Sports management

A-M-D-G · 07-27-2006, 11:58 PM

Does Cornell have sports management program?

marny1 · 07-28-2006, 09:15 AM

I just responded under ILR/Hotel thread.

A2Wolves6 · 07-29-2006, 06:27 PM

No they don't. It will be very difficult to work for a sports team if you go to Cornell.

redcrimblue · 07-30-2006, 04:44 AM

That is certainly not true. The youngest GM in major league baseball history, Jon Daniels of the Texas Rangers, is a Cornell grad (AEM). The Commissioner of the National Hockey League, Gary Bettman (ILR) is a Cornell grad. His classmate, Jack Corrigan, has been a sportscaster for 30 years. Hundreds of Cornellians work in professional sports.

taffy · 07-30-2006, 05:34 AM

i hope that your 2,654 posts didn't come from talking out of your ass on 2,654 occasions.

A2Wolves6 · 07-30-2006, 07:16 PM

Bettman went on to work for a Law firm and earn his law degree from NYU, which by the way is one of the top Sport Management programs in the country and feeds graduates to the major corporations which have their offices in NYC. He got his job through the connections of NYU, not Cornell.

Daniels went to work for a business in Boston out of Cornell, not a sports team. He randomly networked himself with Josh Byrnes, who actually was a Haverford graduate. Byrnes gave him the oppurtunity in Colorado which later led to an oppurtunity in Texas. His road to sports was through a friend, not Cornell.

A broadcaster isn't affiliated with the sports management field.

taffy, try contributing rather than insulting, and if you don't know anything about the subject, don't talk.

Trigger333 · 07-30-2006, 09:16 PM

A lot of times graduate work is needed to break into the sports marketing business. University of Oregon has one of (if not) the best sports business programs in the country, but few graduates go directly into sports-related jobs.

redcrimblue · 07-30-2006, 10:39 PM

There are myriad other examples. I expect if we explore others in sports management, they also obtained initial posts through relationships or other related experiences. Hardly an unusual course......

MUnited · 07-30-2006, 10:56 PM

In my opinion if you can get the internships at the NFL or MLB then you should be set for this career. I think I saw something about an internship for the NFL on vault. Also, cornell's hockey is good, maybe the NHL?

A2Wolves6 · 07-31-2006, 12:34 AM

Grad school is not needed, many Sports Management majors get internships their senior year with organizations/teams that are required through their program and those turn into employment with the organization.

The reason I stated it's hard for a Cornell grad to get this internship is because Sport Management and the sports industry is so different than something like business. For a PR perspective, area graduates are the most important. Schools you wouldn't think would be good are tops in the field because of location. UMass Amherst feeds the Boston area with graduates, NYU to NYC, Miami to Miami, Rice to Houston, U San Francisco to San Fran/Oakland, etc. Organizations are most likely to hire area graduates rather than someone with a reputable degree.

I actually spoke to an Orlando Magic representative last week and they told me that they typically don't look at applicants even for Internships unless they have a major in Sport Management. I asked about even a business major, and they said they wanted the sports influence in someone's undergraduate education, and nothing else.

QNYergrl · 10-04-2006, 12:51 PM

Cornellians can definitely get into the sports field. This summer I interned with the Mets official website through this contest for high schoolers and met some other business-oriented interns - but who were college students - and while some were from more local area colleges like Seton Hall, there were several of them from Cornell.

gomestar · 10-04-2006, 01:08 PM

I am rather unfamiliar with the field, though I do know many students in ILR that have had internships in the sports-management types of areas.

Dozens of organizations recruit at the ILR school in particular, since students here learn the theory and tactics behind collective bargaining - a very important part of athletics. There's even a huge sports management club in the ILR school (founded by two of my friends) that hosts numerous lectures throughout the year and who work to place students in applicable internships and jobs. In the past year, my friends have gone on to do internships or work at places such as: Atlanta Braves, NY Yankees, NY Rangers, the NHL, and the NFL. So much for needing a degree in sports management.

Some say Bettman may have gotten his 'connections' from NYU (well, 1 person), he has stated that he got into his position NOT through law school connections, but rather luck. In a lecture he gave, he said something about how it was his ILR degree that really gave him the necessary skills to succeed in the business, and was the biggest reason why he is where he is today.

FrankieY · 11-05-2006, 08:19 PM

You are 100% correct ^^^

I just applied early to ILR and i am currently writing a research paper on the NHL Lockout of '04-'05, and everything being debated in the strike is what is taught at the ILR school....I have a good amount of knowledge on both topics, and it is evident that the ILR background was vital to bettmen durin the lockout.

and btw, bettmen started out in the NBA