tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post496448582202664297..comments2024-03-26T09:23:26.937-04:00Comments on ZooTennis: Division I Winthrop Drops Men's and Women's Tennis; UConn Tennis Alumni Fight to Save Programs; Ram Named Volunteer Assistant at Cal; Other College Coaching UpdatesColette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-91686370958879822642020-06-21T15:21:53.658-04:002020-06-21T15:21:53.658-04:00“Americans aren’t Hungry Enough...” Pat McEnroe “Americans aren’t Hungry Enough...” Pat McEnroe Quotes from the Pastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-7948277268084598432020-06-21T09:37:54.229-04:002020-06-21T09:37:54.229-04:00Foreign Players have to enter college (Freshman) y...Foreign Players have to enter college (Freshman) year before their 20th Birthday. US Players clock starts when they enter 9th grade and most will enter college at 17-18 years old.<br /><br />The restriction that forces US kids to only delay admission 6 months after their class graduates creates an unfair advantage.<br /><br />Fix the "GAP" rule and make it a level playing filed. Have every player start before their 20th Birthday.<br /><br />Then we can see how US Players will do.<br /><br />I shed no tears for a program filled with foreign players that gets cut. As a BOOSTER we refuse to pay for an ALL foreign roster in any sport we can get US Kids.SeminoleGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09348591540345947462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-33287503123449446712020-06-21T09:13:45.177-04:002020-06-21T09:13:45.177-04:00B, you are pretty much making the argument then fo...B, you are pretty much making the argument then for canceling the programs. All the arguments for cancelling have said that a college in the United States is supported by tax dollars from the United States taxpayers. Everything from the local police force and military to maintain safety, to the roads the tennis team buses travel on to get to tournaments, is paid for by the United States taxpayers. The academic loans that the other non scholarship students use to pay for college has the interest subsidized by the United States government. College tennis could not exist without the infrastructure supported by the taxpayers.<br /><br />The tennis programs also use funds from the athletic department, they do not make a profit, they cost money. No United States student or taxpayer benefit from a program that has all non United States kids. So who benefits from these programs? The coaches who get paid and the players from other countries who get a free education which they then take back to their home countries.<br /><br />Can you tell us a country that will allow a team with all United States kids to come there for free, use that countries infrastructure, then return to the United States after they get all the free services and education? There are non. <br /><br />You said United States kids were refusing scholarships at these schools? If that is true, which I doubt, then the market has spoken, there are too many college tennis programs. The solution is easy, 5 out of every 8 roster spots must be a United States born player. I bet you every one of those 5 roster spots would be filled. The coaches are not recruiting the United States kids.<br /><br />Who cares how good the team is as the reason to fill it with non United States kids? How does a good team benefit the United States and the taxpayers and the other students who pay for the tennis programs? We have seen matches from these schools and there are no other students watching as fans. If the team never loses a match but is filled with all non US players, that still does not make it matter to anyone but the coach and foreign players who benefit financially. Greg Gundersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-44616975555948845762020-06-21T07:00:30.346-04:002020-06-21T07:00:30.346-04:00I'm having a hard time understanding the const...I'm having a hard time understanding the constant argument that the issue is not enough US players making up rosters. <br /><br />Most college coaches will try to field the best possible team that they can create, and unfortunately, a lot of American players who aren't good enough to play at a top D1 program won't even consider playing at a smaller or mid-major D1 program. A lot of foreign players see these schools as good opportunities, which they are. <br /><br />Most AD's want to see a successful sports program that represents the University well. They're not overly concerned with having to meet a quota of US players.Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-22129943477214132152020-06-20T23:47:10.305-04:002020-06-20T23:47:10.305-04:00It is worse than that Greg. Neither the men's ...It is worse than that Greg. Neither the men's or the women's team had even a single American kid on the team. Not even one. Why would the athletic director, school administrators, student body, or the surrounding community want to have a program in the US where foreign kids come and get a free education to play tennis and the coaches can not find even one American kid to play for the team? What is the purpose of a totally foreign team at a US college? You can not justify having the program.Karen Markowitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-9971699553386712622020-06-20T21:53:23.089-04:002020-06-20T21:53:23.089-04:00Not one US player on the entire Winthrop men's...Not one US player on the entire Winthrop men's roster. If there are not enough decent US guys to at least be 70% of the team at a US college than what is the point of having them? Zero players on the team in a sport that costs the athletic department money? On what planet does that make any sense?Greg Gundersonnoreply@blogger.com