<p>how does one become a agent for professional athletes?</p>
<p>apparently not by asking on this forum</p>
<p>There is no one path to success as a sports agent. A law degree may or may not help you. The key to being a successful sports agent starts with an extroverted personality and an ability to make connections with a variety of people. Add a lot of hard work and the ability to ignore constant rejection and you will have a good start. If you are interested in being a sports agent, I would suggest you work for a company handling athletes, learn by observation, and then work independently. It probably does not matter what job you initially perform as long as you have some opportunity to directly observe what agents do for their clients.</p>
<p>in addition to the extroverted personality, you have to be cool with them. you have to be like one of them, hang out with them, play video games like them haha. somewhat kidding, but yeah, you have to relate with your clients. i know a basketball agent, he actually has players hanging around his office. one big plus would be if you've played college sports. that gives you name recognition and legitimacy. another would be if you know some college athletes. basically, it's very difficult to break into the field until you get your first client. </p>
<p>the basketball agent that i know has a law degree, but he said it's not necessary. he was, however, recommended by his boss to either get a law degree or a MBA sometime early in his career, so he went for the law degree. he said it's nice but he doesn't use much of what he learned in his everyday duties.</p>
<p>big plus if you can speak a foreign language. many of the money-making sports are international, and teams are always looking to draft foreign players these days.</p>
<p>Those are some pretty good points by kfc4u. I forgot to mention that there are a lot of scams out there run by people claiming to be sports agents and offering you a quick home study course or a book with all the secrets of how to become a sports agent. I would suggest you don't get caught up in these scams. They remind me of the Alpaca farm or turkey burgers or wireless TV cable scams in which a lot of people lost a lot of money. If anyone wants a book on how to be a sports agent, there are plenty for free in the public library.</p>
<p>Here is some info on the NFLPA agent certification program </p>
<p>That is hilarious. Must be something new, I doubt Master P and No Limit entertainment passed that exam when they signed Ricky Williams original deal back in 1999.</p>
<p>You think not? You did not like his "deal"? Or was it the wedding dress & Ditka promotion that got you?</p>