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Sport Management Course Spotlight: Social Science in Sport
Understanding the social-scientific context of sports is beneficial to any sport management professional. That’s why all sport management undergrads at William Woods take PED 220 Social Science in Sport. Social Science is the scientific study of human society and social relationships — history, political science, anthropology, demographics, economics and more. According to the book Social Sciences […]
Read More...April 26th, 2017
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Why are athletic world records always set? Are we getting better? Or is technology?
Many sport management professionals work with some of the greatest athletes in the world — people who are stronger and better at their sport than any other athlete before them. Others work to develop technologies and research that helps get athletics to a new level of endurance, strength, power or speed. During the Olympics in 2012 […]
Read More...February 24th, 2017
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What is sports psychology?
All sport management undergraduate students at William Woods take a course in Sports Psychology. But what is it? And how does it help someone interested in a career in sport management? Competition can both emotionally and mentally affect athletes of every level —professional or not. Many athletes say that the “mind game” is just as […]
Read More...December 19th, 2016
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Do you have what it takes for a career in sports sales?
Earlier this year, David J. Halberstam, Director of Corporate Sales for the Miami Heat, Executive Vice President of Sports for Westwood One Radio, and Vice President of Sports Sales for CBS Sports Radio, released The Fundamentals of Sports Media and Sponsorship Sales: Developing New Accounts. For William Woods bachelors in sport management students interested in […]
Read More...June 3rd, 2016
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How sport management students can score big in the world of sports PR
It ushered LeBron from “The Traitor” to “The King Returns”. It composed the indelible “MJ All Day”, “This is Sports Center”, and ”Just Do It”. It’s PR and marketing in the world of sports. It’s strategy and identity — making a new name or redeeming an old one. It’s telling the story of sports and […]
Read More...April 4th, 2016
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Fitness author and personal trainer Drew Manning speaks at William Woods University
Drew Manning demonstrated exercises to William Woods students in interactive seminar. “If my message of health and personal accountability wasn’t sinking in with my clients, maybe I didn’t get how hard the road from unhealthy to healthy really was. Maybe the trainer in me needed to learn a few lessons first,” author and personal trainer […]
Read More...January 28th, 2016
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3 cheers to standing out in the crowd of sports career prospects
The future looks bright for those pursuing their B.S. in Sport Management, with many sports management jobs expected to grow faster than average in the next five to ten years. For example, jobs in coaching and scouting are projected to grow 15 percent by 2022. Although job growth looks promising, the sports industry can be […]
Read More...December 14th, 2015
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