US Coaches Assoc were told change rules to World Athletics conform or your athletes will be denied from Championships

USATF will make a TON of money if the ncaa conforms to these requests. It isn’t cheap to sanction a competition.

USATF needs to tread lighting here. They need the NCAA system as it is their farm league for athletes to develop. Lots and lots of post collegiate athletes participate in NCAA meets. I can see the ncaa and maybe even some schools banning post collegiate athletes from competing in meets. If this happens will USATF step up and put on meets for pro or post collegiate athletes?

No

What's an example of sonethibg NCAA does now that is not in compliance?

Usatf puts on about 5 pro meets already.

and what % of USA world qualifying times come in NCAA meets? May be much Ado about nothing.

NCAA & other organizations need to tell the WA to go stuff themselves. Time to destroy WA & the IOC. Time for a track & field equivalent of the new LIV golf tour. Well past time to tell the current powers to go to hell.

How does this help guys and gals that just enjoy track and wish to run/ jump/ throw but are not at Nats Q levels? Those are the kids we need to help in an effort to grow the sport. Even pro basketball in the US had a developmental league.

Look at how little effort USATF puts in to youth development and meets. We are in the midwest and my state USATF hosts zero indoor meets and only the association outdoor, so no wounder they put no effort in to any other level.

Drug Testing protocol.

ALL Horizontal Jumps would require a video review system. NCAA Rules would have to conform to the current stack height guidelines set in place by World Athletics. NCAA would have to modify their current lane violation policy.

Also…from what we are being told is that no marks in NCAA meets would count for the US Champs as well.

Once again expecting college athletics (thru college football) to fund the development of "Olympic" sports. This is not just just true of Track & Field. For example, the cost of getting FIFA to certify a soccer field.

"USATF and World Athletics threaten NCAA in formal letter to change rule book and conduct each of the 1600+ meets annually under WA rules."

Is a copy of this letter public? How do we know this letter exists? I don't want to watch the entire opening ceremony video if it's quoted in there, so if you can reference a time mark, that would be much appreciated.

Geez, who is that Humpty Dumpty? No wonder USTFCCA gets no respect, such poor executive talent.

Look at wrestling as a comparison to track. Half the world team are college kids. And people wounder why the #1 pole vaulter gave up 3 years of college and competes for Sweden.

Bout time. Super Road shoes should not be allowed on the track.

There is already a drug testing protocol in place to qualify for WA meets. What the NCAA does with their protocol is irrelevant.

I don't know anything about Wrestling but I found your comment remarkable for a sport that like Wrestling where experience, strength, and experience play such a vital role in one's success. According to this link there is only 1 out of 20 USA male wrestlers on the world team that are in college. Am I missing something?

desmoinesregister.com

Meet the United States men's freestyle team competing at the Wrestling World Cup this week

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USA Wrestling is sending some heavy-hitters to Coralville for the men's freestyle World Cup this week.

Link:www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports...

This might be the thing that finally forces drastic change at usatf. NCAA athletes could vote to form a union. They hold more power than they know.