Athlete's Guide to Agents [Paperback]

Robert H. Ruxin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 17, 1993

Provides athletes, coaches, families and their advisors with wise, practical advice on selecting an agent.

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About the Author

Bob Ruxin is managing director and general counsel of S/R Associates, a Concord, Massachusetts firm that invests in, manages, and consults for sports marketing and sports product manufacturing and marketing businesses, including the Bike Athletic Company for whom Ruxin serves as VP/General Counsel. He has served as a consultant to the National Collegiate Athletic Association on sports agent issues and as managing director of NCAA International from 1992 to 1998, a licensee of the NCAA formed to market NCAA television, licensing, sponsorship, and events outside the U.S. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.; 3rd edition (June 17, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0867207795
• ISBN-13: 978-0867207798
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,760,378 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bob Ruxin is a sports lawyer, consultant and writer. He has held senior executive positions with sports products and marketing companies including Bike Athletic and NCAA International. An honors graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School (his thesis became An Athlete's Guide to Agents), Ruxin serves as a director of the Sports Lawyers Association, Jewish Major Leaguers, Inc., and the Princeton Association of New England.

Ruxin is President of Kazmaier Associates, Inc., a Concord, Massachusetts firm that has invested in, managed and consulted for sports marketing and sports product manufacturing and marketing businesses since its founding in 1975 by 1951 Heisman Trophy winner Dick Kazmaier. Ruxin joined Kazmaier Associates, Inc. after practicing law in Washington, D.C. for six years.

Ruxin assisted the Israel Baseball League in various business capacities during the preparation for the 2007 inaugural season and served as project manager of two events held at the Baseball Hall of Fame, A Celebration of Jews in Baseball (2004) and Hank Greenberg Day (2008). He served as Venue Legal Counsel for Foxboro Stadium during World Cup '94.

Ruxin has been a guest commentator on NPR and speaker at numerous sports law programs. He coaches youth sports in Lexington, MA.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars View of a Mother of Baseball Players, May 21, 2010

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Shelly Costello (South Riding, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Athlete's Guide to Agents, Fifth Edition (Paperback)

As a mother of two baseball players, one playing at the Division I college level, the other playing in high school, who are both looking to be drafted at some point in the future, this book was very helpful. I especially liked the section written by Darren Heitner, regarding the choices players make at the high school level deciding whether or not to go on to college and receive the value from the college experience, or to go on to the pros after being drafted out of high school. As a mother and one who has followed my boys baseball, I am still uneducated as to how the whole draft process works and what agents do. However, this section by Darren Heitner, as well as the rest of the book, provides me with very solid information.

As I said before, I have two boys looking to be drafted in the future, does anyone know where I could get Darren Heitner's information so I could contact him as a possible advisor to my boys? He seems to really be in the business for young players best interests...

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Back where I started. Not exactly what I bargained for., October 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: An Athlete's Guide to Agents, Fourth Edition (Paperback)

I bought this book as a gift for my brother who was looking for information on finding a new agent in the U.S and abroad, how to approach agents, how to find quality agents, information about affiliations, training/try-out camps etc. Unfortunately this book offers no information in that department. Instead it assumes you are being recruited from a college team, which is of little use to semi-professional athletes, or those who are well out of college.

If you're looking for semi-interesting anecdotes and examples of the business end of sports, check this book out of the libarary and give it a read. If you want specific or practical info to get you started or point you in the right direction this is not the book for you.

5.0 out of 5 stars SportsMagagementWorldwide, May 10, 2010

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G. Lynn Lashbrook - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Athlete's Guide to Agents, Fifth Edition (Paperback)

As President and Founder of SportsManagementWorldwide we have used this book as required reading for all of our students enrolled in the online course Athlete Management. Our graduates currently represent 8 NFL clients and all of them have relied on this book to learn how to become a successful Agent Adivsors.

Dr. Lynn Lashbrook
President and Founder
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