Consulting
Management of Division I intercollegiate athletics programs has become increasingly complex in recent years. Consequently, universities and conferences have been faced with challenges and opportunities that often require expertise and time commitments that go beyond what they can provide on their own.
Collegiate Sports Associates provides a wide array of consulting services to Division I universities: and, as in its executive search business, relies upon teams of experts to deliver those services. Utilizing an extensive network of highly skilled and experienced collegiate athletics administrators and coaches, faculty, senior university and conference officials, CSA has assisted university and conference leaders in effectively moving their programs forward.
Our understanding of the issues confronting intercollegiate athletics today is based upon hands-on campus experience. Our relationship with key leaders in athletics give us unmatched access to a talent pool of consulting Associates that are well positioned to advise and assist Presidents, Governing Boards, Athletics Directors and Conference Commissioners as they work their way through the critical issues that characterize intercollegiate athletics today.
Areas of Expertise
Strategic Planning
Comprehensive Department Reviews
Sport-Specific Program Reviews
Strategic Visioning
Financial Analyses
Title IX Reviews
Conference Membership/Realignment Analysis
Gap Analysis
Organizational Studies
Additional Services
Academic Review
Conference Realignment
Cultural Assessments
Departmental Policies and Procedures
Market Research
Personnel Evaluations
Professional Development
Stakeholder Surveys and Focus Groups
Targeted Consulting
Previous Consulting Clients
Atlantic Coast Conference – Professional Development Seminar
Big South Conference – Strategic Planning
Brown University – Athletics Program Review
University of California, Berkeley – Athletics Program Review and Financial Analysis; Strategic Plan
University of California, Riverside – Financial Sustainability & Landscape Analysis
University of California, Santa Cruz – Athletics Program Review
Cal Poly, San Louis Obispo – Athletics/Football Cultural Review
Campbell University – Athletics Program Review and Strategic Plan
University of Central Florida – Athletics Strategic Plan
Central Michigan University – Athletics Program Review
Cleveland State University – Athletics Program Review
University of Denver – Athletics Program Review
Duke University – Naming Rights Analysis; Compensation Survey and Analysis
East Carolina University – Athletics Strategic Plan; Conference Membership Study
Florida A&M University – Athletics Strategic Plan
Fordham University – Men’s Basketball Program Review
Fresno State University – Sports Sponsorship Study
Furman University – Athletics Program Review
Horizon League – Planning & Collaboration Workshop with 5 DI Conferences; Strategic Plan
Indiana State University – Athletics Program Review
Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association – Governance Study
Iona College – Athletics Program Review
IPTAY (Clemson) – Operational Analysis and Strategic Plan
Kent State University – Athletics Program Review and Strategic Plan; Organizational Structure Analysis
Lindenwood University – Landscape Analysis & Review
University of Maine – Athletics Program Review
Marquette University – Athletics Program Review & Strategic Plan
Mid-American Conference (MAC) – Strategic Plan
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) – Landscape Analysis & Strategic Growth Planning
University of Mississippi – Women’s Lacrosse Title IX Study
University of Missouri – Professional Development Seminar
NCAA – Professional Development – Pathway Program
University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Strategic Plan
University of New Mexico – Strategic Plan
New Mexico State University – Athletics Program Review
University of North Carolina – Greensboro – Athletics Program Review and Strategic Plan
University of North Carolina, Wilmington – Athletics Strategic Plan
North Carolina State University – Senior Staff Team Building Workshop
University of North Florida – Athletics Program Review
Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) – Strategic Growth Planning
Old Dominion University – Athletics Strategic Plan; Conference Membership Study
Patriot League – Conference Landscape Analysis and Presentation
University of Pennsylvania – Athletics Program Review
Quinnipiac University – Conference Membership Study
Radford University – Athletics Program Review
University of Rhode Island – Athletics Program Review
University of Richmond – Athletics Strategic Plan; Spider Club Division Review
Santa Clara University – Athletics Vision Study; Project Implementation Study; Athletics Program Review
University of South Carolina – Professional Development Seminar for Athletics Staff; Athletics Strategic Plan
University of South Dakota – Athletics Program Review
Sun Belt Conference – Sportsmanship Study & Conference Membership Study
University of Tennessee– Athletics Strategic Plan Support
Texas A & M University – Athletics Strategic Plan
United States Air Force Academy – Review of Departmental Culture and Misconduct Policies
United States Military Academy – Review of Departmental Culture and Misconduct Policies
Utah State University – Athletics Program Review
Valparaiso University – Athletics Strategic Plan
Wake Forest University – Functional Unit Review
Western Athletic Conference (WAC) – Membership Study and Strategic Planning
Western Kentucky University – Operations Review and Strategic Planning
Western Michigan University – Gap Analysis and Strategic Plan Support
Winthrop University – Athletics Program Review
University of Wyoming – Football and Basketball Program Review
Committed To Excellence
With over thirty years of experience in intercollegiate athletics, CSA delivers a unique level of service that effectively meets the needs of the nation’s leading universities and conferences.