National High School Sport Business Case Competition

Hosted by Kutztown University Sport Management
Case Provider: TBA

National High School Sport Business Case Competition

Date: March 31 – April 1, 2025
Location: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia & de Francesco Bldg., 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 the Top 8 teams.
The first-place team will win a prize(s) from sponsors.

Registration and Rates

Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/mtHT4KeUtM
Advisor/Chaperone(s) must register to compete in the case competition by February 7, 2025 (11:59 pm EST).
- Registration and First round (online test): Free
- Preliminary and final round: $300 per team
- For more information about the 2025 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 $300 participation fee.
Online written test fee: Free

Note: 1. All adult advisors accompanying the team must have documented child clearance verification. 2. One of the SM students will be assigned as an on-site chaperone for each team.

Timeline:

Information Q&A Session on Friday, January 31, 2025 (2:30PM EST) ZOOM MEETING: TBA

Competition Registration by February 7, 2025 (11:59pm EST)

Advisor/Chaperone(s) must be officially registered for the competition. Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/mtHT4KeUtM

First Round on February 24 -- March 1, 2025

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 8 teams will be notified and invited to Kutztown University to compete in the
preliminary round.

Case Release on Monday, March 3, 2025 (at Noon EST)

Full case and supporting materials will be released to both team leaders and their
advisor via email.

Opening Ceremony @ the Wells Fargo Center on Monday, March 31, 2025

Tour of the Facility
Watch the game: Flyers vs Predators

Preliminary Round on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 (8 AM EST)

Randomly selected 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, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, by 10:30 AM EST

Consolation Round in (TBA) on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 11 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 in (TBA) on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 11 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 ceremony.

Agenda for National High School Sport Business Case Competition (subject to change)

Monday, March 31st

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Check-in at the lobby of Wells Fargo Center

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Meet and Greet

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Wells Fargo Center Tour

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Watch the Flyers game

Tuesday, April 1st

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Preliminary Round

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Consolation Round / Final Round

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Closing Ceremony in DF

Organizing Committee

Chairman:
Dr. Duane Crider

Board Members:
Dr. Jayden Kim
Dr. Soojin Kim
Dr. Michelle Vaughn