Sports Law Handbook

Sports Law Handbook

• Drafting Suggestions for an Endorsement Contract August 30, 2010
    An endorsement contract is one that grants the sponsor the right to use (i.e., license) the athlete’s name, image, or likeness in connection with advertising the sponsor’s products or services. In most professional sports, the leagues prohibit individual players from endorsing alcoholic beverages or tobacco products. Also, the NFL recently established a po […]
• Has The NCAA Lost Its Focus? August 27, 2010
  By Darren Heitner In Pat Forde’s column from July 30 last Friday titled, Cooperation key to solving agent issue, he wrote the following: “At the very least, the NCAA’s raid of sorts on North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama — those are just the schools we know about — has sent a panic through […]
• Free Shipping Sports Law Handbook August 16, 2010
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• Athlete Agent Enforcement Thus Far, And Where To Go From Here August 6, 2010
  By Mr. Heitner Roughly a week, a flood began. It started with an NCAA investigation into potential rules violations by players, agents, and even university employees at the University of North Carolina.  It quickly spread to NCAA investigations at the University of South Carolina, University of Florida, University of Alabama, and University of Georgia.  The […]
• South Carolina Up Next? August 2, 2010
    by Darren A. Heitner [1] On Friday, I touched on the serious investigation taking place at the University of North Carolina, where many players have already been interviewed by the NCAA, including Defensive Tackle Marvin Austin.  One item under investigation is travel expenses.  That same item might be a topic of discussion at nearby […]
• Overview of NCAA Bylaws Governing Athlete Agents July 30, 2010
  Under NCAA Bylaw 12.3, a student-athlete (any individual who currently participates in or who may be eligible in the future to participate in intercollegiate sport) may not agree verbally or in writing to be represented by an athlete agent in the present or in the future for the purpose of marketing the student-athlete's ability or reputation. If the st […]
• Competitive-cheerleading case could affect Title IX landscape July 26, 2010
  U.S. District Judge Stefan Underhill ruled that counting the competitive cheerleaders as varsity student-athletes went against gender-equity law because the sport was not conducted according to U.S. Department of Education standards for varsity sports. Competitive cheer differs from sideline cheer in that it exists to compete with other squads, not to provid […]
• The UNC Football Scandal July 17, 2010
  So when Joe Schad tells the world that there is a serious NCAA investigation taking place at UNC, sports agents who may be affected should begin to contact their attorneys […]
• Running The Race June 10, 2010
  By William H. Glover Jr. J.D. Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. 1 Corinthians 9:24 (NASB) Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every […]
• Concussion in Sports – What You Need to Know May 30, 2010
  Concussion in Sports – What You Need to Know provides a guide to understanding, recognizing and properly managing concussion in high school sports. The NFHS is offering this online course at no cost, although individuals must register for the course at www.nfhslearn.com. […]