> From: "Wayne T. Smith" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: What CAN you do? > > > ...With the Maine situation being just the latest of many > > "violations" to NCAA rules, I was wondering if anyone had > > compiled a list of things that were acceptable to do for a > > student-athelete. There are plenty of people out there > > that just want to give these kids a hand, and like me, I'm > > sure a lot of them just want to know what is ok to do for > > them. > > The short answer is NOTHING. The best thing you can "do for a student > athlete", is cheer for them when they compete. You can give money to > your school. Almost anything you'd "do" directly for a student > athlete is against NCAA rules. you can't even do that much!!!!!!! (NO SMILEY) I've had a student want to use my office phone to call her husband at work to get something on the way home. If she had been an athlete, I couldn't have let her have free use of University resources. Our coaches' office (yes, the apostrophe is correct, one office for all coaches) has a sign reminding student athletes that they can not use the phones in there. charlie shub University of Colorado at Colorado Springs [log in to unmask] -or- [log in to unmask] (719) 593 3492 (fax) 593-3369 HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.