SPM 205- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 36 pages long!)
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Continuing chapter 1 history of sport management. Baseball was the first sport to successfully employ a league schedule. William hulbert: (cid:862)czar of base(cid:271)all(cid:863, need to run baseball like a business, created a league structure with strong rules to enforce team allegiance, brought referees in, regular schedule = easier to let people know about the game. Laid out the government structure of pro sports leagues in the us. What are tournament sports: golf, tennis, etc. How did they begin: rooted in the club system, professional golfers were instructors (or caddies) working for a club, failed to capture pubic interest and pro golfers (lacking gate revenue) Female sport managers have contributed to the industry. Contributions in ancient times: heraea games: competition for unmarried girls, administered by women. Judy sweet and christine grant: sweet first female ad and ucsd. Importance of women in spm: women making an impact in the current sport industry, kim ng, heidi uberroth, lesa france kennedy, stephanie tolleson.