| A Short
Sports Industry Glossary |
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| Introduction
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| How to use this
book |
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| Chapter 1:
Major Trends Affecting the Sports Industry |
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1) Introduction to the Sports
Industry |
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2) NFL: The Biggest Money in U.S. Sports
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3) NFL Television Rights Change Hands
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4) Major League Baseball Bounces Back |
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5) The NBA Goes Global |
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6) Golf Tournament Sponsorships Go for Big
Bucks
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7) Golf Equipment Manufacturers Scramble
to Offer the Latest High-Tech
Advantages |
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8) Hockey Lockout Takes a Toll on Jobs |
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9) World Soccer Faces Trouble Due to Lack
of Parity |
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10) NASCAR Soars/A New York City-Area Race
Track May be Next
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11) Lacrosse May be the Fastest-Growing
Team Sport in America |
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12) Sports Agents Become Indispensable |
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13) Bowling Looms Large/The Least Expensive
Sports and Recreation Activities
Draw the Most Participants
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14) Wealthy Consumers Pay Big Bucks for
High End Sports and Recreation |
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15) Aging Baby Boomers Will Cause Significant
Changes in the Leisure Sector,
including Sports and Activity-Based
Travel |
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16) Championship Teams Spike Sports Merchandise
Sales
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17) Athletic Footwear Makers
Look to Aesthetes, not Athletes; and Look
Overseas for New
Consumers
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18) Nanotechnology Has a Growing
Role in Sports Equipment |
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19) American-Made Sporting Goods
Are Hot Export Items |
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| Chapter
2: Sports Industry Statistics |
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U.S. Sports Industry Overview |
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U.S. Sports Leagues Summary |
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Annual Revenues From Sports Broadcast Rights
Fees, 2005 |
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Top 10 Sports Advertisers, 2004,
U.S. |
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Top 30 U.S. Recreational Sports/Activities,
Ranked by Participation, 2004 |
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U.S. Sporting Goods Exports:
1995-2004 |
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U.S. Sporting Goods Exports:
2003 and 2004, January – June |
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U.S. Sporting Goods Imports:
1993-2004 |
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U.S. Sporting Goods Imports:
2003 and 2004, Full Year |
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U.S. Athletic Footwear Market |
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Average Annual Employment in
the U.S. Sports Industry: 1995-2004 |
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| Chapter
3: Important Sports Industry Contacts |
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Addresses, Telephone Numbers and World
Wide Web Sites |
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| Chapter
4: : THE SPORTS 350: |
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Who They Are and How They Were
Chosen |
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Industry List, With Codes |
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Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups
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Alphabetical Index |
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Geographic Indexes |
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Index of Headquarters Location
by U.S. State |
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Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters
Location by Country |
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Index by Regions of the U.S.
Where THE SPORTS 350 Have Locations |
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Index by Firms with Operations
Outside the U.S. |
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Individual Profiles
on each of THE SPORTS 350 |
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| Additional
Indexes |
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Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for
Women/Minorities |
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Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and
Affiliations |
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