuit priests called

lacrosse

The Progressive Movement promoted athletics as a tool to

prepare for the rigors of modern life and democracy and to assimilate immigrants into American culture

Historically, the most prominent private (or nonschool) agency to promote youth athletics was

the YMCA

This association is the final authority in determining athlete eligibility

State athletic associations

This national youth league organization was founded in 1939 as a three-league team

Little League Baseball

As financial circumstances for schools and leagues become more strained, these people are being asked to perform more fundraising activities at the youth sport level

coaches and administrators

Through a survey of interscholastic athletic directors, this was identified as the most pressing issue facing youth sport

concussions

At the youth sport level, these people are primarily responsible for footing the bill for the expenses related to participation

parents

The state of Wisconsin enacted a law that required local school boards to permit home-schooled students to participate in sports and extracurricular activities on the same basis and to the same extent as public school students. According to the state's athletics governing body rules, this means the home-schooled students would need to

be enrolled in a full load of classes, meet age requirements, and have clean discipline records

What is the name of the legislation that limits interactions between coaches and athletes and requires that inappropriate interactions be reported immediately to law enforcement?

Protecting Youth Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017

Educators at both public and private schools do or do not embrace the value of exercise and play

do not

Does Little League Baseball require all participants to try out and only take the best youth players?

yes

Due to liability reasons, all schools and youth leagues must or must not employ full0time coaches

must

Following sexual abuse allegations against its former CEO, the Amateur Athletic Union did or did not announce mandatory background checks for all its coaches and volunteers

did

Specialization in youth sport is or is not solely seen as a positive emerging trend, as it allows youth to train year-round in one sport

is not

The first intercollegiate athletic contest was held

during the mid-1800's

The Intercollegiate Football Association was formed to regulate

playing and eligibility rules

What skills might be needed for an athletic director or an associate athletic director at the collegiate level?

The ability to teach an academic class of some type, the ability to manage a large number of employees, and public relations and negotiating skills

The main reason to push for reform in college football in the late 1800s and early 1900s was because of

the number of injuries and deaths occurring

This was created in 1989 to propose a reform agenda for intercollegiate athletics that focused on academic and fiscal integrity and called for presidential control in providing oversight of intercollegiate athletics

Knight Commission

The NCAA convinced women's athletic programs to vote to join the NCAA by offering to do what

provide more television coverage of women's championships, not change additional membership dues for the women's program, and allow women to use the same financial aid, eligibility, and recruitment rules as men

Under the new organizational structure of the NCAA, which took effect in August 1997, the NCAA membership division uses a Board of Directors

Division 1

This conference is not one of the conferences within the Power 5 conferences

Big East

Under a settlement in a class action lawsuit against the NCAA, EA Sports and the Collegiate Licensing Co., football and basketball players from 2003 to 2014 who appeared in the NCAA and EA video games were entitled to compensation up to a maximum claim of $7,200 (true or false)

true

What are serious issues in college athletics that will continue to evolve over the next few years?

Name, image, and likeness guidelines, the transfer portal, and increasing ways to compensate college athletes

The Carnegie Reports of 1929 stated that the responsibility for control over collegiate athletics rested with the coaches of the teams (true or false)

false

The Ivy League, as a Division 1 NCAA member conference, allows its member institutions to provide athletic scholarships to student-athletes

false

Division 1 schools are required to sponsor at least 14 sports programs; FBS institutions must sponsor 16 teams

true

A typical Division 1 coach oversees several sport programs and may also hold an academic or administrative appointment or teach activities classes

false

The University of Central Florida Institute for Diversity and Ethics' annual Race and Gender Report Card has consistently given college sports an "A" grade for both racial hiring and gender hiring

false

A multitiered system of connected sport leagues whereby teams are exchanged from one league to another based on performance is known as what system

promotion and relegation

This source of revenue is the highest for the average football club

broadcast revenues

The sport for development and peace organization that delivers landmine risk education through soccer in areas affected by conflict in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Asia is

Spirit of Soccer

The International Day for Sport for Development and Peace is

April 6

This company is one of the largest sporting goods companies in China and has an endorsement contract with Dwayne Wade

Li-Ning

What were the recommendations for the Olympic Movement in Agenda 2020+5?

Further strengthens safe sport and the protection of clean athletes, foster sustainable Olympic Games, and encourage the development of virtual sports and further engage with video gaming communities

The founder of the modern Olympic Games in 1894 was

Baron Pierre de Coubertin

This organization is responsible for selecting representatives for the Olympic Games as well as developing athletes and supporting high-performance sport programs

National Olympics Committees

This organization is involved in selecting athletes and coaches to represent a country in international competition and are responsible for promoting sport at all levels in a given country

National Governing Bodies (NGBs)

American football in played in more than 70 countries

true

The U.S. Paralympics are a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee

true

While play can have a pivotal role in creating a fun and safe environment that supports children and youth to learn and grow, unfortunately there are no organizations to help refugee children through sport

false

During the war in Ukraine between Russia and Ukraine, Russia and its athletes were suspended from participation in international competitions in over 20 different sports

true

This sport league has the most registered or certified agents

NFL

The first known sports agent is

C.C. Pyle

The two players who staged a joint holdout for a higher salary were

Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale

One of the first agents to represent individual athletes and a pioneer of the sport marketing industry is

Mark H. McCormack

The three models for a sport agency business include

a sport management firm affiliated with a players association

An agent must help an athlete with the transition from a professional playing career as an athlete and

post career planning and retirement

For a career as a sports agent, a person who simply runs sporting events rather than representing players in a(n)

sports marketing representative

The two leagues that allow an agent to represent both a coach and a player are the

MLB and NFL

Tank Black is

a football agent who was sentenced to 5 years in prison for swindling NFL players who he represented

This was enacted in 2004 to prohibit some conduct by sports agents when they sign contracts with student athletes

Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act

NCAA rules require that the university's chancellor or president approve a coach's endorsement deal

true

Free agency in Major League Baseball has existed since 1986

false

The governing body FIFA regulates sports agents in soccer

false

Under the new NIL rules, the NCAA has the jurisdiction to enforce its rules against agents

false

It is estimated that more than 80% of professional athletes are represented by approximately 20% of agents

true

Caitlin Clark broke the all time scoring record for NCAA Basketball

true

Dartmouth Men's basketball are the first NCAA team to unionize leading to potential employee/employer labor laws

true

Rich Paul's agency Klutch is one of the most highly regarded agencies in the business representing dozens of NFL football players

false

The two main categories of video gaming are

live streaming and eSports

The emergence of eSports can be traced back to

the emergence of computers

The Championship Gaming Series ceased operations in 2008 because

it failed to make a profit

The term given to new content releases relating to characters, skins, and other game elements is

patches

The primary media platform for eSports is

Twitch

This organization currently has the power in eSports to change the game, modify the rules, or discontinue a game

World Esports Federation

The first historically Black college or university to have a concentration in eSports was

Hampton University

This country has placed an outright ban on playing video games for mare than 3 hours per week for children younger than 18 years

China

The name given to digital assets (digital art, trading cards, videos) that would be verified on a blockchain and housed in fans' digital wallet is

Nonfungible tokens (NFT's)

These are obstacles to making eSports an Olympic sport

people question whether eSports is physical enough, eSports video games are the intellectual property of game developers, and the games themselves are difficult to follow if you are unfamiliar with them

The nucleus of eSports growth in the east occurred in South Korea

true

the Great Recession of 2007-2009 did not have a major impact on the eSports industry

false

Sponsorship is the greatest source of revenue in the eSports industry

true