tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post4071572379316727427..comments2024-03-26T09:23:26.937-04:00Comments on ZooTennis: Young, Wright Talk Community Connection During UTR's Virtual Coaches Conference; ITF Features Former Memphis Star Salisbury; ITA's NAIA National Award Winners; Broward College Dropping All Athletics?Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-89706394760410194342020-05-29T09:33:06.077-04:002020-05-29T09:33:06.077-04:00Max Ho, the coaches I know recruit the players tha...Max Ho, the coaches I know recruit the players that can help them win and keep their jobs. I have heard all sorts of reasons through the years, And you pretty much nailed all of them. We have used some of these foreign guys as hitting partners for junior players and they seem to be a year or 2 older and more mature than the US players in the same college graduation classes.<br /><br />I agree there should have been a quota, by the NCAA or by the college administration. The coaches are just using the broken lack of rules that exists. The American system allows for competitive college tennis to exist, yet the coaches are allowed to recruit 100% non US players to fill the team. Can't blame the coaches for taking advantage of the system if it has no checks and balances.<br /><br />However, these same coaches can not blame the administration for cancelling the program either. Why would very many of the general public or other students at the school care if a tennis program is cancelled that has zero or only 1 or 2 American players on the team?<br /><br />But it was a great deal for the college coaches and a great deal for the foreign players, thats for sure. Jon Kingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-4605246547199467632020-05-29T09:18:30.928-04:002020-05-29T09:18:30.928-04:00Oops a typo. Our local college is Palm Beach Atlan...Oops a typo. Our local college is Palm Beach Atlantic. I accidentally typed Florida instead. <br /><br />The roster of Palm Beach Atlantic, and they are nice guys as we know several of them, is 100% non US. But the student body and other sports rosters do not reflect that the men's tennis team should have no US guys on it.<br /><br />https://pbasailfish.com/sports/mens-tennis/rosterJon Kingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-54668296997278508212020-05-29T00:30:11.372-04:002020-05-29T00:30:11.372-04:00I have always felt there should be a max number of...I have always felt there should be a max number of non American born players in college tennis (European teams have max's for foreign born players in basketball). Obviously some US college locations are more attractive to top American players, so a coach at a less desirable school can recruit better foreign players than they could attract from the US juniors. <br /><br />If you had less foreign born players due to a quota system there would be more scholarships available for US born players who are not able to play college tennis which would be great for US juniors but would lower the level of play for college tennis. I am not sure if this matters, only the best foreign players would receive scholarships and colleges would have to fill out teams and develop US born players. <br />Colleges have no mandate to develop US players, the NCAA is not affiliated with the USTA. We see the University of California schools taking more and more foreign and out of state students (non athlete) over in state because they receive more tuition.<br /><br />Why do college coaches recruit foreign born players at such a high rate?<br />- After the top 150 US players in each class there is not enough talent?<br />- American juniors are entitled and don't work hard once they are in college?<br />- Is it easier to recruit foreign born players through agencies than recruiting US players and having to actually go to tournaments and watch them play?<br />- The junior development system is better in other countries?<br />- Foreign born players are happy to have the scholarship and thus have better attitudes?<br /><br /><br />Max Hohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11722804604997845975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-42639350354641562362020-05-28T21:37:09.366-04:002020-05-28T21:37:09.366-04:00Florida Atlantic has 4 USA Players, 6 Overseas Pla...Florida Atlantic has 4 USA Players, 6 Overseas Players listed on their 2019-2020 Roster. <br /> https://fausports.com/sports/mens-tennis/rosterGO OWLS!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-49005290307036854842020-05-28T20:20:29.851-04:002020-05-28T20:20:29.851-04:00No one doubts these foreign players are "good...No one doubts these foreign players are "good guys". And no one would have any problem if it was "a few" on a roster. I doubt any of us would blink an eye if a roster of 8 had 1-2-3 guys from other countries.<br /><br />But the facts presented in the comments are concerning rosters that are 8 out of 8 or 7 out of 8 or 6 out of eight. It is simply very hard to defend. Our closest local college Florida Atlantic is another all foreign roster. Its just not right for a coach not to be able to find a way to at least have half the roster US boys.Jon Kingnoreply@blogger.com