Several changes in rules have been proposed by college conferences.
A couple that are noteworthy in college basketball and recruiting:
The Mid-American Conference proposed no restrictions on contact between college coaches and recruits via social media.
Supporters say that one makes a lot of sense because attempting to monitor all social media is incredibly cumbersome — if it's even possible at all in practical terms — and a lot of high school kids today communicate more via social media than telephone or mail.
Opponents in the past have said they fear high school kids would get bombarded with all kinds of messages via Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, etc.
Supporters counter that college coaches aren't going to annoy the hell out of a player they are attempt to attract to their team.
Another proposal that already has been through a couple of committees and been written about is allowing college basketball players more time, access and information prior to making a decision whether or not to enter the NBA early.
The proposal would allow players to put their name in for the NBA draft multiple times and allow them to take part in the NBA draft combine, get feedback from their performance there and then make a decision whether to return to school or go to the NBA.
Supporters say that would help players make much more informed decision, be less swayed by agents or others who may be feeding them inaccurate information and generally allow more information to flow from NBA teams to underclassmen college players about their realistic chances of being drafted or where they likely would be drafted.
Some opponents have said that allowing players to wait until 10 days after the NBA Draft combine would leave college teams in limbo about who is on their team going into the next season and possibly make it difficult to recruit without knowing who is staying and who is leaving.
Worth noting: The colleges and conferences themselves propose rules then vote on whether to implement them.
There is more in this release from the NCAA: http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/members-review-legislative-proposals
A couple that are noteworthy in college basketball and recruiting:
The Mid-American Conference proposed no restrictions on contact between college coaches and recruits via social media.
Supporters say that one makes a lot of sense because attempting to monitor all social media is incredibly cumbersome — if it's even possible at all in practical terms — and a lot of high school kids today communicate more via social media than telephone or mail.
Opponents in the past have said they fear high school kids would get bombarded with all kinds of messages via Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, etc.
Supporters counter that college coaches aren't going to annoy the hell out of a player they are attempt to attract to their team.
Another proposal that already has been through a couple of committees and been written about is allowing college basketball players more time, access and information prior to making a decision whether or not to enter the NBA early.
The proposal would allow players to put their name in for the NBA draft multiple times and allow them to take part in the NBA draft combine, get feedback from their performance there and then make a decision whether to return to school or go to the NBA.
Supporters say that would help players make much more informed decision, be less swayed by agents or others who may be feeding them inaccurate information and generally allow more information to flow from NBA teams to underclassmen college players about their realistic chances of being drafted or where they likely would be drafted.
Some opponents have said that allowing players to wait until 10 days after the NBA Draft combine would leave college teams in limbo about who is on their team going into the next season and possibly make it difficult to recruit without knowing who is staying and who is leaving.
Worth noting: The colleges and conferences themselves propose rules then vote on whether to implement them.
There is more in this release from the NCAA: http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/members-review-legislative-proposals
