WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

CITE SOURCES PROPERLY

STRICT APA FORMAT

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KIN 607: Legal Aspects of Sports – Week 1 Assignment Rubric

WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT

One rule that the NCAA has adopted to govern intercollegiate athletics is amateurism, which at its broadest level, means that to remain eligible, college athletes cannot accept compensation beyond their scholarships. Following soon after these lawsuits challenging the NCAA’s amateurism model is conference realignment. Between 2010–2013, colleges across the United States moved from one conference to another. What resulted was a reshaping of college athletics, which ended rivalries and, in some cases, resulted in schools having to travel much further distances to compete.

Instructions

Research one school that moved conferences between 2010 and 2013. Through your research, determine the main factors that motivated the school to change conferences. Based upon these factors, would you agree or disagree with Justice White’ dissent that college sports is not a business?

By Thursday, 11:59 p.m. ET:

Submit a 2-page paper in which you do the following:

· Describe the conference change case you selected.

· Explain the main factors that motivated the school to change conferences.

· Consider the main factors you chose surrounding the school’s decision, and explain whether you believe college sports is a business. Justify your response.

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Cite all references using APA

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY, ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS, CITE SOURCES PROPERLY APA FORMAT, ABSTRACT ETC.

WEEK 2 REQUIRED READING

Sports Law: Governance and Regulation (College Edition)

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Chapter 2, “NCAA Internal Governance of Intercollegiate Athletics and Legal Limits,” (pp. 53–73, 82–93) The rising financial profit for colleges involved in competitive athletics has spawned increased regulation of intercollegiate sports. I have selected these pages in your course text because they focus on the most prominent of these regulatory bodies, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). As you read, note the extent of the NCAA’s regulations as well as the limitations on the NCAA’s authority. The authors also explain how and why the NCAA has increasingly faced antitrust litigation.

Online Articles

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Attorney Jeffrey Kessler Files Suit vs. NCAA, Five Richest Conferences

Should college athletes be paid a share of the revenue produced by their sport teams? I have selected this article because the author explains attorney Jeffrey Kessler’s position in his suit against the NCAA to obtain financial compensation for college athletes.

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O’Bannon vs. NCAA: A complete analysis before the trial

Legal cases in sport have the potential to have a significant impact on the sport industry. I have selected this article because author Michael McCann explains the facts of one such case: Ed O’Bannon v. the NCAA. O’Bannon sued the NCAA regarding the commercial use of college athletes’ names, images, and likenesses. McCann explains possible outcomes of the case and their repercussions for the sport industry.

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Street and Smith’s Sports Business Journal

Michael McCann explains the U.S. district judge’s decision to rule in favor of O’Bannon in his suit against the NCAA. McCann considers how the decision may affect college athletes, the NCAA, and future cases.

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What Ed O’Bannon’s Victory Over the NCAA Means Moving Forward

This article by author Michael McCann explains the U.S. district judge’s decision to rule in favor of O’Bannon in his suit against the NCAA. McCann considers how the decision may affect college athletes, the NCAA, and future cases.