Turnkey Sports Poll Tracks Women’s Sports Properties

The following Turnkey Sports Poll commissioned in March ’05 addresses women’s sports properties, athletes and the health of the industry overall. The Turnkey Sports panel is currently composed of 400-plus senior-level sports industry execs spanning all professional and intercollegiate sports. For more information on Turnkey Sports, visit www.turnkeysports.com (Turnkey Sports).

MARCH '05 TURNKEY SPORTS POLL QUESTIONS
WHICH WOMEN'S SPORT PROPERTY DO YOU THINK WILL ENJOY THE MOST SUCCESS DURING THE NEXT FIVE YEARS?
College Basketball	33.05%
LPGA	25.42%
Extreme Sports	16.53%
WTA	11.44%
WNBA	7.63%
Other	4.66%
No Response	1.27%
WHICH FEMALE SPORTS ATHLETE WILL HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON THE SPORTS INDUSTRY OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS?
Michelle Wie	55.51%
Maria Sharapova	20.34%
Other	10.17%
Diana Taurasi	6.36%
No Response	5.93%
Abby Wambach	1.69%
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE HEALTH OF WOMEN'S SPORTS TODAY COMPARED WITH FIVE YEARS AGO?
Much stronger	16.10%
Somewhat stronger	50.42%
About the same	21.19%
Somewhat weaker	11.02%
Much weaker	0.42%
No Response	0.85%