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Baseball GM and Scouting Course Testimonials
The Baseball General Manager and Scouting Course was an eye opening experience. You really get an insider's perspective on how a career in baseball is achieved. This course is one of the most challenging I have ever taken but also one of the most rewarding.
Ben Messner
Production Director
Sports Radio 810 WHB
Overland Park, Kansas, USA
For the person who loves the hidden part fo the game of baseball, there is no better course. This course is an excellent way to learn about scouting, what to look for and how to find the best possible player. You may think you know how to look at a baseball player, but you know nothing until you have completed this course.
Russ Blatt
Director of Operations
Long Island Ducks
Central Islip, New York, USA
I would have to say, the experience I received from SMWW will benefit me later on with whatever sporting career I choose to pursue. Even if you are a baseball wizard and know everything, I bet this course will teach you stuff you have never learned before, they go inside baseball and teach you things that are important.
Luke Sugg
Longmont, Colorado
Quickly, active learners will face challenges throughout the course, but they will also realize that they will get their money’s worth from taking this course. Regardless, of your knowledge base coming in, students will come away from the course and be able to say that they have learned something. I would encourage people to sign up for the course as part of a continuing education goal and to see it through to the end ... and graduate. You will make contacts that could last a lifetime and if you will improve your chances of getting a sports related job in the future.
Mike Elsen
Kennewick, Washington
I really enjoyed the course. I learned a lot about what a General Manager does and how
Scouting works.
Patrick Pilette
Suite Sales Intern
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa, Florida
The reading material is great and the weekly assignments give you chances to think heavily on topics and apply them to what is happening today. The challenge to track down executives and scouts to interview was a great exercise in networking and getting a foot in the door.
Spencer Johnson
Provo, Utah
Before, I took this class I thought I knew all there was about baseball. I have learned an unbelievable amount of credible and reliable information in the past eight weeks. I've also had the opportunity to make and/or meet valuable contacts and have already been offered a staff position at a web site.
William Jordan
Staff Member
Business of Sports
Akron, Ohio
Well, the different topics that we've chatted about really made me think how things are thought out in regards to relocation and trades and contract signings etc. Talking with Maury Brown and some of the guys in the class show that if it's your passion and you work hard there's a spot for you in the business. Just get your name out there and network and things will happen.
Nolan Cherniwchan
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
I enjoyed getting to meet people who are interested in a similar sports
field. The course really allowed me to dive deeper into baseball and how it works,
even more than I thought possible.
Serafin Gutierrez
Turlock, California
What I learned from the SMWW Baseball General Manager / Scouting course
will contribute significantly to improving my ability to scout and report on
baseball prospects and to provide my readers with a more in-depth insight into the
game and what goes on behind the scenes in a baseball organization. Well worth my
time and the expense to invest in this course.
Ray Mileur
President
Mileur Media Group, Inc.
Herrin Illinios
The Baseball GM and Scouting course allowed me to understand how much it actually takes to become a successful scout/coach. Before I believed I was ready but now I can truly say that I am ready.
Ronald Dove
Sport Business Manager/Baseball Instructor and Coach
Sport-Seasons
Knoxville, Tennessee
The Baseball General Manager and Scouting course lived up to everything I expected and more. It is challenging, but well worth the challenge to increase your knowledge of the game on the scenes and behind it. Great course!
Justin Clutter
Head Baseball Coach
Twin River Valley HS
Dakota City, Iowa
Sports Management Worldwide gives students the opportunity to meet and discuss the sports business world with people who know it and have succeeded in it as well. SMWW has been a valuable asset to my pursuit of a career in professional baseball as it has helped attract attention to my resume with several different professional baseball teams. My undergraduate education is important however it is becoming apparent to me that my education at SMWW is and will continue to be a huge asset in my pursuit of a career in professional baseball.
Ryan Latham
Student
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, Massachusetts
The Baseball General Manager and Scouting training is a great course to expand your knowledge in the game. Being able to see both sides of baseball can only open doors for me due to new knowledge and understanding.
Shawn Malley
Omaha, Nebraska
I learned so much from the SMWW Baseball GM/Scouting course that I won't be able to look at the game the same way ever again. Maury Brown, Jonathan Story, and Dr. Lashbrook were really great instructors and would go out of their way to help in any way. Providing a chance to conduct an interview with front office personnel of a pro baseball team was the most exciting part of this course in hopes of obtaining a career in the field. Also, the friends and contacts of classmates made across the country were integral in learning and hopefully will be a lifetime bond formed.
Bradley Hall
Houston, Texas
SMWW allowed me the connections and opportunities to interact with MLB personnel. I was able to set up and conduct a face to face interview with Minnesota Twins GM Terry Ryan. SMWW also gave me the skill to market myself to get my feet in the baseball door.
Jerome Differding
Portland, Oregon
If you have a passion for baseball and would love to know more about the business side, this is a class for you. Before I took this class I thought I knew a lot about baseball, but after 8 weeks I found out that a lot of what I thought was right was actually wrong, and gained the knowledge it takes to work in baseball.
Eugene Peoples
Professor of Sport Management
Virginia Intermont College
Bristol, Tennessee
The greatest knowledge of all is what you learn after you know everything." I thought I knew it all after having professional success at a young age. I came to find out that there was a world of baseball business that I never knew existed. Thanks SMWW for giving me this knowledge to not only advance my career but my dreams as well! I felt the course was almost perfect...The books were outstanding and I looked forward to the reading assignments each week. I really enjoyed the insight that Jonathan and Maury brought each and every week...wonderful instructors!
Brian Lewis
Asst Head Coach, Hitting Coach
Lewis & Clark Community College
Alton, Illinois
This course helped me to understand the world of baseball scouting a little more. I have been scouting baseball for over ten years on my own and alot of what Jonathan Story talked about taught me that I am on the right track on scouting. I enjoyed reading Joanathan Story and Kevin Kerranes books. There is alot to learn from these books. Scouting baseball is something I love to do and I hope that I will be doing it for a major league club soon.
Andrew Torres
Kissimmee, Florida
The two greatest thrills I experienced during this course was to interview an employee from the Kansas City Royals front office. Being a lifelong Royals fan, it was fun talking Royals baseball with a Royals representative. Also, I will get the chance to observe a long time scout in the Major Leagues during the upcoming local baseball season. One of the main things that I got out of this course is that I am more confident in landing a job in professional baseball.
Kenneth Stones
Temecula, California
Taking SMWW's Baseball GM & Scouting course was one of the best decisions I have made. I learned so many valuable skills which will give me an edge in my career. I have since been named an Associate Scout with the Cleveland Indians. SMWW is definitely a course I recommend to anyone looking to break into the baseball world.
Philip Nicoletti
Associate Scout
Cleveland Indians
Estherville, Iowa
Thanks to the Baseball General Manager course that I took and your alerting me to the internship availabilities at Baseball Info Solutions, this summer I will be working for BIS scoring minor league games. I will be working mostly at Pawtucket, and see this as a great opportunity to get into the business of baseball. I've already been to a couple of games this year, and look forward to doing many more as it is something that I have enjoyed doing so far. Thank you for presenting me with the information about this opportunity, I just wanted to let you know how I am doing so far with it.
Alex Sherman-Ash
I loved the Baseball GM and Scouting Course. As an attorney I found the depth of the analysis impressive, and the interaction with the other students invigorating. If you are interested in front office dynamics, this is the course for you.
Ted Rosenthal, Attorney
Bloomington, Deleware
The Baseball GM & Scouting Course was the most fun I have had in any class ever. I learned so much about baseball, scouting and then some. If
I could take it again, I would!
Matt Birnbach, Indiana University Student
The course has been great! The chats are a lot of fun as well as educational. I can't tell you excited I am to be able to take accredited courses in the areas of my true passion (baseball). I will also be taking the sports agent course after I've completed my current course, and plan to work with SMWW as an athlete advisor. You guys at SMWW are very, very responsive to my needs as an SMWW student,and very patient as well. Thanks again.
Ernie Distefano, Ass. Scout, Global Scouting Bureau and former Ass. Scout for Royals & Phillies.
This class is a necessity for anybody striving to work in professional baseball. Having played baseball in college and having several friends playing professional ball, I have a solid understanding of professional baseball from the players' point of view. Yet this class opened my eyes to the other side of pro baseball, the perspective of the front office and the scouts. I have definitely learned a lot about scouting and front office decisions that will serve me well in my pursuit of a career in professional sports. The opportunity to work closely with a brilliant baseball mind like Rob Neyer makes the class all the more valuable. I would recommend anyone with aspirations of working in professional sports to take a class with SMWW!
James Hall, University of the South, Tennessee
I was always taught that if it seems to good to be true then it most likely is so I was skeptical when I first heard about an online course that could help you get a job in baseball. With that was my first impression I looked into it and decided to enroll. Not only was all of the course material relevant and interesting, it was presented in a logical structure highlighted by the weekly Neyer chat -- a unique and educational experience in itself. Besides giving you a solid foundation to pursue a baseball job they also have connections and will go out of their way to use them in order to help you get hired. I didn't even need to finish the course before they helped me land my current internship -- at Baseball Prospectus.
Ben Wolfe
Baseball Prospectus
Burlington, Vermont
The Baseball General Manager and Scouting Course by Sport Management WorldWide offered material and content that is unparralled in any classroom around the country. The well-rounded format that tied together text books, papers, and online chats with industry professionals was just as educating as it was enjoyable. It has assisted my continuing journey to become a sports management executive.
Joseph Della Cella
Director of Baseball Operations
University of San Francisco , California
I have been looking for a course that teaches the in's and out's of the baseball world and although I had been reading an assortment of baseball books I still felt like I was missing something. I did a search on the internet for sports management schools and while their curriculum was good, they lacked the networking aspect with some of the top names in baseball. I came across Sports Management Worldwide and it was exactly what I was looking for. I got the chance to speak with Rob Neyer on a weekly basis whom has worked side by side with Bill James (Now and executive with the Boston Red Sox) and got first hand knowledge of the baseball world including business, scouting, general management, ect.
I would recommend this course for anybody that has the desire to break surface knowledge of the baseball world. It's been a joy learning with Rob, and Dr. Lashbrook!
Joe Piraino
Chicago, Illinois
I completed the Baseball Management and Scouting class back in December 2005. This was the best class I have ever taken. The best part about this class is that you get a better understanding of why general managers keep or trade certain players using sabermetrics. Also learning the baseball lingo the scouts use was helpful. Rob's insights and knowledge of baseball made this a fun and enjoyable class. I highly recommend taking this class if you are a baseball enthusiast.
Randy Amimoto
Las Vegas, Nevada.
I completed the Baseball Management and Scouting class back in December 2005. This was the best class I have ever taken. The best part about this class is that you get a better understanding of why general managers keep or trade certain players using sabermetrics. Also learning the baseball lingo the scouts use was helpful. Rob's insights and knowledge of baseball made this a fun and enjoyable class. I highly recommend taking this class if you are a baseball enthusiast.
Randy Amimoto
Las Vegas, Nevada.
I have learned quite a bit via the Baseball Scouting and General Manager Course,it has taught me about how to scout baseball talent and how to grade them,the different materials used are very valuable,Rob did a very nice job in the chats and how our class applys to what we do. I have been a employee of the Boeing Company for over 28 years,I am currently working as a bird dawg or associate scout for the Minnesota Twins.
Chris O'Keefe
I want to thank you for the Sports Agency Cource that I recieved from SMWW. This course landed me a job as a High School Baseball Coach. There were 15 applications and I was told that I was the one picked because of my participation via the SMWW.
Thank for the Education,
Scott S Scherer
Kansas
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