Hunter Rodriguez

The amount of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics is far too much 😳 ed150 stan ✨

[Hunter Rodriguez @hunter_edu008]

this week’s readings reminded me that Student Athletes are consistently stereotyped as “dumb jocks” that are only in college for sports. In this course we have learned this is the complete opposite. SA’s are some of the busiest students on campus.
@ElissaMMonteiro #ucr150

[Hunter Rodriguez @hunter_edu008]

@TomDANNA7 @ElissaMMonteiro The Livers v NCAA is a really amazing case in that it compares SAs to Work Study. It introduces a new point of view i haven’t thought about: athletes playing for the school in return for academic scholarship. @ElissaMMonteiro #ucr150

[Hunter Rodriguez @hunter_edu008]

This weeks readings were an example of how NCAA change comes in many different forms, especially though lawsuits. I find these lawsuits to be valid examples of how the NCAA has policies that actively work against it’s athletes.
@ElissaMMonteiro #UCR150

[Hunter Rodriguez @hunter_edu008]

@Brooke30102189 @ElissaMMonteiro I also had no idea about transfer rules and it’s unbelievable to think of how much an athlete has to go through just to move schools. The NCAA is covering their tracks, and is another example of how students are left with the short end of the stick @ElissaMMonteiro #ucr150

[Hunter Rodriguez @hunter_edu008]

The NCAA’s 4-4 transfer rules are frustrating. If an SA has fulfilled their 1 yr contract there should be no penalty for wanting to transfer on any circumstance, especially academics. SAs should have their power to chose what’s right for their edu & sport
@ElissaMMonteiro #ucr150

[Hunter Rodriguez @hunter_edu008]

@miasoto22 @ElissaMMonteiro Oh absolutely! What is the point of the NCAA—an institution originally conceived to protect athlete health and saftey—if they do not cover all components of athlete saftey? There is a large goal to reduce concussions, but good luck when they occur! #ucr150 @ElissaMMonteiro

[Hunter Rodriguez @hunter_edu008]

As we learned this week, responsibility for the athletes’ health falls onto universities while the NCAA focuses on their money power. It athletics requires a healthy body, how could they not also have thorough regulations when it comes to conclusions? #ucr150 @ElissaMMonteiro

[Hunter Rodriguez @hunter_edu008]

@dmrslll @ElissaMMonteiro thank you for shedding light on the positives of title IX! while there is lots of room for improvement, there has been much progress made since it’s implementation. Although, we should expect equity as a human right in my opinion. #UCR150 @ElissaMMonteiro

[Hunter Rodriguez @hunter_edu008]

Although title IX is supposed to provide equity in both men’s and women’s sports, there is still a gap in how these athletes are treated and supported. The NCAA continues to heavily focuses on men as the center stage, building their policy around them.
@ElissaMMonteiro #ucr150

[Hunter Rodriguez @hunter_edu008]

@Robert54250942 @ElissaMMonteiro Absolutely! How are Athletes supposed to live if their ability to make an income is severely hindered between their full school & athletic schedule? Other students bordering professional level have been able to make profits, SAs should too. @ElissaMMonteiro
#UCR150

[Hunter Rodriguez @hunter_edu008]

In high school, I had always known that NSD was an important day for HS athletes going to college, but I never understood it's purpose until now. This is when athletes sign the very important NLI, committing them to their college for at least a full year. #ucr150 @ElissaMMonteiro

[Hunter Rodriguez @hunter_edu008]

@yulissaanavarro @ElissaMMonteiro This’s amazing news to hear change might be coming! The NCAA declares their athletes amateurs and then everyone but the athlete themselves reap all the profits. I truly wonder how long it will take for our SAs to see the pay off from new policy change. @ElissaMMonteiro #UCR150

[Hunter Rodriguez @hunter_edu008]

College Athletes are not compensated outside of university cost of attendance in order to maintain "amateur status." With many NCAA athletes bordering pro-status, does this genuinely level the playing field, or instead hold back an athlete's opportunity? @ElissaMMonteiro #ucr150

[Hunter Rodriguez @hunter_edu008]

@aalca022 @ElissaMMonteiro It’s upsetting to see that the disparities between women and men’s sports are still greatly being upheld by the NCAA. However, This’s one perfect example of the power internal and external voices can have in creating changes within college athletics.

#ucr150 @ElissaMMonteiro

[Hunter Rodriguez @hunter_edu008]

This introduction reminded me that like a university, college athletics is a business. With greed backing a complex network of owners, and passion backing students and fans, how can we ever expect college athletics to be overhauled in it’s current state? @ElissaMMonteiro #ucr150