Sports Management Worldwide Courses

Course and Certificate Offerings:

Athlete Management
This eight week course includes training in professional athlete contract negotiation, athlete endorsements, arranging promotional opportunities and appearances, individual sport certifications, legal and financial issues, recruitment, draft and/or workout preparation, athlete marketing, post career counseling, and athlete mentoring skills. After successful completion of the Athlete Management Course, graduates are offered the opportunity to work as a Sports Agent in their region and represent athletes through Sports Management Worldwide's international full-service sports agency.
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Sports Business Management
Sports Business Management course offers you the opportunity to learn the skills professional and collegiate sports organizations look for when hiring new employees. This is an unique, accredited 8 week online course for individuals who are passionate about sports and want to work in the front office of a professional or collegiate sports team. Individuals who take this course will be catapulted to the top of the hiring lines because they have the specific skills and training that teams look for when hiring new employees. Through SMWW's network of relationships, graduates will be assisted in finding a job and/or internship upon completion of the course.
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Baseball GM and Scouting
This eight week accredited online course offers the most unique cutting edge theories including sabermetrics, general manager and traditional scouting skills, and evaluative tools to create a new generation of modern general managers of professional and collegiate baseball teams. ESPN's Rob Neyer, renowned author of many baseball management books, will be the weekly facilitator for the course.

In the ever changing dynamics of the business of baseball a new training system is vital. Sports enthusiasts who are passionate about a career in baseball will gain the skills and insight necessary to gain employment in the world of professional and collegiate baseball. If you want a leadership role in baseball but you've never played at the major league level you CAN work at the major league level! The Sports Business Management course is a prerequisite to this course, so those interested should apply for both courses.
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New Era Athletic Director
The Athletic Director of the future will have to deal with the funding crisis in education nationwide and it is imperative that they approach the job like a College Athletic Director. Students will learn how to enhance revenues, manage cost effective programs, manage and maintain a full menu of varsity sports, do community relations at the high school level. It is imperative that students learn innovative technology available to deal with the educational funding crisis across the nation that is affecting fundraising.

In addition, students will learn the marketing techniques available for free through coordinating advertising campaigns, corporate sponsorships campaigns, season ticket campaigns, fund raising, and concessions stand management. SMWW believes that naming rights for local high school fields and stadiums will be the wave of the future. High school Athletic Directors completing this course will drive the growing high school sports market to a whole new level. The Sports Business Management course is a prerequisite to this course, so those interested should apply for both courses.
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