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Agents & Contracts
Chris Thair
RFL Salary Cap and Licencing Manager
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Feb 2009 England U16 SquadJoseph Bate Kristian Bell Mike Bishay Daniel Bridge Gregory Burke Ben Crooks
Alex Davidson Sam Fletcher Keith Holden Daniel Jones Joshua Jones Viny Kakopa
Darren Lamb Reece Lyne Ryan Shaw
Louis Sheriff Brad Singleton Jared Stewart Francis Welsh
IT DOESN’T HAPPEN STRAIGHT AWAY
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FulltimeContract
110 Signed in 2011 (1 FT)70-80 in 2012?
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Declaration of Interest• Must finish Community Game Commitments• A player may get 0 to 5 interested parties • RFL send letter early August & Include Proforma
2 Months
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• September Contract Offer: 27 Months
• 30th November 2014 End Date
• U18s U19s Academy
• Minimum Contract Value (TBC)
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Don’t Try to Remember Everything
• You will receive lots of talks
• Professional Player Induction in Year 1
• Player Welfare is a Priority in all Youth Programmes
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Contracts – Discretion
• How Much? Is that important?
• Individual and Club Dependant
• You are still unproven
• Lots of things to consider
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What is a Contract
• It is a Contract of Employment
• A legally binding agreement which describes how the relationship will work within the framework of employment law
• Parents will see it
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Standard Forms
• They are all the same
• In the relevant boxes you just put different – Names and Addresses – Start & Finish Dates – Payment Details – Additional RFL Clauses if Required
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Standard Headings
• Place and Hours of Work
• Remuneration • Regulation Compliance (Anti Doping / Betting)
• Television & Photography
• Injury and illness
• Disciplinary Procedures
• Gross Misconduct
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£5k on England Debut
£5k after 10 Super League Games
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Agents
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Agents • Take them or leave them
• Must be Authorised Agents
• Everything is online • www.therfl.co.uk/operational_rules/authorised_agents
• 19 Official UK Agents
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Impact Sports Consultancy Martin Shuttleworth
Howes Etc. David Howes
Show Me the Money Craig Harrison
Elite Star Management Richard Kramer
Football First Martin Offiah
Mum and Dad
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Pro’s – Agent
1. Understands the Market knows your worth
2. Established Network in the Clubs.
3. Experienced Contract Negotiator.
4. Can Help Maximise Commercial Potential
5. Access to Services: Financial, Legal, Insurance
6. Moral Support
7. Help with Exit Strategy
8. Maximise Your Earning Potential
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Cons – Agents
1. Shop Around and you will find your value (different value to different clubs)
2. Clubs will approach you
3. You have no commercial value at present
4. Club will help with Service Provision and have a welfare programme
5. Moral Support?
6. It Costs Money (Balanced Against What they make you in return). Salary Cap Sport
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Fees
• Free at First or flat fee under £10k
• 5% of any earnings from the club
• 25% of any earnings received through commercial, marketing or media deals.
• Take from Net Pay
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Paperwork
• Representation Agreement. Max 2 Yrs (1 for U18s). Contract Still Applicable. Change in last month or when have written permission. U18s must have parent counter signature.
• “Registered Close Relation Declaration”
• Free and Into RFL within 7 days
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Parents
• Speak to People
• Ask Questions
• Meet people 1 to 1 (PPMs and HOY)
• Trust
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Thank You For Listening
Questions?
Chris Thair