When It Comes To Sports Job Placement, We're #1!

SMWW's Sports Business Management Course is a great place to start for anyone wanting to get a jumpstart in the sports industry and begin working immediately. Instructors Bret Polvorosa and Tom Leip do an excellent job providing students a timeless skill set which is transferable from industry to industry.

This one of a kind course is one of our most popular because of its record of successful placement. Aspiring sports professionals taking this curriculum continue to be given the skills that businesses, college and pro teams look for when hiring new employees.

Former SBM student Paul Epstein, now an Inside Sales Executive with the L.A. Clippers, recently wrote SMWW about his new career in the NBA. Writes Epstein: "So far, things have been awesome. I'm absorbing as much as I can, am extremely motivated, and am generating revenue at or near the top of the Inside Sales board. Thank you for allowing me to access your network. I am now in the industry I always wanted to be in and you definitely played an integral role in that!"

Ashley Holstrom enrolled in the course at the end of her junior year at Western Oregon University while interning for a minor league baseball team. She is now an Inside Sales Representative for the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes and NLL's Arizona Sting, and credits SMWW President Dr. Lynn Lashbrook with getting her sports career rolling.

"Dr. Lashbrook comes to Western Oregon University once a week to teach a Sports Management course that really intrigued me, and my interest to the sports business world really grew," says Holstrom. "He became my mentor and helped push me to figure out what I really wanted to do in life."

After completing Dr. Lashbrook's course at WOU, Ashley enrolled in Sports Business Management, and discovered the convenience of online education.

"Learning online has many benefits," says Holstrom. "It allows students to do it on their own time because there isn't a strict schedule to follow. Many people are working while going to school so taking online classes gives them the flexibility they need." Holstrom also notes that the online format "allows people all over the world with different backgrounds to communicate and give input from their experiences."

Most importantly, SMWW and its Sports Business Management course were instrumental with helping Ashley land her job with the Coyotes. She says that those wishing to follow in her steps should do the same.

"It gave me the knowledge to set me apart in the interview because I knew what I was talking about and had a good base to start from. If anyone wants to land a job in sports, SMWW is the way to go!"

Whether you are new to sports are looking for a foot in the door, or are already working in sports and are seeking an advantage to boost your career, Sports Business Management is a perfect fit for you!

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    • Athlete Management 400 April 10th
    • Sports Broadcasting April 10th
    • Soccer GM and Scouting April 17th
    • Football GM and Scouting May 1st
    • Baseball GM and Scouting May 1st
    • Basketball GM and Scouting May 8th
    • Sports Business May 15th
    • Hockey GM and Scouting May 29th

SMWW Partners with RinkNet!
 

SMWW has forged a partnership with RinkNet software company to provide its Hockey GM & Scouting students training with the top level of scouting software on the market. RinkNet's scouting software and database system is currently being used by the majority of the National Hockey League teams and many Canadian Hockey League teams scouting departments. Students in SMWW's course will now be required to learn the ins and outs of the software as a part of the course training.

"It's exciting to think that our graduates will be coming out of the course with the ability to use a system that is being used in the NHL every day," says Dr. Lashbrook, President of SMWW. "We think this partnership and training is going to make our graduates more valuable to clubs and allow them to walk right in with solid training that can help the club immediately."

In addition to teaching students how to evaluate talent and actually write a scouting report, students will now learn the next step which is recording the information and managing the data. Many people in the world of hockey scouting are able to judge talent, but there is nowhere else in the world that someone wanting to learn to scout can actually be taught the scouting management system being used by the NHL.

Whether you are currently working in hockey and want to take things to the next level or you are hoping to find a way into a career in hockey that you can be passionate about, SMWW's Hockey GM & Scouting course is the place to go!

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Dr. Lashbrook & Derek Bragg Meet with FIFA
 

SMWW's President & Founder, Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, and SMWW's instructor for the Soccer Management & Scouting Program, Derek Bragg (shown on the left in the top picture with Ralph Strauss from FIFA), recently visited FIFA's World Headquaters in Zurich, Switzerland. The meeting was called to formally introduce FIFA to Sports Management Worldwide and it's online education programs.

"It was a thrill to have an opportunity to meet with the most important organization for the most popular sport worldwide," said Dr. Lashbrook, seen here with the 2006 World Cup Trophy.

FIFA is the world governing body for Soccer worldwide. Sports Management Worldwide's Soccer Management & Scouting Program is designed to assist those interested in a career in the world of professional soccer. The course instructor, Derek Bragg, also runs a large independent soccer scouting company called The Scouting Network.

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Dr. Lashbrook's Lastest Blog Postings!

If you haven't had a chance to read Dr. Lashbrook's blog, you are missing out on insight from one of the most opinionated people in sports!

4.01.2006

Poison Pill is hard to swallow in the NFL!

Recent offer sheets by some NFL teams which include a “poison pill” are a classic example of how competitive spirits in sports encourage creative circumvention of the intent of the spirit of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. In the end the two sides will have to return to the table to talk. This poison pill needs a safety cap! (npi)

3.27.2006

George Mason proves the BCS is Broken!

Even though we are talking Final Four Basketball and not College Football, remember how pathetic the BCS system is when it comes to fairness. Are any University Presidents monitoring missed class time during the three week tournament? By George (npi), does anyone really see it as a problem?

3.21.2006

Will Terrell Owens need OnStar Hotline to Navigate his way through Texas?

 


SMWW Welcomes New Agent Advisors!

SMWW is proud to announce that we had 3 new agent advisors who joined the company in the month of March.

We have high hopes for all of our graduates and we look forward to helping every new agent sign their first client!

Michael Kotts, Idaho
Todd Mishkin, North Carolina
Tommie Richardson, Georgia

If you are interested in becoming an agent advisor with SMWW, you will need to complete the Athlete Management Course. For more information, select this text...

For questions or to enroll in our course, call us today at 877-SMWW-Now

 

Earn Your Masters or Doctorate Degree!

Earn your Masters or Doctorate through Northcentral University online! M. ED, PH.D, ED.D and MBA are all available with a specialization in Sports Management. It is possible to get a Masters degree in a little over a year.

There are no residency requirements, you work at your own pace, all online... all from home. Courses are 16 weeks long, however you may take an 8 week accelerated course.

SMWW President and Founder Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, who is also a certified NFLPA agent, and Sally Sullivan, former agent of Venus and Serena Williams, teach many of the courses.

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SMWW Agent Advisors Making Waves
 

Agent Success Stories

SMWW's global network of Agent Advisors continues to grow and change the way in which professional athletes get their representation. And many of them were once just like you: eager, enthusiastic sports junkies dreaming of representing the world's best athletes. Now they are doing it for a living!

SMWW Agent Advisor Al Thomas has signed Harry Dunn, a 6-7, 340 lb. offensive tackle out of James Madison University, and has signed him to a contract with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Like many SMWW Agent Advisors, Thomas, who has been with us for just a short period of time, is enjoying the fruits of being an agent and watching his client play at the next the level.

"SMWW has been a blessing to me. I came on board as an agent advisor six months ago and it's one of the best decisions that I have ever made. Thanks to all the help and advice that I receive from our staff, I see nothing but great success. Matt Brock (SMWW's Director of Football) is a wealth of knowledge and has great patience with new agents getting into the business."

Additionally, Agent Advisor Alex Yam represents Geoff Husted, a 6-11 center for the CBA's Dakota Wizards, who has just been named to the league's All- Rookie team.

"Representing Geoff has been so great for me because I have learned so much and developed a lot of good contacts. I owe a lot to Bill Kent (SMWW's Director of Operations and an NBA Certified Agent). He helped me sign Geoff and worked several overseas deals for him before we eventually had him sign with a CBA team. There are a lot of great people helping new agent advisors and I call Bill all the time to ask for his advice and utilize his contacts in the business."

Imagine how exhillarating it is as a new agent to sign, represent and watch your very own client achieve so much success in his first season in a quality league! The great thing about becoming an Agent Advisor with SMWW is that it doesn't take very long to see success. You need just one client to become an agent.

Our Agents are representing clients in many different sports and some are even working with clients outside of the sports world. Take Lazo Gjurich as an example. He is currently working with a sports artist named Jacob Eisenhour who is currently working on a montage piece of the Pittsburgh Steelers to commemorate the Super Bowl Championship team. He has also done a piece for Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers and that piece is currently on sale at the Wachovia Center.

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"Jacob and I have been working hard to get his work into the hands of the right people and get his name out there so that he can begin to choose his work rather than the work choosing him. He is always looking for new projects and likes to work with people that have an idea but are willing to let him use his art insight to make a truly unique and one of a kind piece of art, said Gjurich."I am really excited about working with him in the future to help him continue to secure deals with athletes and teams."

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"Many times there is a snowballing effect," says SMWW President Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, who is also an NFL agent. "This is a referral business. I tell kids that if you get that first client signed, more are sure to come. It's really all about relationships. I got Brian Dawkins as a client because I represented his brother Ralph."

"Not only are we offering to train and educate future sports agents," says Dr. Lashbrook. "We are also offering them contacts and an agency to work in. There is not another company out there which offers aspiring agents so much for so little."

If you think you have what it takes, don't miss out on the opportunity of a lifetime. Give Dr. Lashbrook a call today!

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