ABSTRACT

In your sport management academic career, you are by now well aware of the industry segments of this global industry, including professional sport, intercollegiate athletics, the Olympic and Paralympic Movements, recreational sport, facility management, event management, sport for people with disabilities, health and fitness, sport club management, interscholastic sport, sport marketing, and legal aspects of sport. Considering the numerous segments comprising the sport industry, what is the size and monetary value of this business we call sport?