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* Have injuries from sports participation reached epidemic levels?

* Why can't injured athletes legally recover when they are victims of catastrophic injury?

* What factors have contributed to making American sports so violent?

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in agiven year there are approximately 1,290,000 medically treated injuries infootball, 1,230,000 in baseball and 1,180,000 in basketball.Some of theinjuries are not serious but others are catastrophic, such as spinal cordinjuries involving permanent paralysis.Still other injuries haveresulted in death.

Athletes at all levels are subject to potential injury.Who willpay the medical bills?In a case involving quadriplegia, who will pay fora lifetime of medical assistance?Remodel homes to accommodate awheelchair?Provide transportation?What if insurance coverage fails?

This book traces appellate court opinions which have involvedsports injury cases from 1875 to the present and presents an analysiswhich explains why the courts in the U.S. have generally not permittedcompensation, how we as a nation established violent sports then failed tocompensate the injured, and how even athletes with insurance coverage haveseen their families financially devastated when their coverage failed.

This is an important book for all athletes, their families andrelated sports professionals. ... Read more

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Excellent Sociological View On Violence in Athletics
This is a very interesting topic and this book covers the material thoroughly.Would be an interesting read for athletes, coaches, parents of athletes lawyers, managers and Sociologists.Congratulations Dr. Bridges. ... Read more

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The first part of this book examines the European law aspects of sports broadcasting, the new media and television rights relating to major sports events. The second part of the book consists of 27 country studies, including the 'Big Five' European football nations and other countries from around the world. The authors are media law and sports law experts, and from the point of view of the law and practice in their respective countries they address legal issues such as ownership of broadcasting rights, the commercial exploitation of those rights and the impact of competition law. Special attention is paid to 'new media' developments in connection with sport. ... Read more

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In the United States today, parents, coaches, officials, and league administrators have to be aware of the various legal issues that can arise in youth sport. Years ago, a volunteer coach or official would probably be thanked for their efforts, but today they are just as likely to be sued. The American fascination with litigation continues to grow, and the number of lawsuits in youth sport has more than doubled in the last ten years.Youth Sport and the Law studies various court cases to understand the legal principles involved in sport participation. The objective of the book is to provide better and safer sporting experiences for today's children.Written in an easy to understand style, the book features articles and human interest stories about people in youth sport at the end of each chapter. Appenzeller provides guidelines and recommendations which will greatly improve youth sport for all concerned. ... Read more

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The strange thing about the sports industry is itsenormous body of privately-created-law - i.e., law other than statutesand regulations enacted or adopted by various governmental bodies.Participants in the day-to-day life of the sports world are even morepreoccupied with the large array of privately-written rules definingwhat they can and cannot do.These rules include those contained inconstitutions and by-laws governing professional sports leagues andindividual sports tours, collective bargaining agreements betweenleagues and players associations, agent regulations promulgated byplayer unions, and the standard contracts that shape hundreds ofdifferent types of relationships in sports. ... Read more

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This book deals with the legal position of the athlete in doping cases under the law of the regulations of national and international sports federations and how this legal position can be reinforced. According to the rules of the sports organizations applicable to doping offences, where prohibited substances are found in an athlete's bodily fluids the athlete in question is strictly liable for a doping offence. Analyzing the nature of doping offences, the author puts forward arguments in favour of the application of the rights of the defence as laid down in the ECHR in disciplinary doping proceedings. In his argumentation he also addresses the procedural system of sanctions and the practical and economic consequences the sanctions may have for the athlete concerned. This will be a welcome addition to the literature and the continuing debate on doping in sport, which is a matter of great concern to many interested parties. ... Read more

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Covers various aspects of professional sports, including the unique office of the league commissioner, the many contract, antitrust, and labor law dimensions of the player-labor market, and the peculiar institution of the player agent in a unionized industry. Looks at the system of college athletics governed by the NCAA and how law impacts individual sports like golf, tennis, boxing, and the motor sports, as well as the structure and operation of international Olympic sports. Also focuses on tort and criminal law issues arising out of the personal injuries caused by sports. ... Read more

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Best Sports Law Book on the Market. Period.
This book is a delight!

Have you ever wondered how Brown v. Cohen has sculpted today's collegiate athletic landscape?

The answers are locked inside this gem.

Although not exactly a page turner, it is the industry standard in the cutting edge field of sports law. ... Read more

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The Sporting Exception in European Union Law is the definitive account of EU sports law. It provides a modern legal framework based on an analysis of major European Court of Justice judgments including Walrave (1974), Donà (1976), Bosman (1995), Deliège (2000), Lehtonen (2000), Kolpak (2003), Piau (2005) and Meca-Medina (2006). It also provides advanced commentary on the major sports-related competition decisions of the European Commission. Broadcasting issues, rules affecting player mobility and issues of sports governance are analysed, as are current issues in EU sports law including the Oulmers case, home-grown players, players' agents, the Services Directive, the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, the 2006 Independent European Sports Review, the 2007 Commission White Paper on Sport, the Reform Treaty and prospects for social dialogue. The work is a resource for academics, lawyers and sports administrators and students of sports law and EU law programmes. ... Read more

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This two-volume set combine contemporary coverage of sports law with timesaving practice aids. "Sports Law Practice" should be a useful resource for the attorney or agent in the arena of sports law. Contractual analysis assists in understanding contract provisions and how to structure contracts and addendums. Sample forms, checklists, and examples provide invaluable assistance in drafting contracts. ... Read more

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The Sports Law Handbook with U.S. Legal Forms examines sports and its relationship to various areas of law, as well as the legal liabilities and responsibilities of coaches, administrators, managers, and institutions that have a relationship to the sports field. This book (1) Identifies the relationship of sports to various categories of the law, including contracts, torts, and crimes; (2) Analyzes the role of the attorney and sports agent when representing athletes; (3) Provides insight into sports contracts and contractual terms, and the forms they should take; (4) Discusses the legal issues unique to professional and amateur sports; (5) Shows how criminal law differs from civil law in the context of sports; (6) Gives an overview of the various labor issues in the sports world; (7) Details the laws and regulations covering the drug testing of athletes; and CONTAINS OVER 100 LINKS TO THE WEBSITE OF U.S. LEGAL FORMS. ... Read more

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Great Informative book
Whether you are a coach, an atheletic director, or student, this book is essential to every college student who is taking sports law and needs to know what is legal and what is not.Dr. Glover's book iseasy to read and very understandable.I would recommend coaches, atheletic directors, and students who are taking Sports Law as a class to get this book. ... Read more

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Learn to bend it like Rooney and dribble like Torres with this ultimate visual guide to planet football - revised and updated in time for the World Cup 2010. Get in training for the 2010 World Cup. Experience the excitement, the passion and the glory of arguably the world's greatest sport - football. You'll relive the finest moments of the players, coaches and teams who have created football history and learn everything from match highlights to the inside stories on players, managers and fans. You can discover all you need to know on the clubs, the rituals, the stats and the results. Plus find out about the laws, the tactics, the science, and the art of the beautiful game. It includes a fantastic pull-out chart on World Cup 2010 teams and groups. ... Read more

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Sport is an increasingly lucrative business presenting many commercial opportunities which need to be documented at each stage. This title offers guidance on the legal considerations and contractual arrangements required by companies involved in financing, organising and sponsoring major sporting events. ... Read more