knowing more about (sports)business-the financial side of sports.knowing more about signing contracts
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Forbes Magazine often has lists ranking the value of various sports teams and athletes.  Check out their website.  (Links below)\n\nThere are a few blogs that discuss the contracts of coaches and athletes (also below).  You might want to check the websites of law schools for discussions of sports law.
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Talent is a big part of it.  However, its not the only part and maybe not even the most important.  I would say DESIRE is a big one.  Intelligence is, too, or at least understanding the sport and its inner workings.
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A good sports betting informational site with reviews, tested sportsbooks and news.\n\nhttp://www.sportsbettingpress.com
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Yes, and most fans dont know about the secrets that go behind doors.  It is in the best interest of the league that the top teams stay there for better marketing across the globe.
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Hey that is my idea. The only difference is I go to a sports stadium and if the home team wins I will ask for a dollar from as many people as time permits. At the end of the night I can rack up about $300 to $400 dollars. It's a great way to obtain extra income.
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Wow.  That might be the WORST idea I've ever heard.  Leaving aside all of the positive benefits of sport (and there are many), what right to we have to tell someone how they can make a living?  (Assuming, of course, it is legal)
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Football and Fantasy Sports and ROOFING
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What the question is doing in the sports section????
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Baseball. Look at all of the foreign players that are entering the majors. Worldwide appeal is rapidly growing. And farm systems add to the excitement of building a team as well.
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basically, all of it boils down to the what, the need, and the value of the good or service and your personal value at what your doing. that will help you determine the value of what your doing. as for approaching the bigger sponsors, grow some balls and be confident without being obnoxious.
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To young people - sports means money\nHow does it affect sports? It really doesnt, in my opinion. just ads a little bit of motivation
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I know it's been discussed by others, but I think the relationship between spending and winning would be a good topic, or the impact that revenue sharing has had on the ability of teams to spend in smaller markets.\n\nIf you're looking for data, I'd suggest checking out SABR's Business of Baseball Committee site.\n\nhttp://www.businessofbaseball.com/\n\nOh, there's something I'd like to see - an examination of the impact that arbitration has had on salaries, and whether it serves as essentially restricted free agency for those with 3-5 years of service.  I suspect that it does, but it would be interesting to see its development over the past thirty years.
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For finance related topics, you can check out:\nhttp://www.investopedia.com
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Definitely. When a high school applicant signs his letter of intent to accept a college scholorship he is signing a contract.\nWhen a school spends so much to teach and develop an athlete he should at least hold up his end of the business agreement by finishing at least three years of college.\n\nIn the end the college athlete gets an education and learns about honoring business agreements, trust and loyalty. Otherwise, we should have football minor leagues as baseball does.\n\nI really admire athletes like Peyton Manning that stay the full 4 years of their college even though big money was offered to jump ship early. Part of that shows his strength of character and commitment which are lacking in some of the best athletes today. Besides once injury or other career changing events occur, what does the athlete do if he has no degree and other skills/training to offer a propective employer. Also, the athlete needs to know how to invest and seek other business adventures with the money he earns. Just turning ovre his money to a financial rep can lead to great losses swindling his account.\n\nLook at the difference between Manning and Leaf drafted #1 and #2 in the same year. San Diego sure learned the lesson didn't they?
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Umm...I pick the ESPN book of sports, it has so much information its crazy.  Also, you can try to google it for sports stuff.
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I don't think it's so much a method of calculation as it is a follow the leader thing.  SI did an article a year or two ago in which they talked about the guy who sets the line for one of Vegas' big sportsbooks.  He researched the teams, etc,, but ultimately sort of set it by feel.  An interesting note: his concern was to put the line where the money would flow evenly to each side rather than to actually predict the game's outcome.  After he set his, other sportsbooks followed his lead and came out with similar/identical numbers.  Then, of course, they move it according to which way the action is going so that their odds of losing money are reduced.
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espn\nstar sports\nten sports\nMAX\nzee sports\ndd sports