{"id":2283,"date":"2010-12-15T15:31:58","date_gmt":"2010-12-15T21:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nsr-inc.com\/\/?p=2283"},"modified":"2010-12-15T15:31:58","modified_gmt":"2010-12-15T21:31:58","slug":"afcas-request-granted-coaches-will-be-punished-for-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/afcas-request-granted-coaches-will-be-punished-for-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Grants AFCA&#8217;s Request; Coaches Will Be Punished For Violations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.nsr-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AFCA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2286\" title=\"AFCA\" src=\"\/\/blog.nsr-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AFCA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a>Although it took a strong\u00a0hand on the back\u00a0by the <a href=\"www.afca.com\/\">American Football Coaches Association (AFCA)<\/a> to make it happen, the <a href=\"www.ncaa.org\">NCAA<\/a> has nonetheless taken the plunge into the deep end and agreed to punish DI and DII football coaches (in some instances) when coaches\u00a0commit secondary rules violations.\u00a0 Coaches <em>may<\/em> be punished for up to two weeks or two games for overstepping\u00a0rules such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exceeding the number of allowable phone calls to a recruit.<\/li>\n<li>Texting a recruit.<\/li>\n<li>Speaking to the media about a recruit\u00a0prior to the recruit\u00a0signing a National Letter of Intent.<\/li>\n<li>Posting comments about, or to, a recruit on social media sites.<\/li>\n<li>Creating a game type atmosphere in which\u00a0the recruit&#8217;s name would be placed on a\u00a0stadium&#8217;s video board and crowd noises piped through\u00a0speakers as the recruit is introduced.<\/li>\n<li>Speaking directly with a\u00a0recruit during an NCAA non-contact period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.nsr-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCAA-logo4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2287\" title=\"NCAA logo\" src=\"\/\/blog.nsr-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCAA-logo4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a>However,\u00a0every violation\u00a0may not necessarily result in a\u00a0penalty.\u00a0 Since in most cases colleges report themselves for secondary violations, the NCAA apparently wanted some wiggle room in determining if a coach&#8217;s actions deserved full enforcement.\u00a0 According to Stacey Osburn of the NCAA, the organization will consider the circumstances involved in each situation, implying that some coaches\u00a0may not\u00a0receive\u00a0suspensions while others will, according to the severity of\u00a0the violation.\u00a0 Repeat offenders, for instance, will probably be dealt with more sternly than coaches with clean records. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In this\u00a0blog, we have continually called for tougher rules and punishments for offenders.\u00a0\u00a0We support this move by\u00a0both the AFCA and the NCAA.\u00a0 Until\u00a0consequences with sharper teeth are\u00a0attached to the rules,\u00a0coaches will continue to step across the\u00a0line all the while knowing that their actions will\u00a0not\u00a0result in serious penalties.\u00a0 There will always be rogue coaches willing to walk the high wire with no net, but making the ground below a hard surface instead of a soft air bag might\u00a0discourage some of them from becoming quite so\u00a0reckless.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The NCAA has a clear obligation to prospects and parents, not to mention\u00a0their member institutions,\u00a0to enforce\u00a0recruiting rules.\u00a0 Prospects and their families are too often victimized\u00a0by coaches\u00a0whose ambitions outweigh their interest in maintaining a level\u00a0recruiting field.\u00a0 Offending\u00a0coaches\u00a0<em>should<\/em> face dire consequences, including loss of income, for breaking the rules.\u00a0\u00a0The NCAA might\u00a0use\u00a0the example of the <a href=\"http:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/458683-tennessee-vols-bruce-pearls-shine-wears-off-amidst-ncaa-investigation\">University of Tennessee which dealt harshly with Head Men&#8217;s Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl<\/a> for lying\u00a0to NCAA investigators.\u00a0 He was not only suspended from off-campus recruiting for a year <em>by his own AD<\/em>, but his salary was substantially reduced.\u00a0\u00a0Even though for his violations, some\u00a0would argue that\u00a0even these penalites fall short, swift action was taken\u00a0by\u00a0UT and the penalties\u00a0hit\u00a0Coach Pearl\u00a0in two important places, recruiting\u00a0and income.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In particular, we applaud the AFCA for taking the steps which pushed the NCAA into adopting these tougher sanctions.\u00a0 If\u00a0it takes individual college coaching\u00a0groups to answer the public&#8217;s concerns and to help push needed legislature through in a timely manner, then so be it.\u00a0 The NCAA can at times appear so mired down\u00a0by red tape that getting simple things\u00a0accomplished is like watching a sloth navigate a\u00a0dog agility course \u2013 it&#8217;s painful to watch and by the time the poor beast\u00a0completes the task, we\u2019re weary of waiting on the outcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although it took a strong\u00a0hand on the back\u00a0by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) to make it happen, the NCAA has nonetheless taken the plunge into the deep end and agreed to punish DI and DII football coaches (in some instances) when coaches\u00a0commit secondary rules violations.\u00a0 Coaches may be punished for up to two weeks &#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/afcas-request-granted-coaches-will-be-punished-for-violations\/\">Read 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