New York Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) amateurism is not clear to many students. The students do not understand the extent to which they can be allowed to accept the rewards regarding their athletic performance. Since extra rewards are not allowed to the students, doe the policy applies to all the people and organizations within and outside their school or only the people and organizations outside the school ( NYSPHSAA Handbook: Letendre ex rel. v. MO. State High School Activities Ass'n ). Students are not sure whether to accept the rewards from individuals within their school or the rewards from the athletic association only in the school.
The ambiguity of the portion of the policy made its implementation difficult among the students and athletic association. The specific portion is limit of the source and amount of rewards that students can accept. Such portion requires review and reasonable interpretations such that the students can understand and have chances to resist such rewards ( Wise, 2003: Caso v. NYS PUB. HIGH ). Most of the students are vulnerable to the rewards from the people and organizations as they are congratulatory rewards, which are difficult to resist. The responsible schools and athletic associations should devise strategies, which will prevent the students from accepting extra rewards ( NYSPHSAA Handbook ). One of the strategies is gathering all the needs of the students and rewarding them amounts that are enough for their expenses. For example, a student will accept extra rewards if they are given limited rewards and benefits in the school or athletic association.
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My hypothetical situation is monitoring the movements and expenses incurred by the student within a given period. Most of the students are under scholarship programs, and their sole source of funds is the school ( Burns, 2013 ). When a student spends more funds in buying certain properties and traveling to various places, such student will be suspected to have accepted extra rewards, which is against the NYSPHSAA amateurism policy.
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Burns, J. (2013). Henrico considers GPA requirements for student-athletes. WTVR.com. Retrieved Mar. 30 2018 from http://wtvr.com/2013/01/10/henrico-county-considers-gpa-requirements-for-student-athletes/
Caso v. NYS PUB. HIGH, 78 AD 2d 41 - NY: Appellate Div., 4th Dept. 1980 - Google Scholar. Retrieved Mar. 30 2018 from https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?q=%22NYSPHSAA%22+and+%22academic%22&hl=en&as_sdt=6,28&case=10293704293990431848&scilh=0
Letendre ex rel. v. MO. State High School Activities Ass'n , 86 SW 3d 63 - Mo: Court of Appeals, Eastern Dist., 5th Div. 2002 - Google Scholar. Retrieved Mar. 30 2018 from https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1846133412148838302&hl=en&as_sdt=6,28
NYSPHSAA Handbook. NYSPHSAA . Retrieved Mar. 30 2018 from http://www.nysphsaa.org/Portals/0/PDF/Handbook/2018-19%20Handbook/NYSPHSAA%20Handbook_1.pdf
Wise. M. (2003). BASKETBALL; LeBron James is ruled ineligible after taking gifts. The New York Times . Retrieved Mar. 30 2018 from https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/01/sports/basketball-lebron-james-is-ruled-ineligible-after-taking-gifts.html?_r=0
