APNewsBreak: Coaches blast new NCAA eligibility standards

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A new organization of minority coaches on Friday sharply criticized NCAA eligibility standards set to take effect next year for incoming freshmen, saying they will deny too many athletes the o…

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[Mark87]

The new rules require high school athletes to have a grade-point average of at least 2.3 in 16 core courses (up from 2.0 in 13 courses). And 10 of those courses must be completed in the first three years of school in order to be eligible to compete as a freshman. Once a student completes a core course in his or her first three years, it cannot be retaken for a better grade.
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Yeah tend to agree it's a little over the top. Specifically " 10 of those courses must be completed in the first three years of school in order to be eligible to compete as a freshman.".... NCAA just keeps overdoing it on so many levels.