TORONTO SPORTS BUSINESS ACADEMY

Toronto Sports Business Academy

July 24 to July 28, 2017 | $995 $595

For students ages 15 to 18

Toronto Sports Business Academy (TSBA) is a ground-breaking summer program that provides talented high school juniors and seniors with the unique opportunity to explore sports business leadership.

University of Toronto Schools is proud to be the first Canadian institution and the first high school in the world to offer this program, which was launched in partnership with higher education leaders at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. The academy pairs hands-on learning from leaders in the sports business world with instruction about ownership, agents, marketing, media, and labour. TSBA examines a variety of academic disciplines as they apply to the sports industry and also provides students with an overview of the legal and business fundamentals of various intercollegiate, Olympic and professional sports enterprises. Students will visit some of the region's most important sports facilities, and ultimately gain insight into the leadership, management, and increasingly global nature of the sports industry.

Working with peers from across the GTA and around the world, TSBA students will gain a unique perspective on university life. Participants will live on the St. George Campus of the University of Toronto. Situated in the heart of one of the world's most diverse and livable cities, students will be walking distance from countless restaurants, shops, recreational facilities and entertainment venues. Each day, students will be able to enjoy their choice of on and off-campus activities organized by our staff.

With access to a smorgasbord of academic and co-curricular activities, TSBA students will have the chance to flex their muscles as future leaders in the booming field of international sports business.

About the Program

Derrick Heggans is the Founder and CEO of Global Sports and Entertainment Business Academies, the umbrella organization for the Toronto, Maryland, Stanford and Northwestern Sports and Entertainment Business Academies, serving as Faculty Director for each. Heggans also serves as an Assistant Professor of the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, serving as the Faculty Champion for the Sports Management Fellows Program and Faculty Director for the Maryland Sports Business Academy.

Prior to joining the Wharton Sports Business Initiative, Heggans worked at AOL as General Manager of AOL’s Sports Channel, overseeing all business and programming operations. In 2008, he was named by Sports Business Journal as one of the “20 Most Influential in Sports Digital Media”. In March 2009, Heggans was named to Sports Business Journal 2009 “Forty Under 40” list of most dynamic young executives in business of Sports under the age of 40.

Prior to his time with AOL, Heggans worked for the National Football League from 1998 through 2004 in various legal and business affairs roles. A native and current resident of Washington, DC, Heggans graduated from Duke University in 1992. He also graduated from George Washington University’s School of Law in 1998 and is a member of the NY Bar.