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SDRCC Publications
Resources to Help Prevent Disputes
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Athletes' Rights & Responsibilities | Athletes and their Entourage | |||
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Team Selection - Guidelines & Tips |
Everyone Involved in Drafting Selection Policies | |||
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Team Selection Policy Checklist | Everyone Involved in Adopting or Approving Selection Policies | |||
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Conflicts of Interest | Everyone with Decision-Making Authority in Organizations | |||
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Main Causes of Disputes (Interactive Platform) |
Everyone Making Policies and/or Implementing Policies in a Sport Organization | |||
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Guide to Administrative Fair Play |
Everyone Adopting Policies in a Sport Organization | |||
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Appeal Panel Orientation | Everyone Involved in the Management or Adjudication of Complaints, Disciplinary Matters and Appeals | |||
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Athlete Carding - Appeal Process | Athletes who disagree with a carding decision that affect them and their entourage | |||
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Early Resolution Facilitation | Everyone Making Policies in a Sport Organization | |||
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Access to the SDRCC Services (Interactive Platform) |
Anyone Wishing to Use the SDRCC Resolution Services | |||
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The Negotiation Checklist | Anyone Involved in Dispute who wants to Attempt Negotiation | |||
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Resolution Facilitation Preparation Tool | Anyone Involved in a Mediation, Resolution Facilitation or Negotiation | |||
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Guide to SDRCC Proceedings | Parties to SDRCC Cases Wishing to Understand the Proceedings Step by Step | |||
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A Sport Administrator's Guide to Anti-Doping Rule Violation Assertions | Anyone in Charge of Anti-Doping Matters in a Sport Organization | |||
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About the SDRCC | Brochure Providing an Overview of SDRCC Services | |||
Introduces the SDRCC mission, as well as the services of its Dispute Resolution Secretariat and those of its Dispute Prevention Resource Centre. | ||||
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In the Neutral Zone SDRCC Newsletter |
Published Three Times a Year: February, June, October. | |||
Every edition offers a featured article on a sport dispute prevention or resolution topic, as well as SDRCC announcements and updates. | ||||
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Resolution Facilitation (see also Early Resolution Facilitation) |
Brochure Promoting the Advantages of Resolution Facilitation | |||
Describes this innovative process to deal with sports-related disputes quickly and efficiently. | ||||
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Dispute Prevention & Resolution for Coaches | Brochure for Coaches Regarding Situations which can Cause Disputes | |||
Summarizes some of the conflictual situations in which coaches may find themselves and provides some tips to prevent them. | ||||
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Dispute Prevention & Resolution for Officials | Brochure for Officials Regarding Situations which can Cause Disputes | |||
Summarizes some of the conflictual situations in which officials may find themselves and provides some tips to prevent them. | ||||
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Jammed in a Sport Dispute? | Wallet Size Z-Card for Quick Reference to SDRCC Services | |||
Walks through the first questions one should ask when confronted with as sports-related dispute, to help determine if the SDRCC can be of assistance. | ||||
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External Publications
- A New Partnership for Dispute Prevention (Spring 2008)
- Dealing with Subjectivity in Selection Criteria (Fall 2008)
- Problem solving approaches that preserves relationships (Spring 2009)
- The multi-tasking coach: managing the risks of wearing several hats (Fall 2009)
- Opening the Doors to Discussion, is it Losing or Saving Face? (Spring 2010)
- Guide to Administrative Fair Play - Coaches, Sportsmanship and Administration (Fall 2010)
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Choices for Canadian Coaches (Spring 2011)
- SDRCC Reaching Out to ALL Levels of Canadian Sport (Fall 2011)
- Rights and Responsabilities - Taking Charge of your Coaching Career (Spring 2012)
Coaches Report - Knowing the Law:
Coaches Report, the official publication of the Coaching Association of Canada, includes a section entitled Knowing the law discussing legal issues on themes relevant to coaches, and written by the Centre for Sport and Law, but who now goes by the name of Sport Law & Strategy Group.
- Coach Employment - The McGarrigle Case (Winter 2004)
- Defamation & Internet (Fall 2003)
- Negotiation & Disputes (Summer 2003)
- Negotiation & Conflict Management (Spring 2003)
- Violence in Sport - Part 2 (Winter 2003)
- Violence in Sport - Part 1 (Fall 2002)
- Misconduct (Summer 2002)
- Selection Issues - Review (Spring 2002)
- Profession: Coach (Winter 2002)
- Bullying Behavior (Fall 2001)
- Supervision (Summer 2001)
- Job Description (Spring 2001)
- Defamation - Part 2 (Winter 2001)
- Defamation - Part 1 (Fall 2000)
- Supplements (Summer 2000)
- Selection Issues & Lawsuits (Spring 2000)
Most of the texts, written by Sport Solution Staff, are taken from the Athletes Can newsletter. They provide legal advice on a variety of topics relevant to athletes.
- What is bias?
Source: Fast Forward newsletter by Athletes CAN (summer 2003) - What is evidence?
Source: Fast Forward newsletter by Athletes CAN (fall 2003) - Legal Tips for Athletes
Prepared and Compiled by Amanda Kieswetter & Erin McDermid for the Athletes Forum in Regina, Saskatchewan (September 2005)
Various Publications
June 2019 |
The Unecessary Use of Gender Verification in Sport by Diane Wu [PDF] |
October |
The pitfalls of self-representation |
November |
Two Alternatives to Litigation: An Introduction to Arbitration and Mediation |
Fall |
Solving the Puzzle of Major Games Selection |
September |
Athletes, coaches and organizations are offered an alternative to litigation |
February |
The SDRCC's Jurisprudence: more than bedtime reading |
Summer |
Preventing and Resolving Disputes in the Sport System |