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Sports

While many sports fans don't like to acknowledge it, "big time" sports is "big time" business. Agents, bond referendums for new stadiums, corporate sponsorships, collective bargaining agreements and other topics have nothing to do with the sport itself but everything to do with the "Business of Sports." This isn't limited to Professional Sports, either. Parents can pay someone to help their child get an athletic scholarship, there are services to help college coaches find and recruit high school athletes, and don't forget the big business that is the Olympic games. Here you will find sites from and about sports agents, recruiting services, labor disputes/collective bargaining, corporate sponsorship and anything else on the Business of Sports.

Please be sure to refrain from using first person words like "I" and "We".

Please do not using exclamation marks or other unnecessary punctuation.

Please spell check your submission.

Please do not using hype words that appear to be marketing.

Associations

Includes links to professional or trade associations related to the sports industry.

Employment

Web sites that deal with career and job placement in the sports industry. Site may be a jobs database, or an informational site dealing with the issues involved in this industry.

Please be sure to refrain from using first person words like "I" and "We".

Please do not using exclamation marks or other unnecessary punctuation.

Please spell check your submission.

Please do not using hype words that appear to be marketing.

Event Planning and Production

Includes links to businesses, companies and firms that offer full-service event promotion, management, marketing and consulting services. In other words, you need to put on an athletic event and you call these people to do everything. A common example, are companies that offer event promotion, record and timekeeping for running and multisport events, such as the local 10 km race.

Please include site content features (such as, mailing list, newsletter, overview of programs and services, location or area of operation).

Please avoid using 1st person wording, such as "we", "our".

Please avoid marketing hype language.

Facilities

This category contains links to businesses associated with facilities development, maintenance and repair, and management. This category does NOT contain listings of sporting arenas, facilities, structures, and buildings.

Please do NOTsubmit sites for specific sports facilities to this category.

For sport facilities, please submit to the appropriate Sports/ category related to the events the facility offers.

If multiple and various events are provided, then it is recommended that you submit the site to the appropriate Regional/ [Continent]/[Nation]/[State_or_Province]/Recreation_and_Sports/ category.

Marketing and Advertising

Includes links to sites related to the marketing and advertising of sports. Sites may include, but not limited to: sports marketing, sports marketing communications firms, sports-related public relations, sports-related direct marketing, sports-related marketing research firms, sports-related positioning, and related resources.

Scouting and Sports Agents

This category is for listing sports agents, agencies, and scouting services. In addition to these core listings, web directories containing related information may be submitted. Instructional websites that teach individuals how to gain entry to these specific career fields are also welcome.

Please only submit sites that are specific to sports agents and/or scouting services. Sites may be submitted for individuals or for agencies and firms.

Sites focussed on athlete appearances should be listed in this category: Business: Arts and Entertainment: Sports: Management

Sites promoting sports memorabilia should be submitted to this category: Top: Shopping: Sports: Memorabilia