INTRODUCTION TO SPORT MANAGEMENT:
COURSE INTRODUCTION
Indiana University Southeast
New Albany, Indiana
Presented by: Tiffany Hammond, MS, ATC
HPER P211
Why do we need to study current
issues in sport?
• You will face these issues on a daily basis
• You will need to act on or make informed
decisions about these issues
• As a sport manager, you will need to be able
to see all sides of an issue
• You will need to stay current in your field and
be smarter than ESPN
• Sport decisions are publicly scrutinized so you
must be prepared
How do individuals shape sport
organizations?
Individual
Values
Family, peers,
teachers,
coaches, media,
religion, gov’t,
region
Leadership
Styles
How we
communicate with
others in your
environment, how
we work with others
Managerial
Functions
POLE
Planning
Organizing
Leading
evaluating
Organizational
“Success”
Success is different
for different
organizations,
different measures
How does sport shape issues?
Social Issues
• Racism
• Drugs
• Violence
• Sexual Abuse
Social Issues In Sport
The Big
Can of
Sport
• NFL Rooney Rule
• Baseball & Steroids
• Jovan Belcher
• Penn State
How do we make decisions?
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Problem Statement/Framing the Problem
Generating Alternatives
Evaluate Alternatives
Select the Best Alternative
How do we make decisions?
S
T
E
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P
L
E
social
technological
ethical
economic
political
legal
education
Why use STEEPLE?
• Multi-faceted problems/issues require multifaceted evaluation methods
• Keeps all stakeholder groups in mind when
evaluating
• Good basis for other types of
decisions/other disciplines
STEEPLE Class Case Study
• BigTime University is a member of a non-BCS
conference but has had several outstanding football
seasons the past three years and has started to gain
national media attention. Before the fall football
season began, one of the star players (touted as a
top NFL prospect) was accused of sexual assault
while he was out at a bar late one night (breaking
team imposed curfew and drinking policies). A trial is
pending.
• Using the STEEPLE principle, it is up to you to decide
whether this individual should be allowed to
continue participation on the football team.