Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
The 2012 BSN Collegiate Showcase is a three day event, beginning on Friday, March 9, 2012 and concluding on Sunday, March 11, 2012, taking place inside the Stile Field House on the University of Akron campus. BSN (Beyond Sports Network) is inviting the best players from around the country at the FCS (formerly Division 1-AA),…
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While the National Basketball Association is embroiled in a lockout that may be cause to terminate the entire 2011/12 NBA season, the NBA Developmental League (D-League) is pressing on. Yesterday, I received an email from Baskersfield Jam head coach Will Voigt announcing three upcoming open tryouts to be held in the Phoenix, Arizona area, Toronto, Canada…
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There is no American sport as statistically driven as baseball. In fact, there was a book published called Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game written by Michael Lewis (and soon to be a movie on it starring Brad Pitt), which highlights the Oakland A’s focus on new age statistics to create a strong, economical baseball…
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First, I want to apologize for the delay in blogs and topics. We had a great NBA Pre-Draft Class here at IMG Academies. Doubling business is good, but I guess I forgot about the double work part. The initial set of blogs brought both praise and backlash from varying fields. “Trainer” can have so many…
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The following is a guest contribution from Dan Barto. Barto is the lead NBA trainer at IMG Academies in Bradenton, FL. He has worked with over 120 NBA players using his “Hybrid Training System” as well as coaching over 80 Division I basketball players. The son of a 30 year high school coach and having…
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Bloomberg L.P., the mega-financial services firm owned by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, expanded its reach into the sports arena forming Bloomberg Sports a little more than a year ago. This venture utilizes their experience in financial data to provide statistical analysis. Bloomberg’s “Pro” level services are marketed to teams, broadcast firms, and agents…
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The NFL has announced all 329 combine invites on its Combine Official Invite List. Ignore the fact that the title of the webpage says it is the 2009 list – it is actually this year’s list of Combine invites. The Combine will certainly be wide-receiver heavy, with a total of 46 WR of the 329…
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Yesterday, I talked to Patrick Fisher, Executive Director of SportsMeasures TestPrep. Fisher is busy promoting his service now that the college football season is over and NFL draft-eligible players might be in the market for what he has to offer. Our discussion was as follows. Darren Heitner: In five sentences or less, what is SportsMeasures…
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Besides Pro Day and Combine Training, NFL Contract Advisors are also focusing on the college football all-star games. They could be trying to figure out how to get their clients into one of the games and/or focusing on getting their accepted clients into the best shape possible prior to the playing of the games. Just…
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