Describe the tactics used by professional sports leagues in seeking to find a balance between the cooperation and competition necessary for success at the league level.

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read the assigned articles/reading resources for the week.Describe the tactics used by professional sports leagues in seeking to find a balance between the cooperation and competition necessary for success at the league level. What problems arise when implementing such measures? Provide examples from the course text and from your experiences. Sum up your ideas in 200-250 words.Andreff, W. (2011, March 1). Some comparative economics of the organization of sports: Competition and regulation in north American vs. European professional team sports leagues. European Journal of Comparative Economics, 8(1), 3-27. Retrieved from http://www.liuc.it/The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about the management of professional sports teams leagues in the United States and Europe and will assist you with the discussion and assignment requirements for this week.Cerqua, A. (2014, November). If you get knocked down, how long before you get up again? International Journal of Sport Finance, 9(4), 284-304. Retrieved from http://fitpublishing.com/journals/ijsfThe full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest database Ashford University Library. This article provides information about the model of relegation of managing professional sports leagues in Europe and will assist you with the discussion and assignment requirements for this week.Collet, C. (2017, March 1). Soccer, politics and the American public: Still ‘exceptional’? Soccer & Society, 18(2/3), 348-367. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2016.1166766The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about History of Major League Soccer, the growth of soccer in the United States and the public’s acceptance of soccer in the United States, and will assist you with the discussion and assignment requirements for this week.Dietl, H., Grossmann, M., Hefti, A., & Lang, M. (2015, February 1). Spillovers in sports leagues with promotion and relegation. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 62(1), 59-74. doi:10.1111/sjpe.12060The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about the contest model of managing professional sports leagues that includes relegation with several competitive divisions of competition and will assist you with the discussion and assignment requirements for this week.Smith, J. (2016). High performance management model: From olympic and professional to university sport in the United States (Links to an external site.). The Sport Journal. Retrieved from http://thesportjournal.org/article/the-high-performance-management-model-from-olympic-and-professional-to-university-sport-in-the-united-states/This article provides information about the origins, aspects and application of the high performance management model and its relevance in the sports industry and will assist you with the discussion and assignment requirements for this week.Accessibility Statement does not exist.Privacy Policy does not exist.