Breaking Into the Big Leagues

A six-week online ticket sales course designed:

  • TO - Provide young sales professionals with a competitive advantage
  • BY - Ohio University's Center for Sports Administration
  • WITH - Input from the top ticket sales executives in the business
  • FOR - Sales professionals to gain the insight recruiters are looking for
  • AND - Provide teams with a database of new talent

Ohio University is proud to be the birthplace of sports education (www.sportsad.ohio.edu) and now offers a six-week online ticket sales course designed to help students and professionals secure ticket sales positions with professional sports teams. The course has been designed with the input from some of the top ticket sales executives in the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and Minor League Baseball who make up our Advisory Board. Instructors include Packy Moran and Jim Kahler, both members of Ohio University faculty, who together have more than 35 years of work experience in the sports business industry. Graduates of the course will receive a Sales Certificate from Ohio University and the opportunity to place their resumes and sales aptitude profiles in a proprietary resume bank designed by WorkInSports. Recruiters from Ohio University’s Sports Administration Alumni Association, along with teams that have a close relationship with WorkInSports, will have access to view the resume of each student who successfully completes the course.

If you’re looking for a way to separate yourself from the competition, this six-week course will provide you with the insight and training that sales recruiters are looking for. Some of the industry guest lecturers include:

  • Preparing for the Sale - Chad Estis, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Dallas Cowboys
  • Closing the Sale - Michael Stanfield, Vice President of Ticket Sales, New Orleans Saints
  • Getting Past the Gate Keeper - Jeff Eiseman, Vice President, Ripken Baseball

The course also serves as a scouting combine and will put your resume in play for ticket sales positions with every professional sports league in the country.

Follow this link and fill out the information form. Then let's talk about you, the course and your future!
 

 

OHIO UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR SPORTS ADMINISTRATION (CSA)

Founded in 2005, the CSA carries forward Ohio University’s pioneering tradition in sports business education through its role as a resource center for the industry. Ohio University has been the leader in preparing students for careers in the sports industry since 1966, when it founded the first graduate program in sports administration. Today, with over 1,100 alumni working in all segments of sports, the CSA has been designed to establish and maintain relationships with sports-related organizations and businesses while developing programs and on-line courses, like Breaking into the Big Leagues, that focus university resources on advancing the field of sports administration. For more information on the Center for Sports Administration, please visit our web site at www.sportsad.ohio.edu.

 

 

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ADVISORY BOARD

Ohio University's Center for Sports Administration builds its courses on the practical skills needed to be successful in today's sports administration industry. Our success in fulfilling this standard is due, in no small part, to the insights we gain from our advisory board members. So who are these wizards behind the screen ... ?

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Whether you are looking for an internship to build your skills, just starting out or ready to make a move to the next level of your career in sports administration, Work In Sports is the place to go.
 

"I believe this Sports Ticket Sales course will provide participants who are looking to break into ticket sales a unique advantage."

Chad Estis, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Dallas Cowboys

 

“I have worked with Jim Kahler and Packy Moran at the Ohio University Sports Sales Academy and was excited to be a part of their advisory board.  We will look to recruit graduates who excel in this course and who exhibit strong sales aptitude.”

Brent Stehlik, Vice President, Ticket Sales & Service, Arizona Diamondbacks

 

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