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SRLA Publishes Safe at First, a Detailed Risk Management Guide for the Academic Community and Industry Professionals

October 31, 2024

The Sport and Recreation Law Association (SRLA), whose mission is to further the study and dissemination of information regarding legal aspects of sport and recreation, announced today that it has published Safe at First, making it available through its distribution partner, Hackney Publications, at https://pubs.hackneypublications.com/SRLA/subscribe.html “This is the most detailed risk management guide ever written…
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Study Points to Benefits of Combining Mindfulness and Exercise; Expert IDs Five Ways to Be More Mindful While Exercising

January 23, 2024

Erika Perez, a Jungian certified life coach and founder of Re-Mindful, recently reviewed a study that was published in Mental Health and Physical Activity, which looked at the combined effects of mindfulness and exercise. Perez, who is bilingual, noted that the results suggest that when combined, mindfulness and exercise may offer tangible benefits for mental health. “It…
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Fitness App Loophole Allows Access to Home Addresses

June 15, 2023

Despite attempts to anonymize user data, the fitness app Strava allows anyone to find personal information – including home addresses – about some users. The finding, which is detailed in a new study, raises significant privacy concerns. “Strava users expect their personal information to be protected, and our work shows that this is not always…
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State of New Mexico Takes Bold Step Toward Ensuring Athlete Safety

April 26, 2023

The State of New Mexico has taken a significant step toward ensuring the safety of its student-athletes with the recent passage of SB 450. This new law requires all licensed coaches employed by school districts, including charter schools, to hold current certifications in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and be trained in the use of automated external…
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Supreme Court of Nebraska Affirms Court’s Ruling that Release Shielded University from Athlete’s Lawsuit Arising from Weight Room Injury

March 28, 2023

The Supreme Court of Nebraska has affirmed the ruling of a lower court, finding in favor of Concordia University, which had been sued by a college athlete, who suffered an injury in the University’s weight room. In so ruling, the high court agreed that the waiver the student-athlete and his mother signed “was valid and…
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Recently Introduced Legislation Could be a Financial Boon to the Youth Sports and Health Club Industry

March 15, 2023

The Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act was re-introduced in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives yesterday, Tuesday, March 14. Supported by the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) and a broad coalition of sports, health, business, and community organizations, the PHIT Act allows pre-tax flexible and medical savings accounts to cover physical activity…
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Latest Issue of Sports Litigation Alert Touches on FTX, NIL, Coaching Contracts, Harvard Lawsuit and Many, Many Other Current Developments in Sports Law

March 14, 2023

Hackney Publications announced today that it was making its latest issue of Sports Litigation Alert, published on February 24, 2023, the new sample issue on the site, a reflection of the issue’s “strength,” according to Editor and Publisher Holt Hackney. “We pride ourselves on providing provocative insight and thought leadership on the sports law issues…
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Sports Lawyer Rawleigh Grove Re-Elected to SFIA Board

January 9, 2023

The Sports & Fitness Industry Association(SFIA) has announced the re-election of Rawleigh Grove, the Vice President & General Counsel of PING Inc., to its board. The election took place at SFIA’s Annual Meeting on December 15, 2022. Also elected was Jonathan Ram, Chief Executive Officer, Clarks, Inc. as Chairman of the SFIA Board of Directors for the…
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Hackney Publications Introduces Tools that Make Sports Litigation Alert a Powerful Resource in the Sports Law Classroom

December 10, 2022

hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, has announced new tools are being added to Sports Litigation Alert (Alert), a periodical that has been used in sports law classrooms for more than 15 years, which will make it even more useful for professors and their college students. “There’s a challenge in sports law classes…
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SFIA’s Topline Report Shows Americans’ Inactivity Rate Declining

February 11, 2022

As the world slowly began to reopen in 2021, Americans got back on the move, according to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association’s (SFIA) annual Topline Participation Report. The report tracks participation rates of Americans aged six and older, across 120 different sport, fitness, and outdoor activities, including a section dedicated to the impact of…
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