Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the authors; 1 Introduction to sport facility operations management; PART I Pre-management and pre-operational issues; 2 Ownership structures; 3 Financing sport facilities; 4 Capital investment appraisal; 5 Planning, design, and construction processes; PART II Implementation of management and operations; 6 Organizational management; 7 Human resource management; 8 Financial management; 9 Operational decision making; 10 Operations management. 11 Legal concerns for owners and managers PART III Ancillary issues in management and operations; 12 Facility marketing management; 13 Event planning in facility management; 14 Risk assessment in facility management; 15 Security planning for facility management; PART IV Effectiveness of management and operations; 16 Performance management and benchmarking; Index.

Anybody working in sport management will be involved in the operation of a sports facility at some point in their career. It is a core professional competency at the heart of successful sport business. Sport Facility Operations Management is a comprehensive and engaging textbook which introduces cutting-edge concepts in facilities and operations management, including practical guidance from professional facility managers. Now in a fully revised and updated second edition-which introduces new chapters on capital investment and operational decision-making-the book covers all fundamental aspects o.