If you’re serious about building a career in baseball — whether as a coach, in player development or front office operations — this 8‑week Baseball Player Development & Strategy course from Sports Management Worldwide (SMWW), taught by three‑time MLB Executive of the Year and Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Dan Duquette, offers rare insider access, proven learning, and real career value. 

Here’s what you’ll gain, who benefits most, and how this course can help you break into or move up in the baseball world.

What You’ll Learn

• Player Development Fundamentals: Understand how MLB organizations build, evaluate, and improve talent from the minor leagues up. 

• Organizational Strategy & Culture: Learn how scouting, analytics, coaching, and front office strategy are aligned in winning organizations. 

• Leadership & Communication: Gain tools for managing relationships at all levels — with players, coaches, management, and ownership. 

• Resume & Branding Skills: SMWW includes resume redesign, certificate, and guidance so you can present yourself professionally to employers. 

• Networking & Mentorship: Weekly live Zoom chats with Dan Duquette, SMWW mentors, agents, guest speakers, and peers — a chance to ask questions live and build industry connections. 

Who Benefits Most

• Aspiring Front Office Professionals — scouts, player development roles, analytics, or management looking for a leg up.

• Coaches at All Levels — youth, high school, collegiate — who want to understand how player development works at the professional level and apply those lessons locally.

• Program Directors & Organizers — running youth or high school baseball programs and wanting to create better development pipelines and prepare athletes for higher levels.

• Current Professionals — people already in the baseball ecosystem who want to deepen their strategic understanding, strengthen their resume, or make a transition (e.g., from coaching to front office or analytics).

How This Helps You Get a Job in Baseball

• You’ll learn real-world practices used by MLB clubs and get exposure to what these organizations expect.

• The certificate and revamped resume will help recruiters and front offices recognize you’re not just passionate, but prepared.

• Networking through SMWW can introduce you to people who make hiring decisions: Dan Duquette himself, other executives, and industry peers.

• You’ll be better able to speak intelligently about player development, analytics, and organizational strategy — skills that differentiate candidates in interviews.

• The knowledge gained is directly applicable: designing training programs, evaluating farm systems, using metrics to guide player growth, aligning roles across departments.

What Others Say

Oscar Suarez, MLB Player Agent
“Dan is the real deal. He’s worked in affiliated and independent baseball, has handled international signings, and understands every aspect of the business side of a baseball operation. He has run three MLB clubs, overseen scouting and player development, and knows how to communicate with every level of a sports organization. Dan’s best attribute is his deep understanding of a baseball organization and how to engage with ownership. Students will learn theory, yes—but more importantly, Dan will prepare you for what really happens in the sports world!” 

Mario Phillips
“Dan Duquette’s Player Development course is a brilliant addition to SMWW’s baseball operations suite. His four decades in baseball, primarily as a general manager, offer insights into player development few others can match. This course complements the GM & Scouting and Analytics offerings beautifully — a must if you want a complete picture of what it takes to succeed in baseball.” 

Ryan Gold, Texas Rangers Catcher
“I won’t lie—I was skeptical walking in. But in eight weeks I was blown away. Even with my professional playing experience, this course taught me from the ground up. The inside look at player development, and the tools I now use, make me far more confident about building and working within a well‑run organization.” 

Camilo Gutierrez, Player Development Specialist
“I waited years to join this course. Finally doing so was life‑changing: the specific knowledge, the direct connections, the clarity about what major league organizations look for. SMWW made the world feel much smaller — with dedication, opportunity is accessible. I now see how I can help a Major League team reach championship levels.” 

Nick Prater, Director of Youth Programs for a Local Baseball Organization
“After completing the Baseball Analytics course with Ari Kaplan, Dan Duquette’s Player Development course was the natural next step. I learned how to apply analytics across a full organization with a shared culture, from scouting to player growth. Player Development helped me understand how departments work together to maximize strengths, improve weaknesses, and build teams that win. Whether you're involved in youth programs, high school teams, college ball, or aspiring to work in professional front offices, if you want a realistic, in‑depth understanding of how professional baseball organizations are built, this course is essential.”

If you want to break into baseball operations or strengthen your role within any part of the game — from coaching, scouting, analytics, youth or high school programs, or front office leadership — Dan Duquette’s Baseball Player Development & Strategy course offers unmatched knowledge, mentorship, and credibility.

Registering for this course can turn your passion into a career, and give you the skills to not only understand the baseball business but to shape it. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from one of the game’s most respected executives and to position yourself for success in a highly competitive field.