The National Sports Forum announced today that the following schools have been selected to participate in the third annual NSF Case Cup Competition to be held in conjunction with the 2009 National Sports Forum conference in Greater Phoenix, AZ from January 26-28, 2009. 

• Arizona State University
• Ohio University
• San Diego State University
• Texas A&M University
• University of Central Florida
• University of Memphis
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• University of Oregon

This will mark the third year of the NSF Case Cup Competition.  In previous years, the competition has been an invitation-only event built around six of the nation’s top sports masters and MBA programs: Arizona State University, Ohio University, San Diego State University, Texas A&M University, University of Central Florida, and University of Oregon.  For the 2009 NSF Case Cup, University of Memphis and UNC Charlotte were selected through an application and screening process to join the original six competing institutions.

The 2008 NSF Case Cup was won by Texas A&M University.


About the NSF Case Cup: The NSF Case Cup Competition is a unique opportunity for sports masters and sports MBA program students from six to eight of the nation’s top institutions to compete in a multidisciplinary case study utilizing the skills obtained in their programs’ curricula.  Teams consist of four students currently enrolled in each school's program.  The case itself is not disclosed to any team prior to the event.  Once the case is released, teams have exactly 24 hours to study the case and prepare a 20 minute presentation of their conclusions.  Students then give their presentations to a panel of judges and may be asked up to 10 minutes of follow up questions.

The winning school is announced on stage during the National Sports Forum conference. The winning team also re-presents their case in a special break out session at the conference, during which they are again given 20 minutes to present, followed by a lengthened question and answer period from conference attendees.

About the National Sports Forum: The National Sports Forum is the largest annual cross gathering of the top team sports marketing, sales, promotions and event management executives from the broad spectrum of teams and leagues (i.e. NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, auto racing, minor leagues, colleges etc.) in North America.

The Forum is held each year in January. Attendees meet for three days of networking, idea sharing and listening to the industry’s top spokespeople, through numerous breakout sessions, panel discussions, keynote presentations and networking events. In addition to these components, the Forum also includes a tradeshow where exhibitors share the newest products and services hitting the industry today. To find more information, please visit www.sports-forum.com.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, Please Contact:
    Steve Carter
    The National Sports Forum
    Ph: (619) 469-4101 ext. 205
    Email: [email protected]