SMP (0855) 639 - Introduction To Sports Law

Credits: 3.00

A general overview of sport law and athletic compliance for the collegiate administrator or coach. Students gain knowledge of the variety of state and national laws applying to sports as well as athletic compliance and the current operating bylaws.

This course should enable you to:

1. Understand and analyze different types of legal issues affecting the sports industry;

2. Understand the significance of proper contractual drafting and negotiation;

3. Understand the significance of the application of antitrust law to the sports industry;

4. Understand the significance of collective bargaining to the sports industry;

5. Understand the fiduciary relationship between sports agent and athlete;

6. Understand the relationship between constitutional law and the sports industry;

7. Basic understanding of how to analyze Court decisions/caselaw and how to apply same.

8. Describe the historical and legal implications of the NCAA.

9. Describe the relationship between financial responsibilities and educational goals in NCAA member institutions.

10. Evaluate the NCAA, NCAA member institutions, and stakeholders (e.g., administrators, coaches, student-athletes, boosters) relationship with the sport and the social world (i.e., diversity issues, gender equity, student-athlete development).

11. Integrate historic literature, current events, and practical experiences into a greater understanding of intercollegiate sport and sport administration.