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Introducing Samyr Laine

SportsAgentBlog.com – I Want to be a Sports Agent is introducing yet another writer to the team with the addition of Samyr Laine. He is a 2006 Harvard University graduate, recently obtained a masters degree in kinesiology/sport management at the University of Texas and will be starting law school at Georgetown University this fall.

During his collegiate track and field career, Samyr broke school and Ivy League records en route to becoming an NCAA All-American and had the leading collegiate mark in the nation for much of the 2007 outdoor season in his specialty: the triple jump. He will continue training through next year’s Olympic Games in Beijing in addition to competing internationally for the country of Haiti.  He is also in the process of starting his own sports agency.

Samyr will add to to the site in a variety of ways. He will create general posts, but will also oversee the expansion of the blog.  He will be the main moderator of The SportsAgentBlog.com Forum and will be in charge of development.  As always, if you have any new ideas for the site, feel free to leave them in the comments or e-mail myself or any other contributor with whatever is in your head.

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-Darren Heitner

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.

3 replies on “Introducing Samyr Laine”

Welcome Samyr. Glad to see another top-notch contributor aboard. Also, good luck with your training. Mind if I ask what type of workout/diet regimen you are on now that you are out of school?

Thanks man. At this point my diet is much the same as it was when I was in school since I lived off campus this past year. So that means I get to do all the food shopping on my own and am able to use my discretion with what I purchase and ultimately consume. With workouts I have a different coach that I’ll be working one on one with just until I move from Austin to D.C. and settle down with a more long term training and coaching arrangement in that area. The workouts are similar in many ways although I’m now focusing a bit more on little technical things that I need to address before my next meet. Scheduling workouts is a bit more flexible as well, now that I’m no longer on a collegiate team.

Welcome Samyr I look forward to your insight considering your athletic success at such a high level.

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