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Gender Participation Issues Related To Sports - Title IX Of The Education Amendments Of 1972
Posted on 26 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

By William H. Glover, Jr. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law prohibiting gender discrimination in athletic programs at institutions that receive federal funds. The penalty for failure to comply with Title IX can be to lose... Read More

Tags: Title IX , Cohen v. Brown University , Duke , Equity In Athletics Disclosure Act , athletes , amateur sports , women in sports , college athletics , Education Amendments of 1972 , Heather Sue Mercer , gender discrimination , Litigation , Equal Pay Act , sports law , athletic programs , Grove City College v. Bell

WHY ARE THERE SO MANY INJURIES TO OUR YOUNG ATHLETES? PROFESSIONALIZATION AND SPECIALIZATION IN YOUTH SPORTS
Posted on 22 Sep 2011 by Lexis Hub Staff

AMATEUR SPORTS SYMPOSIUM: THE DEATH OF AMATEURISM: IMPLICATIONS FOR SPORT AND HEALTH Parents and athletes feel the pressure now to compete at all costs. Sports injuries to our youth are particularly important because minor youth sports injuries... Read More

Tags: youth sports , sports injuries , sports law , preventing sports injuries

Is the Ethnic Mascot Controversy Over?
Posted on 16 Mar 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

Mascots, flags and logos have almost always been a part of American Sports, whether on the high school, college, professional, or even pee-wee level. However, some sports teams have nicknames and mas¬cots that have been the target of the politically... Read More

Tags: mascot , politically correct , sports law