Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
Sponsored Post Andrew Carnegie once stated, “Take away my factories, my plants; take away my railroads, my ships, my transportation; take away my money; strip me of all these, but leave me my key people and I will have them all back again.” Throughout the history of sports, many athletes have failed both on and…
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The definition of the word symmetry is, “The quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.” In choosing the name of his new sports agency, Mook Williams focused on the “exactly similar parts” facing around an “axis” concept. For his agency, named Symmetry, the axis is the client; the parts…
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The University of Memphis held its first ever Agent Day on December 3, 2011. Collegiate Sports Advisors (CSA) assisted in organizing and running the day as well as the creation of the university’s first Professional Sports Counseling Panel. The video below provides some background regarding the event along with commentary from participating athletes and parents,…
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It’s been awhile since we here at Sports Agent Blog have written about what is needed to become an Agent, which was one of the reasons this blog was created. A lot of people who are looking to break in to the Sports Agent industry, let alone the sports industry in general, don’t understand that…
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Late last night, Neil Stratton of InsideTheLeague.com broke a story that certainly kept me awake for a while. The headline alone, which reads, “A super-agency goes supernova and in its place arises an even bigger agency,” made me anxious to click on the link and consume Stratton’s content. I was not disappointed with the result.…
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Yesterday it was reported that IMG Worldwide (IMG) Chairman and CEO Theodore J. (Ted) Forstmann passed away at 71-years-old. The cause of death was brain cancer. Forstmann will be remembered for his unique ability to invest in companies (including Dr Pepper and Topps), fix them up, make them immensely valuable, and then sell them to make…
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The following op-ed was submitted by sports agent Eugene T. Lee. Mr. Lee is President/CEO – ETL Associates, Inc. and may found on Twitter - @EugeneTLee. In college towns all across America, intercollegiate athletics – especially college football – play an integral role in the college atmosphere and spirit of a university. Unfortunately, the sordid revelations of the past…
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In less than a month, Minor League Baseball will host its annual Winter Meetings. This year, the four day event will be held at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas. As always, not all activities are open to the general public. The PBEO Job Fair and the Baseball Trade Show tend to be the main…
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Every year, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill hosts the College Sport Research Institute (CSRI) Conference. Its stated mission is to “Provide students, scholars, and college-sport practitioners a public forum to discuss relevant and timely intercollegiate-athletics issues.” For information regarding panel discussions and attendees from the 2011 CSRI Conference, click here. The 2012 CSRI Conference will…
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Crowd Seats, the first Daily Deals site for Sports Tickets, has launched its first deal in New York City. The launch represents the second market for the sports-centered daily deals site. To kickoff the NYC Market, Crowd Seats is offering discounted tickets to the Rutgers vs Army Football Game at Yankee Stadium. Crowd Seats initially…
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