Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
Last Thursday night, I had the opportunity to meet with the Fairfield Prep Fathers’ Club and participate on a panel discussion entitled “Transitioning to College Athletics.” The panel primarily focused on the recruiting process across Divisions I, II and III. It was a productive discussion, and there were three interesting points that are worth sharing: For [...]
I am pleased to announce that I’ll be speaking at an event entitled Transitioning to College Athletics, hosted by the Fairfield Prep Fathers’ Club, on Thursday evening. Other speakers include Stephen Donahue, Fairfield Prep Athletic Director; Bob Ford, Jr., coach of State Championship Cross Country team; other Prep coaches and my friend Joe Rog. I look forward to discussing the [...]
When many student-athletes sign their National Letter of Intent (NLI) today, they will be become bound to an agreement that refuses to acknowledge the obvious: coaching changes have become a regular aspect of Division I college athletics. The NLI, however, clings to the unrealistic notion that student-athletes make their college choice based solely on the school, irrespective of [...]
Wednesday, February 1, is National Signing Day for college football, field hockey, soccer, track and field, cross country, and men’s water polo. Although many student-athletes will sign a National Letter of Intent tomorrow, they are not required to do so, as the signing period continues through April 1. For National Signing Day, I’ve updated the post that [...]
I am pleased to announce that the Connecticut Law Tribune included me in its “Dozen Who Made a Difference” feature, focusing on my work in the area of sports law (click on the link to read press release). The article, written by Christian Nolan, discusses some of my recent guest speaking engagements as well as my work providing advice to [...]
Last night, I had the privilege of attending Coaches’ Night at Notre Dame High School in Fairfield, Conn. to talk to parents and student-athletes about navigating the recruiting process. Most of my comments were based on various posts on this blog, which are listed below: Connecticut Sports Recruiting: Getting Started Connecticut Sports Recruiting: Sell Yourself Laws Help Recruited [...]
NCAA Adopts Changes to Text Message Rule Josh Barr of the Washington Post Sports Blog has a post on the NCAA’s changes to basketball recruiting rules, including rules concerning text messages. Coaches now will be allowed to send recruits an unlimited number of text messages after June 15 of a recruit’s sophomore year of high school. According to Barr, [...]
How Colleges Can Help Student-Athletes Prepare for the Pros Jimmy Golen of the AP and Sports Law Blog has a great piece on what colleges do (and don’t do) to prepare student-athletes for the transition to the pros. The article features Warren Zola of Boston College, who has been a great advocate for student-athletes. Zola argues that providing [...]
