The Comprehensive Guide To Careers In Sports, Second Edition Provides An Overview Of What Students Should Consider And Expect From The Varied Career Options Available To Them In Sports. This Book Answers The Questions Students Are Most Likely To Have, Including What Courses They Should Take, What Areas Are Available To Them, What Salary They Can Expect To Earn After Graduation, And How They Can Get The Job Of Their Dreams. In The Highly Competitive Field Of Sports Management, It Is Important For Individuals To Prepare Themselves Well And To Make The Right Decisions Along The Way. Although There Are No Guarantees Of Success, This Book Will Increase Students' Likelihood Of Finding Success In The Sports Industry. Encouraging Research And Realistic Expectations, This Book Has Been Developed By An Author With Many Years Of Experience As A Respected Practitioner, Teacher And Internship Coordinator.

In this thoroughly revised Fourth Edition, Glenn Wong provides a comprehensive review of the various sports law issues facing professional, intercollegiate, Olympic, high school, youth, and adult recreational sports. Major topics include tort liability, contracts/waivers, antitrust law, labor law, constitutional law, gender discrimination, drug testing, intellectual property law, broadcasting laws pertaining to sports agents, business and employment law, Internet gambling, and athletes with disabilities. Significant additions here include new court decisions, agreements (contracts and collective bargaining agreements), and legislation (federal, state, association, and institutional rules and regulations). Discussions of legal concepts are supplemented with summaries and excerpts from hundreds of actual sports cases. Wong cites a variety of books, law review articles, newspaper articles, and Web links for those requiring further information on particular topics. This text-professional guide serves as an invaluable resource to those involved, or studying to become involved, in the vast industry of sports.

In this thoroughly revised Second Edition, Glenn Wong updates and adds to his already highly successful First Editon. He addresses the significant changes that have come about in amateur sports law and administrative practice over the last several years. These changes impact amateur athletic associations; athletes' rights; administrative procedures; and the liability of sponsoring organizations. Issues of special topicality and importance, including women's sports, drug testing, and the issues involved in the change of status to professional, are closely examined. Amateur sports have expanded rapidly, as have legal issues and ramifications concerning them. Wong's careful, detailed, and clear exposition and analysis both organizes and clarifies fundamental principles affecting athletes, associations, and management in the category of amateur sports. This is an indispensable text, resource and guide.