ABSTRACT
You have just been hired as the administrator of a local youth baseball league. As you begin your first week on the job, you are overwhelmed by how many of your responsibilities have legal implications. Your job requires you to answer questions such as: How do you ensure that your coaches are competent and fit to work with young athletes? What emergency medical care is available for participants? Do you need to have automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on site? What concussion protocols do you need to implement to protect participants? What policies and procedures should you implement to make sure that the crowd does not pose a danger to game officials or to other fans or players? How do you maintain equipment and the playing fields? What provisions should be included in your contract with the vendors who will provide food and beverages at the games? What levels of insurance are necessary? All of these questions have both managerial and legal implications.
