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Institutional Duty of Care

Learn about how colleges and high schools handle issues such as hazing, bullying, health and safety issues, and student misconduct.

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Student athletes in college and high school athletic programs may suffer from physical, mental, or emotional injuries at some point during their time as athletes. Let’s look at whether schools have an institutional duty of care to protect student athletes from these potential injuries.

I. School Responsibility for Student-on-Student Misconduct 

In 2011, Kyle Cameron was a freshman member of the University of Toledo football team. One day, after the team’s official practice had ended, the...

Lessons

1. Welcome
2. Amateur Sports
  • The Employment Question and Unionization
  • Collegiate Collective Bargaining
  • The Scholarship Contract
  • Name, Image, and Likeness
  • Evolving Name, Image, and Likeness Laws
  • The Amateurism Model
  • Institutional Duty of Care
  • Ramifications of Amateur Athletes as Employees
3. Amateur Sports Associations
  • Public and Private Sports Associations
  • Collegiate Athletic Associations
  • Olympic Athletic Associations
  • United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee
4. Eligibility, Health, and Gender Issues
  • Eligibility Issues in Amateur Sports
  • Concussion Protocols
  • Anti-Doping Agencies
  • Drug Testing in High School and Collegiate Sports
  • Disability Issues in Sports
  • Sex Discrimination and Title IX
5. Sports and Antitrust Laws
  • Sherman Antitrust Act
  • Amateur Association Antitrust Caselaw
  • Antitrust Issues in Professional Sports
  • Baseball’s Exemption from Antitrust Laws
  • Rival Leagues
  • Franchise Relocation and Expansion
6. Unique Issues in Professional Sports
  • Collectively Owned Leagues
  • Ramifications of Collective Ownership
  • Role of the Commissioner
  • Professional Sports Facilities
  • Broadcast Rights and Media Issues
  • Collective Bargaining
  • Agents and Athletes
7. Other Legal Issues in Sports
  • Criminal and Civil Liability in Sports
  • Intellectual Property in Professional and Amateur Sports
  • Venue Liability
  • Products Liability