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Level 1 · FoundationalDigital badge on completion

Foundations of Sports Management

Understand how a commercial sport organisation actually makes money — and where it loses it. Budgets, ticketing, CRM and the operational basics behind every matchday.

Total content
12h

Total content

Modules
4

Modules

Lessons
20

Lessons

Language
EN

Language

Sports Management

$149one-time

This certification includes

12 hours of video lessons

Budget and pipeline templates

Module quizzes with instant scoring

Digital badge on completion

Verifiable certificate with unique ID

14-day refund if you have not completed the final module quiz.

What you'll learn

  • Read and build an event budget with realistic cost lines
  • Explain how ticketing inventory and pricing tiers are structured
  • Track a sales pipeline in a CRM and report on it
  • Describe the revenue mix of a typical club or venue
  • Identify the operational risks that sink a matchday
  • Write a sponsorship one-pager that a commercial lead would send

Curriculum

4 modules · 20 lessons · 12 hours

  • The five revenue lines12 min
  • Matchday, media and commercial14 min
  • Where the margin actually is13 min
  • Reading a club's published accounts16 min
  • Module 1 quiz10 questions

How you're assessed

  • Module quizzes

    Ten multiple-choice questions at the end of each module, scored instantly. 70% to pass, unlimited retakes.

  • Certificate issued

    Pass every module quiz and your certificate and digital badge are generated immediately, with a unique ID and a public verification page.

Who this is for

Graduates targeting club or venue operations roles

Staff moving into a commercial function from elsewhere

Volunteers and interns wanting the vocabulary of the job

Anyone planning to continue to the Level 2 certification

Requirements

No prior experience is assumed. You will need a spreadsheet application — Excel, Google Sheets or LibreOffice Calc are all fine — for the budgeting exercises.

Tools covered

  • Excel
  • Google Sheets
  • CRM concepts
  • Ticketing platforms

Common questions

  • Is there a final exam?

    No. Level 1 is assessed by the quiz at the end of each module, scored instantly, with unlimited retakes. The final examination is a Level 2 feature.

  • Do I need a finance background?

    No. The budgeting module starts from what a cost line is and builds up from there.

  • How do employers verify my certificate?

    Every certificate carries a unique ID. Anyone can enter it on the public verification page to confirm the holder, track, level and issue date.

  • Is there a deadline to finish?

    No. Access is lifetime and the course is entirely self-paced.