Center for Law and Sports

Florida Coastal School of Law established the Center for Law and Sports in 2005. The Center offers students a comprehensive sports law curriculum in which to obtain a certificate in sports law and concentrate their legal studies on the rapidly changing and dynamic sports industry. A variety of unique and specialized course offerings are taught by three dedicated full-time sports law faculty members, as well as adjunct faculty employed in the sports industry. Students enrolled in the certificate program may also have the unique opportunity to participate in an internship with a sports organization or university athletic department. The law school also participates annually in a national sports law moot court competition. For more detailed information about the Center’s resources, please follow the links provided.

• The City of Jacksonville is home to the NFL Jaguars and Jacksonville Suns (L.A. Dodgers affiliate). The City also hosts the Gator Bowl and the ACC football championship game, and hosted Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005.
• The City is also the home of two NCAA Division I athletic programs, Jacksonville University and University of North Florida.
• Ponte Vedra Beach, which is just 25 minutes east of the law school, is home to the ATP Tennis International Headquarters, the PGA Tour and one of the most prestigious annual golf tournaments, The Players Championship.
• Daytona Beach, which is approximately 75 minutes south of the law school, is home to the LPGA and International Speedway Corporation.
• Amelia Island, which is approximately 45 minutes north of the law school, hosts the Bausch & Lomb women’s tennis tournament. 

There is a collective body of specific areas of the law (for example, antitrust law, labor law, tort law, constitutional law, intellectual property law and contract law) that apply within the business of sports. Lawyers working in the sports industry, whether at the amateur or professional level, must be well-versed as to how different areas of the law come together and apply to various legal and business issues confronted on a daily basis. The Center is dedicated to preparing students to handle these challenges, and to serving as a local and national resource for sports industry attorneys and professionals, sports law academics and the media. 

For additional information about the Center for Law and Sports, please contact: 

Professor Rick Karcher
Director, Center for Law and Sports
(904) 680-7743
Email - rkarcher@fcsl.edu