In baseball, you can start ratcheting up clients as they graduate from high school and enter the MLB Entry Draft (if they opt to do so). Football does not play by the same rules. That does not mean that you cannot get a head start in scouting talented football players at a young age. Let […]
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.
It happens once every year. The NHL free-agency market opens, and is quickly flooded with talent that teams salivate over. Today (July 1st) is that very special day, and agents will clog their phone lines in conversation with potential managers for their clients. Look for the lines to start getting busy at 12pm, which is […]
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The Joys Of Being A Knicks Fan
Guest Contribution by an aspiring agent, and loyal reader of SportsAgentBlog.com, Zak Romanoff: Sitting in the fan section at Madison Square Garden during the draft on Thursday was a great experience. My friend Frank and I got to see Oden, Durant, and all the other stars walk by us and give high fives to all […]
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Introducing Paul Schackman
SportsAgentBlog.com – I Want to be a Sports Agent is introducing its 8th writer with the inclusion of Paul Schackman. He is a graduate of Hofstra University and is going into his 1st year of business school at Manhattanville College. He is on a fast track, and should have his M.B.A. at the conclusion of […]
Some loyal readers may recall the attempt that I made back on April 28th, when I tried to Live Blog the 2007 NFL Draft, including the agent and company that had signed each player. It went well until about the 17th pick, when it became very hard for me to find out who represented whom. […]
If you want to follow who represents whom, head over to the DraftExpress: 2007 NBA Draft Prospect Agent Listings. Joshua Golka put up a post on his Athlete Agent / Sports Agent Regulation blog about the NBA today [Basketball Agent Info]. It includes links for certification to become a basketball agent (NBPA and FIBA – […]
Ladies and gentlemen, the day has come. I feel that we now have established enough of a reader base and enough buzz centered around this site to expand in a new direction. Along with obtaining posts from myself and the various contributors on a daily basis, I would like to introduce a new feature to […]
First off, Darren and I would like to thank everyone that has and will be supporting us as we try to take Dynasty Athlete Representation to the top. It has been a very exciting journey and the best part about it all is that it really has not even started yet. With recent request from […]
Justin Upton broke baseball barriers when he was selected #1 overall in 2005. He received a whopping $6.1 million signing bonus for placing his name on the dotted line [New high MLB signing bonus]. A new Golden Age of baseball had arrived. The 1994 strike was a distant memory and it seemed as though nothing […]
Interview With The Athlete By Matthew Vuckovich Daniel Moskos is a 21-year-old baseball player. He pitched for Clemson University in the Super Regionals this season. He was recently picked 4th overall by the Pittsburg Pirates in the 2007 MLB draft. He should be an interesting person to follow as he makes his way to playing […]