The following definitions apply to Sections 13A-11-140 through 13A-11-143:
- (1) SPORTS CONTEST. Any professional or amateur sport, athletic game or contest, or race or contest involving machines, persons or animals, viewed by the public, and for which admission is charged.
- (2) SPORTS PARTICIPANT. Any person who participates or expects to participate in a sports contest as a player, contestant or member of a team, or as a coach, manager, trainer or other person directly associated with a player, contestant or team.
- (3) SPORTS OFFICIAL. Any person who acts or expects to act in a sports contest as an umpire, referee or judge, or otherwise to officiate at a sports contest.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4210.)