Next USIndoor Teleseminar Set for March 11: “Hot Topics and the Law."

WASHINGTON, DC (February 14, 2008) — USIndoor’s Teleseminar Series resumes in 2008 with the program’s second installment scheduled for Tuesday, March 11 at 1 pm EST. “Hot Topics and the Law,” presented by John Wolohan, J.D., Ithaca University, will address some of the most critical legal considerations for an indoor soccer or multi-sport facility. Wolohan, a sports law professor and renowned sports law expert, will cover tort waivers, facility lease agreements and sexual harassment issues in a user-friendly interactive Q and A format. Don’t miss this opportunity to have your legal questions answered by an industry expert!

The Educational Teleseminar Series features 60-minute educational teleseminars covering topics relevant to facility operators, startups and Certified Arena Operators. The speakers chosen are the experts in their respective fields. The only item needed to participate is a phone, and we encourage your whole staff to listen in! These sessions are a great, affordable way to train your whole facility on the issues that matter most to our industry! Each teleseminar is worth one CEU for Certified Arena Operators. To sign up, visit REGISTER HERE

About Our Presenter: John Wolohan is a Professor and Department Chair of the Sport Management & Media Department at Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Sports Law and Labor Relations in Sports. In addition to being one of the lead editors for the book “Law for Recreation and Sport Managers” by Cotten and Wolohan, Professor Wolohan also writes the “Sports Law Report” a monthly article that appears in Athletic Business. Wolohan has published numerous articles in the areas of intellectual property, athlete’s rights, and antitrust issues in sport in such journals as the Marquette Sports Law Journal, Seton Hall Journal of Sports Law, Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal, University of Missouri- Kansas City Law Review, Educational Law Reporter, Journal of the Legal Aspects of Sport and the Journal of Sport Management. Professor Wolohan, who is a member of the American and Massachusetts Bar Associations, received his B.A. from the University of Massachusetts (Amherst) and his J.D. from Western New England College.

About USIndoor
Founded in 1998, USIndoor is a member organization of over 300 sport facilities, startups and corporate members.  USIndoor offers a range of products and services that support indoor, multi-sport facilities, specifically those with an emphasis on indoor soccer.  Corporate affiliates provide products and services including insurance, building construction, flooring, dasher boards, apparel, management software, youth programming, identification cards & equipment, background checks, ATMs, office supplies, and consulting.  In addition, USIndoor promulgates Official Rules, certifies referees, publishes a national magazine (GOAL Indoor) and two trade publications, hosts an Annual Facility Operators' Conference & Tradeshow, offers a professional certification for arena operators and provides online news and information at www.usindoor.com.  The Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association has estimated that the US indoor soccer market consists of 4.8 million youth and adult players.