| A | B |
| NCAA | The National Collegiate Athletic Association regulates collegiate athletics |
| Executives | Top level managers who spend most of their time on all four management functions |
| Mid-managers | Spend most of their time on one management function |
| Supervisors | Work directly with employees and were once skilled, experienced workers who were promoted |
| TQM | Total Quality Management emphasizes a long term commitment to quality, customer satisfaction, and employee morale in an effort to achieve success |
| Tiering | Saves money by funding some sports at a high level, some sports at a medium level, and some sports at a low level |
| Regionalizing | Saves money by setting geographic limits on recruiting and travel |
| Title IX | Law that bans sex discrimination at schools that receive federal funding and sets parameters for female sports that must be met by athletic programs |