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Football GM &
Scouting Course
The Football General Manager and Scouting Course is an 8 week online course that offers cutting edge theories on how to develop a career in professional or collegiate Football. The Football General Manager and Scouting Course will cover issues including football operations, team management, scouting talent, player personnel, cutting edge ways of scouting, NFL traditional scouting techniques, studying football on paper, statistical analysis and other essential tools of modern general managers of professional and collegiate football organizations.
This course is for you if you want to pursue a career in professional Football:
· NFL Player Personnel
· NFL Scout
· NFL Management
· NFL Front Office
· NFL Agent
· NFL Game Operations
· NFL Sports Marketing
· NFL Account manager
· NFL Media & Community Relations
· NFL, AFL, CFL, NFLeurope, NCAA, or football job advancement opportunities
You do not need to relocate, this course can be taken from anywhere in the world.
The world of football scouting is a tight knit fraternity of good ole boys who have worked their way up the scouting ranks. The Football GM and Scouting Course is opening doors for a new era of football experts who have a passion for the game. Whether you are a coach, a scout who wants to learn more, interested in a career in football operations, a NFL agent, or just a fantasy football freak, this course is your  ticket to furthering your football knowledge. Those individuals interested in working their way up in the world of football need insider knowledge on football operations, football scouting, player management, team financial management and evaluation and the overall business of football. If you want to further your career in football you need to learn and be mentored by those in the game.
This 8 week online course could be the foundation to becoming the next general manager or scout for a team in your area.
Football GM's and scouts must learn to evaluate players from college. Talent evaluation has changed for everyone in the business. Football Scouts track the talent years before the rest of us ever see the athletes hit the gridiron. With all the high school games in your area and more  college games than ever on television, you can learn how to scout talent in your own backyard. With this course you gain all the secrets, techniques and skills used by professional scouts in today's world of professional football.
This course will assist you with careers in Football Operations, Director or Asst. Director of Football Player  Personnel Jobs, Director of Scouting or NFL Scout, Assistant GM or GM jobs, coaching, Sports Agency.
Individuals will learn:
· Responsibilities of a Football General Manager
· Football contracts and player negotiation
· Football Scouting player evaluation; body type, mental makeup, playing ability, physical tools
· Learn to identify players who will succeed in the NFL
· College Scouting and rating college talent as it pertains to the NFL draft
· Traditional Football scouting vs. new high tech scouting
· Techniques to evaluating the college all star games
· Relationships between the NFL, NFL Europe, AFL and CFL leagues
· Player contracts, player trades and acquisitions
· Football franchise and stadium operations
· How to run the Front Office of a football franchise
· NFL War Room Strategies
· Capology & team contract negotiations
· Landing Quality players through free agency and trades
· Negotiations with agents and players
· NFL Draft combine evaluation; Shuttle, Vertical Jump, L-Cone, Forty & Broad Jump
· The making of a football scouting report
· The language of football scouting
· NFL Draft preparation and free agent signings
· Cap value of a player
Course Facilitators
Marc Trestman, SMWW Football GM & Scouting weekly facilitator, has 17
years experience in the National Football League as an Offensive Coordinator and QB
Coach. In 2002 with the Raiders, he was named Offensive Coordinator of the Year while
leading the Raiders to the Super Bowl and also coaching that year’s NFL Most Valuable
Player, QB Rich Gannon. His coaching experience has lead to his teams appearing in the
playoffs 15 times, including 2 AFC Championship Games and 1 Super Bowl appearance. His
experience even dates back to the QB coaching position at the University of Miami in
1983 when Bernie Kosar led the Hurricanes to a National Championship and received the
Orange Bowl MVP award.
Other highlights of Trestman’s career:
- 2002-Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach, Oakland Raiders
- #1 offense in the NFL
- #1 passing offense in NFL
- QB Rich Gannon Pro Bowl appearance, MVP of NFL
- NFL Record for 300 yard passing games (10)
- Jerry Rice Pro Bowl appearance
- 1998-Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach, Arizona Cardinals
- 1st Playoff win for Cardinals in 51 Years
- Jake Plummer Pro Bowl appearance (alternate)
- 1995 &1996-Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach, San Francisco 49ers
- Coached Steve Young (66.9% Comps & 66.7% Comps)
- Coached Jerry Rice to 2 Pro Bowl appearances, an NFL record 15 TD catches and over 3,000 yards receiving in 2 years.
- 2 Playoff appearances (25 wins in 2 years)
- 1995 #1 pass offense in the NFL (#2 total offense)
- 1996 #2 pass offense in the NFL (#6 total offense)
- 1989 Offensive Coordinator, Cleveland Browns
College Career:
Recruited and coached Bernie Kosar (Heisman Finalist/#1 NFL draft pick), Vinny Testaverde (Heisman Winner/#1 NFL draft pick) and Steve Walsh (#1 NFL draft pick).
Teams that Trestman has worked for:
- Miami Dolphins
- Oakland Raiders
- Arizona Cardinals
- Detriot Lions
- San Franciso 49ers
- Minnesota Vikings
- Cleveland Browns
- Tampa Bay Bucs
- University of Miami Florida
- NC State University
Marc's Story: Through a random meeting with an assistant coach on the Miami
football team, Marc began working with them while attending law school.
Though he was never a great player himself, he was a student of the game
and worked his way up the ladder at Miami. He was eventually offered Miami's
QB coaching position. He was later offered the running back coaching position
at the Minnesota Vikings and the rest is history.
Marc looks forward to sharing his experiences and helping YOU
develop a strategy to get yourself in the game of football.
View more at www.coachmarctrestman.com.
Russ Lande, is currently a Sporting News.com NFL Draft Expert and President and Founder of GMJR.com. For the Sporting News, Lande is responsible for writing NFL insider content, providing detailed scouting reports on college players and posting an ongoing mock draft in the “War Room” leading up to the NFL Draft. Before working for Sporting News, Lande served as a college scout for the Cleveland Browns for three years covering the mid-west region while evaluating all eligible prospects for the NFL Draft. He covers all-star games, the NFL Combine and pro days. Lande continues to appear on radio stations across the country.
Lande is also the author of the annual "GM Jr Draft Guide" which has been called the most comprehensive, unique and thorough NFL Draft Guide ever written and made available to the fans and scouts of the NFL.
You will enjoy learning from Russ and from his extensive skills and experience as a scout in the NFL. He has an unmatched ability to evaluate quality NFL players and is well known throughout the league. Whether you are an NFL junkie, want to make a career in the NFL, or just want to learn the techniques to evaluate football talent, the Football GM and Scouting Course will fuel your football passion.
Read more about Russ Lande on his website: www.GMjr.com or Read Russ's blog
"GM Jr is simply the best draft guide available…Move over Mel Kiper there is a new kid in town!"
Mr. Greg Gaines, Former San Diego Chargers Pro Scouting Director
Guest Speakers
Matt Brock, SMWW NFL Director and Consultant, is a successful 8 year NFL veteran having played for the Green Bay Packers (89’-94’) and the New York Jets (95’-96’). Matt was consistently in the top 5 on each team in tackles per year and averaged 4 sacks each year. (Not bad for a 300 lb. DT and NT.) Matt now shares his love and knowledge of the game coaching the Beaverton Beavers high school O-line and D-line in Portland Oregon. Matt also runs Big Man football clinics with Velocity and Nike youth clinics. Matt is an intrical part of SMWW’s Football General Manager and Scouting course sharing his knowledge and experiences during the NFL combine and NFL draft. Matt will share a unique player's perspective of the business side of an NFL locker room and club.
Aaron Schatz is a regular contributor to ESPN.com Page 2 and covers the NFL for the New York Sun. He has also written for the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the New Republic Online, and Slate, and has done custom research for NFL.com and a number of NFL teams. Before creating Football Outsiders, he spent three years tracking search trends online for the Internet column "The Lycos 50." He has a B.A. in economics from Brown University and lives in Framingham, Massachusetts, with his wife, Kathryn, and daughter, Mirinae.
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Visit Aaron's website at: www.footballoutsiders.com.
 Dr. G. Lynn Lashbrook, President of SMWW and Head of SMWW's agency, has been a certified agent with the NFL for over 13 years. During his tenure as an agent, Dr. Lashbrook has represented over 20 NFL players including first round picks to free agents. Dr. Lashbrook worked for SMG, which is now SFX Football, for 5 years. Dr. Lashbrook was mentored on the agent business by current SFX Football president Jim Steiner. With Jim Steiner and SMG, they represented top clients like Jerry Rice, Brian Dawkins, Mark Fields, Mike Alstott and many more top NFL players. In the addition to his NFL Agent experience, Dr. Lashbrook has worked in the business of football at the college and professional level behind the scenes and administratively. You will love his unique perspective, high energy, and great knowledge of the big business of football.
Read more about Dr. Lynn Lashbrook.
Course Details
Weekly Audio Chats- A unique aspect of each 8 week course is the opportunity for students to participate weekly in interactive audio chats with fellow students, Marc Trestman, Russ Lande, and occasional guests Matt Brock, Dr. Lynn Lashbrook and Aaron Schatz. This is a tremendous opportunity to network within the professional and collegiate football industry and get to know your instructors and fellow students personally via the internet. This is available via any online computer with a microphone.
The Future of Professional & College Football - Learn the latest technology.
Coach's Office is customized software used by football coaches,
scouts and Director of Operations at all levels to draw plays,
create playbooks, develop game plans, organize scouting &
recruiting information and print play cards for practice.
Students of the Football GM & Scouting Course will be given
special access to Coach’s Office. Students will have the
opportunity to learn the ins and outs of hundreds of football
formations, including the entire West Coast Offense.
If you are interested in working in professional football,
Coach’s Office cutting edge technology will take what you
already know about the game of football and advance it to a
new level. As the game of football continues to evolve with
technology, students who learn to use Coach’s Office will be
ahead of their competition. Coach's Office is the best football
software of its kind. Current users include high schools,
colleges, and professional teams.
The ideal course for the following individuals:
· Anyone who loves football
· Anyone who's passionate about a career in sports management
· Anyone who wants to learn about the sports industry, while keeping current employment
· Those with other commitments for whom on-line education fits their schedule
· Those who seek a way to break into the competitive world of the business of sports
· College students who want to gain insight not offered on college campuses
· College students who need to obtain college credit
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Course Certificate & Resume Reference:
Successful graduates of the Sports Management Worldwide courses will be sent a SMWW Certificate of Accomplishment. This certificate represents not only your achievements in the course but also demonstrates your personal commitment to self-improvement and ability to "self train" yourself for higher positions within the sports business industry.
In addition to your certificate, you will be given the stamp of approval by SMWW. This approval includes a personal reference you may add to your resume with contact information for Dr. Lynn Lashbrook and a reference to the mentors of this course.
Cost: $1,450 ($45 additional for international book shipments). Payment plans available (as little as $$495 a month).
Length: 8 Weeks; "Live" audio online chats weekly with renowned instructors!
Prerequisites: Must be 18 or older to participate and have a passion for sports
Payment: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diner's Club, or Wells Fargo Loan
CALL TODAY: 1-877-SMWW-NOW
(In the UK: 087 12884799)
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Student Loans Available
To apply for a student loan through Sallie Mae, you must first apply for the course with SMWW.
SMWW is pleased to offer student loans available through SLM Financial, the nation's leading provider of education funding. Check here to read more and get started on your loan today!
Academic Credit
Western Oregon University (WOU), a member of the Oregon University System, offers a separate Credit Overlay Program for Sports Management Worldwide's courses. Students interested in obtaining college credit for Sports Management Worldwide courses must apply for the credit with Western Oregon University directly. For more information, please visit the following webpage:
http://www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com/collegecredit.asp
I am a football man, I live football, I need this game. I absolutely
LOVE this game. I feel very privileged to have taken SMWW's Football GM
and Scouting course. I have picked up new ideas and terminology. Now I
understand the business, technical, and organizational side of professional
football. The weekly chats alone are well worth the cost of the course
because you get to ask questions to men who have worked in the NFL. I
now have an education towards achieving my dream; working in an NFL
football operations department. I highly recommend this ground breaking
course to anyone who lives football.
— Fabian Baez
Football Coach
George Washington High School
New York, New York
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