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Sports Agency 101

By pbingham

                                                                                                                                          

            

Do you aspire to be a sports agent, or have a student who does?  Darren Heitner and his team of Blogging All-Stars have put together a lot of good information at SportsAgentBlog.com, a nifty Website subtitled "I Want to be a Sports Agent."

Tops on the list is a feature called "Interview with the Agent," a series of conversations with industry pros exploring topics such as:

•   Getting started as a sports agent 
•   Recruiting clients
•   Negotiating that first contract
•   Issues involved in starting your own agency
•   Advice for those wanting to break into the profession
•   The future of the athletic representation industry 
•   Internships available at their agencies   

Recent interviewees include Peter Webb, an agent in the golf division of Gaylord Sports Management;  Mark Steinberg, Director of Global Golf Business at IMG; Angelo Wright, founder of SportsWest Football; and Ian Singer, President and Director of Basketball Operations for Guardian Sports Group.

Other features of special interest:            

      --  "Nightmare Clients of the Week" --  reports on and discusses "newsworthy egregious acts by a client or agent" and explores the ramifications to the agent/athlete relationship.

     --    "The Wash Up" -- issues in international sports agent news.

     --    "What Would You Do?" -- a column that presents hypothetical situations related to athlete representation.  Current and aspiring agents are invited to respond, creating a lively and interesting dialogue.

There are sections of the site devoted to links to "Sports Agencies Listed by State," and "Sports Agency Internships."  Other areas aggregate links to:

• Books on Sports Agency and Sports Business
• Law School programs in Sports Law
• Business School programs in Sports Marketing and Management
• Websites devoted to Sports Law, Sports Business, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Sports in General, and Sports Statistics

So whether you'd like to break into the business, or just spend some time learning from the pros,  click on by and see what sports agency is all about.

Posted by Patricia Bingham-Harper

Full post as published by FSU College of Law Library Blog on February 06, 2008 (boomark / email).