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Aspectos fundamentales
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La decisión de trabajar con un agente es extremadamente importante, ya que designará a otra persona para que actúe en su nombre.
Asegúrese de que su agente cumpla los siguientes requisitos: a) esté certificado por la FIBA para trabajar como agente internacional de baloncesto; b) tenga una sólida comprensión del baloncesto y el mercado profesional; y c) sea conocido por su honestidad, fiabilidad y profesionalismo.
Evalúe la posibilidad de tener distintos representantes (un agente, un asesor financiero y un abogado) para los diferentes aspectos de su vida personal y profesional.
No firme ningún documento que no haya leído o que no entienda.
Recuerde que la reputación que construya en las etapas iniciales de su carrera afectará su atractivo como inversión de negocios cuando esté jugando en niveles más altos.
Establezca buenas relaciones con sus patrocinadores para tener más posibilidades de que le renueven los contratos.
Familiarícese con las expresiones financieras y técnicas más comunes para poder evaluar adecuadamente sus opciones cuando se reúna con posibles asesores.

Parents’ most important dos’ and don’ts

Do’s
  • Educate yourself.
  • Be interested and supportive. Acknowledge and enjoy your child’s participation and successes, even the small ones.
  • Let your child make his/her own mistakes and learn from them. When your child makes a mistake, ask what they think they could have done differently, what they learned from the experience, and if they would like any feedback (not criticism or blame). Failing is an opportunity for growth.
  • Teach your child to respect his/her coach by showing respect to the coach yourself.
  • Show respect for referees and officials, always. Young players will copy/paste what they see at home.
  • Ensure  that the  player  respects  the  principles  of  good  sportsmanship,  behaviour  and ethics.
  • Encourage (but don’t force) the player to follow a dual-career. His/her professional career might be short. Education will be the key for their post-career success.
  • Support your child’s choice to play no sport (or choice to play a different sport).
Don’ts
  • Don’t try to relive your youth through your child. Accept that your child may not excel in that or any sport.
  • Don’t blame the equipment, coach, other players, referees or even the weather.  Blaming others teaches non-accountability to kids.  They do not learn to look at what they could have done differently or learn from their mistakes if they learn to blame others.
  • Don’t push. Players may lose their self-confidence, become resistant and resentful toward their parents, become unsure of themselves and their abilities, may stop trying, or may drop-out.
  • Don’t tie your ego or image to your child’s performance. Laying guilt on a child because “their performance made you look bad,” is highly destructive. Your child is not responsible for your reputation in the community.