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How hard is it to work for a professional sports team?
I have liked sports my whole life and know a lot about it. #masters #manager #professional-sports #bachelor #sports-law
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Glenn’s Answer
This is an older post, so it would be interesting to see if you were able to find a career in this world.
Just be aware, you are competing with FANS that would likely work there for free or for very low wages, This means that your earning potential would be lower than for other industries.
If you like a team or a specific sport, recognize that the team is typically a franchisee of a league. The team owns the relationship with the fans that attend their events and has a marketing team to drive ticket sales for special events, season tickets, group sales, and individual event attendance. The league has their own employees that manage the brand and rules and they receive income from television rights that are shared with the teams and maybe the venue.
The location, arena or venue would like to also know the customers but they are not given this customer data by the team. There are logistics focused employees that work for the arena, to prepare for the event (ie making ice for hockey, putting down floors over the ice for Basketball, setting up seats).
Most events are held at arenas that may host various events outside of sports. Marketing is a significant aspect of this world to keep the venue scheduled and full. This may overlap with the Sports Team's own marketing teams. There are team related people that travel with the team to remote events too.
Just be aware, you are competing with FANS that would likely work there for free or for very low wages, This means that your earning potential would be lower than for other industries.
If you like a team or a specific sport, recognize that the team is typically a franchisee of a league. The team owns the relationship with the fans that attend their events and has a marketing team to drive ticket sales for special events, season tickets, group sales, and individual event attendance. The league has their own employees that manage the brand and rules and they receive income from television rights that are shared with the teams and maybe the venue.
The location, arena or venue would like to also know the customers but they are not given this customer data by the team. There are logistics focused employees that work for the arena, to prepare for the event (ie making ice for hockey, putting down floors over the ice for Basketball, setting up seats).
Most events are held at arenas that may host various events outside of sports. Marketing is a significant aspect of this world to keep the venue scheduled and full. This may overlap with the Sports Team's own marketing teams. There are team related people that travel with the team to remote events too.
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Jeremy’s Answer
Luke,
Professional sports teams are companies and they hire a range of positions from Information Technology to administrative assistants. If your goal is just to work for a professional sports team, find a career or job and establish yourself as a highly skilled professional and then one day you can apply for an open position with the team.
Good Luck!
thak you sir
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Ryan’s Answer
Hi Luke!
I too have loved sports my whole life. Watching sports in person and on TV has created my incredible memories in my 45 years ; ). Regarding your question...I think landing a role in sports management is tough, not because you can't do it, but because there is not a lot of opportunity.
Do the math with me....30 teams from the NFL, NBA, MLB and Hockey. That's a total addressable market of ~120 companies to work for in a country of about 328M.
But, you said something in your email which is encouraging - which is "management". That my friend is a big blue ocean of opportunity, where you could become a Fortune 100 CEO or running your own small business.
I too have loved sports my whole life. Watching sports in person and on TV has created my incredible memories in my 45 years ; ). Regarding your question...I think landing a role in sports management is tough, not because you can't do it, but because there is not a lot of opportunity.
Do the math with me....30 teams from the NFL, NBA, MLB and Hockey. That's a total addressable market of ~120 companies to work for in a country of about 328M.
But, you said something in your email which is encouraging - which is "management". That my friend is a big blue ocean of opportunity, where you could become a Fortune 100 CEO or running your own small business.
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Sharool’s Answer
The most obvious career starter would be a job with sports teams. ... Forbes magazine estimates that by 2020, the sports industry will grow into a $75.7 billion industry by, indicating that the sports management is a good career for those who have the skills and the drive to thrive in high-pressure sports management jobs.