SPMT 260 Exam 1 (Ch. 1, 2, 20)
Clubs - Answer -Sport management structures composed of a limited number of members who organize
events, standardize rules, and settle disputes.
James G. Mason and Walter O'Malley - Answer -Co-inventors of the idea of a sport management
curriculum.
Fred Corcoran - Answer -The architect of the professional golf tournament.
Jockey Club - Answer --Newmarket, England
-1850
-Settle disputes, establish rules, determine eligibility, designate officials, regulate breeding, and punish
unscrupulous participants in the sport of thoroughbred racing
Leagues - Answer -A profit-oriented legal and business entity organized so that teams can compete
against each other, but also operate together in areas such as rule making, broadcasting, licensing, and
marketing
Modern Olympic Games - Answer -An international athletic event, started in 1896, based on ancient
Greek athletic games.
National Association of Professional Baseball Players - Answer -A group of professional baseball teams
formed in 1871; any ball club that was willing to pay its elite players could join.
, National League of Professional Baseball Players - Answer -The successor to the National Association of
Professional Baseball Players; formed in 1876, it was a stronger body in which authority for the
management of baseball rested.
Pierre de Coubertin - Answer -Founder of the modern Olympics.
Baseball - Answer -First sport to adopt a league system
Cincinnati Red Stockings - Answer -first professional baseball team
William Hulbert - Answer -The "Czar of Baseball"; he developed the National League of Professional
Baseball Players
Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) - Answer -A specialized accrediting body
launched by NASSM and NASPE that promotes and recognizes excellence in sport management
education in colleges and universities at the bachelor and graduate levels.
Ohio University - Answer -The first university to establish a master's program in sport management, in
1966.
Herean Games - Answer -Female version of ancient olympics.
Emotional Intelligence - Answer -The ability of workers to identify and acknowledge people's emotions
and, instead of having an immediate emotional response, to take a step back and allow rational thought
to influence their actions.
Empowerment - Answer -The encouragement of employees to use their initiative and make decisions
within their areas of operations, and the provision of resources to enable them to do so.
Human Relations Movement - Answer -Management theory focusing on the behavior and motivations of
people in the workplace.
Clubs - Answer -Sport management structures composed of a limited number of members who organize
events, standardize rules, and settle disputes.
James G. Mason and Walter O'Malley - Answer -Co-inventors of the idea of a sport management
curriculum.
Fred Corcoran - Answer -The architect of the professional golf tournament.
Jockey Club - Answer --Newmarket, England
-1850
-Settle disputes, establish rules, determine eligibility, designate officials, regulate breeding, and punish
unscrupulous participants in the sport of thoroughbred racing
Leagues - Answer -A profit-oriented legal and business entity organized so that teams can compete
against each other, but also operate together in areas such as rule making, broadcasting, licensing, and
marketing
Modern Olympic Games - Answer -An international athletic event, started in 1896, based on ancient
Greek athletic games.
National Association of Professional Baseball Players - Answer -A group of professional baseball teams
formed in 1871; any ball club that was willing to pay its elite players could join.
, National League of Professional Baseball Players - Answer -The successor to the National Association of
Professional Baseball Players; formed in 1876, it was a stronger body in which authority for the
management of baseball rested.
Pierre de Coubertin - Answer -Founder of the modern Olympics.
Baseball - Answer -First sport to adopt a league system
Cincinnati Red Stockings - Answer -first professional baseball team
William Hulbert - Answer -The "Czar of Baseball"; he developed the National League of Professional
Baseball Players
Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) - Answer -A specialized accrediting body
launched by NASSM and NASPE that promotes and recognizes excellence in sport management
education in colleges and universities at the bachelor and graduate levels.
Ohio University - Answer -The first university to establish a master's program in sport management, in
1966.
Herean Games - Answer -Female version of ancient olympics.
Emotional Intelligence - Answer -The ability of workers to identify and acknowledge people's emotions
and, instead of having an immediate emotional response, to take a step back and allow rational thought
to influence their actions.
Empowerment - Answer -The encouragement of employees to use their initiative and make decisions
within their areas of operations, and the provision of resources to enable them to do so.
Human Relations Movement - Answer -Management theory focusing on the behavior and motivations of
people in the workplace.
