Draft: Event Management 101

So you work in the sports industry. Cool. And now you need to put on a sporting event. Sounds fun. But where do you start? There is more to a sporting event then just the field of play. Ask any successful event manager and they will tell you one of the most important components to ensure a great event is the actual integration of functional areas such as the daily run-time schedule, staffing,...Read more

Networking is also Face-to-Face!

Six degrees of separation refers to the idea that everyone is, on average, about six steps away, by way of introduction, from any other person on Earth. The ability to successfully network in the sports world is a talent on its own, and is one that is a necessary component to supporting a career in coaching, sports administration, communications or marketing, along with many more areas. The world...Read more

Durham College Students learn the value of research!

Amanda Street-Bishop (Toronto’s Regional Information Specialist) received an invitation from Durham College’s Professor Kate Houze, to speak to their first year students enrolled in the Sport Administration and Sport Management programs. Students partook in a hands-on workshop which allowed them to learn about SIRC and how they can use us to help them in their second semester Sport Research...Read more