Sports Law

by Jones, Michael E.

• ISBN13: 9780136765455
• ISBN10: 0136765459
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-10-16
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This book targets undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in standard Sports Law courses as well as lay persons interested in learning more about the subject of sports and the law in contemporary society. It introduces the basic legal principles surrounding the subject of the sports business, focusing on the complex sports/entertainment relationship.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 The National Collegiate Athletic Association	1	(26)
Introduction	1	(1)
The History of Regulating Intercollegiate Athletics	2	(2)
Constitution of the NCAA	4	(4)
Bylaws	8	(4)
Financial Aid	12	(4)
Academic Standards	16	(5)
Enforcement	21	(3)
Summary	24	(3)
CHAPTER 2 Global Amateur Sports	27	(15)
Introduction	27	(1)
Olympics: Amateur Sports Act of 1978	28	(2)
Drug Testing	30	(5)
Olympic Boycotts and beyond	35	(1)
Olympic Sex Discrimination	36	(1)
Commercialization of the Olympics	37	(1)
Ironman Battles the World	38	(1)
Summary	39	(3)
CHAPTER 3 Women's Sports	42	(19)
Introduction	42	(1)
Gender Equity: Title IX	42	(1)
The Grove City College Case	43	(1)
OCR Factors	44	(4)
The Brown University Decision	48	(3)
Basketball -- Women's Priority Courts	51	(1)
Equal Protection	52	(4)
Women's Professional Sports	56	(2)
Summary	58	(3)
CHAPTER 4 Labor and Antitrust Issues in Professional Sports	61	(19)
Introduction	61	(1)
Antitrust Law	62	(2)
Collective Bargaining in Professional Sports	64	(1)
Unfair Labor Practices	65	(3)
Collective Bargaining Agreement Highlights	68	(8)
Labor Issues in Other Professional Sports	76	(1)
Summary	77	(3)
CHAPTER 5 Player Agents	80	(15)
Introduction	80	(1)
Player-to-Agent Relationship	81	(11)
Summary	92	(3)
CHAPTER 6 Torts and Sports	95	(20)
Introduction	95	(1)
Introductory Legal Principles	96	(1)
Negligence	97	(7)
Products Liability	104	(2)
Defamation and Athletes	106	(2)
The Athlete's Right to Publicity	108	(1)
Trademark Law	109	(1)
Summary	110	(5)
CHAPTER 7 The Business of Sports: Leagues, Teams, Relocations, and Building Stadiums	115	(15)
Introduction	116	(1)
League Constitutions and Bylaws	116	(3)
Admission into the League	119	(2)
Territorial Restrictions	121	(1)
Relocation of Franchises	122	(1)
Economic Costs	123	(2)
Legislative Responses	125	(2)
Summary	127	(3)
CHAPTER 8 Criminal, Racial, and Social Issues	130	(18)
Introduction	130	(1)
Athletes as Role Models	131	(1)
Violence in Sports	132	(5)
Bribery and Forgery	137	(5)
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990	142	(1)
Death of a Marketing Marriage	143	(1)
Summary	144	(4)
APPENDIXES	148	(55)
Text of NCAA Drug Testing Consent Form	148	(3)
The Amateur Sports Act of 1978--Excerpts: Olympic Committee	151	(4)
The Olympic Charter (Excerpts)	155	(3)
Text of Court of Arbitration for Sports Waiver Form	158	(1)
NFL Player Contract	159	(7)
NFLPA Regulations Governing Contract Advisors (Player Agents)	166	(15)
Standard Representation Agreement: Player and Agent	181	(6)
Florida Statutes Professions and Occupations Code Title 32 (Adopted 1988)	187	(3)
Leading College/University Sports Management and Administration Programs	190	(13)
INDEX	203