College sports are very important to not only the athletes who participate in the sports but also to the schools themselves. The student athletes bring money and attention to the school that otherwise would not have been attainable. College sports also boost the school spirit of colleges. It gives the students something to come out and cheer for.

Many college athletes participate in college athletics with a greater goal in mind, whether it is playing their chosen sport professionally or training to achieve a spot on the Olympic team.

When a college athletic team finishes out of the top five in the country only a handful of times in the National Championship meet it can be defined successful. When that team wins a National Championship it can be defined as even more successful. When the same team produces twenty-six NCAA champions and ten Olympic gold medallists in its history it can be defined as extremely successful. But the UCLA men’s swimming team, one of the most successful college teams ever, no longer exists. It was cut under a law that was made to provide more gender equity in education and sports.

Title IX is a controversial law that w

One reason for the continued disparity in athletic opportunities is football. College football programs offer over 88 scholarships, unfortunately there is no women’s counterpart. Rather, an athletic department must offer multiple women’s sports to counter the enormous number of men on a football team. Interestingly, football coaches defend the need to offer 88 scholarships and, sometimes field teams of over 100 men (Wright 4). In contrast, pro football teams have rosters of 53 players. What’s more, pro teams play 16 regular season games, plus playoffs. College teams generally play 10 or 11 games, with the possibility of a bowl game for the top teams (4). In addition, pro players are heavier, faster and hit harder, so the likelihood of injury, and the need for replacements, is much greater at the pro level (4).

When turning in reports for participation rates, the school system should include the FTE numbers for grades that participate in interscholastic and intramural sports. For example, middle schools in Newton County should only turn in FTE counts for seventh and eighth grades since they are the only ones who can participate in athletics. Participation numbers should reflect the participants in each sport. If an athlete gets injured, they may still be counted if they assume a role for the team. Students should not be counted if they participate in individual sports not sponsored by the school. For example a gymnast should not be counted if the school has no gymnastics team. Additionally, cheerleaders should not be reported in the total participation rate since the Office of Civil Rights does not recognize cheerleading as a sport for purposes of compliance with Title IX (Block 1).

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