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    • Are all college athletic programs required to go through a peer review certification process?
    • Are football and men's basketball programs self-supporting?
    • Are sports organizations required to allow females to tryout for male teams.
    • Are There Unintended Consequences of the NCAA Academic Progress Rate Requirement?
    • Are You A “Manager” or A “Leader”?
    • Athletic Program Risk Checklist
    • At what point should females who are pregnant be prohibited from participating in sports activity?
    • Beware of Far-Reaching Rules on Gambling
    • Building An Organizational Culture of Shared Learning
    • Challenges of the Millennial Generation
    • Characteristics of a good fundraiser
    • Coaches Code of Conduct Agreement
    • Concussion: Protecting Athletes and the Educational Institution
    • Diversity Incentives and Education Targeted to Coaches
    • Does a "dress code" make sense for athletics departments or organizations conducting physical activity programming?
    • Does every organization need a full-time or part-time IT expert on staff?
    • Dysfunctional Subcultures
    • Ensuring Gender Equity Within Athletics Program Sport “Clusters” or “Tiers”
    • Evaluation of Athletics Director
    • Evaluation of Supervisors
    • Executing A Model Hiring Process
    • Faculty Control and Involvement or Athletics Department Isolation?
    • Fewer 'Go-Givers' and More 'Go-Getters'
    • Hazing, Initiation Rituals, Sexual Harassment, Bullying and Physical Punishment
    • How does an athletics director control team rules to ensure they are reasonable and avoid litigation?
    • How important is television to the promotion, success and acceptance of women's sports?
    • How long does it take to complete the process of creating a strategic plan?
    • How to design a diversity program that resonates with coaches
    • Human Resource Management in Sport and Recreation
    • Humility and Thanks: Never Too Much
    • Invest in development capacity now!
    • Is 'leadership' innate or can it be developed by intent?
    • Is having a participant sign a "waiver" meaningless or enforceable?
    • Is intentionally violating a governance association rule, such as committing a recruiting rule violation, grounds for dismissal
    • Is It Education or Business?
    • Is there a methodology for "tiering" or "prioritizing" sports programs?
    • Key Elements and Best Practices in the Development of Academic Support Programs
    • Key Elements of Coaches’ Contracts
    • Launching a New Sport As A Revenue Producer
    • Media Coverage of Women's Sports Is Important
    • Model Policy: Alcohol, Tobacco and Recreational Drugs
    • Model Policy: Supplements and Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs
    • Operating Principles for Athletics Organizations
    • Political Acumen
    • Professional Development: Doctrine of Completed Staffwork
    • Re-conceptualizing the fundraising responsibilities of head coaches
    • Sample Facilities Use Policy
    • Sample Policy: Ethical and Professional Conduct of Athletic Department Employees
    • Sample Policy: Standards of Professional Coaching Conduct
    • Sample Policy and Procedures: Blood Borne Pathogens
    • Sample Policy and Procedures: Dehydration, Heat- and Cold-Related Illnesses
    • Sample Policy and Procedures: Operation of Athletic Training Facility
    • Seating Priority Points Systems (SPPS)
    • Sexual Abuse and Harassment: Time to Check on Policies and Procedures
    • Should the athletics director/CEO in the athletics department or non-profit organization be professional managers?
    • Sports Law Associates, LLC
    • Student-Athlete Evaluation of Coach
    • Supervisor Expectations: Mandating Critical Management Behaviors
    • TeamWork Consulting
    • Ten Commandments for Political Success
    • Ten Tips for Relationship Building
    • The Personal Attributes of Leaders
    • The Proper Use and Abuse of Roster Management
    • Thoughts on Effective Supervision of Strong Coaches
    • Title IX Assessment – Do It Yourself or Hire A Consultant?
    • Title IX Prohibits Discrimination Based on Pregnancy Too!
    • University of Minnesota Sports Business Institute
    • What are the elements of a "professional conduct" policy that address inappropriate staff relationships?
    • What are the elements of a successful minority recruitment program?
    • What are the essential elements of a non-profit organization's ethics policy?
    • What criteria should govern the establishment of new fundraising events?
    • What is a "best practice" or "model program"?
    • What is the optimum number of senior staff in an athletics department?
    • What is the role of sport governance organizations in remedying past discrimination?
    • What It Takes to Be A Great Athletics Director
    • What percent of an AD's Time on Fundraising?
    • Where do you go to find information on how to make athletics programs "green" - more environmentally friendly?
    • Why are efforts to increase media coverage of women's sports important?
    • Why do many employees react negatively to being evaluated and how can a healthy evaluation attitude be developed?
    • Why work to diversify revenue streams? Isn't it better to master one rather than be average among many?
    • Will “cheerleading” ever be recognized by the Office for Civil Rights as a legitimate sport?
    • WSS Executive Search
  • Blog
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Recent News

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  • Archive of Sports Management Newsletter Newsletters - 2011
    06/18/2011 - 16:53
  • Lopiano Honored for Long-Time Contributions to Sports Industry
    01/30/2010 - 08:41
  • Archive of Sports Management Newsletters - 2010
    01/01/2010 - 20:29
  • Archive of Sports Management Newsletters - 2009
    03/01/2009 - 14:30
  • Archive of Sports Management Newsletters - 2008
    07/14/2008 - 17:54
  • Respected Educational Sports Leaders Seek To Make A Difference
    04/14/2008 - 16:45
  • SMR’s Lopiano Named 2008 Sports Business Woman of the Year
    03/01/2008 - 06:00
  • Lopiano Receives 2008 Sports Lawyers Association Award of Excellence
    02/11/2008 - 06:00
  • Grant and Lopiano Speak at April NCAA Gender Equity Issues Forum
    02/07/2008 - 18:06
 

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