Sports and Eligibility: Who is Eligible to Play. Welcome and Panel 1

November 11, 2005
Presented by: Center for Law, Technology, and the Arts

Summary: Legality of Age Restrictions in the NBA and the NFL
Joseph Rosen, Brown & Rosen LLC, Managing Member of Orpheus Sports & Entertainment Consulting Company LLC
Panelists:
Michael McCann, Assistant Professor, Mississippi College School of Law
Alan Milstein, Esq., Sherman Silverstein Kohl Rose & Podolsky

This years symposium deals with the hottest topic in sports law today when are amateur sportsmen and sportswomen eligible to turn professional, and when is the best time for them to do so? Experts from pre-professional performance institutes, sporting associations, sports management, and sports law will discuss the topic with regard to the most popular team and individual sports. Speakers will explain the history of current eligibility rules and how they have evolved through litigation and collective bargaining agreements. The appropriate training regimen for young athletes hoping to turn pro, high-profile cases, related labor laws, and gender issues will be covered.

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