With XC and Track athletes coming back from summer for the new season, I wanted to see if anyone else's programs require you to sign contracts with like 20+ team rules saying you will abide by them? Or is it just expected of you? How do your programs hold you accountable to keep their rules?
I never was on a team that required athletes to sign a team contract. We knew what was expected of ourselves and that if we didn't meet those expectations the coach would chew us out. However, at my second college, the entire student body had to sign a lifestyle contract to pledge to live by certain morals.
I wish our College team had a contract. Instead the upper classmen have had to beatdown some freshman every year until they either quit or understood things.
I've known of several teams that actually had contracts. I believe that some others distribute a list of team rules and require all recipients to sign a sheet, indicating that they've received the info--comes to the same thing, I suppose.
With a contract, what the coach expects is completely clear. I could see how it might actually be a relief for the athlete, too--no wondering about "is this okay?"
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Separate, but related, questions:
Do any teams forbid (or limit) drinking?
Do they set bedtime hours?
Do they forbid posting on discussion boards?
I was on full ride and had a contract. One of which said no skydiving.
It was implemented for legal reasons. A 400 kid "pulled" his hamstring but was seen by the coach playing intermeral soccer after saying he couldn't run. His scholarship was pulled.
Probably sued... Thus the Lawyers drew up the contract.
We had our return date yesterday and our coach listed a bunch of rules such as no swearing, no talking to friends and family at meets, no wearing any colored shirt, shoes, shorts, underwear that aren't school colors, no cell phones anywhere he can see them, no serving religious missions if you aren't eligible, no perdiem if you travel to meet with family, no drinking. just a bunch of rules that you probably would follow anyway, but apparently they don't trust us as athletes to make correct decisions or communicate with coaches anyways.... so they force us to sign something instead? wierd stuff..
The Animal Within wrote:
A 400 kid "pulled" his hamstring but was seen by the coach playing intermeral soccer after saying he couldn't run. His scholarship was pulled.
Probably sued... Thus the Lawyers drew up the contract.
Hmm. Well, the school may have had additional rules about them, but IIRC the NCAA says that scholarships are just for one year (renewable).
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