At my university, members of the football team secured some spending money by this type of program. At the time I was washing dishes for the same reason. I saw some of the yard maintenance athletes and a lot ot the time they were allowed to “work” but not be supervised. I thought of it as a “graft “ job at the time, like a way to get some scholarship players some extra money.
But I agree that stundents doing anything productive is good for their education.
“At my university, members of the football team secured some spending money by this type of program. At the time I was washing dishes for the same reason. I saw some of the yard maintenance athletes and a lot ot the time they were allowed to “work” but not be supervised. I thought of it as a “graft “ job at the time, like a way to get some scholarship players some extra money.”
A few years ago a NY university was sending football players to Florida to “work” in construction.
At the end of summer they were layed off and drew unemployment.
One of the primary reasons student athletes are no longer permitted to have a job. Too much chance for pay-to-play by fat cat boosters. Granted their all on full ride scholarships, but they don’t have access to cash for other things. Keep this in mind when we hear stories about them selling their swag.