The Business of Sports Agents

Synopsis

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 And Timothy Davis, 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. --- Book Jacket. Pt. I. Background -- Historical And Legal Foundations -- The Business -- Consolidation : An Evolving Industry -- Pt. Ii. Problems -- The Basics : Competition For Clients -- Unscrupulous And Criminal: The Problem Agents -- Conflicts Of Interest -- Ethics : Attorney Versus Nonattorney Agents -- Agent Wars -- The Last Amateurs On Earth : Amateurism And Opportunity -- Pt. Iii. Solutions -- Knights Of Columbus Rules? Private Sports Agent Regulations -- The Laws -- A Uniform Approach : The Uniform Athlete Agents Act -- Pt. Iv. The International Realm -- Agents In A Globalizing Sports World. Kenneth L. Shropshire, Timothy Davis, And N. Jeremi Duru. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.