Principles and Practice of Sport Management

By Mary A. Hums, Carol A. Barr, Mary Hums, et al.

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1284034178
• ISBN13: 9781284034172
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Length: 606 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Everything I needed...

This book provided me with all the information I needed for my graduate level sport management class.

Great book

This book is very informative on a number of sport management topics. It is a little dated concerning some of the more recent issues in athletics but gets the point across.

Principles and Practice of Sport Management

great book, excellent condition and perfect for my sport management course. Very easy to read, correlates well with HPED ideaology.

For a great sport management foundation, read and learn this

I am a junior at the University of Massachusetts, and I had the opportunity to read and study this book for my Sports Management class this past spring. It was a great experience and served as a great foundation for my education in the sport management field. The book touched upon every aspect in which a sport management professional in one capacity or another may be inclined to deal with. Principles and Practices of Sport Management by Lisa Pike Masteralexis was easy to read and comprehend. At the same time, the book was informative and challenges the reader to constantly keep an open mind to the different areas of sport management. Marketing, promotions, facility management, legal issues, historical facts and event management are just some of the topics one will read about in this highly recommended guide to successfull sports management.