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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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Five More Teams Forfeit Over Transgender ‘Danger’

October 16, 2024

Even more female volleyball teams have been forced to forfeit matches “to protect their players from the high and now well-documented risk of serious injury when being required to play against one or more men who identify as female,” said John Banzhaf, Professor of Public Interest Law atGeorge Washington University Law School The Nevada women’s volleyball…
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Professor ID’s Convicted Rapist on Dutch Beach Volleyball Team

August 2, 2024

Netherlands beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde was met with a mixed crowd during his Olympic debut this week due to the fact that he is a convicted rapist. Van de Velde has competed on the Netherlands beach volleyball team since 2017, but was convicted in 2016 for raping a 12 year-old-girl when he…
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2aDays Teams Up with Hackney Publications to Develop NIL Advisor for High Schools

April 29, 2024

2aDays, a leading news source for high school and college athletes focusing on NIL and collegiate sports, and Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law publications, are collaborating on a publication dedicated to reporting and providing insights on NIL at the high school level. The magazine, entitled “NIL Advisor for High Schools,” will…
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After Suffering Concussion at the Hands of Transgender Athlete, High School Volleyball Player Becomes Spokeswoman

May 10, 2023

A high school volleyball player in. North Carolina, who suffered a concussion when she was spiked in the face by a transgender athlete, has emerged as a leading spokeswoman for female athletes, who would like to prevent biological males from competing in women’s sports. Payton McNabb claims the concussion has caused significant and long-term physical…
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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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BYU Issues Statement Suggesting Race-based Verbal Abuse at Volleyball Match Did Not Occur

September 9, 2022

BYU issued a statement Friday afternoon suggesting an investigation revealed that allegations that race-based heckling took place at a home volleyball match against Duke were unfounded. The statement follows below: As part of our commitment to take any claims of racism seriously, BYU has completed its investigation into the allegation that racial heckling and slurs took place…
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Volleyball Coach’s Quick Departure at Grambling Leads to Chaos, Potential Litigation

July 15, 2022

Grambling State University Head Volleyball Coach Chelsey Lucas was barely at work six months when the school fired her. Specifically, Lucas was hired by the school, which is designated as one of the country’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), in February after coaching stints at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Alcorn…
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Champion Women, Others Sued for $250 million by Coach Banned by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for Sexually Abusing Underage Athletes, Seeks Help

April 6, 2022

(Editor’s note: The following was shared early this morning.) We’re being sued for $250 million by a coach banned by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for sexually abusing his underage athletes. Why us? We weren’t quiet; we told the volleyball community about his bans. Now we need a legal defense. We have launched a GoFundMe to pay…
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