Comments on: Rookie Duties: First Intermission Report http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2010/03/08/rookie-duties-first-intermission-report/ Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: What I’ve Learned- 3.21.10 « From Manager to Agent http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2010/03/08/rookie-duties-first-intermission-report/#comment-142509 What I’ve Learned- 3.21.10 « From Manager to Agent Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:16:13 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=9284#comment-142509 [...] the means, by a post by Scott Deady at SportsAgentBlog.com.  In a reply to his March 8th entry of Rookie Duties, he reinforced a significant ideal of the benefit of hard work in the interim paying off in due [...] [...] the means, by a post by Scott Deady at SportsAgentBlog.com.  In a reply to his March 8th entry of Rookie Duties, he reinforced a significant ideal of the benefit of hard work in the interim paying off in due [...]

]]> By: Scott Deady http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2010/03/08/rookie-duties-first-intermission-report/#comment-142184 Scott Deady Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:21:19 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=9284#comment-142184 Derek - in my opinion it's never too early to start networking with others in an industry you want to be working in. The key to successful networking is finding ways you can add value to others. Although I don't know all the details about your situation, if there's a hockey club near you that plays at a decent level, you might just want to ask if they could use any help. I wouldn't expect to get paid monetarily but that really shouldn't matter at this point. To this day I do a lot of work outside of representing athletes (e.g. scouting for an independant scouting service) that doesn't pay me anything now, but I know that it will pay off down the road. Hope this helps. Derek – in my opinion it’s never too early to start networking with others in an industry you want to be working in. The key to successful networking is finding ways you can add value to others. Although I don’t know all the details about your situation, if there’s a hockey club near you that plays at a decent level, you might just want to ask if they could use any help. I wouldn’t expect to get paid monetarily but that really shouldn’t matter at this point. To this day I do a lot of work outside of representing athletes (e.g. scouting for an independant scouting service) that doesn’t pay me anything now, but I know that it will pay off down the road. Hope this helps.

]]> By: Derek http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2010/03/08/rookie-duties-first-intermission-report/#comment-142180 Derek Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:06:46 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=9284#comment-142180 Scott I just had one question You talk a lot about networking being improtant I was just wondering Is it ever to early to start networking and if not how can I go about doing this at such a young age. thanks alot Scott I just had one question
You talk a lot about networking being improtant I was just wondering Is it ever to early to start networking and if not how can I go about doing this at such a young age. thanks alot

]]> By: Scott Deady http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2010/03/08/rookie-duties-first-intermission-report/#comment-142177 Scott Deady Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:25:18 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=9284#comment-142177 Nick - thanks for the comment. It doesn't seem as though it's going to be a huge issue, but nevertheless when you have as much on your plate as most agents do it's just another thing you don't want to have to deal with. On a side note, I want to let all my readers know that I recently launched a "Rookie Duties" Fan Page on Facebook. Check it out and let me know what you think! Nick – thanks for the comment. It doesn’t seem as though it’s going to be a huge issue, but nevertheless when you have as much on your plate as most agents do it’s just another thing you don’t want to have to deal with.

On a side note, I want to let all my readers know that I recently launched a “Rookie Duties” Fan Page on Facebook. Check it out and let me know what you think!

]]> By: Nick http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2010/03/08/rookie-duties-first-intermission-report/#comment-142176 Nick Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:51:01 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=9284#comment-142176 Scott, about the agent calling your kid, we get this all the time. That is why the industry has such a bad "rap", agents acting like vultures/sharks and players with no loyalty. The only thing that will ever stop your clients from leaving you is if you do a good job and they are a good person with strong values. You might even have to tell a player or two to go with the other agent, if you see that his values our not set in stone, he will probably leave you later. This does not seem the case with your kid, so if this agent continues to harrass your client, tell his parents to call up the NHLPA and complain! Take care Scott,

about the agent calling your kid, we get this all the time. That is why the industry has such a bad “rap”, agents acting like vultures/sharks and players with no loyalty. The only thing that will ever stop your clients from leaving you is if you do a good job and they are a good person with strong values.

You might even have to tell a player or two to go with the other agent, if you see that his values our not set in stone, he will probably leave you later.

This does not seem the case with your kid, so if this agent continues to harrass your client, tell his parents to call up the NHLPA and complain!

Take care

]]> By: Scott Deady http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2010/03/08/rookie-duties-first-intermission-report/#comment-142156 Scott Deady Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:11:26 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=9284#comment-142156 Derek - Thanks so much for reading. When I first started working as an agent, and even while I was still in school, the lack of helpful resources really disappointed me. I'm very impressed with the fact that you're only 16 and already have a direction for your life in mind - many adults don't even develop that until after they're stuck in a job they hate. As I know I've said many times before, comments like yours drive me to keep getting this stuff to you. Derek – Thanks so much for reading. When I first started working as an agent, and even while I was still in school, the lack of helpful resources really disappointed me. I’m very impressed with the fact that you’re only 16 and already have a direction for your life in mind – many adults don’t even develop that until after they’re stuck in a job they hate. As I know I’ve said many times before, comments like yours drive me to keep getting this stuff to you.

]]> By: Derek http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2010/03/08/rookie-duties-first-intermission-report/#comment-142153 Derek Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:08:49 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=9284#comment-142153 Scott I just wanted to tell you that you are a true inspiration to me. For a sixteen year old kid who since he was twelve has wanted to represent hockey players your articles are a huge resource and and I love reading them each week. Keep up the good work Scott
I just wanted to tell you that you are a true inspiration to me. For a sixteen year old kid who since he was twelve has wanted to represent hockey players your articles are a huge resource and and I love reading them each week. Keep up the good work

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