Previously, the emphasis was on obtaining information from clients. In this chapter, the emphasis was on preparing witnesses for trial. To properly prepare witnesses for trial, the paralegal needs to….
Should the contracts of college coaches include financial incentives and disincentives related to the academic performance and off-campus conduct of student-athletes?
Should the contracts of college coaches include financial incentives and disincentives related to the academic performance and off-campus conduct of student-athletes? Professor Linda Greene’s analysis of the contracts of head football coaches revealed a trend in which a coach’s responsibility for student-athlete academic performance was explicitly articulated in contractual provisions. In contrast, fewer coaches’ contracts included provisions penalizing coaches for student-athlete misbehavior. According to Professor Greene, “The…trend of contracts without explicit coach responsibility for athlete misconduct seems counterintuitive.” Linda S. Greene, Football Coach Contracts: What Does the Student-Athlete Have to Do with It?, 76 UMKC L. Rev. 665, 688–89 (2008).


