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Here is an interesting point of view from Elite Sports Agency founder Steven Jeffers regarding his second most important responsibility as a sports agent:
“The second-most important function is to maximize our client’s worth to teams in which we are negotiating a contract for,” Jeffers says. “At times we have to take less to become successful and that also includes our clients taking less money to have better opportunities in the near future and prolonging their professional careers.”
Unfortunately, it seems as though William Nylander and his agent Lewis Gross are currently unwilling to take less money in order to have better opportunities in the near future and prolonging Nylander's own professional NHL hockey career with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Working as a Sports Agent — Turning a Passion for Sports Into a Career
“The second-most important function is to maximize our client’s worth to teams in which we are negotiating a contract for,” Jeffers says. “At times we have to take less to become successful and that also includes our clients taking less money to have better opportunities in the near future and prolonging their professional careers.”
Unfortunately, it seems as though William Nylander and his agent Lewis Gross are currently unwilling to take less money in order to have better opportunities in the near future and prolonging Nylander's own professional NHL hockey career with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Working as a Sports Agent — Turning a Passion for Sports Into a Career
Steven Jeffers, founder of Elite Sports Agency, cites his most important responsibility as both an agent and the creator of his sports agency as ensuring that everyone in his company follows the laws and guidelines set forth by the various athletic organizations in which they do business.
“The second-most important function is to maximize our client’s worth to teams in which we are negotiating a contract for,” Jeffers says. “At times we have to take less to become successful and that also includes our clients taking less money to have better opportunities in the near future and prolonging their professional careers.”
Pincus says that a sports agent needs to have a clear understanding of current market conditions, and the current value of their client in order to negotiate the best deal for them.
“Much like buying or selling a home, the agent needs to be aware of the fair market value of their client and factor in any other particulars that may be relevant to the negotiation,” Pincus says.
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