Pro Skills Sports Management

Pro Skills Sports Management is one of the industry's leading service and consulting firms. We want to be your first contact and business partner for athletes, clubs and organizations, and we want to persuade and convince you with our honesty, dependability, and transparency.

PSSM CEO

Laurian
WATKINS Sr.

Coach Laurian D. Watkins Sr., is a FIBA licensed coach who has a lot of experience training, nurturing and mentoring athletes and coaches. When you meet him, you instantly know he really cares.

Most recently, Coach Watkins was a Special Assistant for the Memphis Grizzlies NBA team.

Prior to that, he served as a conditioning coach for the Sacramento Kings, and as head coach and general manager of the CBA’s Saskatchewan Hawks.

Coach Watkins is known internationally for taking underperforming teams to new levels of success, including teams in Syria, Norway, Guatemala, China, the Philippines, Costa Rica, and Saudi Arabia. He also earned accolades for personal player development.

Watkins received his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of North Texas, an M.A. in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University, an International Sports Science Certificate, and the highest coaching license issued in the United States.

--FIBA license is pending (September, 2023).

PSSM Agents - Offices

Derrick
PUMAREN, PSSM Asia

Frederick “Derrick” S. Pumaren graduated from DLSU in 1983 with a degree of BSC MFI. He was inducted into the 2005 DLSAA Sports Hall of Fame for his contributions to the sport of Basketball as a team coach. He began as head coach for the Green Archers in the UAAP. He was also a head coach in the PBL for Triple V and Magnolia. He later became assistant coach or the San Miguel Beermen from ’87-’90. He later on coached the teams of Pepsi, Sunkist, Sta. Lucia Realtors, FedEx Express and Talk ‘N’ Text in the PBA. He is currently a team consultant for UE in the UAAP.

3/F GT Tower 1291, Batangas San Isidro, Makati, Philippines

Marvin
BETZ - PSSM Europe

Marvin has been in the basketball business in various functions for 30 years. Most recently he served as the Head of Basketball for the TSV Speyer Towers (08/21).

Marvin also is an experienced FIBA certified agent since 2011 when he moved forward to focus on his family and business career.

Marvin earned a BA degree in Business Administration specializing in Quality Management Systems (ISO 9000 ff.).

Marvin feels that now is a perfect time to launch this new firm specializing in the basketball business with a focus on high quality and player representation with transparency, and player services, tapping into his business experience he made working with one of the largest healthcare companies in the world.

What We Have to offer...

PLAYERS:

We help you to find the "right" team.
We will help you make the transition from your home culture to a new surroundings and culture as smooth as possible by coaching you on the required do's and don'ts.
We provide career planning both as a professional athlete and after your athletic career has ended.
We provide methodical coaching to help you discover your niche in the ever-changing global sports and business landscape.
We provide summer basketball camps where you can improve your game, develop as a player, and prepare for team tryouts.
You can expect open, timely, honest and transparent communication.

TEAMS:

We help you in your search for the best players, best coaches and "Next Gen" talent.
We are your reliable and trustworthy partner in all contractual negotiations with players and coaches.
We can help you with any quality-related issues or questions (QMS).
We are able to help you to develop your talent in exclusive high-quality off-season camps.

COACHES:

We help you to find the "right" team for your talents and coaching goals.
We will help you make the transition from your home culture to a new surroundings and culture as smooth as possible by coaching you on the required do's and don'ts.
We provide transition career planning when you want to advance your career from player to coach.
We provide methodical coaching to help you discover your niche in the ever-changing global sports and business landscape.
We offer summer basketball camps where you can develop and work on your coaching skills.
We provide you with a partner through whom you may learn and discuss the most recent events in the basketball industry.
You can expect open, timely, honest and transparent communication.

PSSM - Mission, Vision & Value Statement

Mission

Pro Skills Sports Management advises and assists individuals who wish to pursue a career path in professional sports as an athlete or coach.

Vision

Pro Skills Sports Management aspires to be one of the industry's leading service and consulting firms

Value

Pro Skills Sports Management stands for equal opportunity for all individuals, regardless of race, gender and religious beliefs.

We are a family, and we treat our partners and employees as such.
We treat everyone with respect and admiration, and we empower everyone to make great decisions to succeed on their own.
Discipline, honesty, integrity, leadership, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy, judgment, and work ethic are all important and a value to us.