The intersection of sports and social media has been an ever increasing way for young career-minded individuals to interact with leading professionals in the industry. Twitter Chats covering sports business, sports media, public relations, and other related topics have become extremely popular across the social media network.
If you don’t already have a Twitter account, now might be the time to create one if you aspire to expand your network as well as your sports knowledge. ESPN’s sports business reporter, Kristi Dosh, does a nice job of elaborating on the importance of participating in weekly Twitter Chats in her blog, SportsBizMiss.com.
A graduate from the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law, Dosh explains that a Twitter Chat is arguably the easiest way to network with sports professionals. No need to fly to a sports career conference or try to grab a five-minute talk with that C-level executive.
Whether you respond to each set of questions from the moderator or just soak in some sports knowledge for an hour, Twitter Chats are definitely a great resource for sports-minded people.
Schedule of Sports-Related Twitter Chats
#SportJC
Every 1st/3rd Monday of the month, 8:00pm EST (focuses on landing a job in sports). Hosted by Jonathan Levitt and Remi Sabouri.
When you’re interning, don’t miss opp to tell people what you want to do in the future. They can’t help if they don’t know!
#SportJC— Kristi Dosh (@SportsBizMiss) August 7, 2012
#social4tixsales
Tuesdays, 8:00pm EST (best practices in ticket sales). Hosted by Ken Troupe and Ron Contorno.
Q3b: be prepare to answer every question you think they will ask. Make it a presentation using facts/statistics/examples.
#social4tixsales— Jessa Olson (@jessaolson) August 8, 2012
#sportsPRchat
Tuesdays, 9:00pm EST (sports public relations focus). Hosted by Angie Taylor and Pam Chvotkin.
A3: When it comes to websites & social media, I’m a firm believer you should have smallest # of admins / webmasters possible.
#SportsPRchat— Jessica Smith (@WarJessEagle) August 8, 2012
#smsportschat
Thursdays, 9:00pm EST (sports and social media). Hosted by Tariq Ahmad.
A3 too restrictive. Missed opp for fan engagement. Sounds like Bengals making excuse to keep players off Twitter
#smsportschat— Sheri Grossman (@sherigro12) August 3, 2012
#SLChat
Sundays, 8:00pm EST (intersection of sports and law). Hosted by Claire Zovko and Laura Jeffords.
Although
#SLChat is on#Olympic break, don’t forget we return on 8/19with@justin_sievert to discuss NCAA and Death Penalty Implications! — Sports Law Chat (@SportsLawChat) August 4, 2012
#sbchat
Sundays, 9:30pm EST (sports business). Hosted by Lou Imbriano and J.W. Cannon.
A4 It’s a relationship with benefits for both sides. Help the brand to do business.Days of selling just a sign are long gone.
#sbchat— Jason Rocco (@ThatGuyHugs) August 6, 2012
#SABlog
Tuesdays, 8:00pm EST (sports analytics).
New hashtag! Twitter Chats ever Tuesday at 8 EST on #SAblog. Join us as we talk about how to break into the sports analytics industry.
— SportsAnalyticsBlog (@SAnalyticsBlog) April 10, 2013
#SIDChat
Wednesdays, 2:00pm EST (sports information directors discus latest topics in college athletics). Hosted by Jan Stancil.
#SIDChat for May 8 – bit.ly/ZI2JvL#SIDChat is now live! Join the discussion here: themasterjuggler.blogspot.com/p/sidchat….
— Jay Stancil (@jaystancil) May 8, 2013
#SRChat
Wednesdays, 10:00pm EST (sports radio chat). Hosted by Chadd Scott and Owen Murphy.
Please join me for sports radio Twitter chat Wed 10pm ET #srchat @rlbrown3 @collinsdrew @rachelbaribeau @1010xlfattony @thelancetaylor
— Chadd Scott (@ChaddScott) May 7, 2013
Do you participate in Tweet Chats? Do you find them helpful? Are we missing any from our list? Let us know in the comments below or send us a tweet to @sportsnetworker
@bhelleu http://t.co/WYx93kIX
I like to participate in them with sports professional to learn, grow, improve, share and help!
@lkculbertson
That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing your expertise!
Thanks so much for this article! #SportsPRchat is just one of many great Twitter chats that help build a community while facilitating professional development, learning and networking. #SportsPRchat was founded by Mike Schaffer a few years ago and has since been transitioned to Pam and me. Through this, we’ve met so many wonderful people – professionals, students, interns, sports fans, etc. – and are excited to continue to grow the chat. Please join us every Tuesday night at 9pmET! We look forward to “meeting” you!
@AngieTaylorSTL my pleasure! Look forward to participating in #SportsPRchat in the future.
@rsabouri you’re welcome!
@trevorturnbull Thank you for mentioning our twitter chat Trevor. Hope to see you at #SLChat soon. @SportsLawChat @LauraJeffords
@TulaneSportsLaw Thanks for the heads up!
@kentjohnson4 This is great info, thanks!
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Hi! Thanks for this post. Just wanted to let you readers know about our tweetchat wiki list. http://s.gnoss.us/twchat . And be sure to get your chats listed on the most comprehensive Twitter chat resource on the web.
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Eric Bryant, CMO
Gnosis Media Group
Hey Mark! Great list and agree that chats are an amazing way to network. The Professional Development Book Club (#PDBookClub) meets the last Wednesday of every month from 11 am – 4 pm Eastern. It’s an awesome group of sports biz professionals who share their insights on the selected book, but we also chat throughout the month about other books we’re reading. You don’t have to read the book to join in on the chat as we ask questions that produce examples of how you are applying the book’s practices in real life. The transcript ends up being a great summary of the book!