Research Guides: COMM 445: Global Networks of Sport: Sports Associations

Acknowledgement

These resources are from the Industry Research guide produced by library faculty in the USC Marshall School of Business library.

For specific sport associations, see specific categories [e.g. baseball, football, tennis] listed in the text boxes below.

American Sports Builders Association
International Association for Sports Information -- membership required
International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association
Los Angeles Sports Council
NASSM - North American Society of Sports Management -- research and professional development for sports management industry.
NSGA - National Sporting Goods Association -- free statistical data on participation and consumer purchases. See 'Research '
Outdoor Industry Association
Sport Accord -- the umbrella organisation for all [Olympic and non-Olympic] international sports federations as well as organisers of multi-sports games and sport-related international associations.
Sports & Fitness Industy Association -- formerlly, SGMA. Some free reports are available under 'Research'.
WFSGI - World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry -- world authoritative body for the sports industry officially recognized by the IOC as the industry representative within the Olympic family.
Fantasy Sports Trade Association

MLB - Major League Baseball -- baseball news and statistics
MLBPA - Major League Baseball Player's Association -- contains links to the '2012-2016 Basic Agreement' and 'Joint Drug Agreement'
Spotrac - MLB -- find contracts, payroll, team salaries and other data.
Doug Pappa's Business of Baseball -- links to Statistical data and sources

Inside Hoops -- business sections provides statistics on NBA player salaries, owners, TV contracts and attendance.
NBA Salary Cap FAQ
Spotrac - NBA -- find contracts, payroll, team salaries and other data.
The Business of Basketball -- provided by Forbes

California Alliance for Golf -- contains survey information on the regional impact of golf in California
Golf Business Magazine
Golf Magazine -- see special features for industry trends and rankings on various aspects for the Golf Industry, e.g. Management, Clubhouses, Developments, Most Powerful People
Golf Week -- links to news and 'Best Courses'
National Golf Course Owners Association
National Golf Foundation -- see 'Special Research' and 'Business' tabs for reports and statistics
World Golf Foundation - Golf 20/20
Sports & Leisure Research Group - reports -- free reports covering a variety of aspects of the golf market.
Golf Economy Impact Reports -- national and State reports published by Golf 20/20
Golf2.0 Connecting with Her Playbook -- a report looking at marketing strategies to attract women to the game.

NFL Players Association -- find current salary cap information
NCAA Football
Business of Professional Football -- a Business Reference Services guide from the Library of Congress
Business of Football - NFL Most Valuable Teams -- published annually by Forbes magazine.
Spotrac - NFL -- find contracts, payroll, team salaries and other data.

ABN AMRO - Soccernomics 2012
Deloitte - Annual Review of Football Finance -- highlights can be downloaded at no cost. Search this site for other publications
Federation Internationale de Football
FootballEconomy.com - Football Club Finance
Goldman Sachs - World Cup Economics 2014
UEFA/Union of European Football Association
Business of Soccer -- a Library of Congress Business Reference Services guide.
BrandFinance Football 50, 2015 -- details brand value of the most valuable football (soccer) brands worldwide.
Spotrac - MLS -- find contracts, payroll, team salaries and other data

SIMA - Surf Industry Manufacturing Association -- see 'News & Information' most reports are limited to members.
Board Retailers Association
Board-Trac -- research, statistics & insights on Board Sports provided by Transworld Business. Free reports and links to additional industry resources
Transworld Business - Action Sports News & Information
State of Surf Hardgoods -- a variety of surfing industry reports compiled by Business Transworld