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Sports Agents on the Rise in the Far East

Yao Ming has been a great influence on American sports in China

Along with lighting engineers and coffee makers, the occupation of Sports Agent has been added as a new occupation by the Ministry of Labor in China.

Sports Agents have been added to the list while the Ministry continues to debate over whether occupations such as: entertainment agents, shoe designers, and wine tasters should be added. Quite a list of occupations that are trumped by the Sports Agents in China.

After finding the original article on the issue, I decided to do a little more research and actually found an article on this issue that links to this blog. I mention the site because I love the title of its article on the subject. The title is: China Says “Show Me The Money” and is posted on the China Law Blog.

All of this means that the business of being a Sports Agent is growing to be a true worldwide industry. Competition in the industry continues to expand, but with the increased necessity for Sports Agents in countries outside of the United States, opportunities may arise in nations such as China.

[tags]china, sports agents, yao ming[/tags]

By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.

One reply on “Sports Agents on the Rise in the Far East”

Thanks for the props. Of course, I linked over to you because I liked the name of your blog. Apparently great minds think alike, or something like that.

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