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Soccer job training on the business side of the game. Learn the skills professional clubs are looking for in a new hire.

The Soccer Management and Scouting Course is an 8 week online course that offers cutting edge theories on how to develop a business career in professional soccer. Those individuals interested in working their way up in the world of soccer need insider knowledge on soccer club operations, soccer scouting and player management. If you want to further your career in soccer you need to learn and be mentored by those in the game. Students will learn the necessary techniques and strategies to be become a professional soccer scout and work on the business side of the game. The course is popular with those looking to start or advance their soccer career, including those currently working as a soccer coach, former players, and agents. May qualify for university internship requirements.
 

This course is for you if you want to pursue or advance your career as a:

Professional Scout
College Scout
Soccer Coach
Soccer Agent
Club Manager
Player Personnel
Front Office
Soccer Administration (GM, Chief Executive, etc)
Sports Marketing
Account Manager
Media and Community Relations 
Soccer Internships

Students will be able to apply the course to clubs operation at a professional and amateur level including:

MLS, NASL and USL.
English Premier League, Championship, League 1 & 2, Conference North / South.
Spanish La Liga Primera División, Segunda, Segunda B, Terceara.
Italian Serie A, Serie B, Lega Pro.
German Bundesliga, Bundesliga 2, Liga 3, Regionalliga, Oberliga.
French Ligue 1, Ligue 2, National, CFA, CFA 2.
Mexican Primera Division, Liga de Ascenso, Segunda Division.
Brazilain Campeonato Serie A, Serie B, Serie C, Serie D.
Russian Premier League, FSN, 2nd Division, AFL.
Scottish Premier League, First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Highlands.
Australia A League
Japan J-League
 

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

Individuals will learn:

• Analysis of Soccer Academies or Performance Centre of Excellence
• Defining the roles of a soccer management team
• Analysis of how a football club operates
• The role of a Chief Scout
• How to construct an effective and successful team unit
• The acquisition, analysis and scouting of individual players
• Understanding game formation
• First team & international scouting
• How to assess a team – assessment of future opponents
• The role and impact of agents in scouting
• Salary caps
   

Live Weekly Audio Chat Instructors

You will enjoy getting to know Ian Atkins, Tim Regan, Matt Martin, and Steve Simmons, with guest speakers in the weekly live interactive audio chats every week.

Ian Atkins

Ian Atkins is the current European Director of Scouting for Sunderland FC in the English Premier League and will be hosting the International component of SMWW’s Soccer Scouting & Management course.

Ian has had a distinguished career as a player, coach, manager and scout. During a 20-year playing career he had eight clubs, including two spells with Sunderland and Birmingham City and playing more than 200 games with his first club Shrewsbury Town, whom he joined as an apprentice.

During the 1985/86 season Ian was part of the successful Everton side that won the 1st Division Championship (now Premier League), the European Cup Winners Cup and FA Cup Finalist v Manchester United.

In 1990 Ian became Player Manager of Colchester United and in total managed eight Football League sides including Bristol Rovers, Torquay United, Cambridge United, Oxford United, Carlisle United and Doncaster Rovers. In the 1996/97 he guided Northampton Town to promotion via the play-offs.


Steve Simmons
Steve Simmons is a professional football scout currently working for Aston Villa in the Premier League. His primary roles is to assess forthcoming opponents and evaluate players across the UK and Europe. Steve has previously worked for Birmingham City, Southend United, Bristol Rovers and Wycombe Wanderers and is a graduate from the SMWW Soccer Management & Scouting course.

 

Tim Regan

Matt Martin
Matt is a Regional Scout with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer, covering collegiate, USL, and MLS matches on the East Coast of the United States for recruitment and advanced scouting purposes. Matt is excited to have joined Kansas City following two and a half years with The New York Red Bulls. He began professionally scouting with The Scouting Network (TSN) of Birmingham, England after completion of SMWW's Soccer Scouting and Management Course in 2007. Matthew, a graduate of the University of Washington, has a background in coaching athletics and has assisted at the collegiate, youth and intramural levels while attending college and while serving on active duty in the US Air Force. Matt has been a part of the SMWW staff since 2009.


Scott Rezendes - Salary Capologist
Scott Rezendes was the first employee of the Major League Soccer Players Union in 2006. His role gave him responsibility to manage player contracts and prepared agents and players for negotiations with the Major League Soccer office. He also has prior experience working with a sports arbitrator and is a consultant for European football teams regarding salary cap, player quotas and football finance issues.



The course facilitators will mentor and educate students with their vast experiences playing the game, managing the game, coaching the game and scouting at all levels of the game. You will finish the course with a new and diversified skill set in evaluating soccer talent, managing soccer organizations, and operating player personnel. You will also finish the course with an opportunity to build lasting relationships with the course facilitators and guest speakers in professional soccer worldwide. Not only will you have the "who you know", but you will have the "what you know!"

Course Details

Weekly Audio Chats - A unique aspect of each 8 week online course is the opportunity for students to participate weekly in interactive live audio chats with fellow students, Ian Atkins, Tim Regan, Steve Simmons, Matt Martin, and guest speakers. This is a tremendous opportunity to learn from your course facilitators. In addition the chat allows you to network within the international soccer industry and build lasting relationships with your course facilitators and fellow students. If you are unable to attend the chat they are recorded and archived and you can listen at a more convenient time.

Online Education - This innovative academic course is facilitated through a web-based educational delivery system. You will enjoy the live audio chats in addition to the online discussion boards, weekly readings, weekly quizzes, course project, and interaction amongst fellow sports business minded students and faculty. The course content is the foundation to a successful career on the business side of professional soccer!

Global Participation - SMWW students participate from over 125 countries. Courses have a international influence and instructors will cater assignments to specific countries or leagues. Countries with economic challenges are eligible for economic dicounts.

Earn University Credit: Most participants are not college students. Most participants are working full time in a variety of careers including many in sports from all over the world. (Many wish they had taken this course in college!) For those of you who are in college and would like transferable credits (graduate or undergraduate) to your school, two-three hours of college credit is available. Click here for more information.

Military Discount - For those individuals who represent their country in military service we offer a discount. Please contact info@smww.com if you are active, reserve, or a retired member of your countries military system. Thank you for serving your country! (Please include what country and specific part of the military.)

Tax Write Off - (For USA Citizens) SMWW course tuition, books and supplies can be used for education tax credits. Save your receipts and consult with your tax advisor on how this applies to you.

Sports Career Conferences - throughout the year, Sports Management Worldwide hosts Sports Career Conferences at a variety of sporting events. These are fabulous networking events that put SMWW Alumni in the heart of the action. Opportunities to meet executives at all levels of sport are facilitated. Visit SMWW Sports Career Conferences to learn more. 

Read more about frequently asked questions at the Soccer Management & Scouting FAQ
 

Course Certificate & Resume Reference:

Successful graduates of the Soccer Management & Scouting Course will be sent a SMWW Certificate of Accomplishment. This certificate represents not only your soccer scouting ability but also demonstrates your personal commitment to self-improvement and ability to "self train" yourself for higher positions within the professional soccer 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 that you have been mentored by Tim Regan, Steve Simmons, IMScouting and Matt Martin

Become a SMWW Scout:

Upon successful graduation of the Soccer Management & 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 soccer scouts and those needing a soccer 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 Soccer Operations & 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 Soccer Management & Scouting graduates gainfully employed in soccer worldwide. Your chances of accepting an offer of employment within professional soccer will improve by going through the program. SMWW will customize a soccer portfolio to assist you with your career goals.

Through our extensive network of professional soccer teams worldwide, soccer departments, and soccer 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 soccer career and help you find a position where you can be the most successful and satisfied.

Apply Now - Free

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.