| First SMWW Soccer Career Conference a huge success! |
Danny Mwanga, (pictured above) was the exciting first round pick by the Philadelphia Union. Once the pick was made, the Union fans in the room exploded similar to the New York Jets at the NFL Draft.
The 2010 SMWW Soccer Career Conference was a huge success and SMWW received rave reviews from those in attendance! The diversity of those presenting to the group as well as the attendees themselves made the conference both a great place to learn more about the business of soccer as well as presented some fantastic networking opportunities.
Coach DiCicco and the Boston Breakers' first round draft picks, UCLA forward Lauren Cheney (2nd overall) and Penn State goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher (11th overall).
The conference was action packed with high profile presenters: from GM's, to experienced agents, to those working behind the scenes, and soccer scouts. This was the first Soccer Career Conference SMWW has offered and it was such a huge success that next year plans are already in the works for the MLS Draft & WPS Draft in Baltimore for 2011.
Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, President of Sports Management Worldwide, presided over the conference as MC and kicked off the event by stressing that the people in the room have the power to change the sports world by combining their passion to succeed with an ethical compass. We want to thank our fabulous line up of speakers who gave up precious time during a busy schedule to help others trying to break into the industry!
· John Guppy, Gilt Edge Soccer Marketing Founder and former President & CEO of MLS Chicago Fire
· Tosh Farrell, Head of International Football with Everton FC
· Mark Lisi - Sports Marketing Consultant and Player Agent, former MLS Player
· John Print - SMWW Director of Soccer, FIFA Registered Agent
· Tom Veit, President of Philadelphia Union
· Chris Canetti, Chief Operating Officer of Huston Dynamo
· Greg Cotton, Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel of Kansas City Wizards
· Brian Wellman, President of Carolina RailHawks FC
· Ron Mathurin, President of Steva Soccer (Video Analysis)
· Jim Risher, Executive Director of Eurotech Soccer Academies and Tours
· Tim Regan, Club Scout of Toronto FC
· Matt Martin, Scout with International Scouting Network
· Mark Washo, General Manager and President of Washington Freedom
· Shawn McGee, General Manager of Atlanta Beat
· Louise Waxler, Associate General Manager of Philadelphia Independence
· Alex Kotler, Founder of Football Partnerships
· Cara Joftis, Vice President of Marketing, Philadelphia Union
· Mike Quarino, Vice President Ticket Sales and Fan Services of Philadelphia Union
· Rich Searls, Director of Sales and Fan Services of New York Red Bulls
· Steve Powell, Senior Vice President Business Development of Houston Dynamo
· Brian Bilello, Chief Operating Officer, New England Revolution
· Blake Wooster, Head of Business Development, Prozone Sports
· Mark Gress, Co-Op Coordinator, Business Administration & Sports Management, Drexel University
SMWW Staff & Faculty from left to right:
John Print, Mark Washo, PJ Savage & Lynn Lashbrook |
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Dr. Lashbrook featured in Sports Business Journal about cutting edge Virtual Internships
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See Dr. Lynn Lashbrook's article in this week's Sports Business Journal " Online Internship could serve student, university, and company." Read entire article here...
Sports Management Worldwide offers a Virtual Internship Program for those undergraduate students needing to fulfill their university internship requirements for graduation. Traditionally, internships require a student to leave his or her campus and work full time for a sports entity. When a student has on-campus responsibilities this can be prohibitive. For financial reasons, they may not be able to leave their current environment due to job, family, or personal reasons. Therefore SMWW has created the Virtual Internship Program. This allows the college student to meet graduation requirements and stay in his or her current environment.
The Virtual Internship Program is:
- a non-paid "college credit" only opportunity
- offered spring, summer, fall and winter terms
- offers flexible start and finish dates
- available from any online computer.
- for undergraduate college students wishing to launch a career in sports management, sports leadership, and/or sports business
- paid for by the university via a SMWW preferred partnership, or by the individual student
- customized to the student's career path and goalsrequires short term but limited travel
Read more about the VIP here...
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SMWW attends INGEAR & IMIS Show
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SMWW and Motorsports Management faculty Tom Blattler were invited as a guest of Tom Weisenbach, Executive Director  of Indiana Motor Sports Association to participate in the Indiana Motorsports Industry Show and Educational Conference. Seven universities and SMWW with Motorsports programs were represented. The day featured speakers from all areas of racing. Speedways large and small, team reps large and small, Crew Chiefs, design engineers, sanctio ning bodies and track operators. Mike Lewis, Don Schumacker Racing Vice President, moderated the insightful panel discussions. Attendees also were invited to tour the 340 motorsports companies exhibiting at the 2 day event. Indiana Motorsports Association represents 1700 motorsports related businesses. IMA introduced SMWW courses to the students in attendence giving them online options to complement their sports management and motorsports degrees.
Our next Motorsports Management course starts in February and SMWW has been asked to target students willing to move overseas with the growth of racing in the Middle East.
Listen here to what Larry McReynolds,
one of NASCAR's most successful and recognized crew chiefs has to say about SMWW.
Motorsports Management 8 week online course catapults you into the business side of racing. Motorsports have seen a tremendous change due to the economic climate and a huge growth internationally. Teams, tracks and brands need to be more efficient and need cutting edge expertise to maneuver in this new racing industry.
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Top Agents in the World
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 During the Prime Time Sports and Entertainment Player Agents Roundtable discussion, Dr. Lynn Lashbrook fires questions at well known agents. Panelists included:
Randy Hendricks, MLB Agent, well known for representing over 200 players over his lifetime including Roger Clemens. At one time, Randy and his brother Alan, supervised five offices which represented 16% of all major league baseball players. Hendricks Sports Management now operates as a boutique baseball agency designed to serve a select number of clients.
Anthony Agnone, NFL Agent who currently represents 36 clients that have ranged from first round draft choices to free agents including Byron Westbrook.
Don Meehan and Pat Morris, NHL agents with Newport Sports who currently represent 18% of the hockey market.
Dr. Lashbrook facilitated discussions about the salary cap and how it will affect each sport and the shrinking revenues, restrictions on player movement, sizes of agency staff to maintain a high quality services to numerous clients, and the lifestyle of being an agent. Agents shared insights on endorsements, appearances, and recruiting processes.
Athlete Management Course starts the week of February 1, 2010 |
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SMWW Agent Advisors love Agent Lifestyle
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Ask any SMWW Agent Advisor and they will tell you that being a sports agent is hard work. But they will also tell you they enjoy the agent lifestyle.  Workouts, pre combine training, combines, draft days, pro player days, game tickets, player appearances, negotiating contracts, sponsorships, phone calls from the front offices of teams and player personnel, player foundations, marketing players via facebook, websites, and now twitter, relationships with scouts, requires alot of player management. Sometimes the rewards are deep and sometimes the work seems endless for the return on investment. But, the day that you see your client, suited up and on the field, making big time plays, all the hard work is forgotten.
Agent Advisor Joe Tyler represents "Sonny" Alton Smith with the Los Angeles Slam (ABA) who is pictured above dunking on "The Game", a well known rap artist and player from the San Diego Surf at a home game in Los Angeles on December 20th. Joe took Athlete Management in 2009
Become an SMWW Agent Advisor today... |
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SMWW Agency Updates
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New agents:
- Ernest Cash from Oakland, California
- Paul Sarratori from Maple Grove Minnesota
- Josh Andreson from Avon C
- Steve Salisbury from Folsom, California & Melbourne, Australia
- Anthony Griffith from Longview, Texas
- Shedrick Crosby, Pensacola, Florida
News: SMWW Baseball Director Tony Ciccollela signed Jeff Gray, Relief Pitcher to the Chicago Cubs.
News: SMWW Agent Advisor Sheldon Pennell signed his client Montel Lee to a contract with Aviabasket of the Russian Basketball League
News: John Print signed soccer player Michael D'Agostino, most recently with Blackpool.
News: SMWW client Sam Pope and Tyrell Sales signed CFL contracts with the Montreal Alouettes and are represented by Al Thomas.
News: SMWW Agent Advisor Lyle Haynes just facilitated the option year form client Bobby Harris of Saskatchewan Rough Riders in the CFL.
News: Agent Advisor Bryan Cimicata signed Mike Deavours to an IFL contract with the Omaha Beef.
News: Agent Advisor Noah Adams signed Chris Reid to an IFL contract with The Omaha Beef. |
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Economic Discount
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Some countries qualify for an economic discount. Visit SMWW's Economic Discount Page to determine if your country qualifies.
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Online Sports Career Training:
8 weeks online
Renowned Instructors
Live interactive audio chats
Keep your day job
Fits into your class schedule
Academic credit available
Career Placement Assistance
SMWW Alumni in all leagues
Network with the best in the business
Visit the SMWW webpage for the course of your choice. Course start dates are scrolling at the top of every course.
SMWW.com
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SMWW Career in Sports Conference at the NFL Combine
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When:
February 26-27, 2010
What:
Football Career Workshop in Indianapolis at the NFL Combine.
Who:
This seminar provides an invaluable opportunity to learn about numerous sports careers. Network with professionals currently working at the highest level of football. Head coaches, GMs, Directors of Player Personnel and Scouting, ESPN writers, experienced sports agents, former professional athletes and many others will be in attendance. Includes the Fritz Pollard Alliance Award Reception:
John Wooten
Bob Wallace
Craig Richardson
Reggie McKenzie
Mike Reinfeldt
C.O. Brocato
Alonzo Highsmith
Ray Anderson
Dutch Baughman
Cyrus Menri
Jeremi Duru
Harry Carson
and SMWW Speakers
Marc Trestman
Russ Lande
Jack Mills
Learn more about the Conference and Register on our website! See You in Indy! |
| Looking for an Agent? |
Philadelphia Akeem Jordan & SMWW Agent Al Thomas |
SMWW Agency is proud to offer an extensive list of trained and motivated Sports Agent Advisors. At the SMWW Agency we strive to provide an unmatched level of personal service to each client. Sports Agent Advisors are located throughout the world.
Click here to find an Agent to assist you!
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SMWW Introduces Sports Capology Course
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Due to more and more leagues using a salary cap, teams have developed their own capology divisions resulting in numerous job opportunities. Whether you want to enhance your Sports Agent skills as a negotiator, or fine tune your expertise on the front office side of the salary cap, SMWW's Sports Capology offers 8 weeks of the most up-to-date collective bargaining knowledge.
Course is $995 and includes all training materials. ($100 off for SMWW Agent Advisors and those currently working for a professional team.)
Next class starts the week of January 25th, 2010.
Sign Up Today!
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| Ask Dr. Lashbrook |
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Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, SMWW President, has a vast knowledge of sports management careers and opportunities. He is happy to answer your questions and assist you with your career strategies. In addition, Dr. Lashbrook has been a certified sports agent with the NFL for over 15 years has represented over 40 NFL players.
Fill out this quick form and he will contact you!
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Sports Management Degrees
Sports Management Masters & Doctorate Degrees:
Have you always dreamed about getting your Masters or Doctoral Degree from an institution with a solid reputation, but do not have the time to attend classes or residencies? SMWW has the solution!
SMWW has partnered with Concordia University Chicago (CUC) to offer you a regionally accredited, online and affordable opportunity to earn your MASL, Ed.D, or Ph.D in Education/Sports Management & Leadership.
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EARN COLLEGE CREDIT
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Are you a current college student? Do you want a job in sports upon graduation? Do you want to qualify for an internship with professional team or well-know sports agency?
Western Oregon University (WOU), a member of the Oregon University System, has put its stamp of approval on Sports Management Worldwide's courses and offers a separate Credit Overlay Program. Students from all over the United States and Canada take SMWW courses, get college credit transferred to their university!
Earn college credit...
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