National High School Sport Business Case Competition
Hosted by Kutztown University Sport Management
National High School Sport Business Case Competition
Date: April 7 – 8, 2023
Location: Academic Forum, Kutztown University
MISSION
To provide current high school students with exceptional educational opportunities to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills in an annual sport case competition.
Case Competition Overview
- The NHSSB Case Competition offers a unique opportunity for high school students (9-12th grade) to compete in a fast-paced and challenging sport business real-life or artificial scenario.
- Through the case competition, students will be able to showcase their skill sets, earn practical learning experience, and engage in excellent networking opportunities.
Awards
- Each participant will be awarded a certificate of participation.
- Certificates and/or trophies will be awarded to Top 10 teams.
- The first-place team will win a cash prize of $1,000.
Registration and Rates
- Registration here: https://forms.office.com/r/mtHT4KeUtM
- Advisor(s) must register to compete in the case competition. Registration has been extended to February 5, 2023 (11:59 pm EST) (previously January 15, 2023).
- Registration and First round (online test): Free
- Preliminary and final round: $200 per team https://commerce.cashnet.com/KUSPMGTcompetition
- For more information about the 2023 NHSSB Case competition, please contact Dr. Jayden Kim at ykim@kutztown.edu
Rules and procedures
Eligibility:
- All current high school students are eligible to compete in the case competition.
- Each team must be comprised of 3-4 students.
- Each team must have a designated advisor or team leader. The role of the advisor/leader is to coordinate competition registration and travel for his or her team (see note below).
- The Case Competition is a STUDENT-ONLY competition. Teams are prohibited from securing input or feedback from the advisor(s) until the end of the competition.
- Teams invited to participate in the preliminary round will be required to pay a $200 participation fee.
- Online written test fee: Free
Note: All adult advisors accompanying the team must have child clearance verification.
Timeline:
Competition Registration has been EXTENDED to February 5, 2023 (11:59pm EST) (previously January 15, 2023)
- Advisor(s) must be officially registered for the competition.
First Round on Saturday, February 25, 2023
- Online Written Test
- Recommended Reading materials:
- Pedersen, P. M., & Thibault, L. (2022). Contemporary Sport Management (7th ed.). Human Kinetics. ISBN: 9781718202993
- Advisor/Proctor is responsible for overseeing the first round.
- In the first round, team scores (online test scores) will be calculated with combined top three (3) team member scores.
- The team scores will be used to select top teams invited to advance to the next level of
competition. - Top 20 teams will be notified and invited to Kutztown University to compete in the
preliminary round.
Case Release on Monday, April 3, 2023 (at Noon EST)
- Full case and supporting materials will be released to both team leaders and their
advisor via email.
Preliminary Round on Friday, April 7, 2023 (4pm EST)
- Randomly selected 4 OR 5 teams will compete in a bracket. Only one team in each
bracket will advance to the final round. - Each team will use PowerPoint slides to give their oral presentation. Teams should
NOT include items that require internet access within the presentation. - MS office: Power Point Program or PDF should be used. Google Slides presentations will NOT be accepted.
- Make sure NOT to identify your affiliation to the judges in any way on the PowerPoint
slides and during the presentation. Disclosure made by a team is considered a violation of the rules of the competition, which will lead to disqualification. - Each team will be given 15 minutes to present, followed by an additional 5-10 minutes of Q&A from the judging panel
- The Finalist teams (Winner from each bracket) will be notified, Friday, April 7, 2023, by
8pm EST
Consolation Round (TBD) on Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 8 AM EST
- The second-ranked teams in each bracket will have the opportunity to participate in the consolation round.
- In this round, the third and fourth place will be determined.
Final Round on Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 10 AM EST
- Preliminary round scores are not used in the final round; scoring is based solely on the
final presentation. - Teams proceeding to the final round will NOT be able to make any changes to their
PowerPoint presentations. - All Case Competition participants are allowed to sit in on the final round presentations.
- The winning team(s) will be announced during the closing luncheon.
Agenda for National High School Sport Business Case Competition (subject to change)
Friday, April 7th
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Check-in at the lobby of the Academic Forum Building
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM Preliminary Round
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Opening Ceremony
Saturday, April 8th
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Consolation Round
10:00 AM - 11:45 AM Final Round
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Closing Ceremony
Organizing Committee
Chairman:
Dr. Duane Crider
Board Members:
Dr. Soojin Kim
Dr. Michelle Vaughn
Dr. Jayden Kim
Mr. Kyle Newman