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This 8-week online sports job and sports career training course catapults you to the front of the hiring lines in professional sports venues around the world. Sports marketing jobs start here...

The Sports Business Management course provides aspiring sports executives an opportunity to learn the skills that professional teams and clubs, collegiate properties and other sports businesses seek when hiring new employees. This is a premiere, one-of-a-kind, 8 week online course for individuals who are passionate about obtaining a sports job and sports career. Graduates of the SBM course will be catapulted to the top of the hiring lines because they have a specific skill set and sports job experience that organizations look for when hiring new employees.

This course is for you if you want to pursue a sports career in the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, MLS, RFU, UEFA, NCAA, NASCAR, AFL, AF2, AHL, CHL, AHL, ECHL, etc. in the following positions:

• Player Personnel
• Business Operations
• Venue and Stadium Management
• Account Executive
• Customer Service
• Game Operations
• Sports Marketing
• Merchandise Manager
• Media & Community Relations
• Group and Ticket Sales
• Sponsorship
• Community Relations
• Event Planning

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

Sports Job and Sports Career Training includes:

• The essential business skills sports organizations seek when seeking new employees
• Advertising and strategic branding practices for professional sports teams and university properties
• Successful promotions used by sports teams and/or collegiate properties
• Understanding of front office operations and positions
• Successful sports marketing and sales techniques
• Identifying successful revenue streams available to teams through corporate sponsorships
• High-tech e-marketing revenue and marketing campaigns
• Professional and industry-specific vocabulary
• Community relations programs that benefit businesses
• Customer service and event management practices

Professional sports clubs and teams hire individuals who are already trained in producing sports revenue, and who have marketing skills that are specific to selling tickets, sponsorships, event planning, and marketing. The Sports Business Management Course is designed to give you the skill set and competitive edge to distinguish yourself in the sports business field. Upon completion of the course you will be thoroughly trained and ready to make a difference in the bottom line of any sports organization. Add those skills to the numerous contacts SMWW has in the sports world, from Los Angeles to London, and you could be working for the sports team of your dreams.

Live Weekly Interactive Audio Chats

During the live weekly interactive audio chats you will enjoy getting to know Mark Washo, Bret Polvorosa and Tom Leip, with Dr. Lynn Lashbrook. Collectively they have worked for or consulted with hundreds of professional sports organizations. This includes major and minor teams in the US and Canada, and the highest level of clubs and sport organizations in the UK. Professional teams, sport venues, professional sport clubs, collegiate athletic departments, governing bodies, academies, and public sport globally look to these well known sport executives for their expertise in the business of sports management.

You will be learning not only how to break into the sports world but you will be learning from people who used to do the hiring at those professional venues, teams and clubs. They will share their insights and expertise of how to succeed in the competitive world of the business of sports and how to stay at the top when you get there. What would you do to gain the added insights of years of sports business experience?

 

Mark Washo. currently is the President of the Washington Freedom, (Womens Professional Soccer). Mark has more than 17 years of professional sports experience, most recently as the Executive Vice President of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, (MLS) where he oversaw Ticket Sales, Ticket Operations, Customer Service, Marketing, Community Relations and Public Relations. Prior to joining the Chicago Fire, Mark was the Senior Vice President of the New York-New Jersey MetroStars. (Now the New York Red Bulls). Mark joined the MetroStars after spending the previous five seasons with D.C. United as the team's Senior Director of Ticket Sales. Mark has seen success in every sports franchise that he has worked for. After a small stint working in insurance and the rental car business, Mark decided his passion was sports. He started with the Buffalo Bison Baseball and then the Washington Bullets (Wizards) and worked his way up to Executive VP. Having experienced the success and rewards of working in an industry he loved, Mark published "Break Into Sports Through Ticket Sales." His quest is to help you break into a career you love and have a passion for. Mark is currently the President of MMW Marketing, a sports and entertainment consulting firm, that works with professional sports teams and University Division I School Athletic Departments to improve customer service and ticket sales. Well known in sports industry, Mark is a huge asset to your resume and you will enjoy getting to know him in the weekly live audio chats.

 

Bret Polvorosa, President of GRIP, is a sports sales and marketing specialist who consults with hundreds of US and Canada professional teams and organizations. He has experience with minor and major league teams all over the country in baseball, football, basketball, hockey and soccer. These include the Philadelphia Eagles, Sixers and Flyers, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, Florida Marlins, Nashville Predators and numerous Major League Soccer clubs. Bret is well known in North America for his business acumen, hands on training, sales, management, recruiting, team building, and customer retention skills. NFL, MLB, NBA, MLS, and NHL teams and the IRL know to call Bret to improve their bottom line. Bret trains in the front office and knows who does the hiring at almost every major league team.

Tom Leip has years of real life experience as a successful sports consultant with a variety of sports venues and successful university sports programs. His unique sports business expertise includes community outreach, public relations and media, event planning, and sports venue & staff development, along with his countless contacts in the sports industry make Tom a very important asset to Sports Management Worldwide.

Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, Sports Management Worldwide President, has been working and teaching in Sports Management Worldwide for over 35 years and has demonstrated a lifelong passion for helping students strategize and reach their career goals in the world of sports. Dr. Lashbrook's mission is to provide students with an "end game" to work in a profession they have a passion for and with an ethical compass.

Collectively, these sports venue gurus, have the "who you know" and "what you know" to launch your sports career.

Our goal is to provide people an industry specific skill set that will increase ones chances of getting multiple interviews and multiple job offers. The skills that our SBM graduates possess are skills that will last a life time and skills that will be transferable to any business or industry.

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Here is what Sports Business Management graduate Joey Seymour had to say about the course:

I had minimal traction in my sports career search until I signed up for SMWW's Sports Business Management program. I started four weeks ago and TODAY was offered and accepted a full-time position with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Yesterday I spent fifteen minutes of one-on-one interview coaching with SMWW and went into today's interview confident and more than prepared. Also, SMWW crafted a great letter of recommendation for me which I presented to the Dodgers along with my SBM sports-specific resume. Through SMWW's contacts with the Dodgers my resume and application went from the rejection pile to getting an interview, being presented a full time offer and eventually accepting the position.
- Joey Seymour
Los Angeles Dodgers

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Course Details

The Sports Business Management 8-week online course is designed to provide aspiring sports business executives a marketable skill set that hiring managers seek. It can be taken at any time and any place around the world to fit your schedule. All you need is computer access to the Internet. You will learn fundamental and successful business principles which hiring sports executives look for when adding personnel. As a part of the course, students may interact and develop course projects with local sports entities in their regions. All graduates of the course will have a well-rounded understanding of the sports business industry, specifically in the areas of grass roots and electronic marketing, B2B and B2C sales, customer service, promotions and event management. Our goal is to get your resume near the top of the pile as opposed to the bottom.

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, Bret Polvorosa, Tom Leip, Mark Washo and Dr. Lynn Lashbrook and renowned guest speakers. This is a tremendous opportunity to network within the professional sports industry and get to know your instructors and fellow students personally via the internet. This is available via any online computer with a microphone. Click here to listen to a sample of the Sports Business Management Weekly Chat.

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.

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Sports Job Opportunities

Where you could be working in 60 days- a sample of our network:
North America:

· Alabama · Anaheim Mighty Ducks · Atlanta Braves · Atlanta Hawks & Thrashers · Auburn · Boston Red Sox · Chicago Bulls · Chicago Fire · Chicago White Sox · Cleveland Indians · Dallas Stars · Detroit Tigers · D.C. United · Florida Marlins

· Kansas City Royals · LA Dodgers · LA Clippers · LA Lakers · Las Vegas Motor Speedway · NY/NJ MetroStars · NY Mets · New Orleans Hornets · Oklahoma · Miami Dolphins · Milwaukee Brewers · Minnesota Timberwolves · Minnesota Twins · Nashville Predators · North Carolina

· Penn State · Philadelphia 76ers · Philadelphia Flyers · Philadelphia Eagles · Phoenix Coyotes · Plymouth Argyle · Portland Trail Blazers · San Jose Earthquakes · Seattle Mariners · Seattle Sonics-Storm · Syracuse · Toronto Raptors/Maple Leafs · Washington Redskins

International:

· Bath Rugby Club · Birmingham City · Beijing Guo'an Football Club · Chelsea Football Club · Derbyshire County Cricket Club · England & Wales Cricket Board · Finnish Professional Basketball Association · Halifax Blue Sox · Hoopers Crossing Cricket Club

· Hull FC · Kent County Cricket Club · Leeds Tykes · Lega Italiana Rugby · Leicester City · Leicester Tigers · London Broncos · London Irish · London Wasps · Manchester United   Football Club · Northampton Saints

· Preston North End · Rotherham United · Rugby Football Union (RFU) · Salford City Reds · Saracens Rugby · Sport Asia · Sussex County Cricket Club · Twickenham · Wakefield Trinity Wildcats · Watford

Our goal is to see all SBM graduates gainfully employed in a field or profession that is of interest to them. Your chances of accepting an employment offer within the sports business will improve with completion of this program. SMWW will customize a job search strategy specifically tailored to your goals.

Through our extensive network of sports teams, college athletic departments and sports-oriented organizations, our goal 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 more will do the same. We don't want you to just get a job, we want to help you launch your sports career and help you find a position where you can be the most successful and satisfied.

Currently we have relationships with teams in the following organizations:

· Major League Baseball (MLB)
· National Hockey League (NHL)
· National Basketball Association (NBA)
· National Football League (NFL)
· Minor League Baseball
· Independent League Baseball
· Major League Soccer (MLS)
· Indy Racing League (IRL)
· Union of European Football Association (UEFA)
· FA Championship League
· Rugby Football Union (RFU)
· Rugby Football League (RFL)
· Cricket associations
· Minor League Hockey
· National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
· Arena Football League (AFL)
· Canadian Football League (CFL)
· Canadian Hockey League (CHL)
Your Sports Business Management course may include:

· Hands-on training with a professional or collegiate sports team in your area
· Continued interaction and training from leading sports industry executives
· Weekly audio chat with instructors to discuss issues you are facing on the job
· Access to SMWW's extensive network of sports industry experts
· Access to software that creates e-marketing campaigns highly desired by sports teams

 

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.

This course was very helpful and the best thing about this course is it helped me to become more proactive. It helped me to look for opportunities in sports and then go after them, instead of just waiting around for things to fall in my lap. In sports, it is fast paced and if we are waiting for the opportunity and doing nothing about it, the opportunity will pass us by.

I am very excited about Grip's new partnership with Sports Management Worldwide. Damon Shoultz, who worked with Grip this past summer, has been an excellent addition and has proven himself as a member of my staff since he joined us in November. I would advise anyone who is thinking off getting into professional sports to take advantage of this new partnership.

The Sports Business Management course is more then just your run of the mill business course. While I took this course I was building relationships with my successful teachers, meeting front office executives, attending sporting events to observe how sports business operates, and also learn a few things with some very intelligent classmates of mine. I didn't do those things just because I took it upon myself, I did it because it's a part of completing the course.

I feel that SMWW showed me ways to be more confident, when trying to break through the workforce in sports. The class showed that there are many ways to break into sports and now I need to put what I learned toward a career in sports management.

The Sports Business Management course gave me a whole new outlook on the professional sports industry. It has changed the way that I view sporting events and I highly recommend it for any sports fan looking to pursue a career in the industry.

I loved the Sports Management course; it provides the solid tools and knowledge in order to start your career in the sports industry. The books that are provided along with the discussions are vastly critical to learn about entering the sports industry and to succeed in it.

The Sports Business Management course has really been great for me, helping me to understand how the job market works, and how to get into those job markets. I fully encourage anyone who is intersted in pursuing a career in sports to contact SMWW as soon as possible.

I have taken both the Sports Business Management course as well as the Baseball General Manager & Scouting course at Sports Management Worldwide. My coursework at SMWW allowed me to gain a competitive advantage in a very competitive job market and helped me develop into a great candidate for the Boston Red Sox. In addition the skills I have gained here have allowed me to succeed at work and have provided me with a great foundation for what I hope is a long successful career in baseball.

Sports Business Management is a great course to learn the basics of the sports management. I never took an online course in college and really enjoyed my first experience with Sports Management Worldwide. I recommend this class to anyone that is truly serious about working in sports and dedicated on a weekly basis to commit themselves to SMWW.