Colorado men’s basketball coach, Tad Boyle, putting the “voluntary” into summer workouts:
“As coaches, we know where we need to get better, but how are we going to do it?” Boyle said. “There’s some things in the offseason that probably need to change and are going to change. The bar is going to be raised; the commitment is going to be higher.”
The main change will come in how the players spend their summer. In the past, Boyle has let his players choose between going home and staying in Boulder, figuring they’d work just as hard on their game either way.
“As a coach, I trust these players and maybe I’ve trusted them too much,” he said. “Now, that leash is going to be tightened.”
For those players who want to remain on the team, their summer is going to be spent in Boulder.
[Emphasis added.]
Remember, playing college sports is a privilege. If these student-athletes can’t fully appreciate the opportunity Boyle is providing for them by giving up more and more of their free time, they can just go play professional ball somewhere else, right?
Ah, the joys of amateurism.
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