Players' agents have gained significant importance over the past two decades, and today, they play a key role in protecting players' image rights, managing finances, and offering career and transfer guidance.
When choosing an Agent, it is crucial that a player selects someone he can trust and who places the player’s overall interests at the core of advice and decisions and someone who has the knowledge and understanding to do so. With the aim of ensuring a basic minimum standard hence, maintaining transparency and avoiding hidden conflicts of interest, FIBA introduced a licensing system for player agents in 2007.
FIBA holds an average of four agent test sessions annually across Switzerland, the Americas, and Oceania and has over 600 licensed agents from more than 60 nationalities working globally in close cooperation with National Federations.
FIBA AGENT LICENSING PROCESS
In order to obtain a FIBA Agents’ license, all candidates must:
Complete the below online registration
Attend one FIBA session at the cost of an administrative fee of CHF 250.00 (Swiss Francs)
Arrange their trip and provide for their own transportation and accommodation costs
Pass the interview and written test successfully
Pay the renewable yearly membership fee when ready to operate with the FIBA status.
TEST LOCATIONS*
Europe: Two regular sessions held in spring and autumn. Americas: So far, once a year according to demand, generally in autumn. Asia: Singapore : Two regular sessions held throughout the year. Oceania: Southport, Australia : Two regular sessions held throughout the year.
*Limited number of participants, registration is required
TEST MATERIAL
The FIBA Agents test consists of a multiple choice questionnaire in English language only, based on the FIBA Internal Regulations. In particular, it focuses on the following topics:
Test Process
Certification Process - General
Test material - FIBA Internal Regulations Book 3:
Eligibility of Players, International Transfers and Registration (Chapter 1 to 6) Regulations Governing Players’ Agents (Chapter 9) Letter of Clearance (LOC) Fee (Chapter 11) Standard Contract - Player's Agent and Player (Appendix 1) Suggested Contract main points - Club and Player (Appendix 2)
The FIBA Internal Regulations Book 3 is available here.
BASKETBALL ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL (BAT)
Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (Chapter 10) Click here for more information about the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT).
TEST EXCEPTIONS
Active BAR & NBPA/WNBPA members shall contact FIBA to enquire about special conditions. For more information, please contact us via email.