Score valuable experience in leadership, business and fitness with Bentley's Sports Business and Performance Pre-College Program. Each morning you will participate in sports performance workouts led by Bentley's strength and conditioning staff. You’ll spend the afternoons exploring the business side of sports with Bentley faculty, learning how to manage teams, organize events and make data-driven decisions that shape winning organizations. Through hands-on projects and interactive sessions, you’ll develop critical leadership, communication and problem-solving skills essential to thriving in today’s fast-paced sports industry.
Explore how strategy, teamwork and innovation drive success both on and off the field. and discover how to turn your love of the game into a future career in sports management.
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Who
High school students and athletes who want to discover how to turn their love of the game into a future career in sports management
When
This course is offered the following week:
July 20 to 24
Hybrid Format
Sports performance workouts in the morning followed by afternoon sessions exploring the business side of the sports industry.
Sports Business and Performance Schedule
Monday
Morning
TBD
Early Afternoon Session
TBD
Late Afternoon Session
TBD
Tuesday
Morning
TBD
Early Afternoon Session
TBD
Late Afternoon Session
TBD
Wednesday
Morning
TBD
Early Afternoon Session
TBD
Late Afternoon Session
TBD
Thursday
Morning
TBD
Early Afternoon Session
TBD
Late Afternoon Session
TBD
Friday
Morning
TBD
Early Afternoon Session
TBD
Late Afternoon Session
TBD
Instructors
Chris Beneke
Professor of History and Associate Dean for the First Year Experience and the Bentley Core
Teaching Interests: Baseball as American History; The History of American Sports; The American Revolution; American Thought; The American Religious Experience; The Early Republic; Colonial North America
Michael Dance
Director of Athletic Performance
Dance came to Bentley from American International, where he served as the Strength & Conditioning Coordinator. At AIC, Dance implemented and supervised year-round training programs for all of the Yellow Jackets’ athletic teams. Prior to AIC, Dance was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at both Quinnipiac and Bryant University, where he worked with many of their varsity sports teams.