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08-24-2015, 06:40 PM
http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/ncaa-players-can-get-paid-now-but-will-they/
It’s great that the vast majority of men’s players graduate (female athletes have better graduation rates overall and from one NCAA study I found, the same holds for hockey), but in a quick survey I did with a random group of players a year ago, many agreed that a little extra cash would have been nice, just to stay full when team meals didn’t cover everything.
That’s where this “cost of attendance” stipend can help. According to Mark Divver of the Providence Journal, the Providence Friars (men and women) will receive $1,800 during the upcoming season on top of their scholarships. The WCHA conference also put out a statement saying that it supports the new legislation for both its men’s and women’s member schools, though it seems as though it will be up to the schools whether or not to participate.
Some schools are taking a wait-and-see approach, such as Robert Morris University of the Atlantic Hockey conference. Colonials coach Derek Schooley wants to form an educated opinion on the matter before he takes an official stance either way, but he does believe consistency will be important, whether it’s a yes or a no.
“I think the whole conference has to do it,” he told me. “Because otherwise it would create a competitive disadvantage.”
It’s great that the vast majority of men’s players graduate (female athletes have better graduation rates overall and from one NCAA study I found, the same holds for hockey), but in a quick survey I did with a random group of players a year ago, many agreed that a little extra cash would have been nice, just to stay full when team meals didn’t cover everything.
That’s where this “cost of attendance” stipend can help. According to Mark Divver of the Providence Journal, the Providence Friars (men and women) will receive $1,800 during the upcoming season on top of their scholarships. The WCHA conference also put out a statement saying that it supports the new legislation for both its men’s and women’s member schools, though it seems as though it will be up to the schools whether or not to participate.
Some schools are taking a wait-and-see approach, such as Robert Morris University of the Atlantic Hockey conference. Colonials coach Derek Schooley wants to form an educated opinion on the matter before he takes an official stance either way, but he does believe consistency will be important, whether it’s a yes or a no.
“I think the whole conference has to do it,” he told me. “Because otherwise it would create a competitive disadvantage.”