Problems and Practices in Sports

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In this article, the writer explores the policies, procedures and grievances that can occur in sports. The personal services contract and its relevance to sports are detailed and the role of the athletes and their contractual relationship with an individual promoter or team owners are discussed. The paper also reviews the history of player unions and sports league relationships and explains the governing bodies that control this relationship. In addition, the collective bargaining process, arbitration and mediation process are explained as they relate to professional sports.

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"In the case where an athlete refuses to compete in an individual event, a boxing match for example, the promoters, the people whom engaged the athlete for their unique abilities, can sue the athlete for monetary compensation. The amount of damages due to the promoters is easily calculated in the form of lost profits from the revenue derived from the exhibition of the sporting event. In the case of an athlete that is a member of a sports team, and is a similar hypothetical where the athlete refuses to participate in a particular game, it is much harder to determine the extent of the lost profits for a single player not participating causes. Most likely there is another athlete on the team that can fulfill the responsibilities of the wayward athlete, and there can be no discernable effect on the event."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Federal Club v. National League, 259 U.S. 200 (1922)
• Champion, Walter T. Sports Law - Chapter 4 Labor Law. Center for Continuing Legal Education. Retrieved June 14, 2007, from http://www.cce-mcle.com/tests/ss6004.htm
• Radovich v. National Football League, 352 U.S. 445 (1957)
• The Constitution of the United States. (2004) St. Paul: West Publishing Company
• Weiler, Paul C. (1997). Entertainment, Media, and the Law. St. Paul: West Publishing Company.

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