The esports industry has experienced rapid expansion across management, marketing, and overall operations of esports events, as well as distribution of programming and gaming. College programs are adding courses, minors, and major programs of study to capitalize on the growing popularity and interest of esports to prepare future professionals in this booming industry. In response to the astronomical growth in esports worldwide, this first edition of Introduction to Esports Management was developed.

Introduction to Esports Management is a first-of-its-kind resource to explore the full breadth of topics on the management and administration of esports and gaming across a variety of settings. It offers coverage of topics specific to esports, such as streaming, branding, esports careers, esports operations and strategic planning, along with the cultural impact of esports. The text examines traditional sport management topics including governance, event/facility management, and marketing with deliberate consideration of how these essential elements are adjusted to address the esports environment and its unique stakeholder groups. Ultimately, Introduction to Esports Management is a timely and well-organized classroom resource that addresses core areas of the industry and immersive feedback from esports professionals in the field.

Youth sport programs are experiencing numerous challenges in delivering impactful on-the-field/court experiences while navigating the pressures from negative parents, the influence of social media, the significant increase in mental and emotional health concerns and the continual need to win at all costs. The current state of youth sports requires an honest review to decipher tangible methods to enhance the youth sports experience, ensure its positive growth, and create benefits to young participants.

While other textbooks focus on coaching, coaching specific sports, or the psychology of athletes, Reimagining Youth Sport: Guide for Administrators, Coaches, and Parents takes a different approach—tackling the core issues plaguing and sadly ruining the ideals of the sporting experience for young athletes across competitive levels of play for all ages, abilities, and sport types.

Reimagining Youth Sport provides students studying in sport management, coaching, and/or athletic administration with content, tools, and application-based knowledge to become change agents within the youth sport realm. Additionally, this timely text supplies athletic/sport administrators, coaches, and parents with an honest assessment of the state of youth sports coupled with tools/strategies and easy to implement on and off-the-field/court activities to create transformational programs to reimagine youth sport in order to fully deliver on the ideals of the youth sport experience.