Manage your client, guide their career
Do you dream of representing the next great sports superstar? Do you want to run a major music festival or sporting event? At the National Student Leadership Conference high school Sports & Entertainment Management program, you will have the opportunity to experience what it’s like to guide the career of a star athlete or entertainer and manage one of the world’s premier sporting events or music festivals.
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Interactive Career Simulations
The NSLC Sports & Entertainment Management high school program uses an interactive approach to learning that gives you an opportunity to immerse yourself in the challenging complexities of the sports and entertainment worlds. You and your team will experience the ups and downs of managing the career of a star athlete or entertainer during a realistic client management simulation. You will control your client’s fortunes as you negotiate contracts, land sponsorship deals, and manage public opinion.
Meet Sports & Entertainment Management Professionals
While at the NSLC, you will meet with and learn from leaders in the world of sports and entertainment management. In past years, NSLC students have heard from special guest speakers including top executives and managers from the International Olympic Committee, D.C. United and the Staten Island Yankees.
- Ms. Nicole Porter, Branding Consultant, Disney and ESPN Media Networks
- Mr. Nate Walsh Sr. Account Executive, Octagon
- Ms. Carla Varialle Esq., Partner, HRRV, LLC
- Mr. Matt Hamme, Assistant Coach, Football, Columbia University
- Mr. Jim McCloud Jr. Account Executive, CBS College Sports Network
College-Level Curriculum
At the NSLC you will enjoy college-level lectures on the basics of sports and entertainment management. The lecture series will give you a foundation of knowledge that will be vital to your success not only during the conference but when you manage your own client or venue.
Topics include:
- Sports & Entertainment Law
- Event Management
- Sponsorships and Corporate Development
- Marketing and Public Relations
Leadership Workshops
At the heart of the NSLC is a leadership curriculum designed to build concrete leadership skills that will help you succeed. From the beginning of your program you will learn to work as a team during an exciting Ropes Challenge Course. Interactive lectures and small-group workshops will give you an opportunity to build upon your strengths and minimize your weaknesses.
Leadership topics tailored to the Sports & Entertainment Management program include:
- Personality Styles and Group Dynamics
- Conflict Resolution
- Negotiation
- Public Speaking
- Intrapersonal Communication
Trips & Tours
An important part of the NSLC is seeing the sites around some of our nation’s greatest cities. These trips are designed as both sight-seeing tours and exclusive educational trips specifically tailored to the area of Sports & Entertainment Management:
New York City, NY
- Yankee Stadium
- Madison Square Garden
- The Meadowlands
- Rockefeller Center and 5th Avenue
- Times Square
- Empire State Building
- South Street Seaport
Sample Schedule
Day 1
- Registration
- Opening Ceremony
- TA Group Orientation
Day 2
- Ropes Challenge Course
- Client Management Simulation: Contracts and Sponsorships
- Lecture: Business Law
- College Life Panel/ Cake Social
Day 3
- Leadership Series: Group Dynamics
- Guest Speaker: Sport Agent and Client
- Business Lab
- Client Management Simulation: Contracts and Sponsorships
- Baseball Game
Day 4
- Sports & Entertainment Venue Visit
- Lecture: Corporate Sponsorships
- Client Management Simulation: The Press Conference
- Leadership Series: Negotiation
- Pizza Social
Day 5
- AU Credit Option
- Client Management Simulation
- Business of Sports: Film and Debriefing
- Business Lab
- Dinner in Times Square
Day 6
- Client Management Simulation
- Lunch at Rockefeller Plaza/Fifth Avenue
- Museum of Natural History
- Leadership Series: Conflict Resolution
- Business Olympics
Day 7
- Sports & Entertainment Venue Visit
- Lecture: Client Management
- Event Management Simulation: Business Olympics
- Leadership Series: Public Speaking
- Ice Cream Social
Day 8
- AU Credit Option
- Event Management Simulation: Awards Ceremony
- Guest Speaker: Athlete Management
- Dinner at South Street Seaport
- Empire State Building at Night
Day 9
- Business Lab
- Leadership Series: Intrapersonal Communication
- Event Management Simulation: Red Carpet Event
- Ethics in Sports & Entertainment Management
- Dance
Day 10
- Final Presentations
- Closing Ceremony
- Final TA Meeting
