How to Become a Football Agent

Download or read book How to Become a Football Agent written by Randolph Riecker and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There''s little in the way of a formal education process on how to go about being a football agent. It also doesn''t guarantee that you''ll get clients when you''re set up for business. You''ll need tenacity, desire, motivation, ingenuity, and resourcefulness. It''s a really hard business and only the toughest will survive. Everyone assumes that it''s easy because they only hear about the huge deals that are reported in the media. That''s really not the true picture. There''s just so much more that goes on in the background that people aren''t aware of, and some of it is really boring. However, when a deal comes through, then all the hard work involved is really worth it ! The man in the street has no idea how difficult and stressful this type of career is. Please be forewarned that you''ll either need access to lots of finance or you''ll need some very deep pockets before you get started. This is a very expensive business to get into. You''ll need money for taxis, hotels, flights, phone calls, restaurants, etc. You may spend lots of money sometimes without any reward. That''s why football agents command the huge sums that they do - to cover all the failed opportunities and times they''ve spent money on chasing clients and deals which have petered out into nothing. It can be quite disheartening sometimes. Also, you''ll need money to tide you over when deals aren''t being done, as well as attending to all your normal living expenses. In the beginning you may earn very little at all. Many aspiring football agents are frustrated by the lack of information available to them and often give up on their dream job, thinking that getting into this type of industry is a ''closed shop''. We''re aiming to equip you with the tools and skills that you''ll need to give you the very best chance of succeeding in what has become a very competitive industry. It will also discuss the regulatory process, enabling you to take your first footsteps into the exciting world of football player management. In today''s football world we often see big deals and contracts being signed by players and football clubs. Haven''t you ever wondered how deals worth millions and millions of pounds are secured ? It''s only due to the work of football agents that such lucrative deals can be done. Agents search, negotiate, bargain and secure contracts for their clients, who may be football players, managers or coaches. Major contracts can''t be signed without them. Apart from having the required professional skills, a passion for the game is also a key component for success. Patience, hard work and perseverance are also some very important virtues and skills needed. You can''t expect to set up your agency business today and then start closing big deals for your clients tomorrow. It just doesn''t work like that. The best way is to start small, and to get your experience with the lesser lights in the lower leagues. The relevance of all of this is to allow you to make small mistakes in the beginning and learn from them before going on to the big leagues. With determination and hard work, your reputation will increase and eventually the big deals will arrive. From the outside looking in, the job of football agents can seem to be very glamorous indeed, but there''s a lot of work that happens behind the scenes. The agents often put in very long hours, and spend a lot of time on the phone. They must also be able to multitask and should be highly self-motivated. Before you get started on becoming a football agent, research the business throughly for a few months before you really decide whether you actually want to become an agent. If you''re well connected in this industry, then by all means, go ahead. Don''t get into this business if you''re going to be half-hearted and you''re only trying it out to see if it works for you. The super-agents that you see in the media aren''t young kids - they''ve been at it for 10, 20 or even 30 years, and it''s taken them a lot of time to build up their businesses.