Sport And The Law Keywords

Question 1

Sports law

Answer 1

The laws, regulations and judicial decisions that govern sports and athletes who perform in them

Question 2

Damages

Answer 2

Individuals seeking legal redress and compensation for loss of earnings must prove that they have suffered an actual injury as the result of the deliberate harmful, reckless actions of an opponent

Question 3

Bosman ruling

Answer 3

A ruling by the European Court of Justice which gave a professional football player the right to a free transfer at the end of their contract

Question 4

Restraint of trade

Answer 4

Action that interferes with free competition in a market. In sport, this might involve a clause in a contract which restricts a person’s right to carry out their profession

Question 5

Negligence

Answer 5

Conduct that falls below a ‘reasonable person standard’ and leads to a breach of the duty of care, which results in foreseeable harm to another

Question 6

Duty of care

Answer 6

A legal obligation imposed on someone if they are responsible for a group of people

Question 7

Duty of care applied to coaches

Answer 7

This requires coaches to take such measures as are ‘reasonable’ in the circumstances to ensure that individuals will be safe to participate in an activity

Question 8

In loco parentis

Answer 8

A latin phrase which means ‘in the place of a parent’. It is the authority parents assign to another responsible adult who will be taking care of their child (e.g coach at a sports club)