Stringer Suspended

[koolhandlick]

Rutgers is suspending Coach C. Vivian Stringer one game for allowing managers to participate as practice players. Shouldn't a program like Rutgers have enough players to practice without having to do this ?

 

[DuffMan]

I'm guessing the manager(s) in question were dudes. It used to be common practice that guys would practice against the women's teams but the NCAA put a stop to it.

 

[koolhandlick]

It said managers needed to be eligible student athletes. I suppose that means they need to go through clearing house and other red tape.

 

[woodyk1]

It is true - the fill-in players (manager) in this instance needs to be an eligibile student athlete. Rutgers is down to 9 players, so Stringer used someone who violated an NCAA rule.

Also, it is not true that the women's teams are not allowed to practice against men. There was a movement (and a position paper) filed to end the practice, but there has been no change made yet. Here's an article from today about the Missouri women's team practicing against men.

Male practice squad a plus for Missouri women's basketball team - Columbia Missourian

As a matter of fact, in the Big East, the joke is that there are not men at any school that can emulate the UCONN women's team.

 

[DuffMan]

It is true - the fill-in players (manager) in this instance needs to be an eligibile student athlete. Rutgers is down to 9 players, so Stringer used someone who violated an NCAA rule.

Also, it is not true that the women's teams are not allowed to practice against men. There was a movement (and a position paper) filed to end the practice, but there has been no change made yet. Here's an article from today about the Missouri women's team practicing against men.

Male practice squad a plus for Missouri women's basketball team - Columbia Missourian

As a matter of fact, in the Big East, the joke is that there are not men at any school that can emulate the UCONN women's team.

I was under the impression Iowas women stopped using men for practice due to NCAA regs... I could be wrong though.

 

[DuffMan]

It said managers needed to be eligible student athletes. I suppose that means they need to go through clearing house and other red tape.

It's more likely to mean they must be full time students.

 

[SPGroth]

Iowa had stopped that practice, as one of my wife's former athletes was practicing against that women's team, but had to stop.

 

[woodyk1]

Yes, I believe some teams have stopped this practice. Other teams still do it. And, the practice players need to be eligible and cannot be compensated in any way.