NCAA Division III Student-Athletes opposed to cutting schedules
309 Comments
J
Jeremy Sheetinger
11 years ago
NO!!! If individuals schools or conferences choose to regulate their schedules this way - then let it be so! 40 is our MAX - you do not have to play 40 if you choose not to....But - for the rest of us that love playing 40 games and have kids that love playing 40 games and have ZERO issues with the current MAX....let it be....
A
Adam Rosen
11 years ago
I have been coaching for eight years. I have never had a student-athlete complain that he is playing too many games.
M
Monil Patel
11 years ago
Please don't do this!!
K
Krzysztof Danielewicz
11 years ago
A cut like this is absurd- the regulations are already stricter in this regard for many sports than they should.
K
Kevin Halliday
11 years ago
This is nonsense
C
Connor Schaible
11 years ago
No way would we have won that natty championship without playing a couple more games this year to boost our resumes
L
Laura Steinmetz
11 years ago
#LetUsCompete
C
Caroline Kingsley
11 years ago
NCAA Division III already features the shortest competition seasons of all NCAA divisions
S
Stephen McMillian
11 years ago
D3 soccer player (freshman)
D
Dominique zarrella
11 years ago
Cutting an already short season would be devastating for so many collegiate athletes
C
Colleen Golja
11 years ago
The season is already too short for some sports, we would only be playing 12 games
Z
Zach Brown
11 years ago
Division III athletics already experience a low number of allowable contests; therefore, mandating a lower number of games is detrimental to the competitive spirit of the athletes.
S
Sarah Godfrey
11 years ago
No matter who you are, athlete or not, sports are a huge part of so many peoples lives, this is the last chance some people will be able to play their sport at a competition level. Take is from somone who has had 2 hip surgeries to help a sports- related injury, not being able to play kills me. But watching people enjoy what they do, and strive to be the best, is something you cant take away.
C
Chase Snider
11 years ago
#LetUsCompete
D
Dan LaCroix
11 years ago
As already mentioned in the petition, this proposal is ridiculous as schools already have the right to control how many contests their athletes may enter. To punish other schools due to the desire of a few individual schools (this was proposed by Midwest conference to the NCAA) want to compete less.
D
Derek S
11 years ago
Orange and Blue forever. Roll.Damn.Petey.
D
Drake Rooney
11 years ago
DIII athletes are the ones who are TRULY passionate about their sport because they don't receive any compensation!
I attend UW-Platteville. I am not a student athlete, and while I can understand that supporting something as small as a DIII sport can take a lot of financial backing, I can assure you that it means just as much to those who don’t play a sport as it does to those who do play a sport. Much of the foundation that makes up UW-Platteville is based around sports. Bo Ryan was a former men’s head basketball coach. The homecoming football game played every year, as well as the on-campus events leading up to the game, are things that has been a huge part of my experience as non-athlete. Not to mention, DIII is where the some of the best in-state rivalries outside of DI are (Platteville vs Whitewater). Not to mention that Platteville has one of the best athletic loyalty reward programs that a college could offer. Some of my best friends here are athletes, and going to a smaller school makes it easy to be friends with them. These athletes work just as hard as any other college athlete. Therefore they deserve to be able to compete as much as any other college athlete. Big things come in small packages
B
Beth Huber
11 years ago
Division III student athletes ARE student-athletes with the ability to train and study. There is no reason to restrict them in their practice time and contests.
NO!!! If individuals schools or conferences choose to regulate their schedules this way - then let it be so! 40 is our MAX - you do not have to play 40 if you choose not to....But - for the rest of us that love playing 40 games and have kids that love playing 40 games and have ZERO issues with the current MAX....let it be....
I have been coaching for eight years. I have never had a student-athlete complain that he is playing too many games.
Please don't do this!!
A cut like this is absurd- the regulations are already stricter in this regard for many sports than they should.
This is nonsense
No way would we have won that natty championship without playing a couple more games this year to boost our resumes
#LetUsCompete
NCAA Division III already features the shortest competition seasons of all NCAA divisions
D3 soccer player (freshman)
Cutting an already short season would be devastating for so many collegiate athletes
The season is already too short for some sports, we would only be playing 12 games
Division III athletics already experience a low number of allowable contests; therefore, mandating a lower number of games is detrimental to the competitive spirit of the athletes.
No matter who you are, athlete or not, sports are a huge part of so many peoples lives, this is the last chance some people will be able to play their sport at a competition level. Take is from somone who has had 2 hip surgeries to help a sports- related injury, not being able to play kills me. But watching people enjoy what they do, and strive to be the best, is something you cant take away.
#LetUsCompete
As already mentioned in the petition, this proposal is ridiculous as schools already have the right to control how many contests their athletes may enter. To punish other schools due to the desire of a few individual schools (this was proposed by Midwest conference to the NCAA) want to compete less.
Orange and Blue forever. Roll.Damn.Petey.
DIII athletes are the ones who are TRULY passionate about their sport because they don't receive any compensation!
[email protected]
I attend UW-Platteville. I am not a student athlete, and while I can understand that supporting something as small as a DIII sport can take a lot of financial backing, I can assure you that it means just as much to those who don’t play a sport as it does to those who do play a sport. Much of the foundation that makes up UW-Platteville is based around sports. Bo Ryan was a former men’s head basketball coach. The homecoming football game played every year, as well as the on-campus events leading up to the game, are things that has been a huge part of my experience as non-athlete. Not to mention, DIII is where the some of the best in-state rivalries outside of DI are (Platteville vs Whitewater). Not to mention that Platteville has one of the best athletic loyalty reward programs that a college could offer. Some of my best friends here are athletes, and going to a smaller school makes it easy to be friends with them. These athletes work just as hard as any other college athlete. Therefore they deserve to be able to compete as much as any other college athlete. Big things come in small packages
Division III student athletes ARE student-athletes with the ability to train and study. There is no reason to restrict them in their practice time and contests.