By: Kyle D. Souza, August 10, 2022 I. Introduction The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) follows most high school sports rules prohibiting high school athletic teams from practicing out-of-season. Recently, more states are “bucking the trend” of...

Article by James Mead (Quinnipiac University School of Law - 1L) "My greatest memories as a kid were playing sports with my dad and watching sports with my dad."   I. Where We Were in Sports This quote by World Series Champion Mark Teixeira resonates with...

Article By: Hunter Rizzuto While the United States presidential election was underway, not many individuals had anything other than two particular candidates’ names on their minds. Through the thick of the election, three more states have joined the growing trend and...

By: Lou Schieffelin (University of Florida, Pre-Law) “With the first pick of the 2020 MLB draft, The Detroit Tigers select…” Imagine hearing those words after years of weekend tournaments, late nights at the cage, extra-inning games, and long standing rivalries. A...

By: David Lisko and Tony Farina While data is difficult to collect on a global scale due to a variety of obstacles (including unreported incidents, complexity of scheme, or sensitivity of identifying individual occurrences), it is estimated that human trafficking...

As The NCAA Prepares For The New Frontier In Student-Athlete Marketing, It Should Look To The New Olympic-Athlete Marketing Rules For Guidance By: David Lisko and Daniel Buchholz Published in the American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment & Sports...

Moving the Chains to the Blockchain By: Samir Patel Note: This piece was originally posted on the Monax Industries website on April 2, 2016. Moving the chains for the business of sport requires a move towards blockchains. Although professional sport...

The Sports Business & Leadership Association’s Why August 8, 2018 David Lisko – President   Entrepreneurial and inspirational minded individuals have heard numerous quotes about “finding your why.” “When you find your why, you find a way to make it happen.”...

Children’s experiences can have important long-term consequences for their health and wellbeing. One potentially valuable experience is participation in youth sports, which may yield benefits including improved physical health and the development of generalizable...

Esports Is Bigtime But The Regulation of Traditional Sports Gambling Will Decide its Fate David J. Lisko Viktor Lyusi   A few years ago videogame tournaments accommodated a few hundred players, competing for modest prizes, and a few spectators watched. Just a few...

Leveling The Playing Field: Dr. Jen Welter, The NFL’s First Female Coach Radio Influence Staff This week’s Leveling the Playing Field was recorded in person as Bobbi-Sue interviews Dr. Jen Welter, the first female coach in the NFL, former professional football player,...

Why Playing College Football Prepared Me to Start and Lead an Organization Jarrod Barnes “I’m sorry, you don’t have enough experience for this position.” Have you heard this before in a job interview? While many employers look for traditional experience, the currency...