The NCAA Men’s Division I-A Golf Championships are right around the corner (May 30-June 2 at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club’s Gold Course in Williamsburg, Va.), marking for many players the end of their collegiate golfing careers. While some of these guys will remain amateurs for the duration of the summer, in order to compete […]
Category: Recruiting
When should you declare for the NBA draft? What pick do NBA execs believe you will be? Who should you hire to help train you for pre-draft workouts/the pre-draft camp? Who will hype up your value while you focus on becoming a better player? John Givony of DraftExpress.com is correct; when tackling the decision to […]
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Smuggled Goods
Gustavo Dominguez may be locked up for life after smuggling baseball players into the United States from Cuba. I am sorry that all of my posts today are centered around Sports Agents violating the law, but as a self-proclaimed amazing site that offers all sports agent related news, it is my duty to inform you […]
The Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) will be hosting its 33rd Annual Conference in Cambridge, MA from May 17-19. Calling all sports attorneys, sports agents, sports law professors, sports law students, and anyone else looking to spend a chunk of change to hear some speeches [Here is the official brochure]. This is the yearly event that […]
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New Kid’s Father On The Block
Mike Conley Sr. (father of Ohio State freshman star, Mike Conley Jr.) has officially filed paperwork to be a registered Sports Agent. Is this a controversial move? On March 22nd, contributor Matt Allinson noted that Conley Sr. had formed his own sports agency, called MAC Management Group [Top Players Will & Should Turn Pro]. Well […]
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NRL in trouble
One of the biggest issues facing the NRL is the defection of players to Rugby Union. The latest player to defect is Timana Tahu, who has agreed to join the NSW Waratahs from Parramatta at the end of the season. There are two mains reasons why a player would switch from League to Union. Firstly, […]
by Jason Wulterkens While much of the sports world is currently abuzz over whether or not college basketball freshmen phenoms Greg Oden of [the] Ohio St. University and Kevin Durant of Texas will decide to turn professional by declaring for this June’s NBA Draft, the golf community received a shock this week when one of […]
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Going Abroad
Sports Agents and the MLB are on the rise in the Far East, which makes a perfect situation for an aspiring baseball agent who wants to specialize in Asia. There are already many Asian baseball players in the MLB, and according to ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian, the flow of players from the Far East to America […]
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Yo Momma!
Ask any Sports Agent, and they will probably confirm the fact that in a majority of cases, it is vital to win over an athlete’s parents in order to sign a representation agreement contract. It is understandable how this simple fact can be overlooked by many agents while they reach out solely to the athlete […]
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Great Expectations
Re-watching our favourite show Entourage the other day made me realize what I think is one of the most important aspects of being a sports agent. Super Agent Ari Gold summed it up perfectly. Manage your clients expectations Pretty self explanatory but so critical. Basically, don’t go promising the world to your client if you […]