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What are some Universities (or Colleges) in Canada, preferably Ontario, that are well known for their Sport Management or Administration programs?

I know that Brock University and Laurentian are well known for their Sport Management programs, but are their any others?

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That online one, 6 weeks $19.99 per week with a 30 day money back guarantee.
 
Western is crazy at sports. Don't know about the management or registration though.
 
I believe my former roommate got a similar degree from Grant MacEwan University (then College) in Edmonton, Alberta. He now works for the Edmonton Rush.
 
You don't need to go to college and get a degree for 'sports management'

Start interning, get to know people (which is the biggest hurdle), and you'll find your way

Get a degree in another area you can fall back on that can tie into sports (like Business).. Sports Management is a hard and time consuming business to find an ideal position

-This is just from experience from myself, and people I know working for sports organizations.. Some, very successful
 
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I got into sports admin at laurentian but took engineering instead. It's a really interesting course, and they get to go on the coolest trips. They also get a lot of guest speakers, I think they had Brian Burke talk to them or something a while ago. A few of my friends are in the program and really like it.
 
You don't need to go to college and get a degree for 'sports management'

Start interning, get to know people (which is the biggest hurdle), and you'll find your way

Get a degree in another area you can fall back on that can tie into sports (like Business).. Sports Management is a hard and time consuming business to find an ideal position

That's what Im doing this summer at an independent baseball league team and Im an Accounting and Econ major. I dont know what you dream career is in sports, but I doubt a Sports Management degree is a necessity. I bet you'll find as many lawyer's and accountant's as business majors, not to mention they are mostly former college/minor/pro athletes, in sports careers.
 
Good luck getting a job with a sports management degree. Everyone and their mother is studying that.
 
Good luck getting a job with a sports management degree. Everyone and their mother is studying that.

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I hate comments like these. Dream big; if you really want something and you work at it you can get there.

Comments like yours are the rason I didn't go into journalism, which I am kind of regretting.
 
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I hate comments like these. Dream big; if you really want something and you work at it you can get there.

Comments like yours are the rason I didn't go into journalism, which I am kind of regretting.

It's a general statement, yes. But all of the people that I know that have gone into sports management aren't doing anything with their lives now, guys that are some of the hardest working people I know. It's the simple truth. Sure, dream big. But the chances of getting a good job with that degree are slim, that's just the way it is.

and FWIW, Journalism isn't Sports Management. Hell, I'm not even studying journalism and I'm writing for a magazine. You just have to know people.
 
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It's a general statement, yes. But all of the people that I know that have gone into sports management aren't doing anything with their lives now, guys that are some of the hardest working people I know. It's the simple truth. Sure, dream big. But the chances of getting a good job with that degree are slim, that's just the way it is.

and FWIW, Journalism isn't Sports Management. Hell, I'm not even studying journalism and I'm writing for a magazine. You just have to know people.

:laugh:

http://www.brocku.ca/fahs/spma/student_resources/careers.php
 
In my experience, about 75% of Sport Management majors are sports fans who have no real business acumen and think that since they're a fan, this is the right fit for them.

But volunteering, interning, and networking are way, way more important than the degree. It's never who you know, it's who knows you.
 
Like many people have said, it's all about who you know.

As a Sport Management major myself, I take exception when people say "it's easy" or "it's a waste of time" etc etc. The classes might be easier than most other majors, but if you are going to get a job you need to do a TON of extra work.

For one, get a minor or two. Business (accounting, finance), leadership, communications, journalism or anything that fits within the sports field. It gives you somewhat of a fall back. I personally have a business and public relations minor.

Second, intern and volunteer for anything and everything. Contact sports teams, marketing firms, vendors or anyone who has connections with sports teams in your local area. Remember the worst thing people can say to you is "no".

Interning usually is crappy work. You work long hours for little or no pay at all. Get used to it.

With all that said, I wouldn't change my major to anything in the world.
 
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I hate comments like these. Dream big; if you really want something and you work at it you can get there.

Comments like yours are the rason I didn't go into journalism, which I am kind of regretting.

If you want to dream big go in to a program which will open a lot of doors.

Getting a MBA or some other business degree will allow you to be successful in sports and in various other fields in case the domain of sports doesn't work out.
 
I don't know if this is what you want, but I'm in Law in CEGEP right now, and I'm going into player agency (hopefully), and I emailed Don Meehan, who surprisingly replied. He told me to get an MBA in Law to go towards agency. He told me to look for an internship after that, and I guess I take it from there.
But yeah, getting a sports-realted job is like music/its not what you know. It's not who you know. It's who you *perform various oral pleasures to*. Do yourself a favor, and take a more conventional field, and get a sports internship.
 
Like many people have said, it's all about who you know.

As a Sport Management major myself, I take exception when people say "it's easy" or "it's a waste of time" etc etc. The classes might be easier than most other majors, but if you are going to get a job you need to do a TON of extra work.

For one, get a minor or two. Business (accounting, finance), leadership, communications, journalism or anything that fits within the sports field. It gives you somewhat of a fall back. I personally have a business and public relations minor.

Second, intern and volunteer for anything and everything. Contact sports teams, marketing firms, vendors or anyone who has connections with sports teams in your local area. Remember the worst thing people can say to you is "no".

Interning usually is crappy work. You work long hours for little or no pay at all. Get used to it.

With all that said, I wouldn't change my major to anything in the world.

This is the correct response. I'm not saying that it's impossible to do, but you have to get yourself out there, and to be quite blunt, you won't be the only one to be out there trying to get internships and everything. It's not the cushy lifestyle that one would think. All of the guys that I have talked to just said that it wasn't what they thought it would be. They're hard working guys, but you still need a bit of luck.

If you approach it the right way, like the poster I quoted, it's conceivable.
 
I got my Master's of Sport Admin in May, and actually had a job lined up in April. It's hit or miss, but my graduating class has done very well in that aspect (near if not 100% job placement). I got a job with TicketMaster (I went the box office/ticket sales route), various friends have jobs working in development (fundraising), sales, ticketing, student recreation, and fitness/training instructing among others.

The course material and classes were easy. You can get jobs in sports without the degree. In my experience, being in this program gives you better opportunities to get the internship, experience, and networking than just "going it alone." There's a good chance that those who have gone before you in the program will have made good impressions on sports teams and institutions, so those entities will be more willing to pull interns from your given program. That is the biggest benefit a sport admin program gives you, imo.

At the bottom of the page, notice the quote from Jack Diller, Nashville Predators President. http://www.belmont.edu/sa/why/index.html
 
Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it.

I'm currently in Grade 12 and I'm planning on going back next year for a semester because I'm not totally sure what I want to get into just yet. Sports Management was just one of my options and I am also looking into the Geography field although outside of teaching there aren't really many jobs or careers.
 
Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it.

I'm currently in Grade 12 and I'm planning on going back next year for a semester because I'm not totally sure what I want to get into just yet. Sports Management was just one of my options and I am also looking into the Geography field although outside of teaching there aren't really many jobs or careers.

Come to SPAD with me XD
 
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