The main reason why sport organizations exist SHOULD be to facilitate the athletes. I am sure that many sport administrators do not live by it, but each and everything you do, should in the long run benefit your athletes. You may recognize this situation: One of your athletes is always coming to the training sessions,…
In order to create an online platform to exchange information between our readers, we’ve started with weekly interviews with our readers. They all work in sports, and therefore have experience to share with all of us. [box type=”info”] Name: JANET JOHNSON HAUGHTON Country: JAMAICA Function within your sport organization: ADMINISTRATOR & SPONSOR Current…
This Mastermind Sports Management is an online international group of professionals. On a monthly basis they will share their opinion on a certain topic. You can look at the background of each mastermind by going HERE. [box type=”info”] April 2012 topic: Sponsorship examples[/box] Sponsorship is always a hot topic, whether it is in big…
During my work, both as a volunteer and as a professional in sports, the most frequent question I get is how a sports organization can get sponsors. Let me give a couple examples: Soccer federation This federation organizes a competition for amateur clubs. They didn’t write press releases and at that moment they didn’t even…
Hidden somewhere on the field of play or the announcer’s box is someone charged with a very special job: Watching each and every run, pitch, ball, fight or play and recording it all in the official scorebook. In most sports all details are (or should be) recorded. Then, after the game, the scorekeeper calculates statistics…
Here is a short 3 minute video about a theoretical framework on change. httpv://youtu.be/muCUtOtgbqM [learn_more caption=”Read the text”] So hi guys, this is just a short video. It’s been a while since I made a video, but now that I finished the new design of the website, I want to publish more videos in…
The main goal for many small sport organizations is to attract sponsors. The costs of the different annual events can then be covered, and the athletes are able to train, compete and have fun ! In a previous article I wrote already about the sales process of sponsorships, which I broke down in the following…
This Mastermind Sports Management is an online international group of professionals. On a monthly basis they will share their opinion on a certain topic. You can look at the background of each mastermind by going here. [box type=”info”] February 2012 topic: Sport Management Resource[/box] You are never too old to learn, and it is…
Sports are fun, we laugh, play, compete and enjoy……..BUT NOT ALWAYS! As an administrator or sports manager, in charge of management (on any level) it is very important to know some different ways of communication. Whether you are the president or the one in charge of laundry, communication is important especially if it concerns bad…
This post is about a topic I honestly am having difficulties with. Each and every day the management of my time is a challenge, and I nearly close every week and month, with things I didn’t accomplish. Somebody once said that it is not about managing time, but it is all about managing yourself. What…