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Players on campus for summer workouts

The video is great. But I really want to see Paige dropping dimes near the rim for Ayanna to throw down….:)
Relax OD, it will be coming. Be patient.
 
Listening more carefully, both Lou and Ayanna got multiple "Good" s from Geno. :D :D

When Paige does her usual, Geno does not say anything. "Of course, she can do anything" Saving his good's for others.
 
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Not trying to be a Debbie Downer, but for a video about one of the first summer sessions, would you expect it to contain anything but good (made) shots?
No, most players shoot 100% in highlights. But I like that she was involved and not on the bench, her form looked solid, and she looked comfortable shooting off the handoff or quick pass. Based on limited video, it seems that she will fit into the offense very well.
 
Lou is a scorer and the more scorers on the court for our offense the better. She seemed to be able to get her shot off against a good defensive team, Texas in the tourney last year. I think she will be a big help for us by either starting or coming off the bench. Geno sill teach her defense if she isn't already a good defender.
 
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I wonder how this " rule" was created, and why? Seems pretty lame.
Not really. Coaches used to find all sorts of creative ways to get around NCAA rules prohibiting coaching players in the summer. The NCAA finally established a hard and fast rule that allowed coaches a maximum of 8 hrs working with players in any and all capacities during summer months, period.
 
I wonder how this " rule" was created, and why? Seems pretty lame.
That rule was put in place in 2013 and the main intent was to standardize summer sessions. Prior to the rule being implemented some unscrupulous coaches were requiring players to stick around the campus and sneaking in supervised workouts. The NCAA decided to formalize the policy and it also required the players to be enrolled in summer session classes in order to receive those 8 hours per week of supervised instructions. The rule was also tweaked in 2021 due to COVID and the abundance of players in transfer portal. The new tweak allows the staff to add two new positions (instructors) for summer sessions that are not on the current coaching staff.
 
That rule was put in place in 2013 and the main intent was to standardize summer sessions. Prior to the rule being implemented some unscrupulous coaches were requiring players to stick around the campus and sneaking in supervised workouts. The NCAA decided to formalize the policy and it also required the players to be enrolled in summer session classes in order to receive those 8 hours per week of supervised instructions. The rule was also tweaked in 2021 due to COVID and the abundance of players in transfer portal. The new tweak allows the staff to add two new positions (instructors) for summer sessions that are not on the current coaching staff.
Something you've spoken about before (perhaps more than once), but well bears repeating to us (as I) have forgotten.
 
Quick release. Strong smooth wrist action
As I said before, nice form, but her release is butter. She does occasionally however land kind of awkwardly.
 
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If you don't limit practice time, then the fiction that they are students begins to wear a bit thin.

I trust you'll all recognize the exaggeration.
During the off-season? Not so much actually.

Regardless, I’m not particularly worried about it. It’s good for the kids to get a break.
 
During the off-season? Not so much actually.

Regardless, I’m not particularly worried about it. It’s good for the kids to get a break.
I’m not worried either. But my point is limiting practice time over the summer is to avoid the thin edge of the wedge.
 
That rule was put in place in 2013 and the main intent was to standardize summer sessions. Prior to the rule being implemented some unscrupulous coaches were requiring players to stick around the campus and sneaking in supervised workouts. The NCAA decided to formalize the policy and it also required the players to be enrolled in summer session classes in order to receive those 8 hours per week of supervised instructions. The rule was also tweaked in 2021 due to COVID and the abundance of players in transfer portal. The new tweak allows the staff to add two new positions (instructors) for summer sessions that are not on the current coaching staff.


The rule used to require enrollment in summer classes. However it was changed a while ago, partly because it was unfair to schools that don't have summer classes. The relevant part now states:

"In basketball, a student-athlete who received athletically related financial aid during the previous academic year may participate in required summer athletic activities for up to eight weeks without being enrolled in summer school, provided the student-athlete has achieved a cumulative minimum grade-point average of 2.200 and has successfully completed the following academic requirements . . ." (shows how many hours of classes they have to have completed depending on how many semesters they have been enrolled).
 
I’m not worried either. But my point is limiting practice time over the summer is to avoid the thin edge of the wedge.
Don’t think so. I think it’s got less to do with professional status and more to do with student athlete welfare. For what it’s worth, even pros get time off. That said if you are a high major Division I athlete, you’re going to be working at your round.
 
Don’t think so. I think it’s got less to do with professional status and more to do with student athlete welfare. For what it’s worth, even pros get time off. That said if you are a high major Division I athlete, you’re going to be working at your round.
Professional status? I’m thinking of preserving the idea that these kids are students before they are athletes, which is pretty tenuous these days, but is at least nominally the principle governing all of collegiate athletics. I agree with you that their welfare as athletes is a valid concern, since too much work might lead to unnecessary injuries. But their welfare as students is the prior concern, at least according to the NCAA.

Perhaps my reading of the situation seems provincial or even perverse. It comes from my three decades of experience as a college professor, some of which was spent at a D1 school in the UC system. What I have seen many times is that coaches will encroach on the kids’ class work wherever they can get away with it. I’ve always respected the fact that Geno does not do this, and even emphasizes the importance of classroom success.
 
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