Managing Sport Facilities

Managing Sport Facilities, Third Edition, provides future and current sport facility managers with the knowledge they need in order to make the proper decisions in all areas of facility management. This text engages students with extensive real-world examples and information on managing a range of facilities, from smaller health clubs, colleges, and recreational environments to professional sport stadiums. This edition has been updated to include the following:

• A new chapter on implementing and maintaining green facilities
• Updated Sport Facility Management Profile sections featuring industry experts introducing applied connections for each chapter
• Expanded Facility Focus sidebars presenting facts and strategies used by real facilities
• An updated instructor ancillary package, now including instructor videos that feature professionals in the field offering advice and insight

In Managing Sport Facilities, Third Edition, students will learn the history of the sport facility industry and the primary goals and objectives of facility managers; how to build and finance a facility; facility operation; administration of marketing and finance; and event administration and management. Students using this text will learn what it takes to blend leadership, operations management, and creativity in promotions as they begin their journey to being top-notch sport facility managers.

Instructors will appreciate the complete ancillary package, including new videos, to help them prepare and teach their classes. Ancillaries are available online.