Intro to S.F.M Flashcards
What is facility management?
The art and science of managing a facility to help meet the facility’s objectives, goals, and mission
Common functions of sport facility management?
Making sure a building is operating efficiently in terms of safety, revenue production, tenant satisfaction, and preventive maintenance
Facility management disciplines?
Admin/management Event booking/scheduling Ticketing Sales/marketing Concessions/catering Maintenance/engineering Operations Crowd management Risk management
Oldest Sports Facility?
Olympic Stadium 776 BC
Facilities in Ancient Times (Greece)
Olympic stadium in Athens 331 BC
Facilities in Ancient Times (Rome)
Coliseum 72-80 AD
Circus Maximus BC 6
Hippodromes 25 BC
Coliseum 72-80 AD (ROME)
The Flavian Amphitheater
Religious event
Gladiator and other races
50,000
Circus Maximus BC 6 (ROME)
Track primarily used for horse racing
Hints or Mock battles
Olympic stadium in Athens 331 BC
- held 50,000
- hosted 1896 games
- Greeks built hippodromes (horse racing tracks) and theaters
Two important functions of sport facility management
Events. Entertain. Revenue. Crisis.
Hippodromes (ROME)
Romans built hippodromes, like this one in Caesarea, Israel, built in 25 BC
Middle Ages to the 1800s
- “Folksy” type of activities between towns
- Hunting. Falconry. Archery. Running. Wrestling.
- Sports were a training method for military
- Abundance of alcohol and lewd conduct
- Banned by churches and government
Corporate Social Responsibility (PELE)
Philanthropy (most important; gives back)
Ethical
Legal
Economic
LEED
Leadership/Leading in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Violence Examples
Terrorist attacks
Bomb detonations
Fights
