May 2007 | Sports Management Worldwide

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:

Football GM & Scouting Starts May 14th
Basketball GM & Scouting Starts May 14th
Baseball GM & Scouting Starts May 14th
Hockey GM & Scouting Course Starts May 21st
Soccer Management Starts May 29th
Athlete Management Course Starts May 29th

Sports Business Management June 4th
Sports Administration Starts June 4th
Cricket Management Starts June 4th
Sports Broadcasting Starts June 11th
Motor Sports Management Starts June 11th
Rugby Management Starts June 11th

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Articles in this Newsletter:

SBM Student Now Working With LA Galaxy

The Sports Business Management (SBM) course is among the most popular of all of SMWW's courses. The reason for this is because the main focus of the course is to help those who are interested in getting their foot in the door with a team and begin working in the front office.

This month we bring you the success story of Jordan Anderson. Jordan enrolled in the (SBM) course in April of 2007.

SMWW: Jordan, could you tell us about your position with the LA Galaxy?

Jordan: I was invited to the Los Angeles Kings Career Fair on March 10 through AEG (which I heard about through SMWW). There I was able to meet with representatives from teams such as the Kings, the Avengers, the Clippers, the Galaxy, and a few other minor league baseball teams.

I was making my rounds and noticed that the line for the Galaxy had just opened up. I decided to jump in and "shake and bake" (as Dr. Lashbrook would say) with Chris Zepeda, account executive for the Los Angeles Galaxy. I immediately started talking about SMWW and my relationship with Bret Polvorosa. His name was familiar and right then the conversation felt a bit friendlier. I was invited to come down for an interview for an internship position. As soon as I knew when the interview was, I jumped on the computer and gathered information about the team. I also got in touch with Mark Washo, who I had met at the SMWW Sports Career Conference in Indianapolis. He gave me great advice on how to improve my resume and cover letter. I had the interview and a few days later, I was asked to join the team. Some of my duties include: game day operations, customer service, ticket sales, and player appearances. I feel very fortunate to have landed this position. The MLS is a very exciting sport, and with the addition of David Beckham, the future looks very promising.

SMWW: How did SMWW and the SBM course help you secure this new position? How long did it take you to get this position once you joined the program?

Jordan: SMWW has been a huge booster for my career. I was able to explain the SBM course in my interview and describe to them what the course entails. I was very lucky because at the time, the course had just begun to introduce benefit statements, and instructions on how to leave voicemails. I was able to bring more information to the table than the rest of the candidates. Thankfully, the skills and strategies from the course gave me a good foundation of what teams are looking for in candidates and that allowed me to make a big impression on them during the interview.

The pieces just fell into place. I signed up for the course and two weeks later, here I am with the LA Galaxy, the most high profile soccer team in the US.

SMWW: How aware were the Galaxy of SMWW and its instructors?

Jordan: Again, I cannot tell you enough that networking, "shaking and baking", and of course knowing Bret Polvorosa can help boost your chances of becoming involved in the sports world. Almost all of the team personnel knew the name of Bret Polvorosa and the courses that SMWW offers. Tim Martin, who is the Director of Sales, knows Bret very well.

SMWW: Would you recommend the course to others who want to get a career in sports? Why?

Jordan: Well, I have been telling many people about SMWW and how great it has been to my sports career. So, yes, I would definitely recommend any courses through SMWW. You really cannot put a price on the relationships that I have established with the SMWW staff and friends who have taken the courses. From the first phone call with Andrew in the office, to keeping a friendship with Mark Washo, I have come away with a lot of valuable information. Both Dr. and Mrs. Lashbrook are great people, and I recommend everyone try and meet them if you get the chance.

SMWW: Anything else that you would like to say?

Jordan: I would just like to depart with saying that I really feel fortunate to have stumbled across SMWW and the people involved. Good luck to everyone and I will definitely keep in touch.

To learn more about the Sports Business Management course, select this text.

1-877-SMWW-NOW or +1 503-445-7105

NHL GM Brian Burke to join SMWW's Career Conference!

The General Manager of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL) has agreed to speak to attendees of SMWW's upcoming career conference. On June 22nd, Sports Management Worldwide is holding a career conference at the NHL Draft in Columbus, Ohio.

Brian Burke was named Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Anaheim Ducks on June 20, 2005. He joined the Ducks after a six-year stint as Vancouver Canucks President and General Manager, where he revitalized the team and community en route to consecutive 100+ point seasons and a Northwest Division title in 2003-2004.

For more information about Brian Burke, select this text.

For those interested in developing or furthering a career in the business of hockey, this career conference provides a unique opportunity to learn and network with top executives in the world of hockey.

Other Invited Speakers include:

- Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, President and Founder of SMWW
- Tim Cranston, Certified NHL Agent
- Jim Benning, Boston Bruins Dir. Of Player Personnel
- Matt Ebbs, G.M. of International Scouting Services
- Patrice Cormier, Projected 1st Round Draft pick of 2008 NHL Draft
- Jim Price, Rinknet Hockey Scouting Software
- Dennis McCarroll, Rinknet Hockey Scouting Software
- Tavis MacMillan, University of Alaska Fairbanks former Head Hockey Coach
- Jason Lammers, Ohio State University Asst. Hockey Coach
- Columbus Blue Jackets representative

If you are interested in signing up to be a part of this upcoming conference, select this text to register today.

Hurry, early registration discount ends May 15th!

2007 NFL Draft Day - From a New Agent Advisor's Perspective

Q&A with Agent Advisor Joe Aloisi

Q. Knowing you had a prospect, how did you prepare for draft day?

A. After several conversations with Dr. Lashbrook leading up to the draft, we realized that Matt Moore (QB, OSU) had the real possibility of being drafted on Day 2 with the almost certainty of becoming a Free Agent. As interest grew within the NFL coaching ranks, we provided primary and secondary contact information for draft day and coached Matt on how to handle calls from team representatives.

Q. How did you feel when Matt was not drafted?

A. From the day Matt signed with SMWW, we prepared him and his parents that scouting reports had him rated as a late round draft pick or Free Agent selection. We didn't have time to be disappointed because by the middle of the 7th round, teams began to contact both Matt, Lynn & myself. The phone did not stop ringing.

Q. What teams contacted Matt?

A. Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers, Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys to name a few.

Q. How did you and Lynn assist Matt in narrowing his choices?

A. Immediately following the final draft selection, we reviewed the pros and cons of each team that had called. We took into consideration current QB situation, type of offense, coaching staff and location. Lynn then contacted each team individually via conference call. They each had the opportunity to present their plan as to how Matt would fit into their offensive scheme. Lynn,Matt and I were free to ask any questions.

Q. What were the factors that went into Matt selecting the Dallas Cowboys?

A. Lynn and I called each team back to receive their offer (signing bonus and contract terms) and presented the results to Matt and his father. Matt narrowed the field to three teams. Lynn and I contacted these teams for their final offer. After considering all of his options, Matt chose the Dallas Cowboys. The entire selection process took a frantic 40 minutes!

Q. Looking back on this day, what are your final thoughts?

A. Beginning with the SMWW Conference in Indianapolis, attending the Pro Day at OSU, scheduling private workouts and negotiating trading card deals, Dr. Lashbrook and the entire SMWW staff provided guidance and support at each step along the way. I made a lot of new friends and "boy, did we have fun!"

If you are interested in working with Sports Management Worldwide and representing professional athletes, select this text to sign up for the Athlete Management course...

Or call us today at 877-SMWW-NOW or +1 503- 445-7105

SMWW Students Interview Front Office Executives

One requirement for all students in SMWW courses is to interview someone in the front office. Our students get to talk some of the most interesting and influential personalities in sports. Here is a list of some of the recent interviews by SMWW students:

- Luchy Guerra, Assistant Director, International Player Development, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jerry Meyer, National Scouting Analyst, Rivals.com
- Andy Freed, Radio Broadcaster, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Ryan Carr, Indiana Pacers
- Paul Parker, Director of Compliance, Georgia Tech
- Troy Weaver, Utah Jazz
- Xiomara Disla, Manager of Compliance, Arizona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
- Joe Wolf, Coach/ Director of Player Personnel, Colorado 14ers
- Chris Sienko, General Manager, Connecticut Sun WNBA
- Ed Hayward, Compliance Officer, Florida Atlantic University
- Adam Nebeker, General Manager, Spokane Shock
- John Cunningham, Director of Athletics Compliances for Education, Texas Christian University
- Jessica Hegmann, Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance and Administration, Providence College Athletics/ Big East Conference
- Jimmy James, COO/GM, Columbia Inferno (ECHL)
- And many others!

Sports Management Worldwide may be coming to your city!

The Sports Management Worldwide staff is always on the move and the opportunity to meet them in person could be coming your way. Since SMWW attends many major sporting events, organized "meet and greets" are happening all over the country.

Here is a list of upcoming SMWW events:

- Kansas City, Missouri - May 14th
- Las Vegas, Nevada - May 18th
- NBA Pre-Draft Camp in Orlando, Florida - May 29th
- Phoenix, Arizona - June 11th, Fox Sports Bar
- NHL Draft in Columbus, Ohio - June 22nd
- MLS All Stars in Denver, Colorado - July 19th
- NFL game in London, England - October 28th
- Baseball Winter Meetings in Nashville, Tennessee - December 2007

Please RSVP to liz@sportsmanagementworldwide.com. com if you would like to attend one of these events!

We look forward to meeting you!

SMWW Opens An Office In The UK

Dear students, graduates and sports business fans,

I am proud to announce the opening of SMWW-United Kingdom! We have just returned from London where we confirmed John Print as our SMWW UK Manager. John and I originally met when he participated in our Athlete Management Course as a student. He is now a FIFA agent and actively running his own agency, Sports International Management. John will continue to oversee the SMWW Soccer Agency, and in addition he will be actively growing our relationships in the UK as SMWW UK Manager.

On our trip to England we were fortunate to meet with several clubs, teams, agencies and sports business associates to discuss their employment needs. With the growth of new and renovated stadiums, clubs being purchased by a few of our American friends, and the increase in the need for technology, we will be adding more sports training courses to fill the gap. Look for announcements of added UK instructors in Sports Broadcasting, Formula One, Rugby and Cricket. While in London we researched what the UK clubs are using for player analysis, video editing, and statistics.

Many of the club management teams expressed a need for more education in terms of "high tech" as it pertains to sport, and as usual, all clubs want to be a financial winner "off the pitch" as they say. Empty stadiums and sponsorship goals are a golden opportunity for the well trained SMWW graduate. As part of the SMWW curriculum we like to have the latest cutting edge technology training offered in each of our courses so that you have the cutting edge in sports business! Tours included Twickenham, Watford FC, Surrey Cricket Club and the Brit Oval and even talkSPORT radio! (Watching Alan Brazil live is much better than listening to streaming audio over the internet!) As part of our new UK office endeavors, John Print will continue to meet with clubs and venues creating opportunities for our graduates and meeting their needs.

Bottom line, we want to create more opportunities for you to succeed in sports business!

SMWW hosted a Meet and Greet and it was fun to reconnect with students and sports business minded people. Derek Bragg with THE SCOUTING NETWORK and Soccer Management Facilitator joined us with several former and current students. I finally got to meet face to face with students I felt I already knew from our audio chats: Jermaine Blackwood, now FIFA Agent with his own Sports Agency, Integrity Soccer Management Eric Anang, now scouting for The Scouting Network Sam Soyebo, scout for Crystal Palace Rashmika Patel, who will be doing some consulting work for us in Cricket Kwasi Safo-Adjei, who is soon to be an agent with SMWW And new students Tereze Bogdanova, Pawel Weska, Judd Mussleman, Steve Simmons.

A big thank you to Kevin Roberts and Sports Business Campus for hosting yet another great conference with speakers from all over the world. I met up with the likes of Tracy Taylor from Sport Knowledge Australia; Andy Rice, Chad Lion-Chacet from Sports World, Tony Cadman with the sponsor's consultancy, Mariana Todorova (an SMWW student) and it was a pleasure to chat with Graham La Suex who believes in giving back to his sport.

The exciting thing for me is to see that so many of these sports business executives are so down to earth and willing to help people who truly have a passion for sports and want to make a difference. They are enthusiastic about helping others and growing sports with an ethical compass, integrity and as a leader in society.

Here is our new SMWW-UK contact information:

SMWW - UK
64 Charlotte
London, UK
W1T 4QD
+44(0) 871 288 4799

Thanks to each and every one of you, as in small ways, each of you is a part of the growth of SMWW.

Dr. Lynn Lashbrook

President & Founder

New Agent Advisors Join Our Firm

SMWW is proud to announce that 9 new agent advisors have joined our firm in the last month:

- Mike Peck, Tennessee
- Harold Toumayan, California
- Christopher French, Virginia
- Gary Perry, Georgia
- Kelley King, South Carolina
- Randy Galindo, Texas
- Robert Cannon, Missouri
- Michael Mason, Texas
- Ron Merriwether, Germany

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

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, 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...

Nine SMWW Athletes Sign With NFL Teams

Sports Management Worldwide had its most successful NFL draft in its history last month. Nine of its NFL prospects, all of which are co-represented by SMWW Agent Advisors and Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, President of SMWW, have signed contracts with NFL teams.

Sunday night of the NFL draft was chaotic for the SMWW staff. Calls from NFL teams flooded the headquarters as teams made offers and worked to get our players signed.

"In all my years as an agent, I have never seen such activity late on Sunday like that," said Dr. Lashbrook. "Having a QB who was getting the type of press coverage that Matt Moore got on draft day was so much fun. We were on the phone with head coaches, offensive coordinators and scouts. You could just feel how much our company has grown in the last four years. It's very exciting."

SMWW's agent advisors were right in the middle of the action as they fielded phone calls from NFL team personnel. Agent advisors are all graduates of SMWW's Athlete Management course so this was their first opportunity to really dive into the action and use the skills they learned in the course. Some of them even had to help their free agent clients make decisions on which team to go play for.

Quarterback Matt Moore, who was represented by Agent Advisor Joe Aloisi, ended up signing with the Dallas Cowboys.

"It was crazy how many times some of these teams called us," said Aloisi. "Mike Martz [offensive coordinator, Detroit Lions] and I were on the phone and Mike was explaining why Matt should play for Detroit. At the same time, our other phones were ringing off the hook and calls were coming in from Kansas City, (Bill Kuharich, VP and long time friend of Lynn Lashbrook),Dallas, (Stephen Jones, VP and son of Jerry Jones),Cincinnati, (Ken Zampese, QB Coach), Carolina and others. They all wanted to talk to Matt and me and try to convince us that they had the best situation for Matt."

"Dr. Lashbrook worked very hard to allow me to be involved in everything that was happening. I was able to be on phone calls as he talked to personnel from NFL teams and I felt so included in everything. It was an incredible experience and I learned so much. The best part is that I think we have Matt going into a great situation and I get to be involved and watch him develop his career in the NFL."

(note: a complete interview with Joe Aloisi is below)

Agent advisor Al Thomas had two of his players sign with NFL teams.

"I was on the phone with a number of NFL teams," said SMWW agent advisor Al Thomas. "It was absolutely exhilarating. I really enjoyed being a part of Dr. Lashbrook negotiating with teams and finalizing contracts for my guys. I've now got players with the Eagles and the Redskins. The Athlete Management course really helped prepare me for working as an agent. I have to thank Dr. Lashbrook, Marcus Williams and the SMWW family for the guidance and helping me make my dreams become a reality!"

Here is a complete list of players, their SMWW agent advisors and their new NFL teams:

- QB Matt Moore, agent advisor Joe Aloisi, Dallas Cowboys
- OL Tucker Peterson, agent advisor Al Thomas, Washington Redskins
- LB Akeem Jordan, agent advisor Al Thomas, Philadelphia Eagles
- WR Michael DePriest, agent advisor Cory Manago, Indianapolis Colts
- LB Steve Dildine, agent advisor Cory Manago, San Francisco 49ers
- SS Chris Smith, agent advisor Lyle Masnikoff, Philadelphia Eagles
- WR Mark Burr, agent advisor Lyle Masnikoff, Cincinnati Bengals
- OL Clyde Reed, agent advisor Kelly King, New Orleans Saints
- OL Andrew Olemgbe, agent advisor Marcus Williams, Minnesota Vikings