College basketball coaches have long contended they wanted more time to work with their players during the summer.
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ffxiv gil, NABC executive director Jim Haney was out of town and unavailable for comment. The proposal will now go to the membership schools for comment. It is scheduled to be voted on in January.
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ffxiv gil, Under the proposal, schools would also have to provide a learning-skills assessment and education program for all incoming men's basketball players, and require schools to cover the cost of summer classes for incoming freshmen through their scholarships.
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ffxiv gil, Critics argue that the legislation will be too expensive, give the national governing body too much power over the decisions of individual schools and give coaches more practice time.
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ffxiv gil, The board also approved a proposal that would limit the number of physical education courses that junior college transfers can use as credit and a requirement that all schedules and practice schedules in men's basketball be approved by the school's faculty athletic representative.
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ffxiv gil, But the board asked the football committee to revise its proposal before making a final presentation in October.
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ffxiv gil, Among the possible changes are a requirement that football players earn at least nine credit hours during the fall semester, or eight hours at schools with a quarter system,
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ffxiv gil, to be eligible the following fall. Those athletes who fail to meet the requirement could be suspended for up to four games the following year.
