What’s your number? That’s such a broad question. If you ask athletic program
directors, they might run down for you the number of players on a team or
perhaps the amount of games won throughout the department. If you ask this
question to student athletes, well, they have multiple numbers, but there is a main
one in particular that determines whether they should play or not. What number is
that?
In a time where many athletic programs are concerned more about winning
either on the court or field, sometimes the staff in these departments often end
up forgetting to promote the student athlete being an actual student first.
Instead of making sure student athletes attend classes, complete all assignments,
and even schedule time to attend tutorial sessions, there are some programs that
are only concerned about their game stats instead of the students grade point
average (GPA).
With athletic programs such as: Georgia Southern, Syracuse, and University of
North Carolina, finding itself under scrutiny from the National Collegiate Athletic
Association, due to academic dishonesty, it’s time for a wake-up call to all athletic
programs. In this paper, we will discuss strategies for Building Academic Progress
for Student Athletes. Topics include, but not limited to: class-standing status,
definition of Academic Good Standing, significance of Satisfactory Academic
Progress, probation rules, ineligible scenarios, and disqualification/reinstatement
requirements.
If you would like to read the entire paper, email me at [email protected].
