The new labor deal that will extend to December 11, 2011 (mark it on your calendar) was completed and agreed upon at the end of October. Instead of reporting about it along the way, I decided to wait until the dust settled and many different sources made comments about the deal. This post will serve […]
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.
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Miami Internship Opportunity
Word just in from a friend working over at the Miami Beach division of William Morris Agency. In an effort to grow its Miami division and incorporate more sports into its overall business plan, WMA is looking for qualified individuals to apply for a trainee position. If you are serious about wanting to break into […]
But how are you going to get your client the money he/she deserves? All decisions are made at the negotiation table, and you need to bring a lot of tools with you when entering conversation with a team’s general manager (or other person in charge of payroll). Monster.com recently released the Top 10 Tips for […]
On July 25th, I talked about how the salaries of coaches in all collegiate sports are on the rise. Today, I highlight USAToday.com’s in-depth analysis of college football coach income [USATODAY.com – Coaches compensation]. A few things stick out. In particular: Coaches at the top D-I programs make an average yearly salary of $950,000 before […]
1. Fred Weary of the Houston Texans was tasered while resisting arrest in a traffic stop for not having a front license plate [Texans OL Weary tasered, arrested after traffic stop]. With all these football players getting tasered, you may think it’s painless. Eh…on second thought: [Taser Guns Video].
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News & Notes 2.0
Sports Agents like their News & Notes, and they like them at the beginning of the day. Every day, right when I walked through the door and into my chair as an intern at Career Sports & Entertainment, I sat down and worked on reading all of local papers from the cities that the company […]
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It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye
Every athlete does it and every Sports Agent has to plan for it and deal with it. It is called retirement, and it is the end of an athlete’s career on the field/court and the beginning of an athlete’s effort to remain financially stable while not participating in his/her specialty any longer. I came across […]
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AI’s Intelligence
Allen Iverson was in no way responsible for the death of Kevin Johnson, a man who was shot after refusing to give up the Iverson jersey he was wearing in 2003. AI had no obligation to help out Johnson’s family in a time of mourning. That being said, the fact that Allen Iverson has offered […]
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Ethical vs. Unethical Behavior
With the athlete representation world being such a game of ethical and unethical behavior, I feel that you truly have to ask yourself if your unethical actions are worth the negative outcome. You always hear about agents giving out money, cars and clothing to athletes of whom they wish to sign for the up coming […]
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The 2nd Boston Tea Party
Updating a past story: Scott Boras Wants To Eat Your Children, the Boston Red Sox have officially won the right to pay the Seibu Lions a posting fee for Daisuke Matsuzaka if the club is able to sign Mr. Matsuzaka. The posting fee prediction on October 25th was anywhere between $17 million to $28 million. […]