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Combine trainees receive: Personalized ticket sales coaching from leading sport management educators, sales force managers, directors and trainers.   Real-life, hands-on experience dealing with event patrons and selling specifically designed host team ticket plans. Interactive networking opportunities and opportunity to showcase personal selling skills to sport ticket sales scouts and hiring managers. A two-day audition (tryout) in front of hiring sales managers from the attending sport franchises (see list above). GUARANTEED interview with at least one MLB, NHL, NFL or NBA team Role-play videotape to share with prospective employers.

For those entering ticket sales or ticket sales management, attendance is a must! The Sport Sales Combine is designed for entry level to advancing sport industry ticket sales representatives looking to develop and refine sales and management skills. Combine trainees are engaged in an authentic sales training environment working with seasoned professional sales team leaders as well as hiring sales managers representing the following sport properties (coaches subject to change): Previous Sport Sales Combine Coaches and Scouts have represented: New York Knicks Orlando Magic Phoenix Suns Chicago Fire San Antonio Spurs New Jersey Nets Oklahoma City Thunder New Orleans Hornets Tampa Bay Bucs Arizona Diamonbacks Cleveland Indians New York Yankees Erie SeaWolves Erie BayHawks Memphis Grizzlies Aspire Group Atlanta Hawks Charlotte Bobcats Cleveland Cavs Los Angeles Clippers Pittsburgh Pirates WNBA Columbus Blue Jackets San Diego Padres Washington Nationals Washington Wizards/Mystics Sporting Kansas City (MLS) Pittsburgh Power

The Combine is coordinated by Drs. Bill Sutton and Richard Irwin, nationally recognized sport marketing, promotion, and sales professors and consultants. As Vice President, Team Marketing and Business Operations for the National Basketball Association, Dr. Sutton was instrumental in crafting the NBA’s sales strategy, adopted more recently by many other sport businesses. As founder of the University of Memphis Sport Sales Training Program, Dr. Irwin crafted the Pentagon of Sport Sales Instructional Model, used by Combine participants. 

For information on upcoming Combine events, please send an email to info@sportsalescombine.com.

"My expectations of the sales combine were far exceeded. I imagined a very lecture type setting and was pleasantly surprised with the interaction the coaches provided. The face-to-face coaching as well as hands on experience with the Hawks/Thrashers organization was a professional experience to help in my career. I'm honored to have been a participant of such a successful event."           Amy Janus, SSC-ATL 2011 (Hired by Hawks/Thrashers)