Sports Management Personal Statement

When I was deciding what I wanted to choose for my major, I thought about things that I love doing. One thing in life that I have passion for is sports, whether it be playing sports or helping others develop their skills for their sport. My long term goal for a career, I want to be an Athletic Director for a college. In order to become an Athletic Director there are certain step that someone needs to do in college to try and have the best chance at getting their dream job. Athletic Director is not a career that a person just graduated from college and gets hired by a school, they must work their way up from an entry level job and slowly moves their way up.

Growing up, I was never one to play sports. My coordination and overall athletic skill was never where I wanted it to be. But the idea and spectacle of watching and learning about sport was always something that amazed me. To this day, sport is a driving force that connects me with both my friends and family. When it came time for me to apply for college, I was one of the few seventeen year olds that had a pretty clear idea of what I wanted to do. Sport Management was a perfect match for me because a majority of sport managers today, were not super star athletes, and some were not even athletes. I also knew that going into the sports industry with no playing experience, along with being a female, I was at a disadvantage. Immediately, I knew that I had to find ways to move myself ahead of the pack. In order to achieve that goal, my two goals were getting my degree, and getting as much work experience in the industry.

At this exact point in time, I am not 100% sure about what segment of the sports industry that I am interested in pursuing for a career. This is actually a question that I have been contemplating for some time now. My plan was to go to graduate school for Sports Management and take the various courses in the program in order to gain an idea about the different areas that I would be interested in working in. I have taken a number of courses and so far, the two areas that I found to be the most interesting are Event Management and Social Media. My family and I attend the PAC12 basketball tournament every year, and seeing all of the different details it takes to put together an event like this are very intriguing to me and is something that I

As a current college athlete, I am self-driven, motivated, focused, and competitive. I completed my major in Communication Studies with a double minor in history and marketing. I complete my undergraduate degree in three years, all while playing soccer at the D1 collegiate level. I am currently enrolled in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at Arkansas State University. My passion lies in promotion and marketing. I am particularly interested in social media marketing. I am scheduled to complete my degree in the spring of 2017. As graduation gets closer, I must focus on building my personal brand. It is vital that I capture the attention of successful and high profile companies.

“Leave your ego at the door every morning, and just do some truly great work. Few things will make you feel better than a job brilliantly done.” A job after I graduate from college, is what I shoot for. I aim for the green fields.I would love to be a field hockey coach. The knowledge required to coach this sport is training, English language psychology, administration and management, and knowing and understanding field hockey is essential too. Field hockey is a team sport of the hockey family. The earliest origins of the game date back to the Middle Ages in England, Scotland, France and the Netherlands.

I am a person of many ideas and curiosities. I love music, film, history, and sports. I love learning about people and what makes them unique. What I have learned is that people have many qualities that define them. However, they often choose one specific interest to build the majority of their lives around. For me, that interest is connecting two things I love - sports and people. Combining my love of these through the business of sports provides a unique opportunity to pursue my passion and to share the love of sport with others.

I was then informed that this program would help students become aware of all the areas of sports there are to pursue. This really caught my attention, because I never realized all the career paths there are in the sports world. I could combine many of my other passions such as event planning or social media for example with sports and have the ultimate career. During my time at USF I want to learn the different types of jobs offered through out the sports industry. By doing so I will be able to broaden my outlook and find the exact sports field fit for me. With the variety of classes offered during this program, I will be educated in numerous areas from Law, Marketing, Communications, etc. which will help me in finding my dream career. I am exciting about learning all of the various aspects of the sports world. With sports being such a competitive field, a Masters in Sport Management will help me get to the next level, and improve my standing in a challenging job

I would love to pursue a career in sports, but not at the moment. When I finish with grad school, I want to work at one of the big four firms as an accountant. It would give me great experience and exposure to different areas of the field. Eventually down the road, I might look into getting connected with a sports team. I love it here in Nashville, so some of my options would be the Tennessee Titans, Nashville Predators, and Nashville Sounds. Every business/company needs an accountant, so there is always the possibility of them needing someone like me!

I hid as a child: I hid my smile, I hid behind my long hair, and I apologized frequently. I was uncomfortable with who I was and what I looked like, and I often felt as though I was an inconvenience to other people. My journey to change began the day I tried out for a volleyball team on a whim at the age of thirteen; later, with the prodding of my coach, I continued on to basketball tryouts that same fall. I had never truly applied myself to sports before the 2009-2010 season, but something came alive in my mind that year. Athletics has taught me more life lessons than I could expound upon in a single essay, but perhaps the single most important lesson that I learned while playing sports in middle and high school is that I should not be afraid to be a leader. Sports coaxed me out of hiding.

Sports management professionals are required to be college educated. There are some colleges or universities who offer specific majors for sports management whereas others, that don’t offer sports management as a major, advise students to major in either marketing, accounting, business management, or business law. There are a lot of sports agents or supervisors that, along with there degree in sports management or an alternate, also have a degree or are trained as attorneys. When students come out of college, they start at the bottom of the career ladder. Once they enter their career field, they have to work their way up by first starting at low-level jobs. It is recommended that students or graduates engage in internships at low-level management jobs like team offices or school athletic departments. A good way to learn the basics of sports management and show dedication to athletics and athletes is to volunteer as a coach for local teams or volunteer as an official. It may be hard to find jobs like these to volunteer in but there could be advertisements in local newspapers or on career sites (Sports Management). In addition, there are certain regions that are closer to sports and sporting events. Those regions would be a better place to attend college because finding an internship would be a lot easier (Sports Business Degrees).

My passion to establish a career in the sport industry has only grown stronger as gain more experience in the field. My work experience has given me many transferrable skills that are preparing me for a job after graduation. Among these skills stands one that is essential to any job in general, but is especially important in the sport industry because of the high level of public and media attention that sports receive in this country.

To be honest when I was rated I never had thought about looking for a job in the sport industry and when Sport Organization Management came up I was shocked. My strengths is that I like to work with people and I will not give up on a job or assignment until it’s complete. I think my weakness is that I hate to give up and that I would like to see everyone that I help would be satisfied when I’m finished with them. I was surprise with the results because I never knew that I have potentials to work in the sports field. Well my background from my education that I possess 3 degrees in Human Resource Management, Business Administrative and Business Management. By obtaining these degrees means that I am a capable person that could operate and run

Bigger, faster and stronger athletes are what we see today. The body type of athletes has developed gradually and have become more complex. The mindset of sports has changed, and I like the direction its going in. The goal is to play harder, faster and longer with fewer injuries. However, I can see why people are frightened by this new adjustment. Athletes around the world might have become too big, too strong and too quick for their bodies. This tells us how sports science is creating a new generation of super athletes and what we can learn from them. Sports science is a discipline that studies how the body works during physical activity. An application of treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports medicine.

However, through my research and interviews I have come to understand the route I must take and what my five-year plan is. Gaining an entry-level position at Octagon marketing after holding internships with local sports teams and hopefully the Octagon trainee program is an attainable and realistic goal. From there, I have a direct path of advancement over about four years to Account Manager. With the aid of my connections, who I will keep in touch with and grow my network through, as well as career fairs and information sessions, this is a realistic goal that I can achieve. I am satisfied with the blueprint I have laid out and now with summer around the corner, will start to initiate the first steps towards gaining my dream career in sports

Haven’t we all wondered who are the people that explain the real world to professional athletes, take care of their money, and guide them to a good life after their playing career is over? Those people we are wondering about are sports agents, someone I want to be. A sports agent negotiates contracts for the athlete, keeps the athlete aware of the real world issues, and controls the athletes public appearances. To become a sports agent, I will need to excel in school and have a background in law. Sports agency fits me because I have fallen love with sports and I want to help mold the role models of tomorrow. I will achieve becoming a sports agent by attending University of Florida and study in corporate law.