Solutions 2026 Updated.
Risk Assessment & management - Answer All sports event carry elements of risk
- Some risk are inherent to the activity
- Other risk reflect the nature of event management
- No risk can be totally eliminated, some are out of your control (weather)
- Risks can be managed and the potential of their occurrence greatly reduced
Liability - Answer Expectation of responsibility
Risk Management Definition - Answer The function or process by which [an organization]
identifies and manages the risks of liability that rise from its activities
Questions to answer when dealing with Risk - Answer - What is the risk management
process?
- What categories of event risk exist?
- What options exist to best manage risk?
Risk Exposure - Answer What's the worse thing that can happen - what are the potential risk
What increases Risk Exposure? - Answer Size, scope and length of event
Possible outcomes - Answer Knowing there is exposure in the areas -> now what are the
potential outcomes
Feasible remedies - Answer What are things that you can improve upon that you can control
Procedures - Answer How are you going to react and everyone (staff) needs to know what to
do - have a plan
, Risk Management process - Answer 1.Identify areas of risk exposure
2.Project possible outcomes
3.Determine possible remedies
4.Act on feasible remedies to prevent possible outcomes
5.Identify possible reactions
6.Formalize crisis management and communications procedures (a plan)
Event Risk categories - Answer 1. Health, safety, security
2. Financial and legal issues
3. Cancellation scenarios
Cancellation scenario - Answer Have a plan in scenario of cancelling an event
OFTEN results in financial loss
Who often gets overlooked in the Health and safety risk category? - Answer Staff and
security
Most important risk category? - Answer Health, safety, and security
Health, Safety, and Security - Answer Safety and well being of all who attend a sports event,
from participants to spectators to staff, is paramount
Covers all things from catastrophic risk to bad roads
Possible Health, Safety and Security categories - Answer Crowd control
Ingress/Egress