Intro to Fitness Management Ch 11
Approximately how many athletes are in the four (4) major sports leagues?
A. 1,400
B. 4,300
C. 2,400
D. 3,200 - ANS-B. 4,300
In the four major sports leagues how many agents are registered or certified with the
respective players associations?
A. 1,600-1,800
B. 500-750
C. 4,500-5,000
D. 1,000-1,200 - ANS-A. 1,600-1,800
Who is often called the first sports agent?
A. George Herman
B. C. C. Pyle
C. Christy Walsh
D. Bill Hayes - ANS-B. C. C. Pyle
The two players who staged a joint holdout for a higher salary were
A. Red Grange and Jim Thorpe.
B. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
C. Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris.
D. Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale. - ANS-D. Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale
One of the first agents to represent individual athletes and a pioneer of the sport
marketing industry is
A. Edwin Land.
B. David Falk.
C. Mark H. McCormack.
D. Walt Disney. - ANS-C. Mark H. McCormack
, The first players association to negotiate the right for players to be represented by
agents was the
A. Major League Baseball Players Association.
B. National Football League Players Association.
C. National Basketball League Players Association.
D. National Hockey League Players Association. - ANS-A. Major League Baseball
Players Association.
A collective bargaining agreement is
A. A contract for all players in the league.
B. Another term for a standard player contract.
C. An agreement between a player and an agent.
D. A statue that determines the rights of a player and league. - ANS-A. A contract for all
players in the league
The reserve system in Major League Baseball was
A. a rule that allowed the designated hitter to only hit and not field.
B. a rule that limited a free and open market for players.
C. a rule that allowed the players to serve in the army reserve.
D. a rule that allowed arbitration of player disputes. - ANS-B. a rule that limited a free
and open market for players.
The three models for a sport agency business does not includes
A. a freestanding sport management firm.
B. a law practice only.
C. a players association and a sport management firm.
D. a sport management firm affiliated with a law firm. - ANS-C. a players association
and a sport management firm.
Which one does not describe the ways that players associations support players?
A. Providing them with salary and contract data.
B. Providing them with information to support negotiations.
C. Providing them with guidance in salary and labor arbitration.
Approximately how many athletes are in the four (4) major sports leagues?
A. 1,400
B. 4,300
C. 2,400
D. 3,200 - ANS-B. 4,300
In the four major sports leagues how many agents are registered or certified with the
respective players associations?
A. 1,600-1,800
B. 500-750
C. 4,500-5,000
D. 1,000-1,200 - ANS-A. 1,600-1,800
Who is often called the first sports agent?
A. George Herman
B. C. C. Pyle
C. Christy Walsh
D. Bill Hayes - ANS-B. C. C. Pyle
The two players who staged a joint holdout for a higher salary were
A. Red Grange and Jim Thorpe.
B. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
C. Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris.
D. Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale. - ANS-D. Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale
One of the first agents to represent individual athletes and a pioneer of the sport
marketing industry is
A. Edwin Land.
B. David Falk.
C. Mark H. McCormack.
D. Walt Disney. - ANS-C. Mark H. McCormack
, The first players association to negotiate the right for players to be represented by
agents was the
A. Major League Baseball Players Association.
B. National Football League Players Association.
C. National Basketball League Players Association.
D. National Hockey League Players Association. - ANS-A. Major League Baseball
Players Association.
A collective bargaining agreement is
A. A contract for all players in the league.
B. Another term for a standard player contract.
C. An agreement between a player and an agent.
D. A statue that determines the rights of a player and league. - ANS-A. A contract for all
players in the league
The reserve system in Major League Baseball was
A. a rule that allowed the designated hitter to only hit and not field.
B. a rule that limited a free and open market for players.
C. a rule that allowed the players to serve in the army reserve.
D. a rule that allowed arbitration of player disputes. - ANS-B. a rule that limited a free
and open market for players.
The three models for a sport agency business does not includes
A. a freestanding sport management firm.
B. a law practice only.
C. a players association and a sport management firm.
D. a sport management firm affiliated with a law firm. - ANS-C. a players association
and a sport management firm.
Which one does not describe the ways that players associations support players?
A. Providing them with salary and contract data.
B. Providing them with information to support negotiations.
C. Providing them with guidance in salary and labor arbitration.
