In 2003, an out of work economics major from Brown University changed the way people define success in football, by observing the game through a different lens. Aaron Schatz and his team at Football Outsiders began by evaluating each play based on situation and need, rather than just an ending data point.
This new approach launched the revolution in football analytics, a revolution that shows no signs of slowing down.
Despite Schatz’s success, Hollywood is yet to cast Brad Pitt to play him in the movie version of his life. Instead, we’ve brought him in to teach you football analytics alongside Mike Tanier, NFL National Lead Writer for Bleacher Report.
“Sports analytics is one of the fastest growing jobs types in the market according to our research. Teams are hiring now. This is a new career path with vast potential,” says Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, President of SMWW and a mentor for this course.
Football analytics is the future – and we’re going to teach you the skills employers want and need!
Unlike most online classes, we focus our program on audio chats directly with your course mentors, which allows you the opportunity to build personal relationships and rapport with these successful leaders in the world of analytics. After completing our Football Analytics course, we will help you redesign your resume to highlight your new skills and include that you have been taught first-hand by Aaron Schatz and Mike Tanier. Now that is powerful!
The frontier of sports analytics is just beginning and there is no end in sight to the employment potential. With fantasy sports, gambling, media, team and league opportunities, the future of football analytics is now.
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Businesses large and small use data to help them make decisions, it is a standard operating procedure in that world, and yet in sports, the process of dissecting data to become the foundation for planning and strategy is a new frontier.
But sports analytics isn't some passing fad destined to flame out, primarily because the results match the hype. Teams at all levels are improving their ability to evaluate players, make decisions on personnel and game plan by taking a fresh look at data.
We'll teach you how to become part of the analytical revolution!
Right now there is the perfect mix of high demand and low supply when it comes to talented analytical minds, which means careers in analytics are in their boom cycle. This course will set the stage for you to enter the world of analytics by learning:
Analytics differ from sport to sport, just like each game has a different set of rules, every analytics course has a specific and different set of applications. The curriculum for this course is specific to football and includes:
Week 1: The Unique Challenges Facing the Football Analyst
Week 2: History of Football Analytics
Week 3: Football Analytics in the Marketplace
Week 4: In-Game Analysis and Strategy
Week 5: Analytics and Free Agency
Week 6: Analytics and the Draft
Week 7: Salary Cap Analytics
Week 8: Sports Science and the Training Room
As part of the course, you will speak with course mentors Aaron Schatz and Mike Tanier through weekly audio chats and receive a textbook, headset and microphone to assist you in engaging with your mentors, and your fellow classmates.
The world of football analytics is relatively new, so you are probably wondering what this educational opportunity can do for your sports career. Well, we have your answer. Taking this course will prepare you for sports careers like these:
Aaron Schatz is the creator of Football Outsiders and most of the original statistical methods used in NFL analysis, as well as lead writer, editor, and statistician on the book series Football Outsiders Almanac. He also writes for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine and is the main analyst for the ESPN Fantasy Football Weekly podcast.
During the 2011 season, he was a regular panelist on the ESPN2 show Numbers Never* Lie. Before Football Outsiders, Aaron spent five years on the radio at WBRU Providence and WKRO Daytona Beach, and three years as the writer and producer of the Lycos 50, the Internet's foremost authority on the people, places, and things that are searched online. He has written for a number of publications including The New Republic, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Slate, The American Prospect, and the Boston Phoenix.
Mike Tanier taught mathematics in the New Jersey public school system for 17 years before embarking on a full-time sports-writing career.
Starting at Football Outsiders while still a teacher, he became the Sunday NFL preview writer for the New York Times, mixing stats and analysis with off-the-wall humor.
After several years at the Times, Tanier spent two years as the primary NFL writer for Sports on Earth. He's now an NFL Lead Writer for Bleacher Report, sometimes Football Outsiders contributor, author of two sports books, father of two, and America's poet laureate of Jay Cutler jokes.
Weekly Audio Chats: A unique aspect of each 8-week course is the opportunity for students to participate in 8 weekly live interactive audio chats with world-renowned statistician Aaron Schatz and Mike Tanier, fellow students, Dr. Lynn Lashbrook and renowned guest speakers. This is a tremendous opportunity to network within professional football via the internet. This is available via any online computer. Headset and microphone are included in your course materials. Live audio chats are recorded and archived so students can listen live or at their convenience.
Online Education: This innovative academic course is facilitated through a web-based educational delivery system. You will enjoy the online discussion boards, weekly readings, weekly quizzes, course projects, and interaction amongst fellow football business-minded students and faculty. All course materials and textbooks are included in the course fee.
Global Participation: SMWW students participate from over 162 countries. Courses have an international influence and instructors will cater assignments to specific countries or leagues. Countries with economic challenges are eligible for economic discounts.
Earn College Credit: Most participants are not college students. Most participants are working full time in a variety of careers including many in sports from all over the world. (Many wish they had taken this course in college!) For those of you who are in college and would like transferable credits (graduate or undergraduate) to your school, two-three hours of college credit is available. Click here for more information.
Military Discount: For those individuals who represent their country in military service we offer a discount. Please contact info@smww.com if you are active, reserve, or a retired member of your countries military system. Thank you for serving your country! (Please include what country and specific part of the military.)
For more information on the Military Discount Click Here
Tax Write Off - (For USA Citizens): SMWW course tuition, books, and supplies can be used for education tax credits. Save your receipts and consult with your tax advisor on how this applies to you.
Football Career Conferences: All SMWW students are encouraged to attend the yearly SMWW NFL Combine Career Conference. All SMWW Students receive a huge discount to attend. This is an incredible opportunity to network with fellow students, football executives, and SMWW faculty.
The opportunities in sports analytics are growing so rapidly, the career possibilities are unlimited. Technology has opened the door for infinite analytic advancement and there is no end in sight.
Aaron Schatz and Mike Tanier are two of the brightest minds in football analytics, and you have a chance to learn from these masters.
Don't wait for tomorrow – sign up today.
Successful graduates of the SMWW Football Analytics Course will be sent an SMWW Certificate of Accomplishment. This represents not only your achievements in the course but also demonstrates your personal commitment to self-improvement and the ability to "self-train" yourself for higher positions within the football industry.
In addition to your certificate, you will be given the stamp of approval by SMWW.
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 Football Analytics, include a reference from Aaron Schatz, Mike Tanier, and Dr. Lashbrook, while optimizing 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!
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Cost: $1,450
(includes all course textbooks, headset, microphone and access to web based classroom. Shipping additional.) Payment plans available (as little as $495 a month).
See if you are eligible for an economic discount based on your country of residence. 6 months free financing via PayPal for those who qualify and pay for the course in full. Length: 8 Weeks; "Live" audio online chats weekly with renowned instructors!
Prerequisites: Must be 18 or older to participate and have a passion for sports
Payment: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Enroute, JCB, Diner's Club
CALL TODAY: 1-877-SMWW-NOW
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This is a great course! I have taken many statistics courses - for business and science and they can be very daunting but this course made even the most complicated football stats (and their math) easy to comprehend, apply and actually made it fun.
Being able to learn from the experts in the field of football analytics; Aaron Schatz and Mike Tanier and hearing them discuss the football analytics from a non-coach standpoint was very enlightening I have used statistical analytics for 32 years, nice to see some of the other venues for these statistical interpretations.
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