Track 201 · AdvancedAvailable

The decisions get harder when every good option has a cost.

You're not learning how the organization works anymore. You're running it — managing the cap, reading the analytics, valuing the draft, and answering to ownership.

LevelAdvanced

Modules4

Lessons12

Playable Sims0

Grades7–8

Length~8 weeks

What You'll Learn

The economics a front office runs on.

Cap Mechanics

Exceptions, holds, and the levers that create or kill flexibility.

Marginal Cost

Why the next dollar of payroll can cost far more than a dollar.

Surplus Value

The gap between what a player produces and what he’s paid.

Expected Value

Weighing outcomes by probability instead of hoping.

Revenue Sharing

How leagues redistribute money — and why owners fight over it.

Draft Value Curve

What each pick is worth, and where the bargains hide.

Negotiation

Finding the number when both sides hold leverage.

Risk & Uncertainty

Making the call when the information is incomplete.

What You'll Be Able to Do

By the end, you can run the room — and answer for it.

0Manage a roster against the cap, luxury tax, and apron thresholds

1Calculate a player’s surplus value relative to his contract

2Use a model to support — not replace — a roster decision

3Value a draft pick and decide when to trade up or down

4Explain how league revenue and ownership incentives shape strategy

5Defend a multi-year plan under real uncertainty

4 Modules

How the track is organized

Module 01

Cap Management & Tradeoffs

Where flexibility is won and lost

Module 02

Money in Motion

Where the money actually comes from

Module 03

Analytics in Action

Turning numbers into decisions

Module 04

Draft Strategy & Surplus Value

Building the future on a clock

Capstone Simulation

Run the Front Office

A full-season capstone: cap, draft, deadline, and the owner’s patience all on the table at once. Make the calls, then defend the plan.

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How a lesson moves

The track experience

01Hook

Cold OpenA scenario that forces a position before the full economic picture is clear.

02Foundation

The Economic ConceptThe core idea — scarcity, opportunity cost, incentives — defined through the problem already on the table.

03Context

Front-Office BriefThe facts, constraints, and what the decision requires. More information than expected. Less than wanted.

04Story

Podcast ConnectionA BOW Sports Capital episode grounds the concept in how the sports world actually operates.

05Simulation

The DecisionYou take the role. Real options, incomplete information, competing incentives. No obviously right answer.

06Response

The ConsequenceThe world responds. Cash, wins, chemistry, media, and ownership pressure all shift — immediately.

07Analysis

The DebriefReview what happened, the economics behind each option, and what the decision reveals about the concept.

08Deeper Read

Podcast ExtensionOptional: more analysis, a longer argument, a different case for students who want to push further.

Where it runs

Delivery formats

Schools

Semester courses or enrichment blocks that fit a single class period.

Camps

High-energy 45–75 minute sessions and multi-day front-office challenges.

After-School

Weekly cohorts that build a full track across a term.

Youth Organizations

Adaptable group programming for almost any age band or format.

Independent Cohorts

Small groups running a complete track together, online or in person.

Workshops

One-off events built around a single front-office decision.

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