Sports management courses can help you learn event planning, marketing strategies, finance management, and athlete representation. You can build skills in negotiation, data analysis for performance metrics, and community engagement through sports initiatives. Many courses introduce tools like CRM software for managing relationships with clients and stakeholders, as well as analytics platforms for tracking team performance and fan engagement.

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Compensation Analysis, Meeting Facilitation, Performance Review, Staff Management, Strategic Leadership, Safety Training, Prioritization, Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion, Performance Management, Organizational Strategy, Leadership, Human Resources Management and Planning, Recruitment, Time Management, Human Resource Policies, Human Resource Management, Leadership and Management, Organizational Skills, Culture Transformation
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Project Schedules, Stakeholder Management, Work Breakdown Structure, Project Scoping, Project Management, Scheduling, Project Planning, Stakeholder Analysis, Scope Management, Estimation, Agile Project Management, Project Risk Management, Resource Planning, Time Management, Team Leadership, Leadership, Leadership Development, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Meeting Facilitation, Sales Presentations, Brainstorming, English Language, Business Communication, Marketing Materials, Business Planning, Negotiation, Selling Techniques, Management Reporting, Business Writing, Marketing Communications, Marketing Planning, Business Correspondence, Advertising, Business Marketing, Telephone Skills, Promotional Strategies, Procurement, Marketing
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Program Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Life Cycle, Project Controls, Risk Mitigation, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Earned Value Management, Risk Analysis, Process Management, Governance, Project Closure, Benefits Administration, Communication Strategies, Project Management, Cost Estimation, Business Risk Management, Risk Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Integration, Data Preprocessing, Data Import/Export, Data Collection, Data Management, Web Scraping, Data Access, R Programming, MySQL, Application Programming Interface (API)
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Project Design, Project Coordination, Decision Making, Agile Methodology, Stakeholder Engagement, Waterfall Methodology, Project Management, Agile Project Management, Project Planning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Skills you'll gain: Project Schedules, Project Scoping, Stakeholder Management, Project Risk Management, Work Breakdown Structure, Stakeholder Analysis, Risk Analysis, Stakeholder Engagement, Cost Management, Risk Management, Project Management, Change Control, Microsoft Project, Project Controls, Communication Planning, Project Performance, Project Planning, Project Documentation, Earned Value Management, Budget Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Data Visualization, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365, Productivity Software, Data Import/Export, Data Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Cost Management, Cost Estimation, Risk Management, Project Controls, Project Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Compliance Management, Budget Management, Project Planning, Project Management Software, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Cost Reduction, Agile Project Management, Microsoft Excel, Team Leadership, Microsoft Word, Leadership, Leadership Development, Microsoft Office
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Data Science, Data Management, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Project Design, Performance Metric, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Statistical Inference
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Software Development, Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Problem Solving
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Communication Planning, Stakeholder Engagement, Requirements Analysis, Project Coordination, Stakeholder Communications, AI Enablement, Waterfall Methodology, Kanban Principles, Business Analysis, Risk Management, Communication, Product Lifecycle Management, Prioritization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks