Legal Aspects of Sport

Catalog description

The primary purpose of WSSD 483 (Legal Aspects of Sport) is to investigate legal issues in sport that are commonly associated with the careers of athletic coaches, athletic trainers, athletic directors, sport journalists, and sport business personnel. This course also addresses the development of safety and risk management actions to reduce injury and liability in sport settings. This course is not intended to substitute for the advice of an attorney nor can it necessarily forestall lawsuits as no course or text can make such claims. It is also important that students realize that the interpretation of what action a “reasonably prudent” coach, sport manager, etc., would take is a dynamic rather than static interpretation. Thus, throughout their professionals working in these fields must remain abreast of current practices, professional standards of care, law revision and court interpretation, as well as new laws and legal precedent regarding issues introduced in this course.