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44 UCLA L. Rev. 865 (1996-1997)
The University/Student-Athlete Relationship: Duties Giving Rise to a Potential Educational Hindrance Claim

handle is hein.journals/uclalr44 and id is 881 raw text is: THE UNIVERSITY/STUDENT-ATHLETE RELATIONSHIP: DUTIES GIVING RISE TO A POTENTIAL EDUCATIONAL HINDRANCE CLAIM Monica L. Emerick INTRODUCTION ............................................... 865 I. THE ROLE OF ATHLETICS IN THE UNIVERSITY ...................... 874 II. PossmLE REMEDIES . ......................................... 877 A . Internal Control ........................................ 877 B. NCAA Regulation ...................................... 880 C. An Educational Hindrance Claim ........................... 883 1. The Legal Backdrop .................................. 884 a. Duty of Care .................................... 884 b. Special Relationship ............................... 886 2. Student-Athletes as Distinguished from Other Students ........ 887 3. The Relationship Between Student-Athletes and Their Universities .................................... 890 a. Time Constraints and Physical Demands Placed upon Student-Athletes ............................. 891 b. University Control of Student-Athletes' Academic Programs ............................... 895 4. The Legal Analysis ................................... 898 a. Analysis of the University/Student-Athlete Relationship in the Context of a Duty of Care Standard .............. 899 b. Analysis of the University/Student-Athlete Relationship in the Context of a Special Relationship Standard ......... 901 III. WHAT IS THE DUrY AND WHAT CONSTITUTES BREACH OF THE DUTY? ... 902 IV. POSSIBLE RELIEF ............................................. 908 CONCLUSION . ................................................. 909 INTRODUCTION Courts dealing with educational malpractice claims brought by student-athletes have failed to acknowledge there is more than one type of educational malpractice. Educational malpractice claims have traditionally * Editor, UCLA Law Review, Volume 44. J.D., UCLA School of Law, 1997; B.S., University of California, Berkeley, 1993. I thank Professor Steven K. Derian for directing my attention to the issues addressed in this Comment and for his patience and input throughout the development of this piece. I also thank Bob Leach, Eric Carlson, and Parag Patel for their insightful editing. I dedicate this Comment to the memory of my mother, Ronni Emerick, whose inspiration, wisdom, and love in the brief time we shared enriched my life forever. 865

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