Comments on: Agent #721

By: sydney dean

sydney dean — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:28:34 +0000

Hey, I am a 24yr old who has a strong passion to become a sports agent. I graduated in may 2009 with a BS in CRJ, I am currently in grad school majoring in sports management and also taking classes to become certified as a coach & attending law school in fall of 2011. Iam working on networking and getting my name exposed. My web site is http://www.sydneysports.vpweb.com, check it out if you get time. I going to apply for an intern at a agency while I am in school, but once i receive my law degree I would like to be established and ready to start my own firm. I’ve made business card with my company logo, web sites, and got it all copy written. Do you know of anything else I could do to help prepare myself for the future? Such as networking idea’s, or other ways to get my name out there.I ask you this, due to the fact we are around the same age, and seems as if we have the same passion.

By: Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:36:40 +0000

My best answer is to read up on the state laws in the areas that you think may be applicable. They will provide insight as to where you need to register.

By: Eric Gillen

Eric Gillen — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:33:29 +0000

Do you need to register in that athlete’s home state where they went to high school and their family resides, or do you need to register with the state that their college is in?

By: Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:40:08 +0000

Interesting question. I looked at the statute you referenced and noticed that the athlete agent disclosure form must be signed by the athlete agent. Perhaps you create a document, sign it, and upload it as a picture on your facebook page. Then, when you contact any player, you send a link to that image in conjunction with your message.

The main point of my response is that we have no clue how the rules an regulations will change face with the presence of these social networks. They have not changed with the times and many questions remain. Thus far, the NCAA, federal, and state agencies have stayed away from litigating any matters concerning recruitment using social networks like facebook. I believe that at some point, we will begin to see some sort of rules formulated, which will give everyone a better idea of what is proper and what is a violation of the law as it stands.

By: Collin Roberts

Collin Roberts — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:44:16 +0000

Darren,

I was just brushing up on UAAA knowledge and came across this post again. I thought of a question and would like your thoughts: In Washington states version of the UAAA it states, “(2) An athlete agent may not intentionally:
(a) Initiate contact with a student-athlete unless providing the student-athlete with the athlete agent disclosure form as provided in RCW 19.225.030;”

When taking this clause in conjunction with recruiting athletes on facebook, is it possible to reconcile the two? Can we just put some type of UAAA disclaimer on our facebook page? Thoughts?

By: DarrenHeitner

DarrenHeitner — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:39:05 +0000

State licenses are completely different than players association
licenses. If you want to personally rep nfl players you must also
become nflpa certified.

By: Bayboy

Bayboy — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:16:53 +0000

So you dont have to actually pay nfl to be a cerfied agent if you get state license.

By: Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:42:04 +0000

Neither. You need to register in states where you are contacting college athletes with the intention of serving as their contractual negotiator in the future. follow @Darren_Heitner on twitter

By: Mimi

Mimi — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:40:04 +0000

Does a Sport Agent needs to register in every state that he represents an athlete? Or only in the state he resides in?

please email me with information

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Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:00:45 +0000

[...] Darren Heitner: In order to be a “sports agent”, there is no actual registration. To be permitted to recruit collegiate athletes in many states, you must register and pay a fee in those states. A majority of states are now bound by the Uniform Athlete Agent Act (UAAA), which allows those states to use a standardized form for registration. Those states charge various amounts, however. Personally, I am registered in the State of Florida. I actually discussed this process in a recent post. [...]