Labour Law in Sports

This chapter is a compact introduction to labour law in sports. It shows the effects that labour law has in the world of sports. In particular, it describes the characteristics of employees and the resulting legal consequences. The specifics of labour law

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Stefan Walzel Verena Römisch Editors

Managing Sports Teams Economics, Strategy and Practice

Management for Professionals

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Stefan Walzel • Verena Römisch Editors

Managing Sports Teams Economics, Strategy and Practice

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Editors Stefan Walzel German Sport University Cologne, Germany

Verena Römisch German Sport University Cologne, Germany

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Preface

In most team sports competitions, referees must acquire a license in the lower tiers of the game and extend it at certain intervals. The same applies to coaches, but not to the manager of team sports organisations. In light of scandals (e.g. due to corruption, doping, and match-fixing), insolvencies and/or financial problems in various team sports as well as increasingly intense competition for media attention and sponsors, it is surprising that no qualification requirements have been set by sports federations and league organisations to date and that corresponding education and further training courses are offered in part on a voluntary basis, but are not mandatory in team sports. For more than five years, the German Sport University Cologne, in cooperation with the European Handball Federation (EHF), has been offering a certificate study programme for handball managers in clubs, leagues, and federations in Europe with great