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The author discuss many revisions NCAA continues to make to constantly improve and keep academic standards and programs up to date with ideal measures. He explores the timeline of NCAA reforms, starting with the first reforms that required little, if any, academic requirements for student athletes. He ends with the present position of the NCAA and its reforms, which are greatly improved with more realistic requirements for athletes' academics. Worsnop provides information useful for this study, while also making overall great points about the academic part of college sports.

The article discusses the importance of instituting NCAA academic reforms and maintaining the balance between academics and athletics. It offers an overview of the new ncaa academic standards and its solution to bridging the gap between athletics and academics. The author also points out the significant role coaches and academic/athletic advisors play in a student's athletic and academic career.

The author discusses the importance of instituting NCAA academic reforms and maintaining the balance between academics and athletics. It offers an overview of the new NCAA academic standards and its solution to bridging the gap between athletics and academics. The author also points out the significant role coaches and academic/athletic advisors play in a student's athletic and academic career. She provides adequate information needed to develop better academic standards in hope of gaining successful academic support programs for student athletes.

This article discusses the addition of academic support programs on campuses and the increased student athlete advisory support at universities. Many state that their reason for such an addition is due to the new academic rules set by the NCAA. Although many universities are deciding to add new programs, increasing academic support is nothing new. Several colleges have faced scrutiny along the way for spending too much money on facilities and personnel necessary for improving academic programs. The authors do a great job of expressing the importance and need for such academic programs and support.

The latest NCAA graduation success rate report shows UD in the top 10 nationally with Notre Dame, Duke and Northwestern, among others.

The purpose of this paper is to describe content and methods of an academic course offered twice annually at an NCAA Division I University. With empirical support to the effectiveness of this academic approach to psychological skills training presented elsewhere (Curry & Maniar, 2003), the focus of this paper is on the type and extent of each intervention treatment during the 15-week semester course (Vealey, 1994). Course content includes applied strategies for best performance targeting, arousal/affect control, identifying purpose, goal setting, imagery, sport confidence, trust, flow, sport nutrition, on-/off-field problem solving, self-esteem, and life skills education on eating disorders and drug/alcohol abuse. Teaching methods include narrative story telling, small group activities, journal writing, cognitive-behavioral homework, brainteasers, and active learning demonstrations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper investigates gender differences in academic performance among university athletes at an NCAA Division I school. Using regression analysis, the findings suggest that background scholastic achievement variables and race influence university academic performance for student athletes, but sport participation measures and race are negatively related to university academic performance for males only. The consequences of inequalities between men's and women's athletic programs are explored. Implications for academic programs are discussed. (Abstract from author as it appears on EBSCO.)

Why college football is more cutthroat and competitive than the NFL. Slate articles cannot be transferred to Diigo. You can access this article at: http://www.slate.com/id/2203927/

This article examines the academic services provided to student athletes on university campuses. The author describes the role of important figures, such as advisors, in athletes' collegiate career. He discusses several other factors that also contribute to athletes' academic achievement, but for the purpose of this research paper, information focusing on the influences responsible for maximizing academic performance of athletes were more important and useful. Nevertheless, much of the author's information was indeed interesting and resourceful.