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Physical constitution matters for athletic performance and salary of NBA players

Bakkenbüll, Linn-Brit - 2017

professional basketball league, the National Basketball Association (NBA). This study examines whether there is a relationship … between the physical constitution of professional basketball players and their athletic performance in the 2015/16 NBA season … characteristics on salary for NBA players. Taller players have a higher salary in the 2015/16 NBA season. …

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Redesigning U.S. Intercollegiate Athletics to Better Conform with UNESCO’s Best Practices in Student Affairs

Edelman, Marc - 2019

This paper calls for the massive redesign of U.S. intercollegiate athletics departments in light of their widespread and fundamental failure to serve a bona fide student affairs mission. Part I of this article discusses the general purpose of student affairs departments within the broader...

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Standing to Kneel : Analyzing NFL Players' Freedom to Protest During the Playing of the U.S. National Anthem

Edelman, Marc - 2018

This Article analyzes whether an NFL player who protests during the national anthem has any legal recourse if he is fired—or not hired—as a result of his political protests. Part I of this Article describes the history of NFL players engaging in political protests during the national anthem....

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Vaulted into Victims : Preventing Further Sexual Abuse in U.S. Olympic Sports Through Unionization and Improved Governance

Edelman, Marc; Pacella, Jennifer M. - 2019

For almost two decades, a sexual predator groomed and abused hundreds of young, female athletes. All the while, he held an esteemed position as the national team doctor for USA Gymnastics, the national governing body for the sport of U.S. gymnastics, and served on the faculty at Michigan State...

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