Saturday, January 16, 2016

More NCAA Hypocrisy

If you believe that the NCAA is serious about improving the balance of education and sports for its student athletes, stop drinking your Kool-Aid, now. As reported by Inside Higher Ed:(quoting below).

In a fast-moving legislative session here Friday, the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s five wealthiest conferences adopted few major changes, prompting a backlash from athletes and some college sports leaders.

The discussion forum ahead of Friday’s vote lasted less than an hour, with little debate taking place outside of those lamenting the loss of tabled legislation. Earlier in the week, most of the significant proposals scheduled for a vote were suddenly postponed until next year. Among the scuttled proposals were those addressing the time demands on athletes, an issue players have pushed to the forefront in the last year and at this week’s meeting.

The results of a national survey of 30,000 Division I athletes, released by the NCAA this week, found that many athletes want to spend less time on athletics. The study was organized by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. More than 40 percent of football and basketball players said they wanted an additional day off per week beyond the one they have now, and most athletes indicated they would appreciate two weeks off at the end of a season.


One of the tabled proposals would have created a three-week discretionary period barring required athletic activity following the championship segment of a season. Another proposal aimed to prohibit athletically related activities, other than competition, for a continuous eight-hour period between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.

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