OT: Motherhood and the NCAA

[Sifaka]

The breakout star of March Madness? A coach 'representing moms' and pumping breast milk at halftime

Adia Barnes outcoached the brightest minds in women's basketball all while breastfeeding and taking care of her 6-month-old daughter.

sports.yahoo.com

"All the while, Barnes was shouldering mom duties. "We didn't have a nanny," she said earlier this week. "We lost our nanny right before this trip. No one knows that. I don't talk about that publicly. It's been hard."

Especially hard because the NCAA didn't make children a priority. Children were allowed into the bubble with their working mothers, but counted against a team's 34-person travel party limit, meaning head coaches with young kids had to choose between a staffer and their baby. Breastfeeding coaches, like Barnes, didn't really have a choice. And there were reportedlyno childcare stipends, no special accommodations in San Antonio."


I'm sure mister Emmert can form a commission to investigate this...

 

[cwaduke]

Unfortunately, it's what we have come to expect from the NCAA.

 

[Artifact]

The NCAA has given the , 'The Women's Game', the short end of the stick in all matters. Especially in money matters & refs. who are happy to wear a large mask , to conceal their faces !