Sport & Recreation Management

This page will provide you with some tips and tricks to make your research a breeze! If you still can't find what you need, please don't hesitate to contact the library! You can find our contact information and more on the Get Help page.

To get you started, here are some general search strategies:

Keyword Strategies

Use these keywords in a general search in any one of our recommended databases or inside DragonQuest:

• “Sports Marketing”
• Athletics AND Marketing
• Sponsorship AND Football
• Sponsorship AND Soccer
• Sponsorship AND “Sports Management”
• “Media Right” AND “Sports Management”
• Sport Inventory
• “Title IX” AND Sports Management
• “Interscholastic Sports”
• “Sports Management” AND Litigation AND Negligence
• Kneeling AND “Professional Athletes”
• Equity in Athletics
• “Pay to Play” AND “Sports Management”
• “Athletic Trainer” AND Painkillers
• Cheating AND Competitive Sports
• “Overuse Injuries” AND Sports
• “Interscholastic Program” AND Concussion
• “Collegiate Sport” AND Draft
• “Multiplier Effect” AND Sport  
• “Stadium Manager’s Association”

Subject Strategies

Searching for results by subject heading, rather than by keywords, can help you focus your search in new directions. Consider these subject search options:

• Sports Marketing
• Sports Sponsorship
• Sports Spectators
• Esports
• Sport Burnout Inventory
• College Sports Management
• Interscholastic Sports
• Professional Athletes
• Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act
• Sports Participation

The following image shows you how to change your search to a subject search by using the dropdown menu inside DragonQuest:

Research Starters

Need some extra guidance? Try a Research Starter:

• Athletic Director

• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

• Spectator Sports Industry

What is a Research Starter?

Research Starters are encyclopedia entries, so they are more of an "idea gathering" mechanism than a scholarly source to support your stance on an issue. They provide you with background information on a broad topic and highlight keywords you can use and/or links to source material to get you started on your research. 

Narrowing DragonQuest Search Results

If you'd like to know how to narrow down your DragonQuest list to only full text, peer reviewed, or specific types of resources, we recommend the following tutorial:

If you'd like additional guidance on using Academic Writer, we recommend the following tutorial: