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Selecting A Sports Agent: The Inside For Athletes & Parents, Charles B. Lipscond, Peter Titlebaum

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

The goal of this Article is to educate and enlighten athletes, their families, and their coaches as to what they should know to make the best possible choice when selecting an agent. Identifying the individual best equipped to provide professional guidance to a high school or collegiate athlete contemplating a professional sports career is an extremely difficult task. Nevertheless, information is power, and that power belongs in the hands of the athlete. Thus, in the course of this Article, we will explore all the necessary topics and questions to help guide an athlete and his or her parents in selecting …