NEW Professional Agent Certification Program
November 5, 2007
To all members of Ziga-Zoga,
Today we are officially launching our professional agents program! With the growth of Ziga-Zoga, we have become increasingly concerned about protecting both players, coaches and the reputation of credible agent members.
So, we have created a program which we will be requiring all agents on Ziga-Zoga to apply for an Official Ziga-Zoga Agent Badge, which you see above. We are sending out details through a community wide email, opening up a forum, mentioning it on podcasts and we’ll be posting a video or two soon. If you have questions about this program please email << agents at zigazoga dot com >>.
Benefits For Agents:
1) Access To Players
If you would like access to a
database of players from around the world, subscribing to ZZ Agent
Services will allow you this access.
2) Your Profile Online
If
you wish to register and have your profile in the Ziga-Zoga Community,
you can do that for free. But, the ability to engage our player/coach
members for recruiting purposes is reserved for agents who have passed
our certification process. Our player/coach members also will be
informed that the only legitimate agents are those displaying our ZZ Agent BadgeTM on
their profile page. This way players and clubs will be able to contact
you directly and will know that you have cleared the certification
process.
3) Post An Opening For A Player
If you have a
position on a team or you would like to represent a specific player
type we can post to the growing registered member base. Also, if you
are in search of a particular player or position include that
information. We can post this to members using our internal mailing
system. Please note, we only post player openings for Professional,
Semi-Professional, Pro-Youth Academy and College/University level teams.
4) Differences From Other Player/Coach Sites
As
there are many other sites that allow agents the ability to contact
players and coaches from their database, Ziga-Zoga offers agents much
more in their attempt to sign and recruit potential clients. In a
Ziga-Zoga profile, a player or coach can not only include their
resume/CV information, but they can also upload their video highlights
and skills, photos, and much more onto their profile. Ziga-Zoga also
offers players and coaches professionally designed recruiting pages,
which will make the process for agents much more efficient in their
"online scouting" of potential clients.
5) Referrals From Ziga-Zoga
As
the management of Ziga-Zoga receives requests from players and coaches
to assist in their agent search while at the same time working to
approve agents on the site, if we feel there is a good match between a
particular agent and player or coach, we would issue a referral to that
member. Ziga-Zoga management WILL NEVER refer an agent that does not
hold an official Ziga-Zoga Agent BadgeTM - no matter their qualifications or experience.
How To Get Started:
1. CLICK HERE To Apply For A Agent Badge Today!
2. Submit your license and photo.
3. Agree to The
Terms of Use and the Disclaimer & Waiver of Liability, which will
be sent after your application has been submitted prior to acceptance
of payment and badge approval.
Agents Who Wish To Use Ziga-Zoga For Recruiting Purposes MUST Abide By The Following Terms:
1. Agent must provide ZZ with FIFA registered license and/or local/regional credentials.
2. ZZ will verify credentials (cross reference with FIFA or local governing body(s)).
3. Upon approval
of application, agent will pay ZZ $19.99 for 6 month membership, $34.99
for 1 year membership or you may take advantage of the 2 year
promotional membership for $49.99. With membership, agent receives
official ZZ Agent BadgeTM that
will be displayed prominently on center column of their profile page.
This fee provides access to the entire database of players and provides
you a listing in ZZ’s registered agent directory along with all future
upgrades and enhancements that may help you achieve greater success
contracting and managing the world’s future football stars.
4. All approved agents MUST post their ZZ Agent BadgeTM graphic on their widget/text box on the profile page, DIRECTLY underneath the activity report on their page.
5. Ziga-Zoga has the
right to refuse agents (even with their agent badge) to post trials or
make promises to player/coaches that are deemed to be "too good to be
true". The management of Ziga-Zoga have all been involved in many
aspects of our sport and all realize that NO AGENT or TEAM would ever
sign a player without a) Seeing a video of that player, b) Seeing that
player play multiple times in person, c) Confirming with potential pro
team manager/scout/recruiter of the player’s potential and the
organization’s possible interest in the player. Offers of trials and
offers from professional teams for players that an agent has never seen
would be deemed non-valid and would not be allowed on our site. If
Ziga-Zoga catches an agent offering players with these opportunities -
we would give them a warning (Yellow Card), if we catch the same agent
a 2nd time, that person is then banned from the site (Red Carded) and
no refund will be given for their unused membership.
6. IMPORTANT TO
NOTE: If at any time Ziga-Zoga finds that any information provided for
approval is not valid - agent will be banned immediately and no refund
will be given.
** NOTE: ZZ
is instituting a ‘ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY’ whereas agents that solicit
player trials or recruitment on ZZ and have not received a certified
approved ZZ Agent BadgeTM,
the agent will be cautioned once (yellow card). If activity persists
and agent does not seek due process for authorized agent representation
- agent will be banned from the network (red card) and suspended
indefinitely and all information will become part of the member’s
record.
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