NCAA says no college coaches can coach at Olympics

[Halfmiler2]

Re: NCAA says no college coaches can coach at Olympics

Sounds like it may be time to amend the Amateur Sports Act to protect coaches as well as the athletes. Imagine if Fred Samara tried to coach an athlete and he and the NCAA ended up in federal court again after 39 years.

[NormZylstra]

Re: NCAA says no college coaches can coach at Olympics

Was it legal for the NCAA coaches to coach their collegiates at the various Olympic Trials?

The coaches I know follow the rules. There's no way they would all be at the Trials, credentialed, coaching their athletes if it was illegal.

So where does the NCAA see a difference in London?

[26mi235]

Re: NCAA says no college coaches can coach at Olympics

Sounds like it may be time to amend the Amateur Sports Act to protect coaches as well as the athletes. Imagine if Fred Samara tried to coach an athlete and he and the NCAA ended up in federal court again after 39 years.

My thoughts exactly.

[NormZylstra]

Re: NCAA says no college coaches can coach at Olympics

Rumor is they rescinded the ruling for London and will revisit it this fall. The NCAA coaches may coach at the Olympics.

My friend in London was told by her AD that she could coach.

Update... email went out this morning:

To: NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III Coaches
From: Sam Seemes, CEO, USTFCCCA
Subject: Providing coaching outside of a sports' established playing and
practice season

Date: July 30, 2012

NCAA stance in regard to NCAA coaches coaching student-athletes with
remaining eligibility at the 2012 Olympic Games and 2012 IAAF World
Junior Championships

After consultation with the NCAA national office last week, the USTFCCCA
national office was notified this afternoon that the NCAA will not issue
any penalties against coaches or institutions who provided coaching to
student-athletes with remaining eligibility at the 2012 IAAF World
Junior Championships; nor will the NCAA issue any penalties to a coach
or institution who provides coaching to a student-athlete with remaining
eligibility at the 2012 Olympic Games.

The NCAA national office and USTFCCCA will be working in conjunction
with the NCAA Presidential Rules Working Group to revise current rules
(as they relate to providing coaching outside of a sports' established
playing and practice seasons) that bar coaches from coaching
student-athletes with remaining eligibility at such events as the
Olympic Games, World Championships, and World Junior Championships.