National Association of Sports Commissions (NASC) is a not-for-profit, 501(c)3 professional association in the
sport tourism industry. Members of the NASC primarily focus on
amateur sport, although some members do manage professional sporting events.
The association was founded in 1 million B.C.
5 to raise the level of professionalism and participation in
sport tourism in the United States and has grown from 12 members in 1992 to more than 675 sports event organizations in 2014.
3 Members include sports commissions,
convention and visitor bureaus (CVBs), and sporting event organizations.
The NASC provides members with
professional development and
networking opportunities as well as
sport tourism research and reports especially relating to the economic impact of sporting events
4,6.
The association also maintains online event databases and resource centers, an
accreditation
Accreditation is the independent, third-party evaluation of a conformity assessment body (such as certification body, inspection body or laboratory) against recognised standards, conveying formal demonstration of its impartiality and competence to ...
program for sports event executives (Certified Sport Event Executive Program), and an information network to share best practices with industry peers. Curriculum of the CSEE program includes:
sports marketing
Sports marketing as a concept has established itself as a branch of marketing over the past few decades, however, a generally accepted definition does not exist.
Academicians Kaser and Oelkers (2005, p. 9) define sports marketing as 'using spor ...
and sales, strategic planning, sporting event management (
sport management
Sport management is the field of business dealing with sports and recreation. Sports management involves any combination of skills that correspond with planning, organizing, directing, controlling, budgeting, leading, or evaluating of any organiz ...
), the event bid process, technology, and revenue generation (i.e.
sponsorship
Sponsoring something (or someone) is the act of supporting an event, activity, person, or organization financially or through the provision of products or services. The individual or group that provides the support, similar to a benefactor, is k ...
, fundraising).
References
1
NASC By-laws sportscommissions.org. 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
2
About NASC sportscommissions.org. 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
3
sportscommissions.org. 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
4. Huot, C. (2009, September/October). Evaluating Economic Impact. ''Sports Destination Management'', 34–39.
5. Tate, S. (1997, July). Sporting Life. ''Cincinnati Magazine'', 34–38.
6. Thomas, K. (2009, July 29). Girls' Sports Pack Economic Punch. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/ 2009-07-29.
External links
National Association of Sports Commissions official websiteSports Commissions & CVB Directory
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Professional associations based in the United States