Nakemm Evans
Management of PE Recreations and sports
HHP 491
Functions of Management
My 3 Organizations will be the athletic departments of a D1, D2 and the NAIA. I will be talking about the 3 levels of Management Top, Middle and First. The 3 Organizations I will be talking about our, the University of Nebraska, Pittsburg State University and the Concordia University.
University of Nebraska
Nebraska University Top level of Management for their athletic department is the administration, which consist of the director of athletics, Associate A.D. for Community Relations, Executive Associate Athletic Director, Senior Associate Athletic Director, Senior Associate A.D. - CFO, Business Office, Senior Associate A.D. for Academics, Senior Assoc. A.D. for Administration/SWA, Associate A.D. for Huskers Athletic Fund, Associate A.D. for Compliance, Senior Assoc. A.D./Performance and Strategic Research, Associate A.D./Leadership, Student-Athlete Recruitment & Diversity Initiatives, Associate AD - Life Skills & N Club, Project Coordinator, Chancellor University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Faculty Athletic Representative and Executive Assistant, Administration.
Nebraska has a lot going on in their athletic department. Everyone that works in the administration has over see in other departments. There are 25 departments are represented by the 15 people that are in the administration spot. They are Academics, Administration, Business Office, Capital Planning, Community Relations, Compliance, Computing Services, Concessions, Equipment, Facilities, Huskers, Athletic Fund, Huskers.com, Husker Vision, Life Skills, Marketing, Media Relations Medicine, N Club, Nutrition/Training Table, Shipping, Spirit Squad, Strength and Conditioning, Team Store, Tickets and the UNL Administration. For the University of Nebraska athletic department to work as one all of the departments need to be on the same base. That’s why they had one over seer for a group of departments. So that only the administration comes to gather and speck about how they are doing.
The Middle level of management would be the coordinators, assistant and specialist the manly focuses on their department even thought they have an over seer that has a seat in the administration department. They still run and work in that department.
The first level of management would be the Graduate assistant and student worker. They would gain knowledge in the filed they wanted to work. They are to work under the coordinators and assistants and specialist.
Pittsburg State University
The top level of Management for Pit State is the Administration, which consists of the Athletics Director, senior associate athletic director and three associate athletic directors. Their responsibilities are to provide guidance and direction for a school’s sports program. They prepare a budget and allocate spending on items like coach’s salaries, team travel, equipment purchases, and facility upkeep. Athletic directors work with coaches to determine scheduling of games and practices. Athletic directors also work with conferences and leagues on scheduling and other issues, like post-season play. Within a program, decisions may have to be made on how to allocate time for a field, court, or weight room.
The Athletic directors who work with coaches and perhaps a travel coordinator to plan trips. They also coordinate officials and umpires at games and budget for their pay. Typically athletic directors file reports on the status of each team and its successes and shortcomings. They may mediate any disputes between athletes and coaches or between coaches.
The Middle Level of management for Pits States Athletic department is the Supporting Staff which consist of the Office and special events manger, director of athletics operations, media relations and promotions director, director of strategic partnerships and community outreach, director of financial operations, athletics photographer, director of ticket operations, administrative specialist and the equipment manager. Their job title kind really specks for them self’s.
The First level of management for Pits States athletic department would the Assistant jobs like for example assistant athletic trainer or media relation’s Graduate assistant any one that has graduated and looking for an entry level job would most likely be an assistant. A lot of that is really talking to the coaching staff because they have a lot of assistant coaches. They come and go day to day, its not a full time job yet they would have to work their way up to a full time job.
Concordia University
For Concordia Top level of management we have the Main Office, which consist of the Athletic director, administrative assistant for athletics, special projects manager and athletics business coordinator. They run everything in the athletic department by them self’s a team of 4. They handle all the paper work money etc.
The Middle level management for the Concordia would consist of the Head coaches for all sports, Sport information which they cover ever sporting event at Concordia. Director of Strength & Conditioning, which is the over seer of all strength and conditioning in all sports, Athletic Equipment & Operations Manager, that one person handles everything form ordering sport equipment, money etc. Head Athletic Trainer over sees the assistant athletic trainers.
The first level of management for Concordia University is all the student work jobs anywhere for athletic trainers, equipment and operations manger to sport information. Concordia offers a lot of student work job in the athletic department to keep up with its demands.
The bigger the organizations, the harder it was to fine the Top, Middle and first level of management. For Nebraska they had so many departments compared to the smaller schools athletic departments like Concordia. But they kind of follow the same format for the athletic department. The smaller the school the more responsibilities they have.