MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL OF LAW at ANDOVER
SYLLABUS for
Sports Law and Player Representation, Spring 2016
Instructors:
Professors Catapano and Vietzke (holly@mslaw.edu)
Course Materials:
Available electronically; e-mail Professor Vietzke
Grading: Students are expected to come to class having read the assigned pages and ready
to discuss them. Throughout the course of the semester, we will have guest speakers.
Students are to give their full, undivided attention to these speakers; this means no laptops
shall be open, and no cell phones shall be visible when speakers are present. The course
will consist of two grades: professionalism (which includes, inter alia, attendance,
participation, conduct, and interactions with professors, classmates, and guest speakers),
which will account for 10% of your final grade and a final exam, which will be worth 90%.
Class 1: January 19, 2016
High School Athletics: Eligibility
ASSIGNMENT: Read pp 3-51
Class 2: January 26, 2016
High School Athletics (cont’d): Eligibility, Title IX
ASSIGNMENT: Read pp 52-109
Class 3: February 2, 2016
High School Athletics (cont’d): Drug Testing
Intercollegiate Athletics: Eligibility, Title IX
ASSIGNMENT: Read pp 109-159
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Class 4: February 9, 2016
Intercollegiate Athletics (cont’d): Title IX
ASSIGNMENT: Read pp 142- 225
Class 5: February 16, 2016
Intercollegiate Athletics (cont’d): University Liability Issues
Coaching Contracts and Olympic Athletics
ASSIGNMENT: Read pp 226-275
Class 6: February 23, 2016
Player Representation: Agency
Players’ Associations and Collective Bargaining Agreements
ASSIGNMENT: Read pp 276-332
Class 7: March 1, 2016
Contracts
League Issues: Antitrust
ASSIGNMENT: Read pp 333-386
Class 8: March 8, 2016
League Issues (cont’d): Antitrust
ASSIGNMENT: Read pp 386-426
SPRING BREAK!
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Class 9: March 22, 2016
League Issues: Health & Disability Issues & Criminal Liability
ASSIGNMENT: Read pp 427-462
Class 10: March 29, 2016
Tort Liability
ASSIGNMENT: Read pp 462-512
Class 11: April 5, 2016
Intellectual Property
ASSIGNMENT: Read pp 513-561
Class 12: April 12, 2016
Intellectual Property (cont’d)
ASSIGNMENT: Read pp 561-591
Class 13: April 19, 2016
TBD
Class 14: April 26, 2016
The Agency/Representation Business
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