Product Description

The growing global sport industry requires that the sport management curriculum keep abreast of new and proven management techniques. Sport Facility Management: Organizing Events and Mitigating Risks provides readers with a comprehensive up-to-date introduction to each element of facility management for the full range of sporting events.

The demand for individuals who are educated and trained in facility management event organization and risk management has grown significantly in the past decade. Each chapter provides both a theoretical foundation and practical applications for each critical phase of facility management: from pre-event briefings to cleanup and closings.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57423 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 228 pages

About the Author
Dr. Rob Ammon, Jr., is the Sport Management Program Coordinator for the PE and Sport Management Dept. at Slippery Rock University. In 2002, Dr. Ammon was elected the 17th President of the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM).

In 2003, Dr. Richard Southall was elected President of the Sport and Recreation Law Association. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in sport facility and event management, sport law, social and economic influences in sport, sport ethics, sport promotion and marketing, and organizational theory at the State University of West Georgia.

Customer Reviews

Great Read!
This book was used in my sport facilities class and was a great read. The way the chapters are set-up results in smooth reading and does a great job of relating to today's facility culture.