Sports Law

Sports Law Description

Sports Law 0 Edition Career choices in sports law are divided into two broad categories: professional (sports business management) and amateur (sports coaching and administration). Sports Law and Regulation, adapted from the authors' top law school text, addresses both roles: professional issues of contracts, torts, agency, labor/employment law, health and safety, and intellectual property rights for marketing as well as amateur issues such as sports regulation in high school, college and Olympic levels, and gender/racial equality (Title VII). The authoritative legal author team has carefully edited and adapted their successful casebook to fit the needs of undergraduate students. Their wealth of sports law experience provides interesting and insightful cases, examples and problems to help students with legal issues they will face in their careers. Terms and legal vocabulary are called out in body of the text and immediately defined for better comprehension. End of chapter questions and assignments enhance student understanding, and helpful Websites are referenced for further research and discussion.Features:Addresses both broad categories of careers in sports lawo professional (sports business management)o contractso tortso agencyo labor/employment lawo health and safetyo intellectual property rights for marketingo amateur (sports coaching and administration)o sports regulation in high school, college and Olympic levelso gender and racial equality, Title VIIAdapted from authors' successful law school casebooko authoritative legal team from top law schoolso carefully edited to fit needs of undergraduatesInteresting, insightful cases and examples from authors' wealth of sports law experienceExamples, case illustrations, and problems identify legal issues students will face in practiceTerms and legal vocabularyo called out in body of the texto defined immediately for student comprehensionEnd of chapter questions and assignments to enhance understandingWebsites for further research and discussion