SM 161 – Concepts of Sport, Recreation, and Leisure | Dr. Lance Kaltenbaugh

the delivery of leisure services by

Sport Administration

Ryan HassmannChristian Klimkiewicz

Katy Dunson

Nico SerfilippiAlex Sheil

Tyler Remmel

o Our Interviewso Backgroundo Typical Job Titleso Typical Job Responsibilitieso Job Siteso Salarieso Professional Development Opportunitieso Future Considerations, Implications

Nick CiulliHead Football CoachNorth Royalton High School

We talked to…

We asked about…o Job titleo Time spent at current jobo Educationo Past jobso What drew them in the

careero Job responsibilitieso Favorite/least favorite partso Future career aspirationso Advice for students wanting

a similar career

o Our Interviews

o Background

o Typical Job Titles

o Typical Job Responsibilities

o Job Sites

o Salaries

o Professional Development Opportunities

o Future Considerations, Implications

Backgroundo A variety of areas

o Professional sportso Collegiate athleticso High schoolso Associations and organizationso Sports venueso Sporting events

o Our Interviewso Backgroundo Typical Job Titleso Typical Job Responsibilitieso Job Siteso Salarieso Professional Development Opportunitieso Future Considerations, Implications

What they might be called

o Athletic Directoro Program Directoro Marketing and

promotions directoro Student-athlete

academic serviceso Director of ticketing

and financeo Sporting goods sales

representative

o Facilities coordinatoro Compliance directoro Corporate sales

directoro Athletic business

managero Sports

agent/representativeo Coach

Administrators at AUAthletic Director Bill Goldring

Equipment Coordinator Jeremy Amundson

Sports Information Director

Al King

Assistant S.I.D. Brendan Bittner

Director of Sports Marketing

Rachel Bixler

Faculty Athletic Representative

Mark Hamilton

Head Athletic Trainer Jeremy Hancock

Athletic Trainers A. Palko, R. Pfeifer, N. Sefcik

Administrative Assistant Elaine Obrecht

Athletic Secretary Kay Jenney

Strength & Conditioning Coach

A.G. Kruger

Cheerleading Advisor Vicki Wirick

o Our Interviewso Backgroundo Typical Job Titleso Typical Job Responsibilitieso Job Siteso Salarieso Professional Development Opportunitieso Future Considerations, Implications

What they might doo Event managemento Promotion and

marketingo Advertisingo Sports sponsorshipo Budgetingo Accountingo Ticket saleso Financial operationso Fundraising

o Corporate saleso Team operationso Academic counselingo Complianceo Eligibilityo Athletic developmento Legal risk managemento Facilities managemento Media/public relationso Sales of sporting goods

Duties of a college athletic director

• Provide guidance and direction for a school’s athletic programs

• Prepare budget and allocate spending

• Work with coaches on scheduling

• Act as a liaison to conferences and leagues

• Report on statuses of teams

• Help plan teams’ travel

Bill Goldring, AU’s athletic director

o Our Interviewso Backgroundo Typical Job Titleso Typical Job Responsibilitieso Job Siteso Salarieso Professional Development Opportunitieso Future Considerations, Implications

Where they worko Country clubso Recreation centerso High schoolso Collegeso Professional

organizationso Community parkso Private firms and

agencies

o Our Interviewso Backgroundo Typical Job Titleso Typical Job Responsibilitieso Job Siteso Salarieso Professional Development Opportunitieso Future Considerations, Implications

Job Title (All are college positions) 25th

percentile median 75th

percentileAssistant A.D. – Academic Compliance $53,338 $68,681 $86,091

Assistant A.D. – Compliance $48,271 $61,039 $77,489

Assistant Coach (Major Sport) $37,346 $46,279 $79,420

Assistant Coach (Minor Sport) $31,216 $39,140 $56,290

Athletic Director $76,093 $98,568 $134,069

Coach/Scout $29,574 $35,918 $43,760

Head Athletic Trainer $43,876 $52,681 $63,313

Head Coach (Major Sport) $55,196 $68,613 $91,222

Head Coach (Minor Sport) $40,201 $49,420 $60,430

Men’s Athletic Director $66,437 $86,891 $108,605

Ticket Manager $38,223 $45,993 $56,336

Women’s Athletic Director $56,720 $73,009 $89,932

*numbers according to Salary.com

o Our Interviewso Backgroundo Typical Job Titleso Typical Job Responsibilitieso Job Siteso Salarieso Professional Development Opportunitieso Future Considerations, Implications

Certifications/Memberships

o National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAA)o Registered athletic

administratoro Certified athletic

administratoro Certified master

athletic administratoro Membership in North

American Society for Sports Managers (NASSM)

More certificationso National Association

of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA)o Complete the online

continuing education program for certification

o National Athletic Trainers’ Associationo Athletic trainer

certifications

Brendan Bittner,

Assistant S.I.D.

Graduate student serving as AU’s assistant sports

information director

Working towardmaster’s degree

Education, Internshipso Many universities

offer graduate studies for sports management, administrationo Master’s degree

o Internships are available through most professional sports organizations

o Our Interviewso Backgroundo Typical Job Titleso Typical Job Responsibilitieso Job Siteso Salarieso Professional Development Opportunitieso Future Considerations, Implications

Job outlooko Expected to

increase by 23 percent from 2008 to 2018o More

opportunities in youth sports

Employment trendso Organizations used to fill high-level

positions through internal promotiono With higher numbers of college

graduates having degrees in sport management and administration, that is changingo Some schools even offer sport-

specific programs, or programs for international sports management

Future considerationso Most money is

generated at the local levelo High school, youth

programso $11 billion spent on

elementary, high school sports

o $2 billion spent on NCAA sports

More considerationso Youth sports poised to see more

growtho Parents wanting children to “reach

full potential”o Reach out to private firms for

scholarship/college recruiting, development help

o Expansion of non-traditional sports, especially for youths

Future implicationso Higher numbers

of graduates also means more competition for glamour jobs

o Overall, will be offset by a higher number of new openings

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