Academic Information

The Academy offers more than just news in the sport management world. We know that students from the sport management field, whether undergraduate or graduate, have a need for acquiring sport management related information.

The Academy aims to fulfill this need by being your one-stop shop for sport management academic information. This section of our website will give you material regarding academic sport management conferences, academic sport management journals, and will even provide you with a list of universities that offer sport management programs. See the tabs below for more information!

 

Academic Conferences

Below you will find information on some of the top nation-wide academic Sport Management related conferences

 

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD)

AAHPERD offers a highly visible conference where practitioners and members of academia from different fields can come together to share ideas. Website Link

Conference Information: April 23-27  in Charlotte, NC

Future Conference Information: The 2014 Conference will be held in St Louis, Missouri on April 1-5

Call for Papers: Coming soon for 2014

 

Association of Marketing Theory and Practice (AMTP)

AMTP is a marketing conference which offers a track in the sport marketing field. Fun and inviting, this conference emphasizes the importance of bringing together academic theory and real world practices. Website Link

Conference Information: March 21-23 in MCharleston, SC

Future Conference Information: The 2014 AMTP Conference will be held in Hilton Head, SC on March 27-29

Call for papers: Coming soon for 2014

 

College Sport Research Institute (CSRI)

CSRI is a conference that focuses on collegiate concerns within the sport management field. The Conference is held annually on the UNC Chapel Hill Campus.

Conference Information: April 17-19 in Chapel Hill, NC

Future Conference Information: While the dates are unknown, each year the conference is held in Chap Hill, NC.

Call for Papers:Coming soon for 2014.

 

National Sports Forum (NSF)

The National Sports Forum is a nation-wide conference which is catered to sport business. Website Link

Conference Information: While, the 2013 Conference has passed, the NSF 2014 Conference is forthcoming.

Call For Papers: Coming soon for 2014

 

North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS)

NASSS is a fun, inviting sport management conference which focuses on the many issues facing sport, from a sociological standpoint. Website Link

Conference Information: NASSS has yet to set official dates, but is aware that their 2013 conference will be held in Quebec City sometime in November

Future Conference Information: Again, NASSS has yet to set official dates, but is aware that their 2014 conference will be held in Portland, Oregon in November of 2014

Call for Papers:  Coming soon for 2013*

 

North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM)

NASSM is a highly touted institution in and around the sport management world. Its prestigious conference is held annually in North America. Website Link

Conference Information: This year’s conference will be held in Austin, TX on May 28 – June 1

Future Conference Information: NASSM Conferences are usually held during the last week of May or the first week of June. Conference dates have yet to be set for 2014, and leaders are currently in the process of deciding where the conference will take place.

 

Sport Entertainment and Venues of Tomorrow (SEVT)

SEVT is a welcoming conference hosted by the University of South Carolina.  As its title pertains to, the conference showcases the venue and entertainment aspects of sport. Website Link

Conference Information: SEVT would like you to save the date for their next conference – November 20-22, 2013.

Call for Papers – Coming soon

 

Sport Marketing Association (SMA)

While the SMA conference is nationally relevant in and out of the sports world, the conference is still fun and inviting.  Held each year, the conference stands to provide a link from academia to the practitioner. Website Link

Conference Information: October 23-26, 2013 in Albuquerque, NM

Future Conference Information: SMA has announced that its 2014 conference will be held in Philadelphia, PA on October 21-25.

Call for Papers – There is still time yo submit your abstract for the 2013 conference - Here’s the link!

 

Academic Journals

Below you will find important links to some of the top nation-wide academic Sport Management Journals

 

European Sport Management Quarterly

-Website Link  -Submission for Papers Link  (Must be subscribed as member)

International Journal of Sport Finance

-Website Link  -Submission for Papers Link

International Journal of Hospitality and Management

-Website Link  -Submission for Papers Link

International Journal of Sports Management

-Website Link  -Submission for Paper Link

International Journal of Sports Management and Marketing

-Website Link  -*Recent Call for Papers Link- Due November 30, 2012

International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship

-Website Link  -Submission for Papers Link

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

-Website Link  -Submission for Papers Link

Journal of Intercollegiate Sport

-Website Link  -Submission for Papers Link

Journal of Sport Economics

-Website Link  -Submission for Papers Link

Journal of Sport Tourism

-Website Link  -*Recent Call for Papers Link- Due Date not given

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

-Website Link  -Submission for Papers Link

Journal of Sport Management

-Website Link  -Submission for Papers Link

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

-Website Link  -*Recent Call for Papers Link- Due April 30, 2012

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

-Website Link  -Submission for Papers Link

Sociology of Sport Journal

-Website Link  -Submission for Papers Link

Sport Education and Society

-Website Link  -*Recent Call for Papers Link- Due May 1, 2012

Sport Management Education Journal

-Website Link (Submission for Papers, same link)

Sport Management Review

-Website Link  -Submission for Papers Link

Sport Marketing Quarterly

-Website Link  -Submission for Papers Link

Sport in Society

-Website Link  -Submission for Papers Link (Must be subscribed as member)

Tourism and Hospitality Research

-Website Link  -Submission for Papers Link

 

Sport Management Schools

Below you will find schools in the United States which offer a curriculum in Sport Management or a related field

UG = School offers an Undergraduate Degree in the Sport Management field

M = School offers a Master’s Degree in the Sport Management field

PhD = School offers a Doctoral Degree in the Sport Management field 

*Please be patient, as we are currently working on setting up the proper links for each institution

 

Click on the school name to visit the school’s sport management website 

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