Last week we started our first of two weekly sessions with Scott Rosner. Professor Rosner has a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania (and his undergrad from Michigan -- Go Blue!) and is currently a lecturer at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is the Associate Director of the Wharton Sports Business Initiative. Professor Rosner also has an extensive background in the sports industry working as a consultant for many different organizations within the industry.
During our first week we discussed the foundations and league structures of Major League Baseball, the NFL, the NHL, Major League Soccer, Action Sports, and the English Premier League. Professor Rosner has also provided us with several groundbreaking legal cases that helped shape many of the current rules (arbitration, free agency, reserve clauses, etc.) that exist in sports today. For people like me, and I’m sure many of my classmates who aspire to work in professional sports, Professor Rosner’s class has been a great insight into what lies beneath the surface in professional sports.
This week my fellow classmates and I will submit the results of a mock contract negotiation. Each student in the class was assigned to represent either a fictional team (The Parsippany Platypuses) or the fictional player (Colby Stevens). The assignment is designed to expose us to negotiating and hone our oral and written communication skills. As someone who dreams of being a GM, this assignment has given us a small insight into what goes into evaluating a player and determining his value to a franchise.
We're all looking forward to some more time with Professor Rosner next week and appreciate him sharing his experiences and knowledge of the sports industry with us.
Steven Weingarten, Sports MBA '10
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