Ch 5 Sport Management

Baseball and football have more compatible sightlines than do hockey and basketball. True False

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it is not illegal to discriminate based on religion, gender, or national origin if the classification is a bona fide occupational qualification. a bona fide occupational requirement. rationally related to one's job responsibilities. a bona fide occupational qualification and rationally related to one's job responsibilities are correct.

If a college sues the NCAA over a ruling by an umpire which costs them a lucrative national championship, that exemplifies judicial review. True False

A principal may be held liable for unintentional torts committed by an agent acting in the scope of employment. True False

All of the following are part of a crowd management plan except using security personnel and ushers. knowing the location of and route to the nearest hospitals. categorizing the type of event. having an emergency plan.

To successfully show a defendant was negligent, a plaintiff must prove that a duty of care is owed to the plaintiff by the defendant that the defendant breached the duty of care that the defendant's actions were the actual and proximate cause of the plaintiff's injury Both that a duty of care is owed to the plaintiff by the defendant and that the defendant's actions were the actual and proximate cause of the plaintiff's injury are correct. All of these are correct.

Which is not a defense available to an employer in a vicarious liability claim? If the employee was not negligent, the employer cannot be held liable. That the employee was not acting within the scope of employment, as is the case if an employee is out acting on his own or committing an intentional tort. The employee was properly trained by the supervisor/employer and thus, the employer is not negligent. That the employee is an independent contractor.

Waivers and releases of liability are contracts where parties agree to give up their right to sue for all types of torts. True False

______ act primarily as in-house advertising agents for the various events booked into facilities. Public relations directors Event directors Booking directors Marketing directors

Sport law was first documented as a formally recognized specialty in a treatise published in 1635 in Britain. in 1890 as part of the case Metropolitan Exhibition Co. v. Ward. in 1972 when Boston College Law School's Professor Robert Berry offered a course on legal issues in the professional sport industry. in Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972.

The main nonsport events for stadiums are political conventions. arts and crafts shows. the circus. concerts given by performers.

All professional sport organizations except Major League Baseball are exempt from antitrust laws. True False

What area of law has left an indelible mark on the structure and nature of labor relations in professional sport leagues? Contract law Labor law Constitutional law Antitrust law

A collective bargaining agreement is a contract that sets forth hours provisions. wage provisions. terms and conditions of employment. All of these are correct.

Under the law of agency, the principal owes the agent certain duties. Which of the following is not a duty owed to the agent by the principal? To negotiate a written contract with the agent To comply with a contract, if one exists To compensate the agent for his or her services To reimburse the agent for any expenses incurred while acting on the principal's behalf

Courts have the power to grant two types of remedies: monetary damages and equitable relief. True False

Recently built facilities have been self-financing in terms of their impact on net tax revenues. True False

The U.S. Supreme Court case, PGA Tour Inc. v. Martin (2001) involved a challenge to PGA Tour rules under what statute? Amateur Sports Act Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Americans with Disabilities Act Age Discrimination in Employment Act

Under the examples below, when would vicarious liability not apply? When a coach is negligent while driving the team van to an away meet and injures student-athletes in her care. When a security guard working for an independent contractor harms a patron at a New England Patriots game. When an athletic trainer at Big State University accidently gives a student-athlete far to much weight to life and the student-athlete sustains a permanent injury. When a coach negligently instructs a wrestler on a new move and the wrestler sustains a permanent injury.

If a football coach and his school are sued due to the sexual abuse committed by an assistant football coach, vicarious liability may harm the school through the damages awarded in court. True False

Which of the following statements are true? Major League Baseball is the only professional sport league exempt from antitrust laws. All professional sports leagues' national broadcasting agreements are exempt from antitrust laws. Professional sport leagues' collective bargaining agreements are exempt from antitrust law under the labor exemption. All of these are correct. None of these are correct.

Which of the following is not an example of judicial review of an athletic association decision? The decision involves an on-field decision by an umpire or referee. The decision violates public policy because it is fraudulent. The decision exceeds the scope of the athletic association's authority. The athletic association breaks one of its own rules.

The Sport Broadcasting Act of 1961 does what? Exempts the NCAA from antitrust liability in its college football and basketball broadcasting rules. Exempts the major professional sports leagues' national television deals from antitrust liability in pooling their television rights as a league. Exempts the Olympic movement from pooling its Winter and Summer Games television rights. All of these are correct.

A waiver violates public policy if it pertains to a service important to the public. the parties are not of equal bargaining power. there is an employer-employee relationship between the parties entering into the waiver contract. it attempts to preclude liability for extreme forms of conduct, such as gross negligence or intentional acts. All of these are correct.

Learning sports law will aid with hiring good employees. talking with the media. damage control. planning proactively.

What is not a form of discrimination prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Racial discrimination Sexual harassment Sexual orientation discrimination Religious discrimination

Before a sport manager is liable for negligence, the plaintiff must show that the sport manager owed the plaintiff a duty of care. A legal duty of care arises from which of the following origins? A relationship inherent in a particular situation A voluntary assumption of the duty of care A duty mandated by a law All of these are correct.

An athlete challenging an athletic association's rule is more likely seeking injunctive rather than monetary damages. True False

A collective bargaining agreement is the contract governing the collective trust of the owners in a professional sport league. the contract between the players and the owners in professional sport. another term used for the standard player contract, which governs an individual player-team relationship. None of these are correct.

Issues related to amateurism, in the face of the tremendous sums spent and received in some Division I sports, present the most significant issue for college sports today. True False

Modern arenas and stadiums have directly helped owners to maximize revenues through all of the following except preferred seating. parking. modernized locker rooms. additional sponsorship opportunities.

The law used to protect against ambush marketing is the Lanham Act. the National Labor Relations Act. the Curt Flood Act. the Uniform Athlete-Agent Regulation.

Following the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if a facility renovates, the whole facility must be brought into compliance with the act. True False

Ambush marketing has become a larger and larger problem for sport organizations such as the International Olympic Committee. True False

The goal of risk management is to develop a management strategy to maintain greater control over legal uncertainty. to intervene when problems do occur to minimize their disruption to a business. to prevent problems from occurring. All of these are correct.

Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 bars discrimination in education against women only. True False

A waiver violates public policy if it pertains to a service important to the public. the parties are not of equal bargaining power. there is an employer-employee relationship between the parties entering into the waiver contract. it attempts to preclude liability for extreme forms of conduct, such as gross negligence or intentional acts. All of these are correct.