Failing to Comply With the Rules: Negligent Supervision

Abstract

This case shows how important it is for all coaches, especially head coaches, to know and understand the rules of their sport. Not just the playing rules, but also administrative rules, which include rules on recruiting. Failure to follow the rules and procedures led the defendants in this case to be liable for negligent supervision.

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Thomas H. Sawyer

Thomas H. Sawyer ([email protected]) is an emeritus professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN. Tonya L. Sawyer is the chair of the Department of Business and Leadership and an assistant professor of sport management at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN.