Introduction to the managerial law approach
Managerial strategies to minimize liability
The U.S. legal system and legal research
Employment relations issues
Employer liability for actions of employees and others
Hiring, promotion, termination, compensation, and leave
Harassment and employee expression issues
Working conditions
Labor relations/collective bargaining
The law of agency and athlete agents
Governance issues in professional sport
Governance issues and regulation of participation in Olympic sport
Governance issues in high school and college athletics
Regulation of participation in private clubs and high school and college athletics
Participant liability issues
Premises liability and sport facility/event issues
Use of waivers and exculpatory clauses
Participant violence in sports
Development and protection of intellectual property
Promotional and operational issues in marketing.