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The success of Sports Management Worldwide and
its graduates grows every day. If you are passionate
about finding a career in sports, then let SMWW be
your ticket to the game.
Start Dates For Our Programs:
Sports Administration Starts February 12th
Hockey GM & Scouting Course Starts February 19th
Athlete Management Course Starts February 26th
Motor Sports Management Starts February 26th
Sports Broadcasting Starts February 26th
Football GM & Scouting Starts March 5th
Basketball GM & Scouting Starts March 5th
Baseball GM & Scouting Starts March 5th
Sports Business Management Starts March 12th
We are currently taking enrollments for these
courses, so call today!
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SMWW’s
Sports Business Management (SBM) course
offers students a unique opportunity to walk into a
number of positions in the front office. If you have
interest in working in media or community relations,
sponsorship or ticket sales, marketing, custmer
service, communications or operations, then SBM can
get you on your way to working every day in a
sports career.
This month we bring you the story of Niki
Jones. Niki is a big football fan and when she
came to us, getting her foot in the door with football
organization were her main priority.
SMWW: Niki, could you tell us about your
position with the Las Vegas Gladiators of the Arena
Football League (AFL)?
Niki: I am working as a Community/Media
Relations Coordinator. Some of my main goals are
getting the team out into the community by various
means; visiting hospitals, boys & girls clubs, youth
football camps, literacy programs are a few ways I
work to do that. On top of any organization’s
responsibility, is making sure that the media knows
about us and are doing a good job of covering the
team.
Specifically, we want to get humanistic types of
stories into the newspaper about our players. I got
to write my first press release on my second day on
the job when we signed Darrin Chiaverini, a NFL
veteran wide receiver. It was kind of exciting
because the local papers did an interview with him
and it made it in the sports page. Trying to get your
team in the press as much as possible, and in
multiple ways, is my biggest responsibility.
SMWW: What is it like to know that you get to
work in the game of football every day for work?
Niki A dream come true. If anyone knows
anything about me, they know I love football. Being
able to work in an environment that I know so well
and also have a passion for is really exciting.
SMWW: How did SMWW and the SBM course
help you secure this new position?
Niki: The class prepared me in many
different aspects. Learning how people in this
business communicate was a big one for me.
Interacting with Bret and Tom, who have been
around these types of organizations for so long,
really gave me a good idea of things that a text book
alone can’t teach you. So their involvement, along
with the texts for the course, was a great
combination in terms of really retaining information.
Bret and Tom give a lot of advice on how to contact
teams so I just took their advice and starting making
contacts with teams. In this case, SMWW had
already worked to get another employee with the
team so that helped as well. The class gives
you a good visual picture of what working for a
sports organization is going to be like. If you want to
focus on sales, this class allows for that, if you want
to focus on community relations and/or PR (as I did),
the class allows for that. I really enjoyed it and hey,
it landed me a good job!
SMWW: Would you recommend the SBM course
for others who want to get a job in sports? If so,
why?
Niki: Definitely. The class alone gives you a
good skill set but really what Bret and Tom do is
what most classes don’t do. They prepare you to go
out and get a job in the industry. They help you with
your resume and cover letter, the interviewing
process, contacting the organization after the
interview (with what Bret calls “polite persistence”)
and they really do any & everything to help get your
resume on the top of the pile. They also have
contacts with pretty much every sports organization
in the country. There is nothing better than having a
connection to someone in an organization and you
can get that going through this course.
SMWW: Anything else that you would like to
say? Have fun in Vegas!
Niki: Thanks everyone! I miss you all, but
hey
Vegas is definitely not a shabby place to have gotten
my first job in sports.
If you would like SMWW to help you with your sports
career through the Sports Business Management
Course, visit our website to register or call us
today
at 877-SMWW-NOW or 503-445-7105
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| SMWW and Agent Advisor Joe Aloisi Sign a PAC-10 QB |
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It’s not every month that we get to tell you about a
graduate of our Athlete Management Course
who
signs a PAC-10 QB after his first month in the Agent
Advisor Program, but Joe Aloisi did just that.
Joe brought a solid relationship with Oregon State QB
Matt Moore (shown above with SMWW
President & Founder Dr.
Lashbrook and
Matt Brock, SMWW's Director of Football) and his
family to SMWW and together,
we have a great team to help him with his
professional career.
When Dr. Lashbrook started Sports Management
Worldwide, he dreamed of training bright people who
were successful in life to go out and form
relationships with players. SMWW would provide the
experience and expertise to go along with that
relationship. His vision was revolutionary and it
works. At the time of this story, draft expert Mel
Kiper Jr. has Matt Moore as the 5th best QB in the
upcoming draft. No matter what happens on draft
day, Matt Moore will get his chance and it will be fun
for Joe Aloisi and SMWW to be there with him.
SMWW: Things are moving fast. How does it
feel to be right in the middle of the agent business so
quickly?
Joe: It's a double edge sword. It's great to
be engaged with an NFL prospect so soon after
completing my course requirements, but not being
familiar with the process can be a bit unsettling at
times. Fortunately, Dr. Lashbrook, Matt Brock and
the SMWW staff have been there every step of the
way to ensure that my client feels confident in
SMWW. The most positive thing to come out of this
is that I'm learning the in's and out's of presenting
SMWW to Matt Moore and his family, signing the
NFLPA agreement and putting together a realistic
plan for Matt Moore over the next 10 to 12 weeks to
help
him accomplish his goals. I feel very grateful to have
Matt Moore as a client so early on because it will begin
to
build my credibility and give me the opportunity to
attract future clients.
SMWW: How did SMWW’s course prepare you for the
agent business?
Joe: SMWW's course provides the basics
and the insight that allows a person to identify
opportunities and utilize a process. Overall, the
Athlete Management course was very insightful and
provided detailed information on the history of the
sports agent business, the contractual aspects,
NCAA requirements and a sport by sport breakdown
when representing an athlete. Add to that, the
weekly chats which allowed consistent interaction
with Dr. Lashbrook & Matt Brock to navigate specific
areas
that weren't always covered in the course material.
SMWW: What type of support have you
received from Dr. Lashbrook and the SMWW staff?
Joe: Dr. Lashbrook and Matt Brock have
been engaged with me from the beginning. They
have stayed in contact and helped me to understand
the process Matt Moore and his parents were going
through in selecting representation. They were
always “level setting” me on how quickly things can
change for an athlete during this selection process.
Throughout Matt Moore's senior season, I
frequently
checked in with him and his parents to
communicate
with them and to gauge their interest in SMWW. Dr.
Lashbrook and staff were very helpful in answering all
of the family's questions in a timely manner. During
the interview process, Dr. Lashbrook and Matt Brock
presented SMWW's strategy for Matt Moore and made
certain that his parents received all the information
they needed to confidently select SMWW. After the
initial interview, I felt comfortable that the SMWW
Team took Matt Moore and his parents very seriously
and
followed-up to ensure all of our bases were covered.
Now that Matt Moore has signed with SMWW, Dr.
Lashbrook
and Matt Brock continue to communicate with Matt
Moore
and his family as we approach his Pro Day and Draft.
SMWW: Anything else you would like to say?
Joe: Although I have had the benefit of
knowing Matt Moore and his family for a number of
years, what convinced him that SMWW was the
right fit for him was that he understood and
appreciated the "blueprint" SMWW had created to
support their clients. Matt felt comfortable with
SMWW's approach to representing athletes and
the "plan" Dr. Lashbrook shared with him and his
family during our initial conference call. Not one other
agent or agency displayed the same personalized
approach or provided the same level of confidence
that SMWW has from day one.
If you are interested in becoming an agent advisor
with Sports Management Worldwide, you should
enroll in the
Athlete Management Course. To get started
today go to our website or call 877-SMWW-NOW
or 1-503-445-7105
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| SMWW Launches New Agency Website! |
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Sports Management Worldwide is proud to announce
that we have officially launched our new sports
agency website. The website,
smwwagency.com,
was born out of the ideas of our founder, Dr. Lynn
Lashbrook, and his goal of building a large full-service
international sports agency.
New features include a rotating collection of pictures
of our agent advisors and clients. As the company
grows, the website will grow with it and we have
plans to continue to add new features.
Select this
text to view the new website.
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| SMWW Attends the 2007 Sports Forum |
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A great way to learn about all of the different types
of sports jobs and careers that are available to you
is to attend sports focused seminars. Some of the
SMWW team recently attended the 2007 National
Sports Forum in Los Angeles (Dr. Lynn Lashbrook,
Bret Polvorosa & Joey Seymour, a former SBM student
& now current employee with the LA Kings, pictured
above). The “NSF” rotates it’s
venue every year and revolves around networking,
acquiring best practices in sports business, venue
tours and listening to featured speakers.
Featured speakers included a wide range of sports
executives from all major sports, executives from the
athlete representation side (Creative Artists
Association - CAA represents some of Hollywood’s
biggest stars and recently brought in professional
athletes under their umbrella including Peyton
Manning and LeBron James), large global sports
sponsors including Toyota, VISA, McDonald’s, Coca-
Cola and Budweiser and entertainment leaders from
ESPN and Fox Sports.
The benefit of attending a sports based conference
is that it allows people who are already in the
business to expand their network and learn new ideas
and for people that are looking to enter the sports
business as a career it allows those people to learn
of the many different ways you can get injected into
the business. There are so many different ways to
get into the business you all love but unless you
meet new people and learn of different options, it’s
a very tight door into the industry.
The SMWW Career Conference in
Indy on February 23rd, 24th and 25th will be
a great way for you to meet people who are in a
wide
array of positions in sport. Held every year during
the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, the SMWW Career
Conference (register here) will feature speakers
ranging from certified agents, NFL coaches,
professional scouts, members of the sports media,
sports business executives and a host of others. We
encourage you to register soon, as we are getting
close to capacity.
Follow this link for an
overview of the Conference or get get registered
today...
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| New Agent Advisors Join Our Firm |
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SMWW is proud to announce that four new
agent
advisors have joined our firm in the last month:
- Mike Sciarappa - California
- Frank Carbone - Arizona
- James Knights - New Jersey
- Dimitri Ziogou - Ont. Canada
- Scott Duchscherer - B.C. Canada
- Ismial Hamdani - Nancy, France
- Dr. Emmanuel Johnson - Florida
- Cyprian Khumalo - Maryland
- Gerardo Mena - Florida
We have high hopes for all of
our
graduates and we look forward to helping every new
agent sign their first client or advance their current
career!
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
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| Earn Your Masters or Doctorate Degree! |
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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, and all from home. Courses
are typically 16 weeks long; however you may take
an eight-week accelerated course.
SMWW President and Founder Dr. Lynn
Lashbrook,
who is also a certified NFLPA agent, and Sally
Sullivan, former sports attorney and
agent of Venus and Serena Williams, teach many of
the courses.
Call 1-877-SMWW-NOW to speak with one of
them
today or for more information, select this text...
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The SMWW Hockey GM &
Scouting Course continues
its high level of success with our graduates working
their way into a position in the game they love.
Thanks
to the course’s use of RinkNet software
(which is
used by the majority of NHL clubs), students come
out of the course with a specific skill set that makes
them more marketable to clubs and a better
understanding of what it takes to land a job in the
industry. This month we bring you the story of
Andrew Lavoie.
SMWW: Andrew, could you tell us about your
new position?
Andrew: I have recently taken on a more
active role with the Halifax Wolverines Junior A
Hockey Club in Nova Scotia. I had originally taken
a
position as only a territory scout in my local area,
but I was promoted to scout of New Brunswick and
Prince Edward Island. This season will be my
first official season at the Junior draft, and I will be
looking forward to the excitement. I am scouting at
the Midget AAA Major, Midget AAA Minor, AA/AAA
High School, Junior B-C, as well as Major Junior
games. I also attend any and all showcases that
take place in the Maritimes. I truly feel that this
course has given me the confidence needed to
become a great scout, and it also adds some depth
to go along with my Midget AAA coaching duties. I
am looking forward to gaining some hands-on
experience, and will be looking to advance to the
next level in years to come.
SMWW: What was your experience like in the
Hockey GM & Scouting course?
Andrew: The SMWW course was an
amazing experience, and one that I will never forget.
I have gained some life long friends from this course,
and will rely on feed back from them in the future.
I truly believe that SMWW has expanded my
knowledge base, as well as my prospects of
becoming employed full time at a high level in the
game I truly love. I enjoyed this course so much that
I plan to take another course in the near future to
further broaden my horizons in the game of hockey.
The amount of information that I gained through
working with others in the course was invaluable and
would take months, if not years, to gain individually.
SMWW: How did it help you gain your position
with the club?
Andrew: This course was able to provide
me with in-depth information, such as RinkNet and
other tools to give me a leg up on the other local
scouts. This course has given me the confidence to
take a step back and look deeper into the game and
understand who the players actually are. This
course has given me the patience to understand that
it’s not about being the best player, but learning to
find the players that are a perfect match in the
interest of the hockey club.
SMWW: Would you recommend the course to
others who want to get into the business of hockey?
Andrew: I highly recommend this course
to anyone who is thinking about advancing to the
next level of the game. This course inspired me to be
more confident in my judgment. I found myself
going above and beyond our Sunday chats to talk
with classmates on previous discussions for more
detailed opinions. I was also surprised on all the little
things that I was able to pick up from the instructors
that make the job so much easier.
SMWW: Anything else you would like to say?
Andrew: I would like to thank Dr.
Lashbrook, Dino Caputo, Michael Oke, Bill Kent, Annie
Shultz and my classmates. I am very grateful to all of
you and look forward to speaking to you in the
future.
This course was well worth the time and effort and I
know the rewards will be forthcoming. I am now one
step closer to my dream position in hockey.
If you are interested in learning more about the
inside game of hockey, select this text to
enroll in
SMWW’s Hockey GM & Scouting Course.
Or SMWW today at 877-SMWW-Now to get on
your way to an exciting career in hockey!
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