In all group undertakings, management plays a vital role in the pursuit of excellence, success, victory, power and contentment.
Promised in this, sports management becomes a key factor in order to achieve an excellence result of any sports event. In the sports management, key personnel provide leadership so that organizations can function efficiently and effectively in achieving the goal for which it exists. Sports management involves different functions such as planning, motivating organizing, staffing or tasking, leading and controlling.
It is also understandable that the success or failure of any sports program depends on how it is planned, executed evaluated and corrected. There is no plan that it can assure success a all times even if it is executed by some people. Material resources, manpower and methods are key to good sports management.
Moreover, leadership is one of the most vital factors in the ultimate success of sports. Effective sports management, coupled with an equally effective leadership brings about the desired results to a sports program.
To ensure an orderly and successful sports program competition, there should be an organized sports system of sport management. All athletic competitions should be governed by group of people that will take charge of activities related to competition. The competitions success is dependent upon the cooperation of the leaders who are usually assigned to different committees to implement all the prescribed rules and regulations for sports activities.
To sum up, sports management is the act of handling functions and responsibilities, controlling situations and directing people towards achieving common goal. It is associated with the coordination or concerted efforts of individuals. It entails the purpose of utilizing the least resources-money, materials, facilities to accomplish the purpose or task of the organization.
By: Christopher Jay L. Dela Cruz | Master Teacher II | Bataan National High School-Senior High | City of Balanga , Bataan
