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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Mattern, Joanne.
So, you want to work in sports? : the ultimate guide to exploring the sports
industry / Joanne Mattern.
pages cm. — (Be what you want)
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Sports—Vocational guidance—Juvenile literature. I. Title.
GV734.3.M37 2014
796.02'3—dc23
2013025469
ISBN 978-1-58270-449-4 (hc)
ISBN 978-1-58270-448-7 (pbk)
ISBN 978-1-4424-9513-5 (eBook)