Sport Management Major & Minor

About

If you have an interest in athletics and are motivated to lead, you’ll excel in the sport management program at Goshen College. The sport management major and minor could help you realize your dream of becoming an athletic director, sports complex director or event manager.

At GC, you’ll learn principles in communication, ethics, finance, management and marketing, and develop leadership strategies to successfully manage a sporting event or facility. Sport management majors and minors follow an academic curriculum that blends kinesiology (the study of human movement), business and communication. If you choose a sport management major or minor, you will learn how to be an effective team leader and responsible sport manager.

Jeremy Pope ’11 now mentors basketball players in Nashville

February 12, 2021 By goleafs.net

Jeremy Pope '11, a men's basketball honorable-mention all-conference pick while playing at Goshen College, now mentors players in Nashville.at Valor Collegiate Academy, a top 5 academic charter school in the state.

GC GOATs: Cassie Greives ’11 went from reluctant to play to Maple Leaf WBB great

April 16, 2020 By goshennews.com

Cassie Greives '11 currently ranks first in program history in rebounds (1,016) and field goals made (622), second in points (1,614) and third in blocks (77) and free throws made (370).

Stats

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of physical education seniors reported they felt prepared for employment & graduate school

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of physical education teacher licensure graduates have passed the national licensure test since 2006

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of physical education graduates in the last 3 years who have sought teaching positions are now employed as teachers

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Number of intramural sports at Goshen College

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of sport management seniors complete an internship in a practical setting in the community

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Number of intramural sports at Goshen College

Learn more about Goshen College's exceptional academic outcomes and national rankings.

Students & Alumni

Physical Education

Krysten Parson '02

Krysten Parson '02 carries on GC values, seeking to bring them to others.

Krysten's story

Business major, sport management minor

Matias Martins da Fonseca ’22

Matias Martins de Fonseca '22, a business major with a sport management minor from Torres Vedras, Portugal, has a passion for sports and hopes to learn more about the intersection of sports and business.

Matias' story

Associate Professor of Kinesiology

Val Hershberger

Val Hershberger loves traveling, badminton, golf and learning about other cultures. From time to time, her classroom is "a mini Study-Service Term experience right here on campus."

Val's story

Physical Education

Byron Shenk ’63

Byron Shenk ’63 has spent 67 years – including the last 28 years at George Fox University － shaping students and athletes physically, mentally and spiritually.

Byron's story

Sport Management

Katie Sowers '09

Katie Sowers '09 is making history as the second female and first openly-gay coach in the NFL.

Katie's story

Physical Education, Spanish

Todd Woodworth ’78

Todd Woodworth ’78 takes ‘Culture for Service’ beyond the soccer field

Todd's story

Faculty & Staff

Sport Management Major & Minor

About

News & Events

Bay City Central’s Elias Ramirez taking advantage of second shot at college hoops

Jeremy Pope ’11 now mentors basketball players in Nashville

GC GOATs: Cassie Greives ’11 went from reluctant to play to Maple Leaf WBB great

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