Astor Singh

The NCAA and every Power 5 conference agreed to settle in the House v. NCAA settlement. The new era of revenue sharing with college athletes is set to begin in 2025. $22 million is the cap for the first year. It will increase by 4% annually, and as TV contracts are updated it will likely increase by more. The repost and article do a job of detailing different aspects of the settlement and various subjects to consider such as Title IX, employment, NIL collectives, and the transfer portal. One thing that stood out to me was the last few sentences of the article: “As part of the settlement, a school is expected to have the ability to purchase a player’s exclusive NIL rights — a significant and possibly binding deal and one that would eliminate all third-party payment as well.” Recently, an attorney told me that you should never sign an exclusive deal. In some cases, I might disagree. But this is not one of them. In the NCAA’s and conferences’ attempt to restrict NIL collectives from making additional payments to college athletes, it seems they’re still attempting to violate antitrust laws. Perhaps this is why they continue to fight and ask congress for antitrust exemption. And perhaps the NCAA and the Power 5 conferences’ stance is that, “if we’re sharing the revenue with you athletes as an NIL payment, then you don’t need any additional NIL payments from third parties.” If a player can make additional money from his NIL, shouldn’t he be allowed. If this is instituted, I wonder if this will be the standard mandated to follow in the revenue-sharing era, or will schools have the flexibility to not issue exclusive NIL contracts? It would certainly give a school an advantage to not issue exclusive NIL deal. It’ll be interesting to see. #ncaa #collegeathletics #collegeathletes #sportslaw #antitrustlaw #NIL

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As I head toward 23K followers, I want to welcome you here! I hope that the industry resources and jobs that I share via #NSMN are helpful to you and your #sportsbiz career! There are 2 major ways to engage with NSMN: 1) MEMBERSHIP 2) CAREER ASSISTANCE. [ Please reach out if I can help you with (paid) Career Sessions and/or NSMN Membership. 212-227-1300 or [email protected] ] Unfortunately, due to the nature of our business and my super busy schedule, I am not conducting informational career appointments at this time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📌Need help with your #sportsbiz job search & career? Receive a one-year complimentary NSMN membership (trade association) with your one-on-one NSMN Career Sessions! NSMN membership provides you with unlimited Member-to-Member Introductions across the country! NSMN IS EXPERIENCED & THIS IS OUR SPECIALTY: With 30+ years in the #sportsbiz industry, I help with careers and career materials via National Sports Marketing Network (NSMN). I have led NSMN for 25+ years and career development & networking is a huge part of the organization's most important offerings! I also wrote and taught the four required Career Development courses for sports marketing majors at New York University. If you need affordable help with the following, NSMN charges per Career Session to help you with: 🔹 finding a new #sports job or internship 🔹 deciding on sub-industry 🔹 changing sub-industry (or joining the #sports industry) 🔹 writing & editing your resume 🔹 writing & editing your letters 🔹 creating and refining your elevator pitch 🔹 building & maintaining contact list 🔹 interviewing for jobs and networking meetings 🔹 networking Please reach out today and share your resume, your needs, your phone: [email protected]. We charge for Career Sessions. Proven 25+ years of success helping entry-level through executive-level professionals with results aiding job searches and career changes! Countless industry testimonials. ⭐️Conversations & assistance are always private and confidential. ⭐️ 📍Referrals mean the world to NSMN! Please share this post if you think it will help your followers! #sportsbiz #NSMN #job #career #resume #tradeassociation #sportsmarketing #networking #membership #interviews #sports

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#sportsbiz colleagues and friends, as I grow GRIT Public Relations, I want to connect with more reputable sports marketing agents who are comfortable operating in the #nameimagelikeness space. If anyone comes to mind, please tag them in the comments or share this post with your network. #LinkedInSports

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New deal between Kraft Sports + Entertainment and Sports Illustrated Tickets, including naming rights for the pavilion at Gillette Stadium's 1-year-old north entrance pavilion. Seeing SI Tix doing a lot of naming rights, capitalizing on the brand affinity/journalism history: https://lnkd.in/eYBzfWXS If you need a refresher on the new north side of Gillette Stadium, here's the big story I wrote last year; it's one of the better renovations I've seen in terms of accomplishing a clear goal that made the stadium and fan experience better in multiple ways: https://lnkd.in/eG9wByey

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Being a student-athlete isn’t just about what you do on the field—it’s about the connections you make off it too. Getting involved with the community is huge for personal growth. It’s where you learn real-life skills, become a role model, and build a support network that lasts beyond your sports career. Community involvement helps shape well-rounded athletes who are ready for whatever comes next. 🏅🤝 #StudentAthleteLife #CommunityMatters #GrowthMindset

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What it's like to work in sports, media & entertainment as an Asian-American ⤵ In the spirit of #AANHPIHeritageMonth, I wanted to shed some light on what it's actually been like to be an Asian-American woman in the sports, media & entertainment world. Seeing as only 4% of sports employees and 1% of entertainment employees are Asian, I never had a lot of role models who looked like me. Now take that a step further and factor in that I am South Asian, coming from Indian heritage. 👉 There are way less. Over the past 10 years, here are some of the challenges I personally have faced: ✅ People assuming that I work in IT or Legal. ✅ People assuming that I am quiet and reserved. ✅ People not even trying to be friends with me because they assumed I grew up in a strict Asian household and therefore didn't have anything in common with them. ✅ No one being able to pronounce my name and some people even abbreviating it without my permission so that it's easier for them. ✅ People asking me if I know the other Indian person in the company. ✅ People asking if I am related to said person. ✅ Hiding my cultural holidays from my coworkers over fears of being different and therefore "weird". ✅ People assuming Indian food is my favorite cuisine. ✅ People asking me specific questions about India even though I've never been there. ✅ People assuming I speak Hindi and judging me when they find out I don't. ✅ Not being included in the DEI conversation because of the model minority myth, even though Asians are more underrepresented than Black and Hispanic & Latino people in this industry (while acknowledging that this is certainly not the case in all industries). It is so exhausting to spend your whole career fighting other people's assumptions of you before they even meet you. That's the lived experience of Asian Americans in this industry. Fellow #AANHPI friends, tap in 👇 #TopVoice #AANHPIMonth #AsianAmerican #SouthAsian

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