Baseball General Manager and Scouting Course
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There was a time when understanding baseball meant sitting in the stands watching game after game with some old grizzled veteran teaching you the nuances of the sport. Then, there was a time where calculators and spreadsheets took over, managing the game through a myriad of numbers and formulas.

Now is the time where analytics and traditional scouting work together.

The Sports Management Worldwide Baseball General Manager and Scouting Course marries the new age of baseball analytics with traditional baseball scouting to give you the tools necessary to become the next great baseball executive.

Taught by MLB scout Larry D'Amato and former Los Angeles Dodgers GM and Toronto Blue Jays scout Dan Evans, the 8 week online course offers cutting edge theories on how to develop a career in professional and collegiate baseball.

Unlike most online classes, we focus our program on audio chats directly with your course mentor, which allows you the opportunity to build personal relationships and rapport with Larry D’Amato and Dan Evans. After completing our Baseball GM and Scouting course, we will help you redesign your resume to highlight your new skills and include that you have been taught first-hand by Dan Evans and Larry D’Amato. Now that is powerful!

With program graduates currently working for teams like the A's, Yankees, Mariners, Red Sox, Braves, Giants and many more, this is your best chance to turn your passion for baseball into a career you love.

NEXT START DATE January 7

Weekly Live Audio Chats with Your Mentors With Larry D'Amato Mondays: 6pm PST/9pm EST With Dan Evans Saturdays: 8am PST/11am EST/4pm GMT   Class size limited to 20 Students

8-week online course Access to the SMWW Network Resume Enhancement Career Advice for Years to Come

There Are Many Roles In Baseball This Course Will Prepare You For:

Baseball management requires a versatile skill set, not just evaluating players and creating a competitive team and not just budgeting, operations and marketing.

This cutting-edge course will prepare you to enter the world of baseball management with a diverse array of skills that will qualify you for any of these roles:

Learn How to Become a Baseball General Manager and Baseball Scout

Students enrolled in the Baseball General Manager and Scouting course will learn what baseball general managers do, year round, to improve their clubs. The interactive course, led by major league executives and a who's who list of guest speakers, covers all the bases - from sabermetrics to digital video analysis to contracts and negotiation.

Sign up for this course, and you will learn:

• Year round responsibilities of a baseball general manager
• How to run the front office of a baseball club
• Baseball contracts and negotiations
• The effect of sabermetrics on baseball talent evaluation and team approach
• An introduction to digital video analysis software used by MLB teams
• How to write a major league baseball scouting report
• Methods of ranking high school and college baseball prospects
• Overview of collegiate baseball
• Collegiate baseball recruiting
• Player development contracts
• Relationships between Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball
   

Course Mentors:

Dan Evans

Dan Evans has been in professional baseball for over three decades, holding key decision making roles with five MLB franchises, including three years as the Los Angeles Dodgers Executive Vice President and General Manager. Evans' career began as an intern with the Chicago White Sox, where he worked his way up from the bottom and eventually became their Assistant General Manager/Director of Baseball Operations.

Evans brings a unique perspective to the Baseball General Manager and Scouting course, as he is the only former General Manager of an MLB club who also led a baseball agency. He also has worked as a broadcast analyst for MLB games, authors a column for Baseball Prospectus and is an original member of the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation.

In addition to teaching the Baseball General Manager and Scouting course, Evans also evaluates talent for the Toronto Blue Jays, overseeing their entire Pacific Rim operations.

Learn More About Dan Evans

Larry D'Amato

Larry D'Amato a three-time winner of the Topps Scouting Award and has four World Series rings over his 40 years in professional baseball scouting.

While in school at the University of California, D'Amato got a chance to scout part-time for the Cincinnati Reds and was immediately hooked. The Heyward, CA native dropped out of school and never looked back.

Since that time, D'Amato has held scouting positions with the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Major League Scouting Bureau and most recently the Houston Astros.

"Scouting is still the lifeblood of baseball, the major league clubs that are consistently successful are the ones with the best scouting and player development systems," declares D'Amato.

Learn More About Larry D'Amato

What Happens After I Complete The Course?

Upon successful graduation from the Baseball GM & Scouting Course, you will be invited to join SMWWScout.com, our network of professional scouts working across all sports and in all countries.

You will advertise yourself as a certified scout and trained evaluator. Teams, coaches and agents use this service to find qualified talent evaluators in areas they need them.

We become your match-makers!

The site will include your own webpage with your picture and biography, and samples of your best scouting reports. As a graduate of the Baseball GM and Scouting course you are eligible to apply for acceptance as a SMWW scout and be featured on this website free!

Taking the Next Step in Your Baseball Career

Your chances of accepting an offer from a professional baseball team will improve by taking this course and being a part of the SMWW community.

We will assist you with your career goals by developing a customized baseball portfolio, and by leveraging our extensive network of professional baseball teams worldwide.

Our goal is to see you working with a professional baseball team! We have graduates working for almost every team in Major League Baseball… and we want you to be next!

Resume Redesign Service

Acquiring the skills necessary for your dream sports career is only part of the employment story. Even with the required skill set you still have to market yourself properly in order to attract the attention of sports industry employers.

At SMWW, we’ll teach you the skills you need to thrive AND help you redesign your resume for optimal impact in the sports industry. We’ll help you craft a resume to highlight your new skills in Baseball Management & Scouting, include a reference from Dan Evans and Larry D’Amato and optimize it to reach hiring managers searching online.

We want you to be the next SMWW success story and we go to great lengths to help you get there!

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.

Learn the Technology the Professionals Use

An emerging trend in baseball analysis and scouting is the use of software and hardware devices to enhance scouting processes and efficiency. Using this technology, scouts and coaches can assess players more efficiently, collecting and sharing data seamlessly across an organization in real-time.

Teams like the Cardinals, Yankees and White Sox are leaders in this adoption of scouting technology.

As part of this course, you will be exposed to the cutting edge techniques being used by more and more teams worldwide, including pitch-by-pitch data analysis, player speed charting and real-time video analysis tools.

The Baseball GM and Scouting Course is Ideal For:

• Anyone who loves baseball
• Anyone passionate about a career in sports management
• Anyone who wants to understand the intricacies of the sports industry, while keeping their current employment
• Those in need of a flexible education to fit their schedule
• Those seeking a way to break into the competitive world of the business of sports
• College students looking to gain insight not offered on college campuses
• College students who need to obtain additional credit
• Those interested in taking the Baseball Analytics course