Describes the responsibilities, salaries, outlook, and educational requirements for a variety of sports-related careers, including player, manager, agent, and sports writer, and includes tips for getting started.
Author(s): Shelly Field
Edition: 4
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 380
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 12
How to Use This Book......Page 14
Introduction......Page 18
Professional Athletes......Page 22
Professional Sports Teams......Page 46
Sports Business and Administration......Page 94
Coaching and Education......Page 132
Sports Officiating......Page 154
Sports Journalism......Page 166
Recreation and Fitness......Page 182
Boxing and Wrestling......Page 208
Racing......Page 230
Wholesaling and Retailing......Page 242
Sports Medicine......Page 252
Sports Web Jobs......Page 266
Appendixes......Page 282
I: Degree Programs......Page 283
II: Programs in Sports Officiating......Page 319
III: Workshops, Seminars, and Symposiums......Page 320
IV: Trade Associations, Unions, and Other Organizations......Page 323
V: Major League Baseball Clubs......Page 336
VI: National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues Members......Page 338
VII: National Basketball Association (NBA) Teams......Page 349
VIII: Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Teams......Page 351
IX: National Football League (NFL) Teams......Page 352
X: Canadian Football League (CFL) Teams......Page 354
XI: National Hockey League (NHL) Teams......Page 355
XII: American Hockey League (AHL) Teams......Page 357
XIII: Major League Soccer (MLS) Clubs......Page 359
XIV: U.S. Harness Racing Tracks......Page 360
XV: U.S. Thoroughbred Racetracks......Page 363
XVI: Boxing Sanctioning Bodies......Page 369
XVII: Boxing and Wrestling Promoters and Promotion Companies......Page 370
XVIII: Cable and Network Television Sports Departments......Page 371
XIX: Sports Career Web Sites......Page 372
Glossary......Page 373
Bibliography......Page 378
Index......Page 394
About the Author......Page 401
