(1.School of Sport Economics and Management,Central University of Finance and Economics,Beijing 100081,China;2.School of Physical Education and Sports,Beijing Normal University,Beijing 100875,China) Abstract: The author reviewed several issues such as the category orientation of the disciplines belonging to sports man-agement science, curriculum setup for the sports management major, international academic activities regarding sports man-agement theory research in China etc., and put forward the following suggestions according to China’s circumstances and by referring to some experiences of success of the United States in the development of the sports management major: the disci-plines belonging to the sports management major in China should be attributed to management science; specialized core course guidance standards should be established for the sports management major; sports management theory research should value international academic communication; a sports management specialty certification system should be imple-mented; the education quality of the sports management major should be monitored and ensured via specialty certification. Key words: school physical education;sports management major;China |