As a baseball advisor lending “advice” to high school baseball players drafted by an MLB organization, you may be confronted by this tough question by a young client many times in your life: Should I sign the offer presented with me and forgo my verbal commitment to _______ Junior College/University, or decline the offer and […]
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Shoe Blues
Yesterday, Darren Rovell reported that none of the players who will be selected at the top of the NBA Draft this Thursday had signed a deal with a shoe company. Are we panicking prematurely, however? There certainly is not a Lebron James type personality in this draft, but perhaps the players are going back and […]
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adidas Hooked It Up
I have to give muchos gracias to Kari Cruz, head of Public Relations over at adidas. She is always sending me great tips on the latest adidas news. In fact, Kari is the reason that SportsAgentBlog.com was able to get the early story on gilTV, which highlighted Gilbert Arenas’ new line of shoes that he […]
Using Tommy John’s surgery to strengthen your pitch even though you didn’t really tear your elbow ligament? You’re so old school! Okay…in all honesty, one would have to be crazy to go under the knife when it was not necessary, and apparently it’s the rehabilitation, not the actual surgery, that makes your pitch harder. Anyway, […]
Some basketball players may be basing their decision to leave early on the endorsement deals they believe they will be able to procure. Brian Berger of Sports Business Radio believes that endorsement deals have become the deciding factor when talented, but not superstar, college basketball players are considering making the jump early to the pros. […]
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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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Welcome to the 21st Century
The use of technology is becoming more prevalent in sports. From online fantasy games, sports cell phones, to on demand sporting events it is more obvious that athletes (and agents) cannot forget the cyber equation. One of the most successful business ventures over the past 2 years is Apple’s iPod. Apparently, the trend is catching […]
Everyone imagines the stereotypical Sports Agent as a man with slicked back hair, ruthless in negotiations, and always on his cell phone. While stereotypes often simplify or generalize a situation to a great degree (there are women agents that do not have slicked back hair and are calm and collected in negotiations), they sometimes hold […]