Managing Risk In Sport And Recreation: The Essential Guide For Loss Prevention (Book & CD-ROM)

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Sport risk management is a key component of any sport and recreation program. To run a successful program, not only do you have to look after the safety and well-being of your participants, but you also need to protect the best interests of your organization. Managing Risk in Sport and Recreation: The Essential Guide for Loss Prevention provides all the tools you need in order to design a comprehensive risk management plan that fits the needs of your organization. Written specifically for sport and recreation professionals by an attorney with over 20 years of experience in insurance defense litigation, the book combines information on law, insurance, and sports to give you a complete view of all of the issues involved in assessing, controlling, and financing your risks. In Managing Risk in Sport and Recreation, you'll find practical explanations of the fundamentals of law and insurance so you can make intelligent decisions regarding your risks. The author uses simple, straightforward language so that even those with a limited background in law, risk management, or insurance can easily learn this essential information. The book features these topics: -An examination of the three elements of risk management—risk assessment, control, and financing—with a summary of the key issues involved in each element to provide you with the basis for your risk management plan-An eight-step strategy that simplifies the process of creating a risk management plan and can be used in creating a comprehensive plan for your organization or individual plans for specific sports, activities, or events-Summaries of published appellate court cases for 14 popular sports and activities to help you better understand sport and recreation law and apply it to your risk management plan-An overview of legal principles, including contracts, statutes, negligence, and liability, which will help you better prepare to comply with laws and prevent litigation-Coverage of the insurance claims and litigation processes, which gives you an understanding of each process and detailed information to guide you through each step of the processesManaging Risk in Sport and Recreation uses actual court cases to help you identify possible risk exposures and improve your risk management plan. The book features court case summaries for 14 popular sports and activities, including basketball, American football, soccer, weightlifting, weight training, and triathlon, as well as specific tips on decreasing risk for each of the sports. An introductory chapter explains how to interpret the appellate court decisions and apply the information to prevent similar incidents from happening in your organization. In addition, a court case summary finder sorts the summaries by general risk issue, such as facilities, players, and hazards, to help you find all the cases applicable to particular incidents and provide a broader perspective of how incidents in one sport may relate to others.Managing Risk in Sport and Recreation features numerous forms, including incident reports and repair logs; checklists, such as equipment safety and vehicle inspection; documentation strategies; risk management tips; and safety questionnaires for each of the sports covered. This lawyer-created toolkit will help you take the steps to reduce injuries, decrease lawsuits, and pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses in your sport programs. All of the forms and checklists are also reproduced on a CD-ROM included with the book so you can easily print and use them when needed.Whether you need to develop a comprehensive risk management plan or just examine the potential risks involved in individual sport programs, Managing Risk in Sport and Recreation: The Essential Guide for Loss Prevention contains everything you need to make the right decisions. The knowledge and tools found in this practical resource will help you create a plan that positions your organization for success.v

Hardcover: 408 pages

Publisher: Human Kinetics; Har/Cdr edition (August 11, 2009)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 073606933X

ISBN-13: 978-0736069335

Product Dimensions: 7 x 1.1 x 10 inches

Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Finally there is a sport risk management book that is practical and makes sense! This author has done a fabulous job condensing legal precedent into simplified terms. She also took her analysis one step further and created a risk management checklist for each of the sports she reviewed. The book even comes with a compact disc so that all the included risk management checklists can be printed from a computer. This book is a useful tool for universities, high schools and other athletic associations.Bravo to the author for boiling down the complexities of risk in sport into layman terminology. When will we see the next book by this author?

As a Certified Race Director in Multisport, I find this book to be an absolute necessity. Ms. Nohr has done an outstanding job of highlighting the true risks associated with the production and management of sporting venues without filling the pages with non-essentials. Having this book in my arsenal gives me a highly-tuned yet succinct "at-a-glance" reference. It also provides me with an elegant and practical framework of knowledge that is directly applicable to my event production. I applaud the author. Outstanding!

Nohr has provided THE step by step guide for assessing risk in most all sport and recreation activities! Her use of checklists, explanations and example case studies are easy to understand and can be used by any level. 'Managing Risk in Sport and Recreation' would be the perfect text book for a sport management/administration program at any university. The book gives a modern insight to the growing sport and recreation spectrum in America. -Sarah Gigantino, MS Sports Administration, Georgia State University '06; current Director of Football Operations, Georgia State University.

I am in graduate school and this is one of the required textbooks. Usually when done with a class, a text book is never used again. In the field i am in, this book will be helpful to myself and other teachers and coaches.

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