SPM 225 Exam 1 – Study Guide, Revision Notes, and Practice Questions for Exam
Preparation
The number and types of organizations whose major domain of operation is sport and physical
activity has multiplied dramatically over the past 50 years - ✔✔Emergence of Sport
Management
The field of sport management as we know it had its beginnings in educational institutions
originally called _________ - ✔✔Administration of Physical Education
The subject matter was mostly concerned with the maintenance of _______ in educational
institutions, purchase and care of __________, and organizing and conducting _________ -
✔✔Sport Facilities, Equipment, Sport Events
The professional status of the occupation of sport management - ✔✔1) Degree Programs
2) Professional Associations
3) Scholarly Journals
The sport industry is ____________, ranking among the largest industries in the United States -
✔✔Vibrant and Growing
The _________ of the sport industry also _________ the wide variety of career opportunities
available in the sport industry - ✔✔Economic Significance, Underscores
The future of sport management looks bright because the _______ for the sport industry itself
are promising - ✔✔Prospects
Increasing _______, the popularity of _______, and the globalization of ______ are the bases
for this optimism - ✔✔Leisure time, women's sports, sport
,The products of any organization may be _____________. - ✔✔Goods or Services or Both
A physical object that can be produced at one time or used later - ✔✔Good
Intangible in the sense that the client or customer cannot judge the quality of the product
before actually obtaining it - ✔✔Service
_____________ are largely based on low-skill and routine services including renting of facilities
and retailing of goods - ✔✔Consumer services
_______ are largely based on knowledge, expertise, and special competencies of the employee
- ✔✔Professional services
________ define or alter the person's behavior, attributes, and social status in order to maintain
or enhance his/her well being - ✔✔Human Services
Strength and Conditioning - ✔✔Professional Services
Attendant at Alabama gym - ✔✔Consumer Service
Alabama testing for positions, rehab injury, watching film - ✔✔Human Services
Client Motives for Participation (4) - ✔✔1) Pursuit of Pleasure
2) Pursuit of Skill
3) Pursuit of Excellence
4) Pursuit of Health/Fitness
, People may participate in sport and physical activity because they enjoy the kinesthetic
sensations or the competition provided - ✔✔Pursuit of Pleasure
The desire to acquire physical skills may compel people to participate in sport and physical
activity - ✔✔Pursuit of Skill
People may also participate in some form of sport or physical activity in the pursuit of
excellence in that activity - ✔✔Pursuit of Excellence
Participants in sport and physical activity strive mainly for health related benefits such as fitness
that result from such participation - ✔✔Pursuit of Health/Fitness
Recess - ✔✔Pursuit of Pleasure
SU Soccer Camp - ✔✔Pursuit of Skill
Lebron James back to Cleveland - ✔✔Pursuit of Excellence
Gold's Gym - ✔✔Pursuit of Health/ Fitness
Services offered in order for clients to engage physically in some form of sport or physical
activity - ✔✔Participant Services
Refer to the Entertainment provided to Clients - ✔✔Spectator Services
One of the fastest growing and richest areas within sport management - ✔✔Sponsorship
Services
Preparation
The number and types of organizations whose major domain of operation is sport and physical
activity has multiplied dramatically over the past 50 years - ✔✔Emergence of Sport
Management
The field of sport management as we know it had its beginnings in educational institutions
originally called _________ - ✔✔Administration of Physical Education
The subject matter was mostly concerned with the maintenance of _______ in educational
institutions, purchase and care of __________, and organizing and conducting _________ -
✔✔Sport Facilities, Equipment, Sport Events
The professional status of the occupation of sport management - ✔✔1) Degree Programs
2) Professional Associations
3) Scholarly Journals
The sport industry is ____________, ranking among the largest industries in the United States -
✔✔Vibrant and Growing
The _________ of the sport industry also _________ the wide variety of career opportunities
available in the sport industry - ✔✔Economic Significance, Underscores
The future of sport management looks bright because the _______ for the sport industry itself
are promising - ✔✔Prospects
Increasing _______, the popularity of _______, and the globalization of ______ are the bases
for this optimism - ✔✔Leisure time, women's sports, sport
,The products of any organization may be _____________. - ✔✔Goods or Services or Both
A physical object that can be produced at one time or used later - ✔✔Good
Intangible in the sense that the client or customer cannot judge the quality of the product
before actually obtaining it - ✔✔Service
_____________ are largely based on low-skill and routine services including renting of facilities
and retailing of goods - ✔✔Consumer services
_______ are largely based on knowledge, expertise, and special competencies of the employee
- ✔✔Professional services
________ define or alter the person's behavior, attributes, and social status in order to maintain
or enhance his/her well being - ✔✔Human Services
Strength and Conditioning - ✔✔Professional Services
Attendant at Alabama gym - ✔✔Consumer Service
Alabama testing for positions, rehab injury, watching film - ✔✔Human Services
Client Motives for Participation (4) - ✔✔1) Pursuit of Pleasure
2) Pursuit of Skill
3) Pursuit of Excellence
4) Pursuit of Health/Fitness
, People may participate in sport and physical activity because they enjoy the kinesthetic
sensations or the competition provided - ✔✔Pursuit of Pleasure
The desire to acquire physical skills may compel people to participate in sport and physical
activity - ✔✔Pursuit of Skill
People may also participate in some form of sport or physical activity in the pursuit of
excellence in that activity - ✔✔Pursuit of Excellence
Participants in sport and physical activity strive mainly for health related benefits such as fitness
that result from such participation - ✔✔Pursuit of Health/Fitness
Recess - ✔✔Pursuit of Pleasure
SU Soccer Camp - ✔✔Pursuit of Skill
Lebron James back to Cleveland - ✔✔Pursuit of Excellence
Gold's Gym - ✔✔Pursuit of Health/ Fitness
Services offered in order for clients to engage physically in some form of sport or physical
activity - ✔✔Participant Services
Refer to the Entertainment provided to Clients - ✔✔Spectator Services
One of the fastest growing and richest areas within sport management - ✔✔Sponsorship
Services
