Wade Senti’s controversial post, Is a Sport(s) Management Degree worth it?, sparked up quite a conversation on the blog, and also filled up our email boxes with follow-up questions from readers. One reader even decided to write a response to Wade’s article, which is published below. He asked to remain anonymous, so no byline on […]
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What: “Creating Your Blueprint” – The 4th Annual Entertainment and Sports Law Symposium at the Florida A&M College of Law When: April 10, 2010 (10 a.m. – 3 p.m.) Where: 201 Beggs Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801 (map) Cost: Free (RSVP recommended – [email protected]) Agenda: 8:30-9:30 AM – Symposium Registration and Continental Breakfast 10:00-10:50 AM –Entertainment: Building […]
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April Fools!
If you haven’t figured it out by now, sportsagentblog.com has not been sold to America’s Finest of India. It was primarily the work of Dynasty HR Director Justin Herzig. He, along with intern Ryan Webber, created the story and the posts as part of an April Fool’s Day prank. They even created an actual Gmail […]
I have not covered Happy Walters all that much on this website. Other than really loving his first name, I never have come across anything all that newsworthy. But that does not mean that the sports agent (amongst many other professional titles) is not a spectacular human being. In fact, after receiving a rundown about […]
What should be my undergraduate major? Is law school necessary? What books should I read on the subject? What classes should I take? How do I break into the industry? Those are some of the most common questions I get. There is no answer to any one of those questions, but one thing that I […]
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Some UFL Open Tryouts
There are more agents than there are players in the NFL. New entrants into the industry are lucky to represent a player with a chance of being selected between rounds 5-7. Many agents will represent players hoping that they will be signed as free-agents after the draft and get a chance to make it to […]
If Dancing with the Stars, a crazy guy with a peephole, and ESPN share something in common – it’s Erin Andrews (EA). The longstanding relationship between her and the leader in sports, ESPN, may be coming to a close – this July, according to multiple sources. Currently, her camp, agent Babette Perry of IMG, is in negotiations […]
What: 3rd Annual Georgetown Entertainment & Media Alliance (GEMA) Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium When: April 16, 2010 (8:15 a.m. – Where: Georgetown University, McDonough Room 200 Cost: Attorney receiving CLE credit ($159, $179), Attorney/Practitioner w/out CLE credit ($99, $129), Non-Georgetown Student ($19, $39), Georgetown Student (Free, Free). First number is applicable if you register before April […]
For all the joy that I receive as an agent for very talented athletes, I also feel their pain when at some point in their career, they are told that there is no longer a spot for them on a given team’s roster. My job is to do everything I can do help out players […]
My friend Andrew Brandt of the National Football Post (NFP) is teaming up with some staff members at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business to host a Negotiations Seminar titled, “How to be a Better Negotiator” on April 16. The event will take place from 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration, which costs $395, […]