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Latest Newsletter Articles
Here are just a few of the articles that you are missing in the latest Issue issue of FROM THE GYM TO THE JURY
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"Dabo" Becomes Second Highest Paid Coach in the Country at $9.3M
The head football coach at Clemson University in South Carolina Dabo Swinney has just been awarded a new 10-year contract, making him the nation's Second Highest Paid Coach.
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Sports Officials: Employees or Independent Contractors?
The Allegheny Lacrosse Officials Association (ALOA) in Pennsylvania has appealed to the D.C. Circuit Court in order to gain a satisfactory answer to a fundamental sports question: should officials be considered employees or independent contractors of interscholastic athletic associations?
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A New Model of Healthcare For Student-Athletes
The University of Kansas has created what they believe to be a first in student-athlete healthcare among major colleges and universities: all of the medical staff report to a head physician who does not report to the athletic director, which will hopefully create better care and less conflict of interest for all athletes.
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A Failure of Justice and Common Sense
A Pennsylvania district court ruled that the contracted medical staff for a high school football team were not liable in the sickle cell and heatstroke crisis of a male athlete, despite his medical emergency happening on their watch.
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NFL: Stop the High-Impact Drills
The NFL recently asked its teams to do something revolutionary: to ban a number of high-impact drills like the Oklahoma drill in order to reduce the number of concussions that occur during practice.
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Coming Soon!!! Legends From the Locker Room
The last and perhaps greatest book of the late Dr. Herb Appenzeller, Legends From the Locker Room is scheduled to be published in September 2019.