Olympians training at university? compliance issue

The reason for some of these 'rules', has to do with recruiting prospective student-athletes. If a school has a coach that also deals with professional athletes, that coach could use the idea of 'training with professional athletes' as a recruiting tool. The reality is, the bigger schools with more money/better facilities, etc., would logically end up with more advantages when recruiting athletes.

This can all be debated as good/bad/indifferent.

Because no one gives a crap about track and "pro" running. The overwhelming majority of track "professionals" in the US would get a pay raise if they were to get a job flipping burgers. From an IndyStar bit a couple of years ago."More than 50 percent of those ranked in the world's top 10 earn less than $15,000 from their sport, and there are wide variations between events."Since the US doesn't have that many athletes ranked in the top 10 in the world ... what does that tell you?$15k / 52 weeks = $288/week$288/40 hours = $7.21/hourFederal minimum wage is like 7.25.

compliance wrote:

I know football and basketball has rules about current pros helping recruit and being present. So why is it allow able that track professionals can be so present and accessible with current and prospective students? Should they be forced to use designated facilities? It is an incredible recruiting advantage.

tity boi wrote:

compliance wrote:

I know football and basketball has rules about current pros helping recruit and being present. So why is it allow able that track professionals can be so present and accessible with current and prospective students? Should they be forced to use designated facilities? It is an incredible recruiting advantage.

Who gives a shit about compliance this compliance that. It's sad some folks have dedicated their entire lives to enforcing asinine laws that "protect student athletes". Having professional athletes helps student athlete development, so who cares if its a recruiting advantage? Should be allowed

+1

Rules are for loosers.

Gender Equity wrote:

A smart coach wouldn't allow it.

If more male alums trained with the current runners than female alums, it would be giving an advantage to the men's team that is not available to the women.

Cut and dry Title IX violation.

You could just have the JV guys run with the women. Problem solved.

the answer to this wrote:

Post-collegiate athletes are the not permitted to train with collegiate athletes, unless the person is an official volunteer or staff. However, they can use the facility if the university allows.

Just wondering, does this also include hobby joggers? Like someone else said, the odd faculty member who ran, or community member, or local club? Or runners who never went to college? In the past, I've been welcomed to run with a college team as a local community runner. And when I was an undergrad, I ran occasionally with a friend on the college team, though I was not ever on a college running team.

zzzz wrote:

Just wondering, does this also include hobby joggers? Like someone else said, the odd faculty member who ran, or community member, or local club? Or runners who never went to college? In the past, I've been welcomed to run with a college team as a local community runner. And when I was an undergrad, I ran occasionally with a friend on the college team, though I was not ever on a college running team.

If you were not an official volunteer, staff, or faculty, and were running with a collegiate athlete ***outside*** of an official 'practice', no problem.

There has undoubtedly been many instances such as these that have broken NCAA rules, and most of the time, it is not with the intent of 'cheating'. Where a coach or program could get in trouble, is if they were breaking the rules with intent... and most often, that would involve higher-level post-collegiate athletes.