A couple of weeks ago, I linked to the official press release that documented the merging of a baseball agency (Legacy Sports Group – principals: Greg Genske, Scott Parker and Brian Peters) and a marketing agency (The Agency Sports Management – principals: Jordan Bazant, Kevin Canning, Peter Raskin, Russ Spielman, Andrew Witlieb) to form a […]
“Athlete relocation” is a niche service provided for professional athletes (those beginning their careers as well as athletes who have amassed great wealth) who find themselves constantly on the move. Throughout my many years of writing about sports business (and sports agency in particular), I have found that the same names continue to come up over […]
Last night, I asked the following question to my followers on Twitter: Would you apply for an internship w/a sports agency if you had to pay a $25 “application fee”? I thank all of you who contributed to the large number of replies. There was a mix of yes and no answers. A few said […]
On December 31, 2007, I became formally licensed as an athlete agent (commonly referred to as “sports agent”) by my home state of Florida. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations provided me Athlete Agent License #721 in return for my payment of an initial fee in excess of $1,300. Since that point in […]
Sponsored Post During their playing days, doesn’t the athlete have a head coach? Don’t they have a specialized coach on the sidelines? Doesn’t the athlete have a coach for his contract (meaning his/her agent)? Doesn’t the athlete have a strength & conditioning coach (also known maybe as a trainer)? Today’s athlete may even have a […]
What: MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference When: March 2-3, 2012 Where: Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts (map) Panels Art & Analytics of Negotiation Baseball Analytics Basketball Analytics Cuban one-on-one with Simmons Fanalytics Football Analytics Franchises in Transition Media Rights: Pricing, Power and Competition Motorsports Analytics Soccer Analytics The Commish: The Role of the Modern Commissioner in Sports […]
On Saturday, I was told that Lagardère Unlimited was looking at the possibility of purchasing IMG Worldwide. I received the unsolicited tip from a credible source and quickly found another person who backed up the claim. While I went ahead and tweeted what I had heard, I was still questioning just how much, if at all, Lagardère […]
This is the second in a series of posts reporting on the Accelerated Sports Management Program run by Infront Consulting and Stride Sports Management. This week’s lecture focused on Marketing, Media and Endorsements and their application in regards to Athletes. Catering to many students who had little knowledge in marketing, the course began with a […]
It’s the Denver Broncos post-game press conference and Tim Tebow is addressing the media fresh off of winning the biggest game of his career in an upset over last year’s Super Bowl runner-up, Pittsburgh Steelers. He is asked what this playoff win means to him. Tebow deflects the credit from himself claiming the biggest win […]
Let’s forget about the sports agents for a second and talk some insurance. I know, it is not the sexiest subject in the world, but having an advisor who knows about insurance is very important, especially for the players who are primed to make big money in their professional careers. I have not covered insurance […]