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 not added any Sports Agency links in a while and decided that I would return to scrounging around the internet for some sites that have been left off the list. Today’s addition: Prestige Sports International. Led by Terry Bolar, Prestige focuses on representing football players. If you ever come across any dead links, […]
1. Gustavo Chacin of the Toronto Blue Jays must have not realized that Florida’s blood-alcohol content limit is .08, because he logged a .152 and was arrested for DUI [Jays pitcher Chacin arrested, charged with DUI]. 2. Tank Johnson of the Chicago Bears likes to go fishing, but that won’t help him avoid a 120 […]
Sports Agent Interview: with Matthew Vuckovich Steve Kauffman is a 58 year-old sports agent and he runs Kauffman Sports Management Group (www.kauffmansports.com) in Malibu, California. Mr. Kauffman has been in the business for a long time and has extreme amount of knowledge to share about the sports agent industry. Mr. Kauffman’s educational background includes a […]
I will be away soaking up the sun, drinking up all the vodka-tonics my body can handle, and relaxing on a lounge chair from Monday-Friday of this week. The University of Florida is on Spring Break, and I will be enjoying it with about 2000 other Spring Breakers on the Royal Caribbean Majesty of the […]
1) Ron Artest of the Sacramento Kings was arrested for domestic violence and trying to prevent his wife from notifying the police [Ron Artest Might Have Sneaking In Some Early-Morning Spousal Battery]. 2) Former pitcher, John Rocker and 3B, David Bell are the newest members of the MLB substance abuse club [Two more arraigned in […]
USC linebacker creates a very distasteful Facebook group. Chalk this one up on your things not to do on Facebook. Clay Matthews, a linebacker at the school known for promoting the non-usage of underwear by its cheerleaders (aka USC), used his constitutionally given right of free speech to create a Facebook group titled, “White Nation.” […]
The SATs, the LSATs, [insert your state’s name here]’s Bar Exam…when will the tests stop? With the right preparation, the NFLPA Certification Exam should be just one more exam that you breeze through. Loyal reader, Christopher L. Chambers, shot me an e-mail recently, and I would like to share with you all his question and […]
Is a certain team’s offer is better than another’s but your client prefers to play for the team offering a lower salary? Can state income taxes bridge the gap? Three days ago, I had the privilege of listening to and meeting NFL agent Hadley Engelhard of Enter-Sports Management. The University of Florida College of Law […]
My second post is up at If I Ran… As previously mentioned, I will attempt to bring some humor to the articles that I post at If I Ran… I try to keep the tone slightly serious here at SportsAgentBlog.com. At If I Ran…, do not take one ounce of what I say to be […]
Get your team into the Elite 8 and your salary will reach elite numbers. In fact, just make the tournament field of 65 teams, and you should see your salary as a college basketball coach expand in the next year. According to the USA TODAY, coaches who had their team reach the Elite 8 last […]