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Beware the legal ramifications of impulsive, contradictory termination decisions
Author(s) -
O'Brien Timothy
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
college athletics and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-7579
pISSN - 1552-8774
DOI - 10.1002/catl.30420
Subject(s) - coaching , payment , process (computing) , business , psychology , actuarial science , computer security , public relations , computer science , finance , political science , economics , management , operating system
Both the firing of one coach and the hiring a new one can be a frenzied and emotional time. There's usually significant pressure to get rid of a coach who isn't performing well, and even more pressure to quickly find the right replacement. The recent experiences with the annual coaching carousel remind us all too well that a significant amount of money is at stake in this decision‐making process for the school as well as for both the incoming and outgoing coaches. In situations when schools fire coaches for not winning often enough, the schools usually owe the coaches a payment for the remaining years on the contract and/or whatever buyout amount is specified in the contract.