sports personnel

"Many professional athletes are famous around the world. But athletes make up just one part of the professional sports industry. Coaches, trainers, and other professionals also help make this a popular and successful industry. Work in the Professional Sports Industry explores different careers in the professional sports industry, including the training and educational requirements as well as the future outlook for each career"--Provided by the publisher.

Contains essays by over one hundred athletes, coaches, sportswriters, and commentators, in which they offer their insights on leadership, excellence, teamwork, and victory.

Recounts the story of seventeen-year-old Ray Negron, a devout fan of the New York Yankees, who was caught defacing their stadium, and was given the chance of a lifetime by George Steinbrenner, whose compassion led him to offer Ray the chance to work with the Yankees to pay off his debt, and resulted in a lifelong friendship.

A look at careers in sports personnel, covering college coursework, types of jobs in the field, internships, and more.

Readers will learn about requirements, job responsibilities, and job outlook, while also learning job-specific skill building and work experience that they can start today to prepare for this career.

This volume focuses on the law angle of sports, representing athletes and sports organizations in legal situations, whether personal or professional.

Presents a day-to-day account of the 2004 Chicago Cub season, and traces the history of the team, its ninety-five years without a World Series victory, and other interesting details about the club.

Explores career options after high school as a referee, covering what referees do, how to become a referee, salary potential, and what kind of future is possible working as a referee.

Focuses on the character requirements of professional athletes and sports officials. Discusses integrity, compassion, justice, responsibility, courage, self-discipline, and citizenship. Includes inspirational quotes, photographs, sidebars, a glossary, and further resources.

Profiles of various sport industry professionals help describe the employment opportunities available to those interested in the field, providing information on training requirements, job skills, career advice and strategies, and future predictions for industry trends.