<p>Are there colleges that deal specifically with managing sports teams, or have scholarships for that? My friend's been managing sports for all 4 years, all 3 seasons (fall winter spring) so she's wondering if there are colleges for those things out there.</p>
<p>Here's a list of colleges with a sports management major.
<a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/majors/Schools.asp?majorID=440%5B/url%5D">http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/majors/Schools.asp?majorID=440</a></p>
<p>Princeton review may be too broad a listing.<br>
also check out <a href="http://www.nassm.com%5B/url%5D">www.nassm.com</a> Go to sport management programs (left hand column) and click on the USA on the world map. A listing of programs will appear and it will direct you to the sport management website at each of the schools
Not all schools that have sport management programs adher to the standards set by this organization (national assoc. of sport management) - but it is a starting point. Sport Management is the type of major, that some schools have it within their "health majors" (kineseology) some within their business school, physical education dept. and some standing alone.<br>
My d is a Sport Management major at SUNY Cortland. U of Mass has a big program. If you can give an area where she may want to attend school, I may be able to point you in the right direction I am more familiar with schools in the NE area.</p>
<p>Some of the top schools in Sports Management are UMich, Indiana, UMass, Flagler College, and Ohio University. </p>
<p>If it wasn't for OOS costs I'd be going to one of those. Flagler is VERY cheap (in and out of state) but was too small for me. Personally, I rank the above as</p>
<p>1-Ohio U
2-UMass
3-Indiana
4-UMich (strong overall school, sports management slightly lacking the others)
5-Flagler</p>
<p>The list marny1 pointed to is a great place to look, and even if a school doesn't meet the requirements of the NASSM (so it won't have an "A" by it), don't worry. That site lists all school w/ a sports management program but the NASSM it self doesn't really hold water in the professional field. Yes, it's a good organization but in the work world nobody will care that your school met their requirements because its not like a health program where you have to become board certified or take specific courses to work in the field.</p>
<p>Can you give us your friends stats so we have a general idea of what she's looking at?</p>
<p>And if she wants to manage a team while at the school (take stats, etc--which is VERY different from the "Sports Management" major), some schools give scholarships and some don't. At my school the managers get something around a $500 stipend for the primary semester of competition and if it's a split season (wrestling, basketball, etc) they get $250 fall and $250 spring. It varies by school. But there are also scholarship available for a Sports Management major.</p>
<p>What would be good schools in say state of ny,ohio and northeast?</p>
<p>Not sure about NY...but Ohio University (Athens, OH) and UMass-Amherst</p>
<p>In NY, I'd suggest you check out Ithaca College. They are supposed to have a good program. My d is at SUNY Cortland. It seems to be a pretty decent program too. It was my d's choice to go there. As a NYS resident with tuition around $5,000, I wasn't going to disagree with her choice. OOS tuition for SUNY Cortland is still a "bargain" at $11,000. But I think there are probably stronger programs.
I think a key to a good sport management program is the type of Internships that are available. As Cortland is a NYS school, it seems they have pretty good connections in the NY area, so I am pleased with the program so far.<br>
One thing that was said during Parent orientation is that alot of kids are interested in Sport Management as it seems to be an exciting field. But often the salary level is not too high. At SUNY Cortland (and alot of the other sport management programs), they want the kids to get a strong business background too, so in the event the salary range is low, the kids can expand their job search into a broader business area other than only the sport management field.
Personally- I would look for a sport management program that has an emphasis on business rather than Health/Parks Recreation or Physical Education dept of a college.</p>
<p>I am not sure, but I think this possibly might be offered at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles, California.</p>
<p>It is offered at Loyola in Chicago...not sure about LA...and Ithaca College has a very strong program, somehow it slipped my mind. Definitely worth a look or two.</p>
<p>What about a program along the lines of Umass but at a smaller school? like a private school? I read a little about UMass program and it sounds amazing.</p>
<p>I actually have a family friend at UMass and I think he was interested in the program and said it was decent.</p>
<p>nascar- I remember reading an article from the cortland website regarding Ithaca College and Cortland students were visiting the Watkins Glen International and touring the site with WGI officials. My guess is that kids from both schools may be able to intern there as both schools are close to Watkins Glen. Both Ithaca College and WGI are on Lake Cayuga. I am becoming an expert in the Finger Lakes region as I have one kid at Cortland and one at Cornell. We are actually planning to visit WGI this summer when we drop our kids off at school. If you are looking private, I'd definitely suggest you check out Ithaca (but don't overlook Cortland either!)</p>
<p>nascar- I was reading some of your other posts. If you are interested in business, city and sports management you might want to check out the program at Temple U. It's a real urban campus in Philadelpia. The sports management program is within the school of tourism but it is also affiliated with the their Fox school of business. My d was accepted into the sports management program. I thought it had alot to offer. There also seemed to be a lot of internship possibilities in Philly. I actually liked Temple alot, but my d wanted more of a real campus experience.
I'm going away for a few days- so I won't be around if you have any questions about Cortland/Ithaca etc. But good luck in the search!!</p>
<p>hmm well her stats go something like this:
3.5-4.0 UW GPA (she gets As and A-s)
taking AP Bio and AP Latin
works 2 jobs
manages cross-country and track</p>
<p>we live in the northeast. also, our track team is one of the top teams; we've won in our league for the past seventeen years or something like that, and we've won in the state six years in the past ten and we routinely place with teams in the nationals. would that affect my friend though?</p>
<p>oh and she's a junior, so i should say managed sports for 3 years, but she's doing it next year too so it would be 4 years total</p>
<p>UMass and Ohio University are the top 2 programs in the country. UMass is #1 for undergrad, Ohio U is #1 for grad.</p>
<p>There's a lot of good programs. It depends on the type of school you want, the price tag, and the location. </p>
<p>In NY, you have St. John's, SUNY Cortland, and Ithaca with good programs. Ohio has Bowling Green and Ohio U. The Northeast has those NY programs mentioned, in addition to UMass, Temple, York (PA), Slippery Rock, Rutgers, and more.</p>
<p>(sorry i dont know how to quote if its not the most recent post)
"hmm well her stats go something like this:
3.5-4.0 UW GPA (she gets As and A-s)
taking AP Bio and AP Latin
works 2 jobs
manages cross-country and track</p>
<p>we live in the northeast. also, our track team is one of the top teams; we've won in our league for the past seventeen years or something like that, and we've won in the state six years in the past ten and we routinely place with teams in the nationals. would that affect my friend though?"</p>
<p>the track team thing probably won't help but it wont hurt her, because she's not an athlete on the team. i managed my school's basketball, cross country, and soccer and it definitely counts as an EC--but i dont believe it would count as an athlete b/c she didn't "do" the sport. sorry if thats confusing</p>
<p>But if you're looking for a small school and would like to stay in the NE, definitely check on Ithaca. But if you want the best school out there, OhioU or UMass in my opinion. And its important (i think i posted this before, not sure) to realize that being a "team manager" is NOT the same as Sports Management. Sports Management focuses on how to run a sports team/program--like an Athletic Director, Team Executive, possibly Agent, etc. Just something to keep in mind. It has nothing to do with being the "team manager" who takes stats, fills water bottles, and so on.</p>
<p>I know I dont want to be a team manager. May just still major in finance and enter sports that way</p>
<p>I'm double majoring in Management and Marketing (b/c I came in with extra credits and will still graduate in 4 years so I can no problem) and then will work in either Sports Marketing or Management...I want to do Marketing but have the Management experience. You don't HAVE to go to a "sports management" program to work in the field--another reason why the NASSM isn't the holy grail organization of the career. </p>
<p>But the "team manager" explanation was more pointed towards the OP, apathy, who clearly stated her friend is a team manager.</p>
<p>in NY St Johns is good for sports management</p>