ncaa
Key Points for Athletes | NCAA’s Return-to-Sport Guidelines
By Katie Lever, Ph. D|July 22, 2020
College athlete health and safety has been on the minds of many coaches, college sports fans, and of course, athletes themselves for quite some time. Several conferences and universities have...
baseball
ECU Baseball Coach Godwin Hits a Home Run with Advice for Student-Athletes
By Ally Stanton|July 20, 2020
Cliff Godwin, an East Carolina baseball alumni and now Head Coach, has done big things for the Pirates. He is currently entering his sixth year at ECU and previously was...
division i
Keeping up with the Conferences | A Glimpse at Rapid Changes in College Sports
By Katie Lever, Ph. D|July 13, 2020
Will there be a fall season? What will happen in the spring? Who is calling the shots here? These questions seem to be on the minds of all of us...
college recruiting
Amid Coronavirus, Are Mandatory Practices Safer Than “Voluntary” Workouts? Yes and No
By Katie Lever, Ph. D|July 2, 2020
The NCAA's Division 1 Council has officially released a six-week plan for teams to begin mandatory practices, and the starting date for these practices varies slightly from school to school....
college recruiting
COVID-19 Risk Waivers | Here’s What We Know So Far
By Katie Lever, Ph. D|June 26, 2020
Voluntary workouts are currently underway around the country, and some universities, like Ohio State, are requiring their athletes to sign risk waivers. What do we know about these documents? In...
football
Coronavirus and College Football | Are Athletes Covered by Insurance?
By Katie Lever, Ph. D|June 18, 2020
As football season approaches, coronavirus is spreading among college football teams. Last week, several players from the University of Alabama tested positive for the disease. Yesterday, two athletes from Kansas...
college recruiting
Taking Control During a Pandemic—What Prospective Athletes Can Do in Spite of the Coronavirus
By Katie Lever, Ph. D|May 11, 2020
March 12, 2020, the day the NCAA cancelled March Madness, may very well go down in history as the day the sports world stood still. As the coronavirus spreads, there...
college recruiting
Coronavirus and its Effect on College Sports Moving Forward
By Katie Lever, Ph. D|April 11, 2020
Last week, the NCAA formalized its decision to allow schools to grant spring athletes an extra season of eligibility in light of the coronavirus pandemic. It was a good and...
football
Missouri Southern St University and Former Last Chance U Head Football Coach, Jeffrey Sims, Addresses COVID-19 Adjustments and Recruiting Process
By Melvin Briggs II|April 9, 2020
Jeffrey Sims, Missouri Southern State University's head football coach, has been nothing short of exceptional throughout his coaching career. Over the course of his head coach tenure in Junior College,...
recruiting
Tips for What to Expect from Your Recruiting Process Amidst COVID-19
By Keirsten Sires|March 16, 2020
The NCAA has suspended recruiting through April 15, 2020, due to COVID-19. The impact of COVID-19 on athletes across the world has been and will be detrimental. Cries from student-athletes dealing with the uncertainty of college commitments, lost eligibility, and canceled seasons are resonating all across the globe.