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Experts Stress Need for Acclimation with Conditioning Drills
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Last Updated:
3/9/2011
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Experts say that new student-athletes and those coming back to campus after a break may need an opportunity to acclimate and that coaches and strength and conditioning professionals should take that into consideration when devising their off-season and preseason plans.
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NCAA Amateurism Certification a Snap for Most, but Cases Can Be Complex
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Last Updated:
1/8/2011
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Prospective student-athletes who register with the NCAA Eligibility Center must complete sport-specific amateurism questions designed to get a picture of the prospective student-athlete’s nonscholastic participation. The answers to those questions may or may not reveal an amateurism violation.
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N.C. A&T Trainer Urged Against Sickle Cell Test
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Last Updated:
1/8/2011
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The top athletic trainer at North Carolina A&T State University counseled coaches to save money by not testing for sickle cell trait two days before a student died because of the condition, a newspaper reported Friday.
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Despite Criticism, NCAA Takes Firm Stance on Professionalism
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Last Updated:
1/8/2011
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From the stiff penalties assessed Southern California in the Reggie Bush case to the pay-for-play soap opera surrounding Cam Newton to the pending suspensions of Ohio State football players for selling jerseys, rings and other trinkets, the last six months have underscored a key NCAA commandment: College athletes are not to be paid, not to cash in on their prominence, never to cross any kind of line of professionalism.
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Secondary NCAA Violations Could Carry Suspensions for Coaches
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Last Updated:
12/15/2010
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College football coaches now run the risk of being suspended by the NCAA for one or more games if they commit a secondary recruiting violation, such as exceeding phone-call limits or sending a text message to a recruit.
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NCAA Rule Backfiring on Juniors
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Last Updated:
12/5/2010
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Last summer, the NCAA adopted a new rule that went unnoticed by many people. Well, they're starting to notice now.
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Football Player's Death Points to Screening Limits for Concussions
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Last Updated:
12/5/2010
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Nathan Stiles' parents had little reason to doubt their 17-year-old son was ready to return to the football field after suffering an apparent concussion at the homecoming game. He spent weeks resting, and a doctor gave him the all clear to play again. Even a CT scan that usually detects more serious head injuries came back negative, his mother said.
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Buoyed by Brothers’ Love, a Paralyzed Player Refuses to Quit
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Last Updated:
11/29/2010
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This is how the day often starts for Tyler Coppola, one of the most feared running backs in Massachusetts high school football: He helps his 18-year-old brother Jared get dressed, hoists him over a broad shoulder, and carries him up a flight of stairs for breakfast.
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Five Former Staffers Face Federal Charges in Kansas Ticket Scandal
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Last Updated:
11/29/2010
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Federal prosecutors charged five former University of Kansas employees Thursday with conspiring to steal more than $2 million in tickets to athletic events in a scandal that embarrassed the school and likely led to the early departure of athletic director Lew Perkins.
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Title IX and Its Negative Impact on Male Collegiate Sports in the United States
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Last Updated:
11/29/2010
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Title IX is a part of the Educational Amendments of 1972 that require all educational institutions that receive any federal funding to provide equal opportunities to both genders. Title IX states, "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving financial assistance."
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