ABSTRACT
This chapter describes goal setting and how clearly stated goals can provide people and sport organizations with the focus, direction, and understanding needed for optimum performance within the context of the school-based and youth sports industry segments. It explores the task of developing effective goals in terms of several key criteria and examines the challenges and difficulties that are part of the goal-setting process. The chapter offers specifics elements of the school-based and youth sport industry segment, how goal-setting impacts this segment, and, once goals have been defined, how managers in this segment work to achieve them. The National Federation (NF) of State High School Associations, a non-profit organization headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, serves as the national coordinator for high school sports, as well as activities such as music, debate, theater, and student council. The NF encompasses all 50 individual state high school athletics and activity associations in the District of Columbia.
