Do athletics and education go together?

This seems to be the age-old question in collegiate athletics. Are college athletes really getting the same educational experience as the rest of the student population is, or are they just brought in to win games and perform at a high level? Well Josh Centor, the main blogger/one of the creators of the NCAA’s Double-A Zone blog offers his take:

I’ve never felt that a college education is about what you learn in the classroom. Of course that’s important, but I remember far less of my economics courses than I do of the growing up that transpired on campus for four years. I walked into college an 18-year-old high school graduate and left a 21-year-old man who had met the girl he was going to marry, made lifelong friends, learned how to handle social situations, got over a fear of flying, figured out the principles of international business, adapted to a college curveball and had the greatest four years of his life.

Centor was a student-athlete for all four years of his undergraduate education. Never having played college sports myself, I can’t say what it is like to balance an athletic schedule with everything else. However, a very large portion of my time at Ithaca has been devoted to covering sports on campus, which is what I plan on doing for the rest of my life. And while I am majoring in sport media, if I had not gotten involved with The Ithacan and covering sports, I would never have gotten the extensive writing experience. And as Centor discusses, it’s all about getting that experience.

Anyway, Centor’s blog addresses this, as well as many other issues pertaining to the NCAA. It is definitely worth checking out.

Posted March 5, 2007 at 1:13 am by Andrew | Share on Facebook
Categories: double-a zone, ncaa

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  1. Rhonda on March 5th, 2007 9:53 pm

    Swim parent…just a little FYI
    There were other guys who made the top 8 that weren’t mention in your article in this years championships and that is huge deal. Huge.
    One other thing, if you donn’t mind?! The swim team did come in 5th BUT! Do you know what place they would have come in if it was just swimmers, no diver scores included? You should ask the swimmers. Guys and Gals.
    FYI Both swim teams lose more meets because the school can’t afford a diving coach, only one that is on call! How can you recruit with that to offer?
    Nice little research article begging to be heard. Thank You for taking the time for comments.

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