re: New NCAA Academic Standards - How bad is this going to hurt us?

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Do you really? So the kids and their parents aren't responsible for taking care of their own business? While it is nice if a high school coach helps direct the player and I feel they have some obligation to do so in their capacity as a head coach, the fault in this situation has to fall back onto the student-athlete and parents. Why is it everyone else's fault?

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Let me elaborate. I blame the High School coaches for not starting the process for these kids when they are freshmen. I blame them for not educating the players and their families as to what needs to be done to reach the next level.

After that, all the blame falls sqaurely on the individual that didn't do the work, or the parents that didn't stay on top of them to do it.

If a kid doesn't qualify because he doesn't work hard enough to make it, that's his fault.

If a kid doesn't qualify because he didn't start trying until his junior year, that's his and the coach's fault.