Rather than the sport being a distraction, a new study from the University of Missouri reveals that the chance to compete in the postseason can actually motivate student-athletes to remain academically eligible to play.
Repetition and routine are critical for the success of student-athletes as well as their teams, and this marked change in the availability of resources proved to be a major obstacle.
The disruption of college athletics during COVID offers lessons around risk and insurance requirements as campuses look ahead to a “new normal” in 2021-22.
Student-athletes in eight of 11 sports programs at Stanford say they were misled by the university; athletes from five teams claim those deepened gender inequity.
Those competing in high-profile sports will have the power to transfer immediately; standardized tests won't be obstacle for many in Div. I and II the next two years.
The university is forging a Gender Equity Plan to become compliant in two years and William & Mary likely will need additional funding to keep some programs operating.
The national athletic association that represents small colleges will allow its players to earn outside money from their name, image and likeness and represent their schools
The maintenance of broad-based athletics programs, the preservation of nonrevenue sports, and the return of intercollegiate athletics to its intended educational mission are all at stake, says UB guest columnist Stephen Erber, who serves on the board of advisors for the American Sports Council.
