| Over the last 15-20 years, professional
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| | various required fees, and have an
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| athlete salaries have skyrocketed. Now
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| | athlete to represent. In addition, the
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| more than ever, it is vital for
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| | agent must maintain their certified
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| professional and aspiring athletes to be
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| | status by paying renewal fees and
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| represented by sports agents with the
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| | attending continuing education seminars.
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| highest level of integrity who will
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| | If you are going to entrust an agent with
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| always have their best interest at heart.
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| | making career and life decisions on your
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| Today, sports agents manage much more
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| | behalf, you owe it to yourself to make
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| than an athlete's career, they manage
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| | sure they are certified. After you speak
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| virtually all aspects of their clients'
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| | with a few certified sports agents, it is
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| life. Not only do agents negotiate
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| | up to you to determine which agent is the
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| lucrative athlete contracts, but they
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| | best fit for you. Determine whose
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| also market their clients for product
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| | personality you like best, who seems the
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| endorsements, promote their positive
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| | most trustworthy, which offers the
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| image by involving them in community
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| | services you need, and which has the best
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| activities and charitable events. Agents
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| | career plan for you to follow. These are
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| even handle financial investment
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| | decisions only you can make after meeting
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| opportunities and help with retirement
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| | with agents face to face.
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| planning services.
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| | So how do you find a certified sports
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| So with all of this at stake, how does an
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| | agent? That is the hard part. Very few
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| athlete choose the right agent to
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| | certified sports agents publish their
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| represent them. Well, there is one
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| | contact information online or anywhere in
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| question to ask your prospective sports
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| | print. In addition, the sports leagues
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| agent before discussing anything else.
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| | will not divulge this information for any
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| Are you a certified sports agent
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| | reason. There is only one quick and easy
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| Virtually anyone walking the street can
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| | way to find certified sports agents and
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| say they are a professional sports agent
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| | that is the Sports Agent Directory.This
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| and they have clients. The one sure way
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| | online directory is specialized in
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| to separate the want-to-be sports agents
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| | listing only certified sports agents.
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| from the true established sports agents
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| | The directory lists over 3000 sports
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| is if they are certified.
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| | agents from 10 different sports leagues
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| The four major sports leagues being the
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| | and includes the agent's name, address,
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| MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL require that sports
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| | phone/fax, email and website. For a
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| agents be certified by their respective
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| | minimal fee of $59.95, you get full and
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| players' association before they can
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| | immediate access to the directory. It is
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| represent an athlete from their league.
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| | very well organized, easy to use, and is
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| This measure helps to insure a minimum
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| | up to date. I have personally used the
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| standard for qualifications of the sports
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| | website and I highly recommend it to
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| agent. To become certified, a sports
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| | anyone interested in contacting sports
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| agent must complete an application, pay
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| | agents for any reason.
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