Current Trends, Forecasts, and Risks of the Sports Industry in the World and in Slovakia

Abstract

The essence of the paper is to present the results of the analysis of current trends, forecasts, and risks of the sports industry in the world and in Slovakia, which are the basis for the solution of a scientific project in Slovakia. The processed results are based on the analysis of different views on current changes, trends, and problems in the sports industry in the world. Other results represent the identification of strategic risks of the concept of sports development in Slovakia from the established six strategic pillars point of view. The benefit of the paper is to participate in the developing discussion about the direction of the sports industry not only in Slovakia but also in the world. The authors of the paper want to contribute to raising awareness about the effective management of sports organizations and their impact on the entire society. Also, increase interest in prevention and paying more attention to risk management in sports organizations.