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AccessAthletes.com Has Officially Launched! – SPORTS AGENT BLOG
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AccessAthletes.com Has Officially Launched!

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Young Entrepreneurs Launch a New Social Networking Site: “AccessAthletes.com”

Gainesville, Fla. – Sept. 24, 2007, Darren Heitner, 22, of Hollywood, Fla. and Matthew Allinson, 26, of Baltimore, Md., have launched AccessAthletes, LLC.

AccessAthletes.com is an interactive, social community that connects athletes, agents and the media across the globe so that they can communicate with each other more effectively and efficiently.  Users may search for an agent, recruit talent, network or stay informed of the latest sports news.  Athletes can make their AccessAthletes profile their home base for recruitment, bring their teammates online and create an official Access team, or inform the media of their latest achievements on the field.

The goal of the site is to revolutionize the sports industry by providing enhanced access to athletes, agents and the media. AccessAthletes requires its members to comply with all NCAA Bylaws and all other rules and regulations applicable to their respective sports. Athletes, agents and media entities must go through a validation process to confirm their identity.  If it is found that the registrant is truly a member of one of the three categories, that person will gain MVP status.

AccessAthletes.com strives to open various channels of communication under a secure umbrella, where all MVPs are authorized and information is kept secure.  MVPs also have control over their own privacy settings and can dictate who may contact them.

Matthew Allinson and Darren Heitner, co-founders of AccessAthletes, LLC added, “Whether you are an athlete, agent, media entity or general sports fan, we want you to join the AccessAthletes.com community.  While our site is geared towards athletes, agents, and the media, the sports fans are the people who drive its success.”

http://www.accessathletes.com

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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.

4 replies on “AccessAthletes.com Has Officially Launched!”

Great Idea!!! I have a question. I just got certified as a NFLPA contract advisor, I have some dues and fees to still pay. Do I have to wait to join the site until all that is paid and my name appears on the agents list? Thanks!!!

No, we do background checks on all people who apply for an MVP spot on the site (athlete, agent, and media). They fact that you are a certified NFLPA advisor is enough. Go ahead and sign up!

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