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AMATEUR SPORTS LAWAMATEUR SPORTS LAW
Sarah HallSarah Hall
INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION
WHY AMATEUR SPORTS?WHY AMATEUR SPORTS?
• Have you ever wondered why Jeremy Bloom was not allowed to play football at CU anymore?
• Ever wondered why professional basketball players can play in the Olympics, but other athletes must be amateurs?
• Wonder why only some members of the U.S. Women’s Ice Hockey team were on the front of Wheaties when they won gold?
• Why Paul Hamm had to go to trial?
THE ANSWERS…THE ANSWERS…
Well, not exactly…
• But here are some ways to find the answers to these questions and many more…
SEARCH TERMSSEARCH TERMS
• Amateur Sports
• NCAA
• USOC or United States Olympic Committee
• Colleges and Universities
• Olympics
PRIMARY SOURCESPRIMARY SOURCES
““THE LAW”THE LAW”
KEY NUMBERSKEY NUMBERS
Key Numbers:Key Numbers: Numerical system Numerical system
in West that can in West that can help you narrow help you narrow your searchyour search
SPORTS AS ENTERTAINMENTSPORTS AS ENTERTAINMENT
Key Key #376: THEATERS #376: THEATERS AND SHOWSAND SHOWS k3.60: Athletic k3.60: Athletic
contests and contests and activities in generalactivities in general
K6: Liabilities for K6: Liabilities for injuries to persons injuries to persons attendingattending
CHARITY ATHELITC CHARITY ATHELITC ASSOCIATIONSASSOCIATIONS
Key #75: CharitiesKey #75: Charities 75II: Construction, 75II: Construction,
Administration, and Administration, and EnforcementEnforcement
75k45: Rights, 75k45: Rights, Duties, and Duties, and Liabilities of Liabilities of Charitable Societies Charitable Societies and Trusteesand Trustees
ASSOCIATIONSASSOCIATIONS
Key #41K1: Nature Key #41K1: Nature and Status in and Status in General.General. When and whom When and whom
you can sue you can sue regarding an regarding an unfavorable unfavorable decision from a decision from a voluntary voluntary association.association.
UNIVERSITY ATHLETICSUNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
Key #81: Colleges Key #81: Colleges and Universitiesand Universities 81k9: Students81k9: Students 81k9.45: 81k9.45:
Extracurricular Extracurricular ActivitiesActivities
81k9.45(3)k. 81k9.45(3)k. Athletics.Athletics.
NEGLIGENCENEGLIGENCE
272: Negligence272: Negligence 272X: Sports, 272X: Sports,
Games and Games and RecreationRecreation
STATUTESSTATUTES
WHAT CONGRESS IS WHAT CONGRESS IS ACTUALLY UP TO?!ACTUALLY UP TO?!
FEDERAL STATUTESFEDERAL STATUTES
28 U.S.C.A. § 3701: 28 U.S.C.A. § 3701: DefinitionsDefinitions
28 U.S.C.A. § 3702: 28 U.S.C.A. § 3702: Unlawful Sports Unlawful Sports GamblingGambling
28 U.S.C.A. § 3703: 28 U.S.C.A. § 3703: InjunctionsInjunctions
28 U.S.C.A. § 3704: 28 U.S.C.A. § 3704: ApplicabilityApplicability
FEDERAL STATUTES II (maybe FEDERAL STATUTES II (maybe they do earn their $$)they do earn their $$)
36 U.S.C.A. § 36 U.S.C.A. § 22050:22050: Creates the “Ted Creates the “Ted
Stevens Olympic Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports and Amateur Sports Act” as well as the Act” as well as the United States United States Olympic Committee Olympic Committee (USOC)(USOC)
www.usoc.org
THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEECOMMITTEE
220503: Purposes of 220503: Purposes of the Amateur Sports the Amateur Sports ActAct
220504: Membership 220504: Membership in the USOCin the USOC
220505: Powers220505: Powers 220506: Exclusive 220506: Exclusive
right to name, seals, right to name, seals, emblems, and emblems, and badgesbadges
220509: Resolution 220509: Resolution of Disputesof Disputes
MORE USOC STATUTESMORE USOC STATUTES
220521: Creation of 220521: Creation of National Governing National Governing BodiesBodies
220522: Eligibility 220522: Eligibility RequirementsRequirements
220523: Authority of 220523: Authority of National Governing National Governing BodiesBodies
20524: General Duties 20524: General Duties of National Governing of National Governing BodiesBodies
220525: Sanctions for 220525: Sanctions for Amateur Athletic Amateur Athletic CompetitionsCompetitions
220526: Restricted 220526: Restricted Amateur Athletic Amateur Athletic CompetitionsCompetitions
220527: Complaints 220527: Complaints against National against National Governing BodiesGoverning Bodies
220528: Applications to 220528: Applications to Replace an Incumbent Replace an Incumbent National Governing BodyNational Governing Body
STATE STATUTESSTATE STATUTES
C.R.S.A. § 39-3-108: Tax exemption C.R.S.A. § 39-3-108: Tax exemption for land used solely for charitable for land used solely for charitable purpose (including amateur sports)purpose (including amateur sports)
C.R.S.A. § 23-16-101 et. seq.: Agents C.R.S.A. § 23-16-101 et. seq.: Agents and college athletesand college athletes
ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALSADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS
Federal Federal Regulations:Regulations: There is no specific There is no specific
administrative administrative regulation on point.regulation on point.
There was one There was one regulation having to regulation having to do with how if you do with how if you are a non-profit you are a non-profit you can cook your can cook your chicken at a lower chicken at a lower temperature temperature
ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALSADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS
State Regulations:State Regulations: http://www.dora.state.chttp://www.dora.state.c
o.us/o.us/ Nothing specific on Nothing specific on
topic, but here are the topic, but here are the closest things:closest things:
BoxingBoxing HuntingHunting
http://colorado.gov/http://colorado.gov/ No agency within the No agency within the
CO system is on point.CO system is on point. Agencies dealing with Agencies dealing with
universities, and universities, and gaming are the closest gaming are the closest things.things.
CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION
Almost all of us have been involved Almost all of us have been involved in amateur sports at one level or in amateur sports at one level or another. another.
Hopefully this presentation gave you Hopefully this presentation gave you an idea of what bodies make those an idea of what bodies make those rules, and how to learn more about rules, and how to learn more about them.them.
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