As of 8:10am this morning one of the finer programs in the country is lost due to "budgetary" problems.
No one saw it coming and they just recently signed some top level recruits that gave them one of the top 3 recruiting classes in the country.
It's about the number of athletes. Schools are being forced not just to offer the same number of sports for men and women... they have to comply w/ the same number of student-athletes! So some schools have 14 women sports and 8 mens sports! And they're still stressed about complying w/ Title IX.
But it's extremely disconcerting when you see that it's the boys of color that are most susceptible to the pitfalls of life.
I agree. It's very unfortunate. Can it really be cured with having more boys in sports though? Maybe a different focus is called for.
I see no problem with having the same number of male and female student athletes.
It's about the number of athletes. Schools are being forced not just to offer the same number of sports for men and women... they have to comply w/ the same number of student-athletes! So some schools have 14 women sports and 8 mens sports! And they're still stressed about complying w/ Title IX.
But it's extremely disconcerting when you see that it's the boys of color that are most susceptible to the pitfalls of life.
I agree. It's very unfortunate. Can it really be cured with having more boys in sports though? Maybe a different focus is called for.
I see no problem with having the same number of male and female student athletes.
