? for Texas and Florida Coaches No Pass No play

while we do not have this state wide in wisconsin my high school has adopted this. pass all your classes with a 2.5 gpa.

I am currently in private school now and our system is even tougher than the state system.
Our system keeps a kid from playing any sport for a semester if he fails even 1 class.

Then on top of that, if one of my players has an "F" ave. in any class, every 3 weeks, they have to sit for that week. No practice or game.

It has sideline football players and cheerleaders too.
I've lost several really good football players who have learning disabilities.

I know several private schools that do this "no F" check every single week. That would be even more difficult to deal with.

So, I have a staff member who is our academic coach.
He checks all their grades twice a week, we know well in advance who is not going to make it.
And sometimes losing a kid hurts us badly as a team,
but hopefully will help the young man later in life.

OJW

I think that it is important for us to keep "student" in the term "student-athlete". As such, I feel that no pass-no play policies are a good thing. Pulling Cs in high school isn't a huge undertaking for most high school athletes. And if it is a tough task for them, then there are programs available.

I also don't believe that these policies put learning disabled students at a disadvantage. In the school systems in this state, students can get an IEP for dozens of reasons. They are almost every possible advantage when it comes to keeping reasonable grades. In fact, these no pass no play policies can be a huge motivating factor; use the resources, keep your grades up, or you won't play football.

As coaches, we throw around terms like "accountability' and "responsibility" on the athletic field daily. It shouldn't be a stretch to include those terms in the classroom.