Just wondering if there are any pro's out there that have someone managing them. If so, would you please PM me with some standard information? I have a friend that plays in pro events and I am wondering if a sports agent could help boost my friends earning potential.
Any Pro players have an agent?
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I heard a while back Daryl Peach got one after that World Title he won.........what a waste 
Back when I first met Alex Pagulayan, he was living in Canada and was using Jim Wych as his agent. He then switched over to a different agent when he moved to the Philippines. Not sure what his status is now though.
Dragon promotions manages a few player, including Mika Immonen, Raj Hundal, Rodney Morris, and Janette Lee. Charlie Willians runs the company along with a partner. Their website is:
http://www.dragonpromotions.com/
Dragon promotions manages a few player, including Mika Immonen, Raj Hundal, Rodney Morris, and Janette Lee. Charlie Willians runs the company along with a partner. Their website is:
http://www.dragonpromotions.com/
When the IPT tour was in full bloom, along came a man by the name of Mark Trainer. He made some good real estate investments, so I was told, in Las Vegas and was sitting on a big chunk of cheese.
Trainer had a "vision" to have a block of IPT players, 30 or so in number, and with the utilization of a company called Athletes First, he was going to be seeking big-name sponsors to pour their money into pool.
The players who did sign, some of them at least, will benefit from having a monthly salary. Mark Trainer was to pay all travel expenses and had a percentage of the players' winnings on the IPT Tour. Some players received anywhere from $5,000 to $20,000 as a signing-on bonus.
This arrangement between the player and Trainer enabled the players to get to events that they may not have been able to afford otherwise. It would have allowed them to devote time to practicing and honing their skills as opposed to seeking funds to travel.
Ralf Souquet, Dennis Hatch, Marlon Manalo, John Cucharo (the kid from Iowa whose last name I cannot spell), James Walden are just a few names that come to mind, at the time of this writing, who signed up with Mark Trainer. Mark required each player to sign a legally binding contract.
The agency Mark Trainer would have been working with was called Athletes First. They signed up professional baseball, football, and basketball sports figures.
Here is the website: http://www.athletesfirst.net
Meanwhile, the IPT tour ceased to exist. I don't know if Mark Trainer got even. Some of his players who did sign up did come into the money rounds with the IPT. He had about 20 or 30 IPT players signed up at that time.
Trainer had a "vision" to have a block of IPT players, 30 or so in number, and with the utilization of a company called Athletes First, he was going to be seeking big-name sponsors to pour their money into pool.
The players who did sign, some of them at least, will benefit from having a monthly salary. Mark Trainer was to pay all travel expenses and had a percentage of the players' winnings on the IPT Tour. Some players received anywhere from $5,000 to $20,000 as a signing-on bonus.
This arrangement between the player and Trainer enabled the players to get to events that they may not have been able to afford otherwise. It would have allowed them to devote time to practicing and honing their skills as opposed to seeking funds to travel.
Ralf Souquet, Dennis Hatch, Marlon Manalo, John Cucharo (the kid from Iowa whose last name I cannot spell), James Walden are just a few names that come to mind, at the time of this writing, who signed up with Mark Trainer. Mark required each player to sign a legally binding contract.
The agency Mark Trainer would have been working with was called Athletes First. They signed up professional baseball, football, and basketball sports figures.
Here is the website: http://www.athletesfirst.net
Meanwhile, the IPT tour ceased to exist. I don't know if Mark Trainer got even. Some of his players who did sign up did come into the money rounds with the IPT. He had about 20 or 30 IPT players signed up at that time.
I believe Jeanette Lee was with Octagon, a pretty big advertising firm. I also know Pan Xiao Ting was picked up by a pretty big agency in China soon after going to the US. She's been in TV ads, a movie and on the backs of a lot of buses.
Barry Hearn pretty much started off the game of player management / agent with Steve Davis in the early 80's. After him there was Ian Doyle who had a troupe of snooker players.
I doubt that pool players can get professional management / agents unless they have the kind of profile that Jeanette Lee has. But if they can get a friend to do a bit of part time work talking to sponsors, doing proposals etc, that can bring in a some needed $$.
Colin
btw: The founding father of athlete management was Mark McCormack, who took Arnold Palmer under his wing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_McCormack
Barry Hearn pretty much started off the game of player management / agent with Steve Davis in the early 80's. After him there was Ian Doyle who had a troupe of snooker players.
I doubt that pool players can get professional management / agents unless they have the kind of profile that Jeanette Lee has. But if they can get a friend to do a bit of part time work talking to sponsors, doing proposals etc, that can bring in a some needed $$.
Colin
btw: The founding father of athlete management was Mark McCormack, who took Arnold Palmer under his wing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_McCormack
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Big C said:
He doesn't need an Agent. HE needs to stop missing. That'll boost his earning potential pretty goodish.
JAM said:
I would like to read the rest of that story...
Jeanette Lee's agent/agency is Octagon, a very high-powered rep company... not Dragon Promotions. Charlie contracts her appearances in DP events through Octagon, but does not represent her.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
nathandumoulin said: