Case Western Reserve University - Becoming a Sports Agent
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Becoming a Sports Agent at Coursera Overview
Duration | 30 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Becoming a Sports Agent at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 30 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish
Becoming a Sports Agent at Coursera Course details
- An immersive experience in the world of sports that will take students through the four stages of a professional athlete's career. Utilizing lectures, guest speakers, reading assignments and hypothetical walkthroughs, students will learn how the best sports agents manage clients at each of these four stages.
- This course will provide each student with the skills necessary to guide an athlete through the difficult decisions that can make or lose the athlete millions of dollars, as well as affect their public image and career. Walking through the four stages of an athlete's career, we will provide a broad scope of the landscape of amateur and professional sports so that you can avoid the pitfalls and traps that so many have fallen into in the past; not to mention, bringing you updates throughout the course regarding the rapidly changing sports world that we live in today. Analyzing the best practices in the management of the superstar athletes with whom Professor Carfagna, Professor Volante and their expert guests have worked, we will show you how to manage the career of any professional athlete who might seek your guidance at any stage of his or her professional career.
Becoming a Sports Agent at Coursera Curriculum
Module 1: Introduction to Agents and the Collective Bargaining Agreements of the MLB, NFL and NBA
Introducing the Course
Lesson Introduction
The Representation Agreement ("Rep K")
NFL Commissioner
Fred Nance - NFL Commissioner's Authority
Andy Simms - Representing NFL Players
Jay Reisinger - Baseball Arbitrations
Play Act - Reaching Free Agency in the NFL, NBA and MLB
Guest Speaker Bios
Reading Assignments
Module 1 Quiz
Module 2: Recruiting and Managing Clients
Lesson Introduction - Recruiting Clients
Miles Welo - Breaking Into the Industry and Growing an Agency
Dale Sheptak - Managing Clients and the Effect of Professional Sports on Youth Sports
Darren Heitner - Fiduciary Duties of Agents Pt. I
Darren Heitner - Fiduciary Duties of Agents Pt. II
Guest Speaker Bios
Reading Assignments
Module 2 Quiz
Module 3: Early Stages of Professionalism and Selecting an Agency
Lesson Introduction
Age Eligibility
John Palguta - Financial Planning for Athletes in the Early Stages
Clint Frazier - The Life of a Minor League Baseball Player Pt. I
Clint Frazier - The Life of a Minor League Baseball Player Pt. II
Fred Nance - LeBron James, The Early Years
Jeff Schwartz - Representing Young NBA Stars
Play Act - Handling Athletes in the Early Years
Brad Seymour - Minor League Baseball Pt. I
Brad Seymour - Minor League Baseball Pt. II
Guest Speaker Bios
Reading Assignments
Module 3 Quiz
Module 4: Representing the Peak Professional Athlete Pt. I
Lesson Introduction
Product Endorsement Agreements
Publicity Rights
Craig Nard - Legal Evolution of Publicity Rights
Marketing an Athlete
Ron Katz - Jim Brown v. Electronic Arts
Play Act - Sport Marketing
Guest Speaker Bio
Reading Assignments
Module 4 Quiz
Module 5: Representing the Peak Professional Athlete Pt. II
Lesson Introduction
Jeff Schwartz - Representing Peak NBA Stars
John Palguta - Financial Planning for Peak Professional Athletes
Jay Reisinger - Rehabilitating an Athlete's Brand
Fred Nance - LeBron's Return to Cleveland
Play Act - Representing Peak Professional Athletes
Guest Speaker Bios
Reading Assignments
Module 5 Quiz
Module 6: Income Protection and Life After Retirement
Lesson Introduction
John Palguta - Financial Planning for Mature and Retired Athletes
Jim Convertino - Insurance and Risk Management of Athletes Pt. I
Jim Convertino - Insurance and Risk Management of Athletes Pt. II
Career-Ending Injuries
Concussions in Sports
Chris Nowinski - Concussions in Football Pt. I
Chris Nowinski - Concussions in Football Pt. II
Play Act - Representing Mature Athletes
Guest Speaker Bios
Reading Assignments
Module 6 Quiz
Module 7: Life Cycle of Individual Sports, the Longest Career Trajectory Pt. I
Lesson Introduction
Dave Lightner - Representing Golfers Pt. I
Dave Lightner - Representing Golfers Pt. II
Michael Whan - The LPGA Pt. I
Michael Whan - The LPGA Pt. II
Guest Speaker Bios
Reading Assignments
Module 7 Quiz
Module 8: Life Cycle of Individual Sports, the Longest Career Trajectory Pt. II
Lesson Introduction
Gavin Forbes - Representing Tennis Players Pt. I
Gavin Forbes - Representing Tennis Players Pt. II
Michael Whan - The LPGA Media Rights Agreement
Play Act - Representing Individual Sport Athletes
Guest Speaker Bios
Reading Assignments
Module 8 Quiz
Module 9: Representing the Professional Footballer Pt. I
Lesson Introduction
Danny Karbassiyoon - The Life of a Footballer
Danny Karbassiyoon - The Life of a Scout
Play Act - Representing Professional Footballers
Guest Speaker Bio
Reading Assignments
Module 9 Quiz
Module 10: Representing the Professional Footballer Pt. II
Carol Couse - Client Recruitment and Management
Carol Couse - Process of a Transfer and Contract Negotiations
Play Act - Agents in Soccer
Guest Speaker Bio
Reading Assignments
Module 10 Quiz
Module 11: Representing the Professional Footballer Pt. III
Lesson Introduction
Jeff Mostyn - Operating a Football Club Pt. I
Jeff Mostyn - Operating a Football Club Pt. II
Ron Katz - Safer Soccer
Guest Speaker Bios
Reading Assignments
Module 11 Quiz
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