According to facebook UConn Volleyball had another good day...
They had tests in the weight room and six hours of volleyball.
...And there are no hour rules to my knowledge for pre-season.
and yes I do believe that athletes are tested on their athletic as well as academic skills.
The regular student seems to think that all athletes do is miss class because they are playing a sport, get scholarships and free clothes.
It's actually much much much much more than that.
In reality few athletes get a totally free ride. This a misconception. Most basketball players and 85 football players are on scholarship...but for example the NCAA limits Division I Men's Soccer programs to 9.9 scholarships for their entire team...That's not even a full line-up of full scholarship players.
Less athletes than you think are on them.
There are also more rules than you could ever imagine. Like no fantasy sports. Basically no gifts...not even water. They have more forms to fill out than you could possibly imagine...such as a letter of intent...EVERY year.
Random drug tests. Some athletes have media appearances too. Every sickness is supposed to be reported by the next morning. There are practices, community service, study halls...early morning every things...team meetings with compliance, film sessions, meetings with coaches, meetings with athletic academic advisers, banquets, camps, appearances at games for achievements...things that I don't even know about...I'm sure I'm leaving things out.
They also have training regimens from strength and conditioning that is personalized for every athlete...and is to be completed during breaks in school.
And then their is the time spent worrying about how a practice went or how an upcoming game will go. I remember having a discussion with my roommate freshman year before he ran in the Blue and White track meet.
Regular students see the perks of being an athlete, they should also see the time commitment both in and out of school too...
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