SID programs Survey

1. What is your primary title?

What is your primary title? Sports Information Director

Assistant SID

Graduate Assistant

Athletic Director

Asst Athletic Director

Marketing Director

Other (please specify)

2. I work for the following organization.

I work for the following organization. University/College

Community College

Professional Sports Team

Sports Conference/League

Other (please specify)

3. My school's enrollment is

My school's enrollment is More than 30,000

20,000-29,999

10,000-19,999

5,000-9,999

Below 5,000

Other (please specify)

4. I graduated with a degree in the following area.

I graduated with a degree in the following area. Graduate sports information program

Graduate sports marketing/mgmt program

Undergraduate sports information program

Undergraduate sports marketing/mgmt program

Journalism program

Public Relations program

Business program

Other (please specify)

5. Please, rate the following skills in regards to their importance in doing your job.

	Extremely important	Very important	Important	Barely important	Not important
Writing	*Please, rate the following skills in regards to their importance in doing your job. Writing Extremely important	Writing Very important	Writing Important	Writing Barely important	Writing Not important
Communicating w/coaches, athletes	Communicating w/coaches, athletes Extremely important	Communicating w/coaches, athletes Very important	Communicating w/coaches, athletes Important	Communicating w/coaches, athletes Barely important	Communicating w/coaches, athletes Not important
Communicating with media	Communicating with media Extremely important	Communicating with media Very important	Communicating with media Important	Communicating with media Barely important	Communicating with media Not important
Using social media	Using social media Extremely important	Using social media Very important	Using social media Important	Using social media Barely important	Using social media Not important
Designing	Designing Extremely important	Designing Very important	Designing Important	Designing Barely important	Designing Not important
Web skills	Web skills Extremely important	Web skills Very important	Web skills Important	Web skills Barely important	Web skills Not important
Video/Photography	Video/Photography Extremely important	Video/Photography Very important	Video/Photography Important	Video/Photography Barely important	Video/Photography Not important
Organizing events	Organizing events Extremely important	Organizing events Very important	Organizing events Important	Organizing events Barely important	Organizing events Not important
Handling game stats program	Handling game stats program Extremely important	Handling game stats program Very important	Handling game stats program Important	Handling game stats program Barely important	Handling game stats program Not important

Other (please specify)

6. What recommendations would you make to a university developing a sports information major or minor?

What recommendations would you make to a university developing a sports information major or minor?

7. What has helped you the most in preparing, or working, in the sports information profession?

What has helped you the most in preparing, or working, in the sports information profession?

8. What is the biggest challenge you face in doing your job?

What is the biggest challenge you face in doing your job?

9. What suggestions can you offer to college students covering sports for campus media?

What suggestions can you offer to college students covering sports for campus media?

10. Please, offer suggestions, tips or advice on areas that we did not address in this survey, especially as it pertains to developing a sports information program and training college students. Thanks so much for your time.

Please, offer suggestions, tips or advice on areas that we did not address in this survey, especially as it pertains to developing a sports information program and training college students. Thanks so much for your time.

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