jcgatennismom
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Do you think more college tennis programs will be cut due to cost of attendance stipends to athletes? I believe just the Power 5 conferences have agreed to cost of attendance for now but other D1 schools may cover it for basketball and/or football. There are midmajors that try to compete in bball with the big guys, and they may cover COA just for bball. The biggest risk may be MMs cutting nonrevenue sports to cover COA for revenue sports.
On another note, the Power 5 approved multiyear scholarships in Jan 2015 meaning players' scholarships cannot be cut or reduced for any athletic reason.* The scholarships can be cut for ineligibility, rule infractions, academic issues, etc but not for poor performance if players show up for class and practice. That rule was effective for players who were freshmen last fall. New coaches can't just cut players (or at least the freshmen) recruited by the former coaches.
Do you think this rule will have a big impact on tennis, or do you think coaches will just find ways to run players off or make them miserable enough to quit? With the earlier timeline for recruiting US juniors and the sometimes limited info coaches have on international players, there is always a risk that coaches will make recruiting mistakes. With this rule, coaches may have their hands and wallets tied for 4 years if they made the wrong choice. There are pros and cons to the rule-it's fair that players who get injured playing for team will still be able to afford to attend college.
I wonder if coaches will take more time in the recruiting process now. There are some coaches with very little turnover and smaller rosters so their current process probably won't change, but others who drop or lose half their freshmen each year may need a new game plan for recruiting. The multiyear rule does not apply to freshmen who are not offered $ until their soph year or later; I wonder if more coaches will try to sign recruits with promises for $ in future years to avoid the rule.
While these rules were passed in January 2015, I am not sure when COA comes into play, but the guaranteed scholarships were for last year's class, and coaches would still have the option to cut or reduce upperclassmen but not freshmen scholarships this month for 2016/17. Some of the Power 5 schools allowed multiyear scholarships before, but now it is mandated. For international students, were coaches offering 4 years before to entice top players?
*http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...-cost-of-attendance-proposal-dont-stop-there/ "Also passing was a proposal that guarantees four-year athletics scholarships cannot be reduced or canceled for performance reasons. Per the Associated Press, that proposal was opposed by both the SEC and the Big 12.
http://informedathlete.com/the-facts-about-guaranteed-multi-year-ncaa-di-scholarships/
On another note, the Power 5 approved multiyear scholarships in Jan 2015 meaning players' scholarships cannot be cut or reduced for any athletic reason.* The scholarships can be cut for ineligibility, rule infractions, academic issues, etc but not for poor performance if players show up for class and practice. That rule was effective for players who were freshmen last fall. New coaches can't just cut players (or at least the freshmen) recruited by the former coaches.
Do you think this rule will have a big impact on tennis, or do you think coaches will just find ways to run players off or make them miserable enough to quit? With the earlier timeline for recruiting US juniors and the sometimes limited info coaches have on international players, there is always a risk that coaches will make recruiting mistakes. With this rule, coaches may have their hands and wallets tied for 4 years if they made the wrong choice. There are pros and cons to the rule-it's fair that players who get injured playing for team will still be able to afford to attend college.
I wonder if coaches will take more time in the recruiting process now. There are some coaches with very little turnover and smaller rosters so their current process probably won't change, but others who drop or lose half their freshmen each year may need a new game plan for recruiting. The multiyear rule does not apply to freshmen who are not offered $ until their soph year or later; I wonder if more coaches will try to sign recruits with promises for $ in future years to avoid the rule.
While these rules were passed in January 2015, I am not sure when COA comes into play, but the guaranteed scholarships were for last year's class, and coaches would still have the option to cut or reduce upperclassmen but not freshmen scholarships this month for 2016/17. Some of the Power 5 schools allowed multiyear scholarships before, but now it is mandated. For international students, were coaches offering 4 years before to entice top players?
*http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...-cost-of-attendance-proposal-dont-stop-there/ "Also passing was a proposal that guarantees four-year athletics scholarships cannot be reduced or canceled for performance reasons. Per the Associated Press, that proposal was opposed by both the SEC and the Big 12.
http://informedathlete.com/the-facts-about-guaranteed-multi-year-ncaa-di-scholarships/
