This article originally appeared in Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies: Sports Industry Management. FC Barcelona wants to change the world, and it’s remarkably well-positioned to do so. For those whose only knowledge of “football” involves an oval-shaped ball that is carried or tossed across a goal line, this is something […]
By Michael Fanning When you’re tasked with writing an original research paper, where do you start? How do you hit upon a unique idea? And once you do, how do you go about researching a topic that hasn’t yet been studied? Bridget Waldron, a recent graduate of Georgetown’s Sports Industry Management […]
By Taylor G. Brown “Sport has the power to change the world,” said Nelson Mandela at the inaugural Laureus Sport for Good Awards Ceremony in 2000. “It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in […]
By Michael Fanning The Super Bowl is over, which means pro football teams and fans have just one month to get ready for the National Football League draft, set for April 27–29 in Philadelphia. Reputations of NFL general managers are made and lost by their first-round draft picks. Choose a superstar, […]
By Daniel G. Kelly II, Ph. D On January 15, 2017, following the Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, All-Pro Wide Receiver Antonio Brown broadcasted a 17-minute video of the post-game celebration on Facebook Live. Brown, who currently has a 6-figure endorsement deal with Facebook, posted the live […]
This article originally appeared in Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies: Sports Industry Management. How are true sports fans following their favorite teams in the sports-saturated Washington, D.C., market? Are they using more mobile devices? Watching less TV? Maybe even cutting their cable cords and abandoning television entirely? Fortunately, Georgetown […]
By Marty Conway More often than not, people looking to break into the sports industry lean toward a role in the front office of a professional team at the major or minor league level. It’s common, and logically, the result of the psychological pull of humans to pursue opportunity based […]
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