Eugene Parker has had a very rough 2009 (minus the pleasant commissions that he takes). Michael Crabtree‘s holdout was the story that would not go away. It lasted from the start of training camp all the way to Week 5 of the regular season. All the while, Parker kept himself away from the media. No […]
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Darren and I were chatting last week and we realized that it’s been some time since I had posted anything on the site, so I wanted to remedy that with this new article. This article is posted in the hope that it provides athletes with a way to more accurately assess the skills of an […]
The end of the 2009 NFL season will allow a number of solid football players to hit the open market. Usually, in the last year of players’ contracts, that player will play hard and put forth a great deal of effort in order to receive a substantial contract the following year. This year, however, some […]
Ashwin Krishnan (Editor-in-Chief) and Josh Podoll (Submissions Editor) at the Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law (JSEL) are currently soliciting and reviewing submissions for the very first edition of its Journal. Their plan is to publish the inaugural issue of the Journal in Spring 2010 and they believe that you kind people reading this […]
Last week, it was reported that Michael Beasley elected to retain the services of well respected agent Jeff Schwartz. Beasley has stated he wants to take a “more professional” approach to his career and his first step was to secure an agent. Schwartz and his company Excel Sports Management are certainly a great choice considering […]
So the march continues. As predicted, this past week has been a little stressful. Originally, I was hoping that by now I’d be playing offers from two CHL clubs against each other. Instead, it feels like I’m starting from scratch, but in reality it’s even worse. At least before, when I called coaches to pitch […]
Squeezing clients for fees and bullying them into accepting settlements will easily make you a very unpopular person amongst those you represent. It will also make you a target for competing agents who are always looking for something to use against others in the industry. If you really do some awful things, the consequences could […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Darren Heitner Tel: 954-558-6999 Email: [email protected] Dynasty Athlete Representation Announces New Client: James “Buster” Douglas Hollywood, FL– [October 2, 2009], Dynasty Athlete Representation, LLC is proud to announce the signing of former undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion, James “Buster” Douglas. Dynasty will manage Buster’s post-career marketing, broadcasting and product endorsement activities. […]
With the lack of big name free agents, the conservative salary cap projections for next year, and the well publicized salary cap cutting for the summer of 2010, this NBA off-season has not been the most exciting. However, one of the more intriguing free agent stories of the summer has been that of the New […]
In the second edition of the Ask The Expert Series, hosted in conjunction with AccessAthletes, we were privileged to have Stephen Rhodes, Managing Partner of Strategic Partners Wealth Management on the “hot seat.” Stephen is responsible for the visionary leadership and direction of the firm’s sports division. The mission of Strategic Partners is to help […]