NCAA Caves In And Says It Won't Penalize Collegiate Track And Field Coaches For Coaching In The Olympics
By LetsRun.com
August 1, 2012
Good news. The NCAA has listend to your tweets, emails and phone calls.
We received word from LSU assistant coach Todd Lane that the NCAA has caved in and won't penalize any coaches that coach NCAA track and field athletes at this year's London Olympics. Below is the email sent out by the track and field coaches' association:
To: NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III Coaches
Fr: Sam Seemes, CEO, USTFCCCA
Re: Providing coaching outside of a sportsÂ’ established playing at practice season
Date: July 30, 2012
NCAA stance in regard to NCAA coaches coaching student-athletes with remaining eligibility at the 2012 Olympic Games and 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships
After consultation with the NCAA national office last week, the USTFCCCA national office was notified this afternoon that the NCAA will not issue any penalties against coaches or institutions who provided coaching to student-athletes with remaining eligibility at the 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships; nor will the NCAA issue any penalties to a coach or institution who provides coaching to a student-athlete with remaining eligibility at the 2012 Olympic Games.
The NCAA national office and USTFCCCA will be working in conjunction with the NCAA Presidential Rules Working Group to revise current rules (as they relate to providing coaching outside of a sportsÂ’ established playing and practice seasons) that bar coaches from coaching student-athletes with remaining eligibility at such events as the Olympic Games, World Championships, and World Junior Championships.
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