Abigail Alcala

ucr | educ 150

[Abigail Alcala @aalca022]

Universities need to address the many issues with their student athletes and their education like clustering their majors, access to internships, and professional development so that they can be ready to take on the work world like any other student. #ucr150 @ElissaMMonteiro

[Abigail Alcala @aalca022]

@Catherinecl8 @ElissaMMonteiro You are totally correct! Just because an athlete graduated does not mean they are ready for the real world with the skills they need for a job. #ucr150 @ElissaMMonteiro

[Abigail Alcala @aalca022]

@YannellyZuniga @ElissaMMonteiro You are so right! For an organization that claims that their athletes are amateurs and play for the love of the sport only they do not value education enough. Time after time their true colors are shown, they only want profit from the athletes. #ucr150 @ElissaMMonteiro

[Abigail Alcala @aalca022]

The way many of these college athletics programs are being run it is hard to believe that they are amateur athletics when many big name universities have over 50 million dollar budgets. #ucr150 @ElissaMMonteiro https://t.co/vXs9sVSAF2

[Abigail Alcala @aalca022]

@Brooke30102189 @ElissaMMonteiro I completely agree with you. From everything I have learned this quarter it is clear the the NCAA prioritizes their revenue before the athletes and do not care about the health and well being of their athletes. #ucr150 @ElissaMMonteiro

[Abigail Alcala @aalca022]

The NCAA has a huge power over student athletes and transferring is no different. The transfer system favors the NCAA and exemplifies the institutional power the NCAA has over athletes #ucr150 @ElissaMMonteiro

[Abigail Alcala @aalca022]

@Alessan55519276 @ElissaMMonteiro I completely agree! Being scared of your coach or being uncomfortable to talk about concussion symptoms is not going to help athletes get the help they need when injured. The NCAA needs to start mandating training for concussions. #ucr150 @ElissaMMonteiro

[Abigail Alcala @aalca022]

There is such little knowledge about concussions I wonder the the NCAA does not take these injuries more seriously. It’s even more shocking that they do not enforce concussion training for all coaches as a mandatory practice. #ucr150 @ElissaMMonteiro https://t.co/nDVaJusb9L

[Abigail Alcala @aalca022]

@dmrslll @ElissaMMonteiro While it is a great law that has helped women enjoy sports, universities have no accountability system to follow title IX. The NCAA has to create a system of accountability so that they can comply with the regulations set forth by title IX #ucr150 @ElissaMMonteiro

[Abigail Alcala @aalca022]

This past March madness was a clear example that universities do not care about their female athletes. Title nine was not in mind when they failed to provide adequate exercise equipment to the women’s basketball teams. #ucr150 @ElissaMMonteiro https://t.co/lZcFtOTRzi

[Abigail Alcala @aalca022]

@YannellyZuniga @ElissaMMonteiro I can definitely see coaches blackmailing or holding fear over an athlete in order for them to perform better. It is horrible how the system allows these coaches to have this much power over athletes.

[Abigail Alcala @aalca022]

National letters of intent are extremely exploitative to athletes especially athletes of color. For many of these POC students this can lead to an exploitation of their talent with their fate at the hands of the coaches. #ucr150 @ElissaMMonteiro

[Abigail Alcala @aalca022]

@YannellyZuniga @ElissaMMonteiro @ElissaMMonteiro student athletes should be students first. I completely agree with you, the NCAA does not care for the well being of the athletes and don’t care if they get a proper education or are prepared for their future.

[Abigail Alcala @aalca022]

Amateurism model has been grown out. The NCAA needs to find a new model that will mutually benefit them and the well-being of the athletes so they can be well rounded individuals ready to face the real world. #ucr150 @ElissaMMonteiro https://t.co/Zt0FcErYpO

[Abigail Alcala @aalca022]

It’s so disappointing that it took lots of pressure through social media for the female basketball teams to even get the same gym equipment as the men. It goes to show the lack of respect for female athletes who are at the top of their game. #ucr150 @ElissaMMonteiro

[NCAA @NCAA]

Ready for workouts!

@espn’s Holly Rowe (@sportsiren) walks through the on-going updates to the pre-practice strength area and new first/second round weight room at the @ncaawbb Tournament: