Sarah Nadrowski (2013) Wins All-Around National Title

Congratulations to Sarah Nadrowski a Cortland PE Senior who won the all-around title at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Championships, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.  The Cortland team won third place overall. More details can be found here.

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Rockstar Performance in the Pool

Congrats to former #ped201 Rocker JessE and current rocker MKD (Click here for her blog) for winning the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:35.79. That effort is a school record and an NCAA “B” cut, and ties the SUNYAC conference and meet record set by Geneseo in 2009. 

More information on Cortland's Athletics page

NCAA 4 Sale?

Image via WikipediaWith all the stories and controversie that rocked the "athletics" arena this past year, you knew the discussion would eventually circle to the topic of paying athletes to compete for your school.

Ohio State's Jim Tressel knew about his player's off-field problems more than six months before it was revealed in the press and this was after he had taken oaths and signed letters stating that he did not know of any transgressions that should be reported to the school's or NCAA's rules and compliance officers.

What is your coaching philosophy and how does athletics play a role within the school system? Should an athletic director have as much say as the Residence Life Director, Curriculum Coordinator, Department Heads?

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Athlete-Student or Student-Athlete? (470)

Image by Intiaz Rahim via FlickrMore Athlete Than Student: "
by Stuart Singer, The Teacher Leader

College athletes serve as role models for many high school students. Recent trends in NCAA eligibility and university attitudes raise concerns about the educational behaviors being modeled.
In his State of the Union Address, President Obama received a standing ovation when he said there should be more prestige in winning the science fair than the super bowl. Currently in this country that is clearly not the case. His sentiment is particularly relevant for high school educators in light of recent trends in athletics at universities. College athletes can be powerful role models for many high school students. In the past when these collegians demonstrated on a regular basis that sports could be a path to a college degree such adulation was a positive force. Unfortunately, the current environment on many college campuses is not sending the same message and has a potentially negative impact on education.

-A reasonable solution
-A turn in the wrong direction
-What can high school educators do?

Points to Ponder (P2P)

1. What is the role of interscholastic sports at the K-12 level?
2. Does the school you want to teach at have an athletics policy online?  If so, please review it and link your readers to it.  
3. What is your schools's athletics policy? Is it standardized across all sports? Do certain teams/sports/coaches receive preferential treatment?
4. What is your coaching philosophy with regards to academics? Do you have it in writing yet? If not, why?

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