Sports Union Abbreviations
MLBPA
Major League Baseball Players Association
What was the name of the MLB player in Flood v Kuhn?
Curt Flood
What is the name for the type of contract that is written on a sheet of paper?
A Written Contract
How many different aspects of a contract are there?
7
This organizing body serves as the "league" in college athletics.
What is the abbreviation for the sports unions that protects NFL players?
NFLPA
National Football League Players Association
What was the position of the Bowie Kuhn?
MLB Commissioner
What is the name for the type of contract that is spoken?
Oral Contract
When the different aspects of a contract do not overlap _____ appear in the contract.
(Think back to how the different parts of the example classroom contract had different parts of it that overlapped)
Loopholes
This organizing body acts as the "team" in college athletics.
What is the abbreviation for the sports unions that protects NHL players?
NHLPA
National Hockey League Players Association
Which part of the MLB contract was called into question in the Flood v Kuhn court case?
The Reserve Clause
What is the name for the type of contract that happens if a condition is met?
A Conditional Contract
This is the aspect of a contract that is not always specified on a contract, but is implied.
A time or event of performance
(150 if you get just 1 out of 2)
(Remaining 150 are up for grabs)
A raise in the cap for money granted to student athletes for educational compensation.
Student athletes are now able to make money from their name, image, and likeness (NIL).
What is the abbreviation for the sports unions that protects NBA players?
NBPA
National Basketball Players Association
Federal Anti-Trust Laws
What is the name for a contract where a promise is exchanged for a promise.
Bilateral Contract
What is the first aspect of a contract
an offer
This department within a College or University cannot be classified as a union since it serves the interests of the school and the student athlete.
The Compliance Department
What is the union name for the ATP?
(ATP is the name of the "league" for tennis pros)
(Association of Tennis Professionals)
ATP Player Council
Association of Tennis Professionals Player Council
What was the final decision of the court case?
MLB was found not guilty for breaking Federal Anti-Trust Laws and were allowed to continue the use of the Reserve Clause.
Contracts for illegal purposes are not enforceable at law are also known as an ____ contract.
Implied contract
What is the final aspect of a contract
performance
What serves as the protective force for college athletes?
A Scholarship