Sports Management Worldwide

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Sports Management Worldwide
Company typeSports Management Training Institution
Founded2002
Founder Lynn Lashbrook
Headquarters Portland, OR, U.S.
Website smww.com

Sports Management Worldwide (SMWW) is an international sports agency and private for-profit sports management training institution [1] based in Portland, Oregon. It is an accredited online Sports Management school and is certified by the Oregon Department of Education. [2] SMWW offers online sports career training courses, [3] and both graduate and undergraduate programs. [4] Sports Management Worldwide is a member of the North American Society for Sport Management. [5]

The training institution offers over 35 sports management courses [6] and has 20,000 graduates from over 162 countries.

SMWW and "Sports Agent" course graduates co-represent professional athletes throughout the world, including:

NFL: Matt Moore of the [7] Kansas City Chiefs, [8] Kyle Sloter of the Chicago Bears, [9] and Akeem Jordan of Philadelphia Eagles. [10]

NBA: Alfonzo McKinnie of the LA Lakers and Rodney Stuckey of the Detroit Pistons. [11]


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  32. ↑ "Jan Wieland | SMWW Mentor | Helsinki, Finland". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
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  39. ↑ "Ken Jacobs | SMWW Mentor | Wantirna, Victoria, Australia". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  40. ↑ "Kristen Kuliga | SMWW Mentor | Newport, Rhode Island". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  41. ↑ "Lee Fraser | SMWW Mentor | Newcastle United FC". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
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  43. ↑ "Manny Schmidt | SMWW Mentor | Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  44. ↑ "Marc Trestman | SMWW Mentor | Toronto, Ontario, Canada". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
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  47. ↑ "Matt Martin | SMWW Mentor | San Jose Earthquakes". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  48. ↑ "Michael Brooks | SMWW Mentor | Kansas City, Missouri". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  49. ↑ "Mick Hogan | SMWW Mentor | Newcastle, United Kingdom". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  50. ↑ "Mike Oke | SMWW Mentor | Sunderland, Ontario, Canada". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
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  52. ↑ "Mike Stoeber | SMWW Mentor | Jacksonville, Florida". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  53. ↑ "Mike Tanier | SMWW Mentor | Mount Ephraim, New Jersey". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  54. ↑ "Mushtaque Mohammed | SMWW Mentor". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  55. ↑ "Naeem Shabir | SMWW Mentor | Manchester, England". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  56. ↑ "Nick Polk | SMWW Mentor |". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  57. ↑ "Oscar Suarez | SMWW Mentor | Phoenix, Arizona". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  58. ↑ "Phil Pritchard | SMWW Mentor | Toronto, Ontario, Canada". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  59. ↑ "Philip Hamilton | SMWW Mentor | Greater Vancouver, Canada". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  60. ↑ "Rick Curran | SMWW Mentor | NHL Agent- ORR Hockey Agency". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  61. ↑ "Rick Sund | SMWW Mentor | Seattle, Washington". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  62. ↑ "Russ Lande | SMWW Mentor | Chicago, Illinois". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  63. ↑ "Sky Andrew | SMWW Mentor | London, United Kingdom". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
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