November 2015, New York City Along with Richard Pound and the former New York City Sports Commissioner, change agent, integrity coach and street volunteer Michael Pedersen spoke in the panel, titled “Bringing Accountability Back to Sport: The Role of Government and Governing Bodies” held several weeks ago. Here is an excerpt of what transpired during the […]
Category Archives: Business of Sports
By Bernardo Gabriel L. Atienza, SBP Deputy Executive Director As a backgrounder on the origin of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), the duly recognized governing body for basketball in the Philippines, its registration was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 21, 2006 and was ratified on the 5th of February […]
by Erick Fabian, Sr. Whether the answer is yes or no is up to you. Depending on what goals you want to achieve as a sportsperson, a sports agent can mean boom or bust. This is why it is important to make personal assessments on what you intend to achieve as an athlete before deciding […]
By Rene Concepcion There are very few brands of blue jeans that fit great from the get-go. Some recommend multiple turns on the washing machine before wearing, so that the jeans get the soft, worn-for-years feel that everybody loves about their favorite pair. Some designers have incorporated the distressed-look already, with the holes and tears in designated […]
By Josephine Joy B. Reyes, MPE Most sports are striving to find ways of identifying talent more effectively. Consequently, many children also strive to attain excellence in sport. Apparently, the question is, are these children exposed to the right sport? Several models and approaches have been used to effectively identify a talent. Australia and the […]
By Erick Fabian, Jr. There is this misconception that you need to be a superstar athlete to be sponsored. Another one is that a sports event has to be of a massive scale to attract sponsors. What all athletes and events organizers need to know is that every sponsor, whether a company or an individual, […]
By Dr. PHILIP ELLA JUICO and DINA BERNARDO, De La Salle University AB Sports Studies has become the default course offering of De La Salle University (DLSU) for most of its varsity athletes. Since January 2014, however, former professors of Sport and Recreation Management at the DLSU Masters Degree Program (such as the authors of […]
by Michael Pedersen, originally published on www.iSportConnect.com As is the case for any other sector, continuously educating operational and political sport leaders is a critical foundation for ensuring that sport governing bodies are well managed and well led. Furthermore, educating sport leaders in the area of sport governance is particularly critical in ensuring that sport […]
Simply put, Sports Vision is a branch of optometry that deals with vision care services provided to athletes, including the examination of an athlete’s ocular health, correction, protection, management of eye injuries, and sports vision training to enhance performance.
Last ten seconds of the game. Crowd is wild. Coach is screaming. The other team is a point ahead. Ball is in motion and it lands in your hands. You are in your sweet spot – in practice 4 paces away from the basket, you never miss.