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Japanese Baseball Expert Course

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Dr. Lashbrook is
President and Founder of Sports Management Worldwide, first ever online sports career training company with a mission to educate and train future sports business executives.  read more
 



Willy Badger

Sports Management Worldwide Japan

Director


2365 Yakatabara , Numata,Gunma

Japan        

378−0022

International

Tel. 81278259007

Fax  81278-22-7434

cell-819040581587


In Japan:

Tel. 0278259007

Fax 0278-22-7434

cell-09040581587


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“You gotta have  a ticket to the game  to catch a foul ball!

Dr. Lynn Lashbrook

President and Founder of Sports Management Worldwide

Robert Whiting (Japan)is the author
of several highly acclaimed books on Japanese baseball and contemporary culture. Whiting has written for The New York Times, The Smithsonian, Sports Illustrated, Time, Newsweek, and US News and World           Report. read more           
 
Jack Gallagher (Japan)is the sports
editor of The Japan Times. Named a top 10 columnist by the Associated Press Sports Editors for his work in 2004, he has been a sports journalist in Japan for more than 10 years. read more           
 

                        WEEK BY WEEK


Sports Management Worldwide is proud to offer the first fully bilingual course on Japanese and American baseball in the world.


This power packed course starts off with a line shot up the middle as we discuss the on and off again relationship with the MLB and the NPB (Japanese Pro Baseball) .







Week 1: Getting started. Introductions and filling out your information and goals sheets. Robert Whiting will take you through baseball history in America and Japan. 


You will also be given a series of baseball terms in Japanese and English. To help you understand the lingo.


Week 2: Robert Whiting will continue with the Foreign baseball players in Japan. And  how Japanese baseball players become Rock Stars in America.


Week 3  The Foreign Manager  vs the Japanese manager.


Week 4 How to be an interpreter and translator in the NPB



Week 5 How to be an interpreter and translator in the MLB



Week 6 Working in America and elsewhere besides Japan. How to work as an interpreter. Where to apply. How to become an expert.


Many of your questions will be answered



Week 7 Event planning, tourism, Business Management. and PR.


Jack Gallagher, Kenji Fukuoka and Ryan Latham  will  explain:


How to create an event from the initial flash idea to event completion and everything complicated in between.


Week 8  Creating the Expert in you.

This week will be the time to introduce what you will be doing for the rest of your life.



The SMWW Japanese baseball Expert course will teach you about:

  1. the cultural differences between Japan and American baseball. 

  2. Day to day duties of a baseball player assistant and translator

  3. Doing business in a foreign country

  4. Different baseball strategies

  5. Japanese/English baseball terms

  6. Multinational networking



            




Our Star studded mentors include Robert Whiting, Japanese baseball expert and Award winning  author of The Meaning of Ichiro.   Jack Gallagher, Sports Editor for the Japan Times, Taro Kawakami, Masters in Sports Administration and one time Player translator for the Seibu Lions and Ryan Latham, Fenway Ambassador for The Boston Red Sox.


But the most important part of the course is meeting people from two very different cultures with one thing in common. 


A Love for Baseball


This course is for you if you want to pursue a career in professional Baseball:

  · MLB Player Personnel and interpreter

  · MLB Scout

  · MLB Management

  · MLB Front Office- translator

  · MLB Agent

  · MLB Game Operations

  · MLB Sports Marketing

  · MLB Account manager

  · MLB Media & Community Relations - interpreter-     translator

  · MLB Scout

  · MLB, minor leagues, NCAA, or baseball job advancement opportunities


The Japanese Baseball Expert Course is an online course that offers cutting edge theories on how to develop a career in professional and collegiate baseball. You do not need to relocate, this course can be taken from anywhere in the world.


Individuals will learn:


  1. History of Japanese and American baseball relations

  2. Stories of Japanese ball players in America.

  3. Foreign ball players working in Japan

  4. Working as a translator and interpreter

  5. Event planning and tourism

  6. How to work in America and Japan

  7. How to use blogs and podcasts as an effective way to become a baseball expert



This revolutionary course integrates traditional Japanese and American Baseball techniques


The ideal course for the following individuals:


  · Anyone who loves baseball

  · Anyone who's passionate about a career in sports management

  · Anyone who wants to learn about the sports industry, while keeping current employment

  · Those with other commitments for whom on-line education fits their schedule

  · Those who seek a way to break into the competitive world of the business of sports

  · College students who want to gain insight not offered on college campuses



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.


In addition to your certificate, you will be given the stamp of approval by SMWW. This approval includes a personal reference you may add to your resume with contact information for Dr. Lynn Lashbrook and a reference to the mentors of this course.





 
Ryan Latham (USA)Ryan Latham is a graduate of SMWW in the
Baseball GM & Scouting Course, Sports Business Management, and Sports PR & Journalism courses. He started working for the Boston Red Sox prior to the 2007 season and is currently a Fenway Ambassador for the club. read more
 
Kenji Fukuoka Executive Director:
Ike&Sons Inc.   Has worked as a producer of Dentsu Advertising Agency. He then joined Gunma Television. read more
 
Willy Badger (Japan), Willy is the SMWW Japan Operations Manager
and assists SMWW in Japan with student services, professional sports operations, and all SMWW Japan related operations. read more
 
Taro Kawakami (Japan)grew up in San Francisco.   He returned to Japan in Junior High School until he graduated from University. read more           
 
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Kenta Hagiwara and Taro Kawakami

Baseball Interpreters.

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