How To Have a Career As a Sports Agent

Ingredients

• Sports publications
• Personal drive
• Social skills
• A love of sports
• A law degree (optional)
• An MBA (optional)
• A financial planning degree (optional)

Steps

1. Read sports publications - Read online sports publications, newspaper sports sections, and sports magazines. Being well informed is crucial. (25 sec. )
2. Attend sporting events - Attend sporting events. Closely observe how coaches interact with athletes on and off the field or court. (32 sec. )
3. Familiarize yourself with the culture – join sports teams. (39 sec. )
4. Enter a sports management program - Attend a college with a sports management program. (45 sec. )
5. State licensing prerequisites are the only requirements needed for a sports agent. (50 sec. )
6. Consider grad school - Consider graduate school. Although it’s not required, most sports agents have post-graduate degrees, such as law degrees and MBAs. (54 sec. )
7. Enter an internship program - Enter an internship program with a sports management agency, sports commission, sports marketing agency, or a collegiate athletic department. (65 sec. )
8. Submit resumes - Submit a resume to a sports executive placement agency. (74 sec. )
9. Contact sports agencies - Contact sports agencies in your locale through online directories. Cold-calling is usually the last step taken in a job search. (78 sec. )
10. The role of the sports agent is diminishing due to sports league rules limiting what agents can do. (86 sec. )