# Sports Management Worldwide

> Sports Management Worldwide combines online sports-business training, practitioner mentorship, career conferences and athlete representation. Its eight-week certificate courses serve aspiring sports professionals and experienced workers adding skills, with university partnerships offering separate degree and credit pathways.

- **Founded:** 2002
- **Headquarters:** Portland, United States
- **Founders:** Lynn Lashbrook (President and Founder)
- **Products:** Eight-week sports-business certificate courses, Athlete Management, Sports Sales & Marketing, Sports Analytics and AI, FIFA Agent Prep
- **Notable:** Reports more than 30,000 alumni spanning over 160 countries., Established university-credit and graduate-degree pathways with Fort Hays State and Concordia University Chicago., Developed an extensive catalog of online, eight-week professional sports courses.

## Products & services

- **Eight-week sports-business certificate courses** — Online, role-specific training in scouting, analytics, athlete management, sales, broadcasting and related fields, with live mentor sessions.
- **Athlete Management** — Agent training led by Lynn Lashbrook and Joel Corry; listed single-payment tuition $1,950, with shipping additional. Course completion does not itself confer league or player-association authorization.
- **Sports Sales & Marketing** — Online course with Alexa Klein and Jim Van Dam; listed single-payment tuition $1,195.
- **Sports Analytics and AI** — Ari Kaplan teaches SQL, Databricks, Python, R, generative AI and visualization; listed single-payment tuition $1,650.
- **FIFA Agent Prep** — Preparation for the FIFA agent examination; listed single-payment tuition $1,195.
- **Virtual Internship Program** — Two training courses, a career conference, portfolio and career planning; university-advisor approval required for academic participation. Listed upfront price $2,500; three $895 installments total $2,685. Travel and university tuition are additional.
- **Sports career conferences** — Career education and networking around events including the NFL Combine, NHL Draft and Baseball Winter Meetings.
- **University degree and credit pathways** — Collaborations with Concordia University Chicago and Fort Hays State University; academic credentials are awarded by the university concerned.
- **SMWW Agency** — Athlete representation, contract support and consulting, with opportunities for trained agent advisors to co-represent clients.

## Achievements

- Reports more than 30,000 alumni spanning over 160 countries.
- Established university-credit and graduate-degree pathways with Fort Hays State and Concordia University Chicago.
- Developed an extensive catalog of online, eight-week professional sports courses.
- Operates career conferences alongside major sports-business gatherings.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — SMWW and Fort Hays State announced a military education pathway involving eligible GI Bill benefits and sports-business coursework.
- **2026-06** — Lynn Lashbrook appeared on Buffalo Toronto Public Media’s Skin in the Game to discuss online sports careers, networking and NIL.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/sports-management-worldwide/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SMWW
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SportsManagementWW
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sportsmanagementworldwide/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sports-Management-Worldwide/58059955899

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Last updated: 2026-10-16