Essentials of Sports Law

In this thoroughly revised Fourth Edition Glenn Wong provides a comprehensive review of the various sports law issues facing professional intercollegiate Olympic high school youth and adult recreational sports. Major topics include tort liability contracts/waivers antitrust law labor law constitutional law gender discrimination drug testing intellectual property law broadcasting laws pertaining to sports agents business and employment law Internet gambling and athletes with disabilities. Significant additions here include new court decisions agreements (contracts and collective bargaining agreements) and legislation (federal state association and institutional rules and regulations). Discussions of legal concepts are supplemented with summaries and excerpts from hundreds of actual sports cases. Wong cites a variety of books law review articles newspaper articles and Web links for those requiring further information on particular topics. This text-professional guide serves as an invaluable resource to those involved or studying to become involved in the vast industry of sports.