TY - BOOK AU - Ruxin,Robert H. TI - An athlete's guide to agents SN - 0763776114 AV - GV734.5 .R88 2010 U1 - 338.477960973 22 PY - 2010///] CY - Sudbury, Mass. PB - Jones and Bartlett Publishers KW - Sports agents KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. Agents: what, why, and for whom. Defining agent -- The proliferation of agents: stoking the salary fire -- A multitude of services -- Qualifying: one client makes an agent -- Going it alone: assessing the need for an agent -- pt. 2. Matchmaking: athlete meets agent. Finding an agent -- Making the selection -- Caught in the draft: turning pro early -- pt. 3. Agent contracts and fees. "Just sign here:" the athlete-agent agreement -- Paying the agent -- pt. 4. Conflict: the agent's other interests. The influence of teams -- The influence of other clients -- pt. 5. Renegotiation and changing agents. Renegotiation and holding out -- Changing agents -- pt. 6. Regulation. Regulation of agents -- Other roles of players' associations -- pt. 7. Preserving the weath. Managing the money -- Power of attorney: an invitation for disaster -- pt. 8. Marketing fame. Endorsements -- pt. 9. Special considerations for individual sports. Tennis -- Golf -- Olympic and active sports -- Conclusion -- Sources ER -