Question 1

In which year did Neale write his seminal article on the peculiar economics of professional sports leagues?

Accepted Answer

Neale wrote his seminal article "The Peculiar Economics of Professional Sports Leagues" in the year 1964.

Question 2

Which of these is not a 'peculiar' feature of the professional sports industry identified by Neale?

Accepted Answer

Price elasticity is not a 'peculiar' feature of the professional sports industry identified by Neale. The other features, such as joint production and interdependence, outcome uncertainty, and competitive balance, are specific characteristics of the industry that distinguish it from other industries.

Question 3

What was the fundamental reason that Major League Baseball commissioned the Blue Ribbon Report on Baseball Economics?

Accepted Answer

The Blue Ribbon Report on Baseball Economics was commissioned by Major League Baseball to address concerns about competitive balance.

Question 4

Which of these is not a form of regulatory intervention in US Major League sports?

Accepted Answer

Financial Fair Play is a regulatory intervention in European soccer, but it is not implemented in US Major League sports.

Question 5

When the English Football league implemented the Salary Cost Management Protocol, what was the percentage of turnover that football clubs in League Two were able to spend on player salaries?

Accepted Answer

The Salary Cost Management Protocol implemented by the English Football League limited League Two clubs to spending 55% of their turnover on player salaries.

Question 6

What is the name of the organisation responsible for investing money from central government and the National Lottery into community-level sport in England?

Accepted Answer

Sport England is responsible for investing money from central government and the National Lottery into community-level sport in England. UK Sport mostly funds Olympic and Paralympic athletes, while the Youth Sport Trust focuses on promoting physical education in schools.

Question 7

Which of the following is a well-established policy analysis framework, which has been used to understand developments in sport policy?

Accepted Answer

The Advocacy Coalition Framework has been widely used in the analysis of sport policy. It is a well-established policy analysis framework that focuses on the interactions between different policy actors and the coalitions they form to achieve their goals. The framework has been used to understand developments in areas such as youth sport, performance sport, and sport for development and peace. The Group Theory Framework and the Step Pyramid Framework are not commonly used in the analysis of sport policy.

Question 8

The first national governing bodies of sport in the UK were established when?

Accepted Answer

The first national governing bodies of sport in the UK were established in the nineteenth century. This was due to the growing popularity of sports such as cricket and football, and the need to regulate and standardize rules and competitions. The Football Association was established in 1863, while the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) had been created in 1787 but was granted official powers as the governing body for cricket in 1903.

Question 9

What was the name of the significant report published by the Wolfenden Committee on Sport in 1960?

Accepted Answer

The Wolfenden Committee on Sport published the report titled "Sport and the Community" in 1960, which played a significant role in shaping sports policy and development in the UK.

Question 10

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport was established when?

Accepted Answer

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport was established in 1997 by the Labour government under Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Quiz 2: Sport Policy and the Structure of Sport in the Uk and Corporate Governance and the Regulation of Sport