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Marco Arop Comes Out Of Nowhere To Capture Pan Am Gold For Canada

Mat Israelson | September 17, 2019
Marco Arop is a Canadian track and field star. Born in Sudan and raised Canadian, Marco Arop, like fellow Canadian track star Sage Watson, studies in the United States. The only difference is, Marco goes to school at Mississippi State University. This year's Pan American Games in Lima brought a...
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Sport Is A Powerful Political Tool! 10 Reasons Why Governments Get Involved With Sport

SPMA | September 17, 2019
We all love sports. Whether we are high performance athletes, current or aspiring sport management professionals or simply just love watching the game, sports play a large role in many lives of people around the world. And the reasons why we become so involved in sport are obvious - social...
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MLSE LaunchPad’s Director of Sport Justin Bobb Balances Executive Role And Being An OCAA Basketball Head Coach

Dekota Kirby | September 12, 2019
Justin Bobb is the Director of Sport and Operations at MLSE LaunchPad. Also, Justin is the head coach of the Centennial Colts women's basketball team. I was first introduced to Justin Bobb when I began my varsity athletics career in 2015. He was coaching (and still is) the Colts against...
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Alex Mohamed Is Naturally Determined To Help Jays Care Foundation Make A Difference

David Minor | September 11, 2019
I recently spoke with Alex Mohamed, a Program Specialist at the Jays Care Foundation. He takes pride in his work in delivering programs to impoverished communities across the country. He was recommended to us by Daniel Marozzo. Daniel described Alex as, “a natural leader with a terrific charisma and enthusiasm...
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Experience Can’t Be Learned: Shauna Bookal Brings Energy & Passion To Field Hockey

Haley Morey | September 10, 2019
Shauna Bookal is the Interim Executive Director at Field Hockey Ontario. Involved, active, dedicated, fun, and experienced are just a few words that describe Shauna's work in the sport industry. In addition to what we've heard from fellow sport managers, such as the Raptors 905's Tenneya Martin and students, we've...
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1 Sport Organization, 17 Years: Ontario Basketball’s Executive Director Jason Jansson

Haley Morey | September 9, 2019
Jason Jansson is the Executive Director of the Ontario Basketball Association (OBA). It's a pretty tall order being in charge of the day-to-day operations for a sport that's growing like no other in Canada's largest province, Ontario. Jason's been with OBA for almost 17 years now. It's hard to believe...
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American Educated, Canadian Born & Raised: Sage Watson On Her Pan Am Gold & Improving Canada’s Sport System

Leonardo Roque | September 5, 2019
Sage Watson recently won gold in the women's 400-metre hurdles for Canada at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Born in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Sage Watson is proudly Canadian and has represented Canada on the world stage countless times. Her Olympic debut was at Rio 2016. Sage Watson...
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Sea Dog’s GM & President Trevor Georgie Possesses Same Natural Abilities He Had In High School

Sam Bougha | August 27, 2019
Trevor Georgie is the President & General Manager of the Saint John Sea Dogs. When he was hired as President in 2016, he was actually the youngest in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). That says something about this man. Also, prior to getting this position in 2016 with the Saint...
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Luge Star Shiva Keshavan Discusses The State Of Sport In India

Mat Israelson | August 22, 2019
Shiva Keshavan is a six-time Olympian, ten-time Asian Medalist and the first luge athlete to represent India at the Olympics. Born in 1981, Shiva has no intention of competing on the world stage anymore. Now, Shiva thoroughly invests time, effort and energy into improving India's sport presence. As the President...
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Israel Lacrosse COO David Lasday’s Career In Sport Development & The Rise Of Lacrosse In Israel

Mat Israelson | August 20, 2019
David Lasday is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Israel Lacrosse Association. David brings over a decade and a half of sport industry experience to the table. Also, he's played an important role in the growth of lacrosse in Israel. I've followed David Lasday's sport experiences over the years...
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Sport Management Master’s Grad Derek Szilagyi Experiences All Aspects Of University Athletics

Haley Morey | August 19, 2019
Derek Szilagyi is the Alumni Relations at Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford Campus. Okay. I know. The first question you may ask when seeing the first sentence is, “What the heck does that have to do with Sport Management? Come on SPMA. Know your message.” We know our message! In fact,...
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Robin Randall’s Transition From Elite Water Polo Athlete To Leadership Roles With Water Polo Canada & AthletesCAN

Haley Morey | August 15, 2019
I used to work with Water Polo Canada when I lived in Alberta and dealt with Robin Randall, who was at the time the manager for Canada's senior men’s national water polo team. In fact, Robin's collected 30 years of experience in the sport of water polo. For 20 years...
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IceDogs Assistant GM Brandon Currie Credits Event Management Course For Planning & Organization Skills

Mat Israelson | August 10, 2019
Last September, Brandon Currie became the Assistant General Manager of the Niagara IceDogs in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). At 22 years of age, Brandon Currie is still one of the youngest to assume this position for an OHL team. In today's business of sport, age is just a number....
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Water Polo Canada’s High Performance Director Justin Oliveira Is Geared To Help Others “Reach Their Potential”

Haley Morey | August 7, 2019
Justin Oliveira is the High Performance Director at Water Polo Canada. I was lucky enough to meet and work with him a few years ago. Now interviewing him for this feature, I was excited to get his thoughts on his journey to this current position. He’s been the High Performance...
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Richa Prabhakar Brings A Global Perspective to Cricket Canada

David Minor | August 6, 2019
Up until this summer, Richa Prabhakar worked for Cricket Canada as Marketing and Brand Manager. Beyond her role with Cricket Canada, Richa has left her mark on the sport industry across several countries. She’s previously worked for USPORTS, Lagardère Sports, Lusofonia Games, and Buddh International Circuit. For that reason, her...
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Alex Mai, A Western Hockey League (WHL) Exec & Master’s Student At The Same Time

David Minor | August 3, 2019
Alex Mai is the Manager, Marketing Partnerships at Western Hockey League (WHL). I was excited when I came across Alex. We've had few industry professionals on SPMA who have shared their industry experience while pursuing an education. Alex is a hard worker, clearly, who's previously worked in Business Development and...
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Event Manager of BC Games Society, Kyler Nurmsoo, Eyed Working in Non-Profit Sport From The Start

Mat Israelson | July 31, 2019
Kyler Nurmsoo is the Event Manager for the BC Games Society. It was a long, long time ago that Kyler and I teamed up to investigate the "recent" policy of the National Basketball Association (NBA) regarding the use of technical fouls to curtain undue demonstrativeness by its players. In fact,...
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From Classmate to Niagara IceDogs Hockey Executive: Nino Bourikas

Mat Israelson | July 18, 2019
Nino Bourikas is the Director of Community Marketing and Group Sales for the Niagara IceDogs Hockey Club. The IceDogs are one of the most illustrious minor hockey teams in the world. For an Ontario Hockey League (OHL) team, their city rallies behind them like few others. I've known Nino for...
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Nao Okumura Is Studying Sport Leadership In The UK To Help Less Fortunate With Homeless Rugby

SPMA | July 17, 2019
Nao Okumura first came to our attention when emerging data analyst Sonia Ścibor, said his understanding of rugby culture is on another level. When we asked Nao why Sonia would bring him up, he answered, "Probably because I'm only Japanese guy on campus! And I'm always talking about rugby culture...
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Events Partnership Specialist at Curling Canada, Melissa Hicks, Works Together with Local Businesses

Haley Morey | July 12, 2019
Melissa Hicks is the Events Partnership Specialist for Curling Canada. This means that Hicks represents Curling Canada when local businesses partner up to gain exposure in their many national curling events. She seeks, fosters and maintains marketing relationships with all kinds of local businesses. Hick’s role allows her to work...
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About Amateur Sport

This category looks at amateur sport in Canada and the United States of America and what it's like to work in it.

Amateur sport is synonymous with non-profit sport. Non-profit sport organizations primary purpose is to provide social services without interest in making a profit.

Non-profit sport organizations consist of three types.

Firstly, single-sport organizations are those responsible for one sport (ex. BC Diving Association, Athletes Canada, Timber Ridge Ski Club). Second, multi-sport organizations are responsible for several sports (ex. Canadian Olympic Committee, Canadian Colleges Athletics Association, Canada Games Committee). Third, multi-service sport organizations are responsible for providing services to single sport and multi-sport organizations (ex. Canadian Centre for Ethics and Sport, Athletes Canada, Coaching Association of Canada).

Moreover, there are a four levels of non-profit sport organizations.

International Sport Organizations

Firstly, International Federations (IFs) govern sport at a world level (ex. International Olympic Committee, International Basketball Federation and The Fédération Internationale de Football Association).

National Sport Organizations

Secondly, National Sport Organizations (NSOs) in Canada provide programs and services to national-level athletes and provide leadership to their member organizations. NSOs, pronounced “enessows” are commonly mentioned in Sport Management classes. Examples of "enessows" include Wheelchair Basketball Canada, Cricket Canada and Canada Soccer.

Provincial Sport Organizations

Third, Provincial Sport Organizations (PSOs) provide programs and services to provincial-level athletes and provide leadership to their member organizations. Likewise to NSOs, PSOs are pronounced “pee-s-ows” and are mentioned in Canadian Sport Management classes so much. Examples of “pee-s-ows” include Ontario Volleyball Association, British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association.

Community Sport Organizations

Finally, Community Sport Organizations (CSOs) provide many of the recreational and competitive sport opportunities we enjoy in our communities. CSOs, pronounced "see-s-ows" are another common buzz word around Canadian Sport Management campuses. Examples of these include the Erin Mills Soccer Club.

This category highlights people working within all the above types of amateur sport organizations.

In addition, government sport is discussed here with attention to the Federal, Provincial and Municipal levels.

Amateur sport consists of all sports in which athletes do not get paid for playing. This differs from professional sport. So here you will find articles relating to the OCAA, U SPORTS, youth sport, Indigenous sport, ParaSports, and the Olympic and Paralympic movement. There's more than that too! Also, if an article touches on the government's funding or lack thereof, towards amateur sport, you'll find an article about that here.

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