Lack of food too common among student athletes

[theHandpuppet]

This is an important yet rarely discussed topic.

The Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Going hungry?
Posted: Friday, August 1, 2014 10:00 pm
By Jason Arkley, Messenger Staff Journalist

DETROIT — Four months ago, the best player on one of the best college basketball teams in the country announced that he often went to bed without feeling he had enough to eat.

Less than month ago, a quarterback at a Southeastern Conference program said the problem was a “common” one on college campuses.

According to football players and coaches from the Mid-American Conference — whose opinion was sampled during the conference’s media day — there’s not much hyperbole in those stories.

“Those definitely sound familiar,” said Bowling Green quarterback Matt Johnson. “I know there’s guys on our team that will roll through their meal plan by halfway through the semester....

MORE at http://www.athensohiotoday.com/sports/ohiouniversity/going-hungry/article_ba4a3671-2b8a-58fa-91f6-e054d0266bd3.html

[Auggie]

1. So according to the link, the NCCA has addressed this issue ...

Perhaps spurred on by Napier’s comments this spring, the NCAA has since passed legislation to address the issue.

On Tuesday, the NCAA Legislative Council decided that Division I student-athletes can receive unlimited meals and snacks in conjunction with their athletics participation. The rule, which applies to walk-ons as well, is in addition to the meal plan provided as part of a full scholarship.

This is crazy it took the NCCA so long to address. Even way back in the 70's our high school football coach saw the problem and instigated supervised pre-game meals because too many players were opting for junk food, or incomplete meals, before games.

[KamaAina]

2. Um, aren't they on the meal plan?