Certificate in Sports Event Management, Course in London

Students studying the Sports Event Management Course will benefit from the following:

 

• Face to face training provides the ideal opportunity for interaction with your Facilitator and Industry. 
   
• Expert tuition from industry professionals
   
• Small groups with strictly limited numbers provide a unique experience
   
• Learn from Industry within Industry - with venue/stadium tours and expert industry speakers
   
• Site visits to London sports event venues/stadiums. 
   
• The ExCeL London campus (where host venues are located) is one of Europe's premier venues and an Olympic 2012 Host Venue, the environment at ExCeL London is highly conducive to your sports event management studies. 
   
• Enjoy learning from interactions with your fellow students who bring different perspectives and experiences to the interative classroom sessions.
   
• Build your network
   
• And last but not least! You'll be gaining experience in one of the world's most famous cities. London is renowned for innovation, world class stadiums and staging amazing sporting events. 

As a Sports Event Manager,  you can offer the professional event management expertise that sporting organisations require to meticulously plan and implement their sports programmes, competitions and events.

 

The sports industry has an influence far beyond the pitch, court and track and the management of sport has become more business like and pofessional in recent years.  Sport as an industry now offers a multitude of professional opportunties and sports event management is an attractive  career option in this rapidly growing global industry.   

 

Career Opportunities

• Sports Event Manager
• Sprots Event Coordinator
• Venue Coordinator
• Stadium Manager
• Operations Manager
• Sports Promoter
• Volunteer Manager

During your 5-day Sports Event Management Summer School Course you will study the following topics:

 

The Sports Event Industry

• The role of a sports event manager
• Industry working conditions and work ethics
• Aptitude for sports event management
• Developing and updating knowledge and skills
• Sporting event associations and organisations
• Finding and progressing in sports event management careers
• Trends in staging sporting events

 

Sports Event Feasibility

• Sporting event feasibility factors
• Establishing sports event goals and objectives
• Setting criteria for sports event success
• Identify required resources
• Applicable legalities and permissions

 

WHS and Contingency Planning

• Preparing risk assessments for sporting events
• Contingency planning for sporting events
• Health and safety considerations

 

Venues and locations

• Sourcing and securing sports venues, stadiums and locations
• Location site visits and evaluation
• Coordinating with venues and stadiums
• Working for a stadium or sports venue - responsibilties and coordinating with sporting teams and organisations

 

Sports Event Coordination

• Pre-planning for sporting events
• Developing timelines, checklists and itineraries
• Project management for sports events
• Sports event management systems
• Technology for sports events management
• Developing and managing budgets
• Sourcing and managing volunteers
• Crowd management
• Sports Event managers responsiblities during:

Sports event build-up: including briefings

Sports event management "on-the-day" role and responsibilities

Sports event break-down: including de-briefs

Post sports event activities

 

Coordinating Sports Events Services and Suppliers

• Types of sporting event suppliers
• Sourcing and selecting sports event suppliers
• Basics of contracting
• Coordinating and monitoring supplier activities
• Hospitality options for sporting events

 

Sports Event Evaluation

• Measuring sports event sucess
• Sports event evaluation

 

Relationship Management

• Effective communication
• Working with clients and stakeholders
• Identify potential conflict and take preventative action
• Approaches to resolving conflict

 

Sports Marketing and Promotions

• Ticketing and ticket sales
• Promoting sports events
• Having an online presece and using social media

Your Sports Event Management Course fees include:

 

• 5-days tuition
• Free Wi-Fi while in the venue
• Tea/coffee in the venue
• Venue/stadium/location site visits
• Access to useful electronic event management course resources on completion of your course 
• Certificate in Sports Event Management from The Event School London 

The following entry requirements apply:

 

• Minimum age: 18
• Competent English language skills (comprehension and spoken)

We host our courses in venues on the ExCeL London campus.

 

We utilise the well-appointed conference and meeting facilities at ExCeL's training & meeting centre or within the on-campus hotels, all within minutes of the main ExCeL Exhibition & Convention Centre, Royal Victoria Dock, London E16 1XL. Closest station: Custom House for ExCeL DLR 

 

For example, venues can inclue CentrEd at ExCeL, Novotel London ExCeL or Aloft ExCeL London. Specific venue details are provided with your course joining instructions. 

 

The ExCeL London campus offers a unique event destination with on-site international hotels, restaurants, cafes and bars and dock-side water sports as well as the ExCeL London premier exhibition and convention centre. 

Visit ExCeL London and CentrEd 

One of the benefits of your sports event management course is the knowledge you will gain from site tours to stadiums, venues and locations that host sports events. We provide the opportunity to see what life as an sports event manager entails when conducting site inspections at popular London sporting locations.  

 

Recent course students have undertaken site tours of some of London's premier sporting event venues including: ExCeL London, The Crystal, Wimbledon, London (Olympic) Stadium,  The ArcelorMittal Orbit, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, and the London Aquatic Centre,