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Baseball General Manager and Scouting Course
 

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This course is for you if you want to pursue a career in professional Baseball:

• MLB Player Personnel
• MLB Scout
• MLB Management
• MLB Front Office
• MLB Agent
• MLB Game Operations
• MLB Sports Marketing
• MLB Account manager
• MLB Media & Community Relations
• MLB, minor leagues, NCAA, or baseball job advancement opportunities

The Baseball General Manager and Scouting Course is an online course that offers cutting edge theories on how to develop a career in professional and collegiate baseball. In the ever-changing dynamics of the business of baseball management, today's Baseball GM must learn to balance a budget in the club house and remain competitive on the field. The Baseball General Manager and Scouting Course will cover issues including player personnel, sabermetrics, major league scouting and other essential tools of modern general managers of professional and collegiate baseball organizations.

The course's main objective is to develop a new age in the game of baseball by creating synergies between the new school of thought in sabermetrics and traditional baseball scouting. With baseball guru Jonathan Story and Maury Brown as a facilitators, baseball enthusiasts will fall in love with this course because it is both educational and focused on the business of baseball and the game they love.

You do not need to relocate, this course can be taken from anywhere in the world.

Individuals will learn:
  · Responsibilities of a baseball General Manager
  · Baseball contracts and negotiation
  · New school and old school baseball management
  · The effect of sabermetrics in baseball
  · Overview of Collegiate Baseball
  · Collegiate baseball recruiting
  · Relationships between Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball
  · Player Development Contracts
  · The role of the Baseball General Manager year-round
  · How to run the Front Office of a baseball club
  · Methods of ranking high-school and college baseball prospects
  · The making of a baseball scouting report
  · The language and history of baseball scouting

The course instructors Dr. Lynn Lashbrook is joined by assistant facilitators Jonathan Story, Maury Brown and occasional guest speaker Rob Neyer

Johnathan Story is an MLB Scout, MLB author and former pro ball player. Jonathan has most recently worked for the Atlanta Braves, and prior to that, Jonathan spent 3 years as a scout for the Houston Astros.For the 2007 season, Story completed his third season as a scout for the Houston Astros. He provides detailed coverage of the Southern League and selected spring training rosters to aid the club in the selection of players during trades, the Rule 5 draft and six-year free agent signings. Jonathan’s scouting career began with the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club in 1992.

Jonathan’s varying roles for several teams during his fifteen years of involvement in professional baseball as a player, amateur scout, professional scout and front office administrator have provided him the opportunity to observe the game from numerous perspectives. His duties within his area as an amateur scout included talent evaluation along with coordinating schedules with supervisors, interviewing players and their families, negotiating contracts and signing players within his area.

As the Asst. Director of Professional Scouting with the Cleveland Indians Baseball Club he managed/coordinated the professional scouting staff, provided detailed knowledge and understanding of each MLB organization’s minor league system by reviewing and listing preferentially all professional reports and served as a liaison between the front office and professional scouts. You will enjoy getting to know Jonathan Story during his weekly audio chats throughout the 8 week course.


Maury Brown is the editor of The Biz of Baseball and President of Bizball, LLC. Maury was the creator of the original Business of Baseball.com, and the former co-chair of SABR's Business of Baseball committee. His first notable work in the business of baseball was assisting in the Submission to MLB by the MLB to Portland effort during the Expos relocation derby. His main contribution involved the proposed Charter Seat License program. He is currently on the staff of Baseball Prospectus, has been a staff member for The Hardball Times and writes the companion blog to The Biz of Baseball, The Baseball Journals. His analysis and commentary has been published in the NY Times, Boston Globe, Washington Times, CNN/Money, Toronto Globe and Mail, Los Angeles Times, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, San Jose Mercury News, The Baseball Analysts, the Oregonian, and Sports Fantasy Monthly magazine. An essay on the Collusion Rulings of the late '80s and early '90s is within Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Blunders: A Complete Guide to the Worst Decisions and Stupidest Moments in Baseball History. You will enjoy getting to know Maury Brown during his weekly audio chats throughout the 8 week course.

Occassional Guest Speaker:

Rob Neyer, ESPN's most respected baseball analysts appears on ESPNews weekly with Brain Kenny. Rob is one of baseball's most respected writers and analysts, began his career in 1989, working for legendary sabermetrician (and now Red Sox executive) Bill James. Rob spent four years with James, then worked as an editor and writer for STATS, Inc. In 1996, Rob was hired by Paul Allen's Starwave Corporation, which had just begun to publish ESPNet SportsZone, the precursor to ESPN.com, the most popular sports-related Website in the world. These days, Rob writes at least four times a week for ESPN.com, and he's also authored or co-authored roughly a dozen books, including his latest, The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers. Rob's extensive knowledge and experiences allow him to offer perspectives from both "inside" and "outside," resulting in a nuanced view that is rare among those connected to the game.

You can find out more about Rob Neyer by listening to ESPN Radio with Bob Valvano. Or check out Rob's website at www.RobNeyer.com or read Rob Neyer's latest ESPN article at http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/neyer/index.
 

Former student and Associate Scout for the San Francisco Giants Michael Hemenway had this to say about the course:

The Sports Management Worldwide General Manager/Scouting course has given me the opportunity to examine the latest trends in baseball management and player evaluations. As a recent graduate of the Major League Scouting Bureau's Scout Development Program it allows me to reanalyze and reinforce traditional scouting methods. Along with an introduction to Sabermetrics and how the two diciplines can work together in the difficult task of finding a prospect to compete in Major League Baseball.

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, Maury Brown, Jonathan Story, Rob Neyer and Dr. Lynn Lashbrook and renowned guest speakers. This is a tremendous opportunity to network within the professional and collegiate baseball industry and get to know your instructor, guest speakers, and fellow students personally via the internet. This is available via any online computer with a microphone. At the conclusion of the course, students will have a well-rounded understanding of the methods used by baseball scouts and general managers that have put winning teams on the field.

Online Education - This innovative academic course is facilitated through a Web-based educational delivery system. You will enjoy the online discussion boards, weekly readings, weekly quizzes, course projects, and interaction amongst fellow sports business-minded students and faculty. All course materials and textbooks are included in the course.

The Future of Scouting- Learn the latest technology
The Baseball GM and Scouting course includes an introduction to the software used by MLB teams like the White Sox, Cardinals & Yankees!

Several MLB, minor league teams, and NCAA teams are using new software and hardware devices to enhance their scouting process. Scouts and coaches can assess players on quickness and effort, and record comments without missing a key play. This allows baseball organizations to gather information on players 24 hours a day. By eliminating the mounds of paperwork associated with the scouting process, scouting has become more efficient, and data is collected and shared much more easily. SMWW course students will get the opportunity to be exposed to the cutting-edge techniques being used by teams worldwide including pitch-by-pitch data analysis with the power of video coaching and analysis. 
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What is the role of a Baseball General Manager or Major League Scout?

With the help of the Baseball General Manager and Scouting Course, students will understand the day to day tasks performed by a Baseball GM and major league scout and gain the understanding of overall management of both on-field and off-the-field personnel. A great baseball general manager can put a winning team on the field whether he or she has the budget of the Yankees or the Devil Rays. The course covers all the bases from sabermetrics-the cutting-edge evaluation of baseball talent, used by Athletics and Red Sox-to traditional major league scouting methods and prospect ranking systems. Learn what baseball general managers do, year-round, to improve their clubs. Learn the different ways organizations rank their prospects and maximize the draft. Students get an inside look at what it takes to be a baseball major league scout from season to season.

Sabermetrics is the mathematical and statistical analysis of baseball records.

Baseball statisticians have shown that it is possible to answer a variety of questions about the game of baseball by means of sabermetrics.

This revolutionary course integrates traditional scouting and sabermetric techniques.

Students will be introduced to the everyday operations of major league scouts and the baseball front office. As a coach the course can teach you how to evaluate player talent from a scouts perspective and learn the scouting language thus helping your players and program succeed. As a baseball enthusiast you’ll be able to impress friends with your insight into questions like "How can the A's continually turn over their roster and still succeed?" Learn baseball’s most respected writers and analysts, and get into the sabermetrics world of Bill James and Billy Beane, learn to blend traditional scouting practice with the new method of sabermetrics, and advance your current career in baseball.

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.

Become a SMWW Scout:

Upon successful graduation of the Baseball GM & Scouting Course, individuals will be invited to join SMWWscouts.com. This is an exciting opportunity to advertise yourself as a certified scout and feature your scouting reports as a trained talent evaluator! This is a match making service for baseball scouts and those needing a baseball scout around the globe. It assists Managers, Coaches, Agents, and Teams looking for qualified talent evaluations with our certified SMWW Scouts! The site will include your own webpage with your picture and bio, with samples of your best scouting reports. It offers coaching staffs a chance to submit requests for scouting reports and find scouts by region. As a graduate of the Baseball GM & Scouting Course you are eligible to apply for acceptance as a SMWW Scout and be featured on this exciting website. (Free upon graduation!)

Work for a team:

Our goal is to see all Baseball GM & Scouting graduates gainfully employed in baseball worldwide. Your chances of accepting an offer of employment within professional baseball will improve by going through the program. SMWW will customize a baseball portfolio to assist you with your career goals.

Through our extensive network of professional baseball teams worldwide, baseball departments, and baseball organizations, our objective is to prepare you for when the right job opportunities become available. Numerous people that have gone through our programs are now employed in great positions and you could do the same. We want to help you launch your baseball career and help you find a position where you can be the most successful and satisfied.

Student Troy Steffy of Pro Baseball Training (probaseballtraining.com) summed up the students attitude about the course:

And for the record, I LOVE THIS COURSE!

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Cost: $1,450 (includes all course textbooks, headset, microphone and access to web based classroom. Shipping additional.) Payment plans available (as little as $495 a month). See if you are eligible for an economic discount based on your country of residence. 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 CALL TODAY: 1-877-SMWW-NOW (In the UK: 087 12884799) Register Now

 

Academic Credit - Graduate & Undergraduate

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 (graduate or undergraduate) for Sports Management Worldwide courses must apply for the credit with Western Oregon University directly.

For more information, please visit the following webpage.

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Baseball Career Conference:

December 6-7th, 2009
Indianapolis, Indiana

Keynote Speaker
Ned Colletti,
Los Angeles Dodgers GM

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SMWW Grad Lands Video Coordinator job with the Oakland A's

SMWW Baseball GM and Scouting Grad, Mark Smith, is the Oakland Athletics Minor League Video Coordinator.  Mark oversees all video operations for Oakland’s minor league player personnel. Mark works closely with the Director of Player Development and minor league field staff for video coverage and analysis during Spring Training, the regular season, fall instructional league, and Arizona Fall League.

 

Here are a few of our most recent SMWW Successes in baseball:
Ryan Latham, Boston Red Sox Fenway Ambassador
Ron Knight, Atlanta Braves Baseball Operations Internship
Tony Cicollela, MLB Agent representing Oakland A’s Pitcher Jeff Grey
Josh Stoller, Milwaukee Brewers Senior Account Executive