Hayley Hodson

Hayley Hodson is a former Stanford University volleyball player.^[1] She was listed as the number one college volleyball recruit by Volleyball magazine in April 2015,^[2][3] and she was the named National Freshmen of the year and All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association and Volleyball Magazine in the same year.^[4]

Hodson was a member of Team USA's Youth National, Junior National, and Women's National Volleyball teams during her high school years. After being diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, she announced her medical retirement from volleyball in June 2017.^[5] In 2020, Hodson sued the NCAA and Stanford for damages and lost volleyball income.^[6]

Hodson's testimony was also instrumental in the unanimous passing of SB 206, the Fair Pay to Play Act in the State of California,^[7] authored by senators Nancy Skinner and Steve Bradford, which allowed NCAA student-athletes to own their own name, image, and likeness, and to be able to profit from such just like any other college student.^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

Team USA Junior National Volleyball Team and captain Hayley Hodson win gold medal at NORCECA U20 Championships by defeating Cuba 3–0 in Guatemala City, July 13, 2014

References

1. "Profile: Hayley Hodson". Stanford. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
2. "Volleyball star Hayley Hodson had it all, until blows to her head changed everything". Los Angeles Times. December 8, 2020.
3. "Sky's the Limit for Stanford Recruit Hayley Hodson". 25 March 2015.
4. "Hayley Hodson is the 2015 VBM Freshman of the Year". 16 December 2015.
5. "Hayley Hodson announces medical retirement from Stanford". 22 June 2017.
6. Hruby, Patrick (8 December 2020). "Volleyball star Hayley Hodson had it all, until blows to her head changed everything". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
7. "Bill Text - SB-206 Collegiate athletics: student athlete compensation and representation". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
8. Chuck Culpepper (2021-06-30). "This state senator once caused McDonald's to change. No wonder she took on the NCAA". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
9. "Senators Bradford and Skinner Respond to NCAA's Announcement on Name, Image, and Likeness". Los Angeles Sentinel. 30 April 2020.
10. Mello, Felicia (3 July 2019). "Should college athletes profit from their prowess? NCAA says no, but California may say yes". Calmatters.
11. "If college athletes could profit off their marketability, how much would they be worth? In some cases, millions". USA Today.
12. "NIL: Dissecting the meaning, the motive and the magnitude". 30 August 2021.