EXPW 6720 - Legal, Ethical & Risk Management Issues in Sport Management

Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
This course will provide the sport practitioner valuable knowledge and insight of the process of developing a comprehensive risk management plan to eliminate or minimize loss exposure for injuries to participants and spectators and avoid financial loss. This course content includes: tort liability issues, informed consent, product liability, safe transportation, youth sport and the law, risk management for physical educators, playground risk management and safety, liability and property insurance for sport organizations, administrating sport medicine, blood borne pathogens, emergency medical preparedness, ADA and sport facilities, sudden death in competition, Title IX fundamental, drug testing in the NCAA, security issues at sports events, fitness center safety, accommodating individuals with disabilities in regular sports programs, and how to develop a successful risk management plan.

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