Whether you’re a student or professional member, affiliated with an R1, R2, or teaching-focused institution, a glimpse NASSM’s inner workings brings our community closer together and shines a light on the amazing work being done to maintain our status as the preeminent sport management association. So, what better way to utilize the NASSMblog than by using it for a diary! Over the months ahead on the #RoadtoNASSM, I’m going to document my perspective, my voice, providing one small, but (hopefully) helpful look into the behind-the-scenes. With this first diary post, I want to bring everyone up to speed.

It all begins with an idea.

It all begins with an idea.

In some spaces, the “finger prints” of leadership are an asset, while in others they are a detriment. Regardless of outcome, Athletic Administrators must be cognizant of their overarching influence. As such, Administrative practitioners must be able to isolate personal preferences in contrast to organizational duty. A key challenge for Administrators is to balance decisions and satisfaction rewards …

The current demand for civil and social justice has never been higher nor more justified. One of the driving forces behind the active and hopefully push towards societal change is sport.

s a Sport Management professor, I am always asked what can my child/I do with a Sport Management degree, the answer is change the world. Bradbury and O’Boyle (2017) stated that sport management has come a long way in the past 20 years;

For many former and current sports business professionals and academics, attending sporting events are often simultaneously exhilarating and frustrating. Here are a few academic-professional observations from my 5th live Women’s World Cup, and suggestions for research.