Tri won't become an men's ncaa sport ever, so there's not much concern. Besides we can have ncaa and club level sports with each having distinct rules and objectives.
And yes I can see why it was a PITA when a governing body basically forced eligiblity status as strict as NCAA regs on a sport that's run for the most part by students. (cue the capt obvious commerical jingle)
I see the daily emails within our conference on the PITA just getting everyone registered and in the right race slots. I certainly wouldn't want them having to deal with eligibility forms, semester credit hour checks (they have to only do this 1 time a year to finalize USAT nationals registration), transfer issues, etc etc.
ETA: I believe there is something like 300+ collegiate clubs in the USAT registry from "elite" level teams all the way to the 1 person "club" just so they can race collegiate nats. It would be idiotic to make them follow ncaa standards with respect to eligibility requirements with the lack of leadership and understanding what club level triathlon really is mostly about.
Brooks Doughtie, M.S.
Exercise Physiology
-USAT Level II
And yes I can see why it was a PITA when a governing body basically forced eligiblity status as strict as NCAA regs on a sport that's run for the most part by students. (cue the capt obvious commerical jingle)
I see the daily emails within our conference on the PITA just getting everyone registered and in the right race slots. I certainly wouldn't want them having to deal with eligibility forms, semester credit hour checks (they have to only do this 1 time a year to finalize USAT nationals registration), transfer issues, etc etc.
ETA: I believe there is something like 300+ collegiate clubs in the USAT registry from "elite" level teams all the way to the 1 person "club" just so they can race collegiate nats. It would be idiotic to make them follow ncaa standards with respect to eligibility requirements with the lack of leadership and understanding what club level triathlon really is mostly about.
Brooks Doughtie, M.S.
Exercise Physiology
-USAT Level II
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B_Doughtie: Apr 7, 19 20:27