Sports Agents for traditional sports like basketball and football are a staple of the professional sporting industry and have been for years. Top players of professional sports, or players trying to reach the professional level, need advocates who promote their skill sets to various teams, manage their images, as well as negotiate contracts and sponsorship […]
Author: 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.
I have been provided the opportunity to sit in on a class taught by ESPN and Sports Illustrated writer Andrew Brandt that is called Business and Legal Aspects of Professional Sports. Brandt is teaching the class through Villanova University’s online offering, which makes it easy for anyone to access the content. One of the toughest topics […]
This Summer I am teaching a class at the University of Florida titled, Issues in Sport Law. Additionally, I have been provided the opportunity to sit in on a class taught by ESPN and Sports Illustrated writer Andrew Brandt that is called Business and Legal Aspects of Professional Sports. Brandt is teaching the class through Villanova University’s […]
This Summer I am teaching a class at the University of Florida titled, Issues in Sport Law. Additionally, I have been provided the opportunity to sit in on a class taught by ESPN and Sports Illustrated writer Andrew Brandt that is called Business and Legal Aspects of Professional Sports. Brandt is teaching the class through Villanova University’s […]
Yesterday, I published a few social media posts describing my joy that Sports Agent Blog is approaching 10 million tracked page views since its inception on December 31, 2005. One of the responses I received was from JB Bernstein, the subject of Disney’s Million Dollar Arm movie. He suggested that I do a top 10 list of what I […]
Shalom ladies and gentlemen! My text has been absent from this website, but that does not mean I have not been keeping a close watch of all happenings. First of all, a major thanks goes out to Cameron Chung, who has been leading the charge at Sports Agent Blog, pumping out content and leading the other […]
Exactly one month until my 30th birthday. Yes, I’m leaving the glorious 20’s and I’m not thrilled about it. I am in Gainesville, FL today for somewhat of a business trip, with an exciting announcement relating to same hopefully coming to you in the near future. On Monday, I am heading out of the country […]
The following is a guest contribution from Benjamin Steinberg, an attorney practicing in the state of New York. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. from the NYU School of Law, where he was the Student Bar Association Social Chair and a member of both the Journal […]
The following article is a guest contribution from Matt Ramker, a National Basketball Players Association certified agent for ASM Sports. Florida State’s Cameron Erving has signed with Issac Connor of Allegiant Athletic Agency (A3 Sports) to represent him in the upcoming NFL Draft. Erving, a converted center, currently sits at #25 on Mel Kiper’s Big […]
Happy New Year and Shabbat Shalom! Sports Agent Blog is now officially nine years old and does not feel a day older than three. Thanks to all of you who have stuck by and continued to read our content over the years. We have some new contributors coming on board and will continue to pump […]