Supreme Court upholds limits on high school sports recruiting

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Supreme Court upholds limits on high school sports recruiting

By Mark Sherman

7:31 a.m. June 21, 2007

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said Thursday that athletic
associations can enforce limits on recruiting high school athletes
without violating coaches' free speech rights.

The high court ruled in a longstanding dispute between a
Tennessee athletic association and a football powerhouse, the
private Brentwood Academy near Nashville.

The school challenged a rule of the Tennessee Secondary School
Athletic Association, which governs high school sports in the
state. The association bars schools from contacting prospective
students about their sports programs.

In a unanimous ruling, the court said that “hard-sell tactics
directed at middle school students could lead to exploitation,
distort competition between high school teams and foster an
environment in which athletics are prized more highly than
academics.”

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Read more: http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/preps/20070621-0731-scotus-athletics.html

[rocktivity]

1. Funny coincidence--saw a story at ESPN yesterday

about a 14-year-old JUNIOR highschooler announcing he was going to play basketball at USC. He hasn't even picked his high school yet!

:crazy:
rocknation

[saigon68]

2. Nice

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[rocktivity]

3. It's worse than I thought! I found this story about it

(Chicago Sun-Times): Aurora basketball phenom Ryan Boatright, 14, hasn't decided where to attend high school, but he already has picked a college.

The 5-10 guard gave an oral commitment to USC coach Tim Floyd on Sunday. Boatright was at USC for a basketball camp over the weekend...

DePaul and Indiana expressed interest, but USC was first to offer a scholarship...

Because he hadn't turned pro, the NCAA made Tiger Woods pay for half a dinner Arnold Palmer treated him to. But they have no problem with their colleges recruiting junior high schoolers????

:mad:
rocknation

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. Meh.

Lots of kids think they know where they're going to go to college.