The following is a guest contribution from one of Darren Heitner’s sports law students, George Dennison. In order to facilitate a strong showing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Japan has just recently opted to introduce a new, groundbreaking institution. The newly adopted institution, the Japan Sports Agency, consists of one hundred twenty one person group […]
What: Sports Management Worldwide 2015 Baseball Career Conference When: December 6-7, 2015 Where: The Inn at Opryland, A Gaylord Hotel 2401 Music Valley Drive, Nashville, TN 37214 Description: The 2015 SMWW Baseball Career Conference will be held in Nashville, Tennessee. This conference is aimed at individuals who want to gain valuable insight into a variety of careers […]
“To Whom Much Is Given, Much Is Required!” This was the theme of the 2015 Annual Client Retreat hosted by The Sports Entertainment Group (TSEG) at Kelley Drye. The annual retreat has reached its 5th year and moved from its usual location in Las Vegas, Nevada to Miami Beach, Florida with plans to return to Miami […]
Anyone with an interest in the sports agent business has undoubtedly watched Jerry Maguire and, probably, Entourage as well. Outside of Spike TV’s short lived attempt at Super Agent, there has never been a TV series following real sports agents in the USA. The Esquire Network looks to change that after giving the greenlight to […]
Highlights Relativity Sports has 15 clients, 3 in the top 10, and 8 in the top 50 Athletes First reps 12 players, 6 of whom are ranked in the top 50 Lagardere Unlimited has 11 clients, 6 in the top 50 SportStars, who dominated the 2014 draft, has 11 clients Priority Sports fully or co-represents […]
Lawrence Travis King began his career in professional sports by accepting a position to become the Director of Player Personnel for Immortal Sports and Entertainment in 2004. In 2006, Travis was promoted to the Vice President of Basketball Operations. After a successful run with Immortal Sports, Travis joined the Relativity Sports team in 2009. In […]
When an NBA player is urged to take less than money, that naturally means his agent’s commission is less. Such has been the latest pattern emerging from social media, fan bases and with owners across the league. And with the newly-agreed upon Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) from 2011 in place — which left players with […]
There is a general perception among people outside of the representation industry that all sports agents are rich. Examples such as Entourage, Arli$$ and Jerry Maguire have done nothing to dispel this theory. In reality, it is different. The Australian Football League (AFL) is the most popular sports league in Australia. The attendances are the fourth […]
Gordon Reid is a football agent (soccer to Americans) for Premier Sports Management international (PSMi). Having starting in the finance industry, he has now been working in the field for 5 years. PSMi represents both players and coaches, but that’s not the only business they do. They are also working on behalf of football clubs […]
My state of Florida almost abolished its athlete agent licensing system. While it would have saved me and many other agents who recruit in the state of Florida a lot of money, until a federal system exists, it is probably not prudent to do away with Florida’s regulation of the sports agent profession. Truthfully, I […]