How To Be A Sports Agent by Mel Stein
How to be a Sports Agent is a practical and down to earth book that reveals the secrets behind the art of being a sports agent. It includes: Analysis of what it is to be an agent and how to ensure a watertight legal contract between the agent and his client. The regulation of agents in various sports, and how to comply. The difference between a good agent and a bad agent. Creation of playing contracts, particularly with regard to soccer, cricket and rugby and covering the most common pitfalls. Marketing, merchandising, licensing and sponsorship deals - how to negotiate them and how to draft them. The art of negotiation, and the balance between on and off pitch activities. The role of the lawyer as agent and adviser. Keeping the clients happy, how to acquire new clients and how to keep them happy when they come on board.
Substantially more insightful than Jerry Maguire, it is written as a start-up guide for new agentsIt should also appeal to anyone with an interest in the business of sport - and it should be required reading for players -- Tom Dart * Times Online *
for any money-minded bean counters, excited by the prospect of being a famous footballer's Mr 20 Per Cent (it's gone up, apparently), this may be an invaluable read -- Martin Chilton * Evening Standard *
Mel Stein, famous for representing Paul Gascoigne (or should that be infamous?), has written a book entitled How to Succeed As A Sports Agent * Daily Express *
for any money-minded bean counters, excited by the prospect of being a famous footballer's Mr 20 Per Cent (it's gone up, apparently), this may be an invaluable read -- Martin Chilton * Evening Standard *
Mel Stein, famous for representing Paul Gascoigne (or should that be infamous?), has written a book entitled How to Succeed As A Sports Agent * Daily Express *
Mel Stein was one of the first English solicitors to be regarded as a specialist sports lawyer and has represented footballers such as Chris Waddle, Paul Gascoigne and Alan Shearer as well as Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781903047767 |
| ISBN 10 | 1903047765 |
| Title | How To Be A Sports Agent |
| Author | Mel Stein |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oldcastle Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2002-02-28 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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