Chapter 1 sports management

The number of sport management academic programs has declined within the last 10 years.

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

Thoroughbred racing quickly became the most popular professional sport in the colonial United States.

Name four nations outside North America which have sport management academic programs.

Name four original member cities of the National League.

Who founded the National League?

The modern Olympic Games in 1896 were held in which city?

Sport management originated in thoroughbred racing in the form of:

Who is recognized as the architect of the professional golf tournament?

What university had the first sport management academic program?

The organizations which approve sport management academic programs are:

What was the first sport to use sport management principles in the United States?

In what year were the first modern Olympic Games held?

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

Which of the following was instrumental in initiating the modern Olympic Games?

The first organized group of professional baseball players was known as the:

Which of the following was not an inaugural member of the National League?

Which of the following is not a sport management structure?

What two themes run through this chapter's examination of sport organizations?

Fred Corcoran convinced cities to host golf tournaments by telling them the benefits of:

During WWII, Corcoran's tournaments raised money for:

The academic who first discussed the concept of offering sport management programs at colleges and universities was:

sport management structures evolve in response to:

The first recognized jockey club was in:

The jockey club concept originated in which nation?

What other sports developed management structures similar to jockey clubs?

Loyalty to sport clubs was developed by

Why did thoroughbred racing in the early United States fail to gain popularity?

What sport organization did Walter O'Malley work for?

How many sport management academic programs are there today in the United States?

The academic association that oversees sport management academic programs in Europe is:

The first sport management academic organization was called:

Approximately how many sport management academic programs are there in Canada?

Who was the first professional baseball team?

The practice of binding a professional baseball player to his ballclub was called:

The first sport management academic program was at Ohio State University.

The Cincinnati Reds were the first professional baseball team

The first modern Olympics were held in Paris, France

The first professional sport in the United States was harness racing.

Fred Corcoran made his contribution to the sport industry by developing professional tennis tournaments.

William Hulbert founded the National League.

There are less than 100 sport management programs in the United States.

Tournaments today are often created by marketing agencies or broadcast media rather than by player associations.

The United States is the birthplace of modern sport and sport management.

The club structure still exists as a modern sport management structure

Despite other strict rules, William Hulbert allowed players in the National League to gamble.

The reserve system limited player movement and kept salaries low in the National League.