Exploring Business

Sports Team Project

Business Ownership Unit

Work as an individual or as a team of two to develop your own “fantasy” sports team.

Develop a PowerPoint Slide Presentation that is 5 minutes in length that will describe your sports team to the class. Your Presentation should be about 10-15 slides in length.

Your team will be a new “franchise” of one of the Existing Major League Sports. These leagues include:

  • National Football League (NFL)
  • Major League Baseball (MLB)
  • National Basketball Association (NBA)
  • Major League Soccer (MLS)
  • Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)
  • National Hockey League (NHL)
  1. Determine the type of sports league you will join.
  2. Provide 3 supporting details why you chose this league.
  3. Determine which city you will locate your stadium.
  4. Provide 3 supporting details why you chose this city.
  5. Develop your team name and logo.
  6. Your team name and logo can be completed on the computer or by hand on poster board.
  7. Provide supporting details why you chose this name and logo.
  8. Determine your type of team ownership

(i.e. Corporation, Partnership or Sole Proprietorship)

  1. Provide 3 supporting details why you chose this type of ownership
  1. Create 3 team rules for your franchise.
  2. For example: Dress Code, Appearance (Clean Shaven)
  3. Tell us the names and choose 2 athletes you want to start your franchise with. Be sure to show us pictures of your two feature athletes.
  4. You get to choose ANY 2 players that are currently in college or are a free agent.
  5. Make sure to provide 3 supporting details explaining how this athlete will represent your team/brand in a positive manner.
  6. Show us pictures of your arena. It can be an existing building or you design your own!
  7. Explain what the name of your stadium is and why you chose that name.
  8. How much will you charge for tickets to your games? What’s the cheapest ticket? What’s the most expensive ticket?
  9. Provide a ticket price breakdown for sections in your building/arena.
  10. Compare your prices to the 3 closest sports competitors in your league.
  11. Why will fans come to your events versus other sporting events in town?
  12. Provide 3 supporting details why these marketing events will help attract fans to your team event.

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Here are some guidelines for an effective presentation:

  1. Your background can be fun and attractive, but not distracting.
  2. Do Not use sentences.
  3. Do Not use more than 7 bullets per slide.
  4. Do Not use more than 7 words per bullet.
  5. Font should be a Minimum 28pt. (Recommended 36 and above)
  6. You should have 1 or 2 graphics per slide.
  7. Do Not read your slides to the class, explain them.
  8. Animation can be fun, but also distracting.
  9. All Slides should have a common theme. There should be consistency between all slides.