Types of Sports Managers

As an introduction, I wanted to briefly go over 3 basic types of Sports Managers...

1) First-level Managers- these managers are often called first-line managers. In order to succeed, these managers need great human/personal skills and strong technical skills. Examples of first-level sports managers include supervisors of county swimming pools, supervisors of maintenance for facilities, and managers of pro baseball teams.

2) Middle Managers- more or less manage through other managers. In order to succeed, these managers need great human/personal skills, but not as much technical knowledge. Examples of sports managers at the middle management level include general managers of pro teams, directors of player personnel, and head coaches.

3) Top-level Managers- these managers have a responsibility to lead and direct the organization as a whole toward the successful accomplishment of its objectives. In order to succeed, the only thing they really need is excellent conceptual skills, which helps you to relate and understand all aspects of the organization as a whole. Examples of top-level sports managers include Executive Directors, Owners, Conference Commissioners, or Athletics Directors.

The purpose of this post was to just give a brief description of how many different kinds of sports managers there are, and what you have to be able to do to acquire that specific position.