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chapter 1 management of sports event
chapter 1 management of sports event
COURSE STRUCTURE
1. F u n c t i o n s o f S p o r t s E v e n t s M a n a g e m e n t
Concept of Sports Management
The term " Management" is derived from the French word ‘manager’ which means to
use things carefully.
Management is a problem-solving process of effectively achieving organizational
objectives through the efficient use of scarce resources in a changing environment.
Management is an art of getting things done through and with the people in formally
organized groups.
According to J Desensi "Management is the process of involving planning, organizing,
evaluating and controlling human efforts to achieve stated objectives an organization."
According to Desensi, Kelley, Blanton and Beitel : "Sport management involves any
combination of skills related to planning, organizing, directing, controlling, budgeting,
leading, and evaluating within the context of an organization or department whose
primary product or service is related to sport or physical activity."
Sport management is the field of business that focuses on the conduct and organisation
of sports event or tournament.
It considers the Planning, Organisation, Staffing, Directing, Controlling processes for
conducting it.
In other words, it consists of administration, finance, law and ethics for conducting
sports event.
Parts of Sports Management
A. PLANNING:-
Planning is one of the main part of the Sports management
“Planning is a way to systematize, direct and organize the sports events or competitions
and extract the advantage and benefit of the available resources.
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“Planning is the process of making a sequence of work for a future line of action”.
The success of Physical education programmes depends upon efficient staff, food,
direction, proper control, well super vision, good co-ordination and minimize the
chances of lapses.
Importance of Planning
Planning gives direction
Planning reduces the risks of uncertainty
Planning reduces overlapping and wasteful activities
Planning promotes innovative ideas
Planning facilitates decision making
Planning establishes standards for controlling
Process of Planning
Setting Objectives/Goals
Developing Premises
Identifying alternative courses of action
Evaluating alternative courses
Selecting an alternative
Implementing the plan
B. ORGANISING
Process of Organising
Organising is arranging the require resources event for smooth conduct of sports under
various heading or committees.
In thus; the resources are arranged consisting of human as well as material resources;
and using them in best possible way.
The proper schedule is drafted considering the resources.
In other word organizing in sports event is the process of identifying and grouping
accordingly
In this process the prime work or duties are assigned and their authority is chalked
out.
Importance of Organising
Benefits of specialisation
Clarity in working relationships
Optimum utilization of resources
Adaptation to change
Effective administration
SN Committees Responsibilities
Name Pre-competition During-competition Post-competition
1 Chairperson or To plan for the To look after the To summarise the success
success of the overall arrangements and value of the
chief Patron or
tournament, to welcoming the tournament.
tournament arrange the finances
Director distinguished guests,
and fund etc.
(Usually Head of to check the smooth
Institution) conduct of the
tournament.
2 Chief technical To check the technical To supervise the To make the report of the
aspects of the various committees , to tournament ,to inform the
advisor (Usually
tournament like play check the progress of success of tournament to
Well Qualified, field and its marking, the concerned game
Experienced and the tournament as per
equipment's, help in federation / association
expert the making fixture . rules of the game
related games)
9 Ground and Prepares the ground Ensuring the proper Repair work for any
for the tournament few condition of the damage to ground and
Equipment days prior or it. To grounds and all submitting all equipment
Committee arrange scientific equipment throughout to organizing committee.
equipment’s and well- the tournament.
marked grounds
(courts, halls, rings
etc.) fortournament
3. Fixtures and their Procedures – Knock-Out (Bye & Seeding) & League (Staircase, Cyclic,
Tabular method) and Combination tournaments
Tournament :
A series of sports competitions, in which, a team finally wins and rest of the participating
teams lose the matches. It depends on various factors
i.e. - No. of participating teams, availability of grounds and equipment’s, No. of days and
funds.
Types of Tournament:-
A. Knock out Tournament:
In this type of tournament, the team once defeated, gets eliminated from the tournament.
Only the winning teams contest in the next rounds. Opportunities are given to the winning
players/ teams.
Types of Knock out Tournament
a) Single Knock out Tournament:-
Teams once loosing the match have no second chance in the tournament.
b) Consolation Tournament:-
In this type tournament there is another chance for the loosing team play again and
show their skill and performance. there also two type:
Type I:- In this type each team is given two chances so that a team can still play
another round after being defeated the first time. Byes are allotted to those teams
that did not get byes in the regular knockout.
Type II:- In this type the team that are defeated in all the round get a second
opportunity to participate in the competition.
c) Double Knock out Tournament:-
This is extension of consolation tournament. In this winner of tournament plays with
the consolation winner to decide the true winner.
Advantages of Knock out Tournament:-
less expenditure
Enhancing standards of sports
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To requires less time
Minimum number of official required
Spectators interest
Less tiredness of players and official
Disadvantages of Knock out Tournament:-
Chances of elimination of good team
Chances of good weak team in the final round
Spectators may not have interested due reach weak team in the final round
B. League/ Round Robin Tournament:
In single league tournament all participating teams compete, with each other, where-
as in double league, each team play with every other team twice, without any
consideration of victory or defeat.
Types of League/ Round Robin Tournament:-
a) Single League Tournament
b) D o u b l e L e a g u e T o u r n a m e n t
Advantages of League/ Round Robin Tournament:
Only real player/ team that have best potential will be the winner of the tournament.
Charm of the tournament still maintained throughout the tournament.
Good team/ player will continues throughout the tournament so the chance of selection
of good players is still alive.
Improves the performance
Good challenge
Disadvantages of League/ Round Robin Tournament:
Funds are required more
Time is required more
Result comes late
Requirement of more no of officials and more no of grounds.
Equipment's are needed more.
Large Arrangement
B. Combination Tournament:
These are the Tournament is which some rounds are played on the basis of knock out
& some are played on the Basis of league examples.
Such type of tournament are organized when the number of teams are more.
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛 𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑚
Teams in lower half = 2
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛 𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑚 + 1
then Teams in upper half = 2
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛 𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑚 − 1
Teams in lower half = 2
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑦𝑒
Then byes in upper half = 2
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑦𝑒
Bye in lower half = 2
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛 𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑦𝑒 + 1
Bye in lower half = 2
Formula no. 6.
So we can say that the activities, which are performed within the walls or within the campus
of an institution are called ‘Intramurals”
These activities are organized only for the students of a school or institution.
No students of other school can participate in these activities intramural competition is one of
the best means to motivate.
Activities for the intramural tournament.
Major games: - hockey, football, Kho-Kho, Kabaddi etc.
Minor games: - Shuttle run, sag race, triple leg race, Lemon race etc.
Rhythmic Games: - P.T.Lazium, dumbal, dance.
Creative games: - drawing, painting, craft etc.
Combat games: - Judo, Wrestling, boxing etc.
Significance of Intramural:-
Intramurals are very significant for physical mental emotional and social development of
students.
These programmes also lay stress on moral and ethical values of students.
Intramurals are necessary for the development of health of children.
These programmes are also important to calm down the fighting instinct of children.
These programmes refresh the children and make them agile.
Intramurals provide maximum recreation to the students.
Intramurals provide ample opportunities to the students to participate in game and sports.
Intramurals are also essential for development the leadership qualities among the students.
Extra murals:-
Extramural is derived from the Latin words “Extra” and “Murals”.
Sports Day :-
Sports day is organized in the school once in the year so that the all-round development of
children could be done various physical and recreation activities are conducted on sports day.
It is organized by almost each and every school on sports day every child gets ample
opportunities to take part in activity of their choice.
Due to these days most of students get experience as organizer as well as administrator sports
day also provide opportunity to select talent for future.
Health Run :-