Jun
23

World Cup Update: Players in focus

2010 world cup

The World Cup can be a great platform for players who are looking to switch clubs, and with many of the group matches having already been completed, I have chosen a few standouts who may be targeted by bigger clubs. Some players were previously linked to moves, while others might see their clubs financial resolute…
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Jun
23

Rookie Reflections

As agent advocates, we anticipate our clients making the necessary adjustments upon being drafted or securing placement with a professional organization. We expect our clients to perform based on contractual obligations and add value to the organizations as a professionals and human beings.  Athletes are consistently being evaluated by management and coaches. Evaluations are based on…
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Jun
22

The Interference With Contractual Relations Conversation Continues

Green Bay Packers v St. Louis Rams

Had enough of the interference with contractual relations debate yet?  If so, skip this post.  If not, I have some more thoughts for you to ruminate about concerning the tort and how it may be applied to our industry. Based on the comments left on the two posts on SAB regarding this issue (Sports Agents…
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Jun
21

Rookie Duties: Here He Comes And There He Goes

Remember last week how I mentioned that by now I know to expect the unexpected with my work? Well Kuchin must have read my column Monday morning because within just a few hours of it posting on the SAB website, I got a call from Kuch at the rink: “Scott – when do you think…
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Jun
21

Interview With The Agent: Odell McCants

Odell

After a long hiatus, Interview with the Agent is back.  And boy do we have an interesting subject.  Odell McCants is a new entrant into the sports agent profession, and he plans to make quite a splash with the representation of his first client: Patrick Patterson.  With the NBA Draft only 3 days away, you…
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Jun
18

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (6/18/2010)

vuvuzela

Really slow sports news week.  When vuvuzelas and Miami-Wade County seem to be two of the hottest speaking topics, you know there is not much to talk about.  For those in the baseball agency world, there is a rather large showcase currently taking place in Tampa, Florida.  The Perfect Game National Showcase has many players…
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Jun
18

Dynasty Fall 2010 Internship Information

This is a guest post from Dynasty HR Director, Justin Herzig. Halfway through June, and the 2010 Summer Internship Program at Dynasty is going great. Our interns are hard at work researching, analyzing, and doing everything possible to make it a better tomorrow for Dynasty’s clients. They still have a couple months to go in…
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Jun
18

Digging Deeper Into The Contractual Interference Claim

reisinger

Yesterday, I discussed a cause of action for a sports agent who loses a client based on another agent’s interference in his contractual relations with a client.  As I assumed, the post has generated quite a bit of conversation on this site and also on social media sites like Twitter.  Jay Reisinger, a partner at…
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Jun
17

Sports Agents Interfering With Contractual Relations

Ever since I first thought about entering this industry, one thing I have been told time and time again by those within and outside of the athlete representation business is that sports agents never sleep.  It’s not that they are working 24/7, it is that they are so worried that their best clients will be…
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Jun
17

FSU 2010 Sport Management Conference Call For Papers

tallahassee

The Florida State University’s 12th Annual Sport Management Conference (to be held September 30 – October 1, 2010), is accepting abstracts for oral presentations and poster presentations. Abstracts of no more than 1000 words should be submitted by August 15, 2010 to Dr. Yu Kyoum Kim. Authors will be notified via e-mail mail of acceptance and additional…
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