Betsy is an attorney and sports law professor at the university of Massachusetts Amherst.
Question: What were the situations that caused you to gravitate to sports law?
Answer: Serendipity: an interview was organized and, through perseverance, I eventually got a job as “contract Camiseta FC Porto attorney” for ABC Sports, back in the day (1974) when ABC sports was the holy grail.
Within the sports law field, what are your areas of expertise?
Contracts, negotiations and, long ago, sport television but the media Camiseta Selección de fútbol de Polonia has changed so drastically because those days that my “expertise” is atavistic.
What is the most significant sports law case that you’ve been involved in?
A governmental inquiry into the legitimacy of professional boxing rankings; MSG TV v. NY Yankees over first negotiation/first refusal clause in telecast rights agreement.
What is the most gratifying thing about being a sports law professor?
Providing insights into the realities – rather than the philosophies – that kids will face in the company of sports.
Do you have a pedagogical viewpoint when it concerns your academic practice?
Yes. Sports is as competitive in the board room as it is on the field, and the need to have the courage to stand up and be heard is vital for survival. I tell each class on the first day of every semester that anybody whose name I know through his/her participation in class discussion will get an A.
Do you instruct in the fall, spring and/or summer?
From 2002 through 2017, spring and fall; starting in 2018, fall only.
Do you use a text? If so, which one?
When I do use a book, which is increasingly Camiseta Selección de fútbol de Serbia less frequently, I use “Sport Law: A Managerial Approach” (Sharpe, Moorman and Claussen). Recently I have found that text books are so expensive numerous kids don’t (can’t) purchase them, and those who do, rarely read the assignments anyhow, so I use articles, old PPs and current events to illustrate what I’m wishing to teach. I also like sports Litigation Alert. I assign it every semester.
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