Introduction: Of Scandal and Scoundrels
Part I
Agents: What, Why, and for Whom
1 Defining Agent
2 The Proliferation of Agents: Stoking the Salary Fire
3 A Multitude of Services
4 Qualifying: One Client Makes an Agent
5 Going It Alone: Assessing the Need for an Agent
Part II
Matchmaking: Athlete Meets Agent
6 Finding an Agent
7 Making the Selection
8 Caught in the Draft: Turning Pro Early
Part III
Agent Contracts and Fees
9 “Just Sign Here”: The Athlete-Agent Agreement
10 Paying the Agent
Part IV
Conflict: The Agent's Other Interests
11 The Influence of Teams
12 The Influence of Other Clients
Part V
Renegotiation and Changing Agents
13 Renegotiation and Holding Out
14 Changing Agents
Part VI
Regulation
15 Regulation of Agents
16 Other Roles of the Players' Associations
Part VII
Preserving the Wealth
17 Managing the Money
18 Power of Attorney: An Invitation to Disaster
Part VIII
Marketing Fame
19 Endorsements
Part IX
Special Considerations for Individual Sports
20 Tennis, Golf, Olympic, and Extreme Sports
Conclusion: The Athlete's Responsibility
Glossary