Successful sports agents are comfortable with high finance and intense
competition for the right to represent talented players, and the most
respected agents are those who can deal with the pressures of
high-stakes negotiations in an honest fashion. But whereas rules and
penalties govern the playing field, there are far fewer restrictions on
agents. In The Business of Sports Agents, Kenneth L. Shropshire,
Timothy Davis, and N. Jeremi Duru, experts in the fields of sports
business and law, examine the history of the sports agent business and
the rules and laws developed to regulate the profession. They also
consider recommendations for reform, including uniform laws that would
apply to all agents, redefining amateurism in college sports, and
stiffening requirements for licensing agents.
This revised and expanded third edition brings the volume up to date on
recent changes in the industry, including:
--the emergence and dominance of companies such as Creative Artists
Agency and Wasserman Media Group
--high-profile cases of agent misconduct, principally Josh Luchs, whose
agent certification was revoked by the NFLPA
--legal challenges against the NCAA that may fundamentally change the
definition of amateurism
--changes to agent regulations resulting from new collective bargaining
agreements in all of the major professional sports
--evaluation of the effectiveness of the Uniform Athlete Agents Act
(2000) to regulate agent conduct
--issues faced by the increasing number of agents representing athletes
who work abroad as well as athletes from abroad who work in the United
States.
Whether aspiring sports agent, lawyer, athlete seeking an agent, or
simply interested in understanding the world of sports representation,
the reader will find in The Business of Sports Agents the most
comprehensive overview of the industry as well as a straightforward
analysis of its problems and proposed solutions.
