Brian Flores\u27 NFL lawsuit: Can he prove systemic racism?

Quoted in Article about the firing of former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores who filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL

[Quote] Can Black coordinators parlay NFL playoff success into head coaching jobs?

Quote: Like Graves, American University law professor N. Jeremi Duru, a longtime observer of the NFL’s hiring practices, is pleased that Black coordinators whose teams are still in the playoffs are drawing more attention than in past seasons from franchises searching for new head coaches. But just as in any competition, what matters most is who finishes first, Duru said. “No matter what you’re looking for to create your team’s identity under a new head coach, there are coordinators in the playoffs who fit the bill,” said Duru, author of the definitive book on the struggle that led to the creation of the Rooney Rule, Advancing The Ball: Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL. “Those tacticians, those designers of the offense, the defense and the special teams … they’re right there. They’re waiting.

Fielding a Team for the Fans: The Societal Consequences and Title Vii Implications of Race-Considered Roster Construction in Professional Sport

Professional sports organizations\u27 relationships with their players are, like other employer-employee relationships, subject to scrutiny under the antidiscrimination mandates embedded in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Professional sports organizations are, however, unique among employers in many respects. Most notably, unlike other employers, professional sports organizations attract avid supporters who identify deeply with the teams and their players. To the extent an organization racially discriminates, therefore, such discrimination creates the risk that fans will identify with the homogenous or racially disproportionate roster that results. The consequences of such race-based team identification are wide-reaching and potentially tragic. Through engaging the race-considered roster construction phenomenon, with particular attention to the discriminatory histories of Major League Baseball\u27s Boston Red Sox and the National Basketball Association\u27s Boston Celtics, this article explores the societal discord race-considered roster construction breeds and Title VII\u27s role in thwarting it. As the construction of Major League Baseball\u27s 2005 New York Mets suggests, however, race-considered roster construction may favor non-white players, just as it has traditionally favored white players. As such, this article also explores Title VII\u27s application to such race-considered roster construction, the extent to which developing affirmative action jurisprudence might shield this form of race-considered roster construction from Title VII liability, and whether Title VII\u27s inapplicability in this context would result in the aforementioned negative societal consequences

In Search of the Final Head Ball: The Case for Eliminating Heading from Soccer

Soccer encourages and demands one action that puts the head in consistent danger: heading the ball. Thirty percent (30%) of concussions in soccer occur when two players attempt to head the ball at the same time, resulting in head clashes or heads colliding with other body parts or the ground. The desired outcome of an attempted header – head to ball impact – causes untold damage as well. This Article, therefore, argues that soccer’s governing bodies should eliminate the practice of heading from the game. Do-ing so would protect generations of soccer players to come and would limit potentially wide-spread liability among soccer governing bodies, as well as the ensuing economic consequences, ensuring the continued existence of “The Beautiful Game.” Part II of this Article offers a primer on brain trauma and its incidence in contact sports. Part III details the historical relationship between soccer and football, the ties that bind them, and each game’s position vis-a-vis the other in the pecking order of American sports. Part IV explores the underappreciated danger of brain trauma that playing soccer poses. Part V examines the inefficacy of headgear in protecting soccer players’ brains. Part VI tracks the technological advances in soccer ball development that have led to increased heading and examines the movement to reduce heading in youth, but not adult, soccer. Part VII concludes that for the safety of soccer players and the future of the game, heading should be eliminated from soccer at all levels

It\u27s Not Child\u27s Play: A Regulatory Approach to Reforming American Youth Sports

Introduction The American youth sports industry has become an economic behemoth, totaling roughly $19 billion in annual revenue. This revenue outpaces National Football League (NFL) revenue by several billion dollars and is more than double the revenue earned by the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League, combined. The Covid-19 pandemic limited sport on all levels in 2020 and, to a lesser extent, in 2021, and the economic effects thereof will certainly stretch forward into succeeding years. However, as the nation overcomes the virus and children return in full numbers to gyms, fields, tracks, and rinks, youth sports will charge on as big business. They will continue to be televised on national networks and streamed across countless media platforms, and will continue to provide a livelihood for scores of adults, the most enterprising among whom will continue to make fortunes through youth sports entrepreneurship. Towns that have based their entire economies around youth sports tourism will continue to thrive, and copycat towns will sprout up. In short, scores of adults will continue to benefit from the youth sports industry. There is, however, a related cost, and it is born principally by youth athletes. What was once a fun and recreational endeavor for children has grown into a cash cow, substantially intensifying the environment within which the children play. This often operates to the children\u27s physical, emotional and psychological detriment - driving some young athletes out of sport prematurely and damaging the experiences of those who remain involved. This article argues that reform is necessary. Currently, youth sports stakeholders - coaches, trainers, sports clubs, training facility operators, and others - are essentially unregulated. They are bound only by their own standards, which ensures uneven regulation across regions, states, localities, and clubs. To protect America\u27s children from mistreatment in an industry whose goal is ostensibly to ensure their well-being, uniform nationwide regulations are necessary. Part I of this article details the history of youth sports development in the United States as well as the travel sports phenomenon that currently dominates America\u27s youth sports landscape. Part II explores the dynamics driving families to commit substantial time and money to their children\u27s participation in youth sports. Part III outlines the danger the youth sports industry poses to children and society, focusing principally on premature sports specialization, spectator incivility, and socioeconomic stratification. Part IV examines Norway\u27s highly successful model of youth sports governance and presents it as a model for American youth sports reforms. Part V explores the United States federal government\u27s engagement in youth sports historically and contemporarily. Finally, Part VI presents a prescription for American youth sports reform

Sustainable Management of Natural Resources for Socio-Economic Development of Imo State of Nigeria

This paper studies sustainable management of natural resources for socio economic development in Imo state. This it does with the aim to determine the extent to which the exploration and exploitation of natural resources has affected the ecological and environmental conditions of the area. The research also tends to determine various natural resources and their locations in Imo State while 200 copies of questionnaire were distributed in three local government areas of the state used for the pilot survey, 96.33 percent or 289 copies of questionnaire were retrieved and used for the study. Both primary and secondary data were used for the study. Questionnaires were administered through sampling. Data collected were presented using frequency tables and percentages. The research identified various resources, their locations in Imo State, various environmental/ecological problems associated with natural resources exploitation in the state and various socioeconomic effects which the location of natural resources has on host communities. Finally, the research concluded by giving recommendations which include harnessing the resources in a manner that is sustainable and which will not destroy the environment.Keywords: Natural Resources, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Imo StateInternational Journal of Development and Management Review (INJODEMAR) Vol. 7 June, 201

Harmful traditional practices in a newborn: A case report

Ninetynine percent of the nearly four million newborn deaths occur in developing countries with newborn deaths remaining relatively invisible and neglected1. In these countries, traditional attitudes and practices dominate newborn care and are often harzadous2. As most births and newborn deaths in developing countries occur outside health care facilities, a reduction in neonatal mortality may depend significantly on interventions involving adaptation of traditional care behaviours practiced at home3. However, despite the importance of traditional practices in the newborn period, little is known about the impact of these practices on newborn health2. We herein present a case of an eighteen day old female who was rushed to the hospital with severe wasting, recto-vaginal prolapse and septic umbilical cord resulting from repeated traditional homecare practices by her mother and grandmother. This case highlights the impact of harmful traditional home care practices on newborn health and emphasizes the urgent need for public enlightenment campaigns and other policy decisions and interventions aimed at reducing this societal menace.Keywords: Harmful traditional practices, newborn, neonatal morbidity, neonatal mortalit