Current location:opinions >>
UAB football team becomes first in NCAA Division I to sign with college athlete organization
opinions739People have gathered around
IntroductionUAB became the first Division I football team to join a fledgling organization that hopes to represe ...
UAB became the first Division I football team to join a fledgling organization that hopes to represent athletes as college sports moves to a more professional model.
After a meeting arranged by coach Trent Dilfer, athletes.org announced Monday its co-founders met recently with UAB’s players and staff and laid out a vision of a not-so-distant future of college sports, which includes athletes collectively bargaining with schools, conferences or possibly the NCAA to determine how revenue is shared and other polices.
Athletes.org is not a union — yet — and one of several organizations trying to organize athletes. Jim Cavale, one of the founders, said the group has signed up more than 2,900 college athletes from all sports over the last eight months, mostly one by one.
“It’s a lot easier if you can get in front of team and at least have the opportunity to earn their trust and see if they want to sign up. Give them a the choice, as a team,” Cavale told AP in a phone interview.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Worldly Weaves news portal”。http://tromelinisland.jewrs.com/news-25f799186.html
Related articles
Royals C Salvador Perez scratched from game against Blue Jays because of tight back
opinionsTORONTO (AP) — Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez was scratched from Monday’s lineup against ...
【opinions】
Read moreDominica joins other Caribbean islands in striking down laws prohibiting gay sex
opinionsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A top court in the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica has struck down ...
【opinions】
Read moreMy friend's sausage dog ripped off a chunk of my cheek
opinionsA single mother whose cheek was ravaged by a friend's pet dachshund has admitted that her 'life has ...
【opinions】
Read more
Popular articles
- Mel Gibson sports an arm sling following shoulder injury as he attends a coffee meeting in Malibu
- What is the Rwanda scheme? Your questions answered
- Headteacher insists 12
- De La Cruz powers Reds to 8
- Trial starts in conspiracy
- World seeing near breakdown of international law amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine, Amnesty says
Latest articles
Michael Sheen looks unrecognisable as Prince Andrew in first look at Amazon's A Very Royal Scandal
How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday, 4/23/2024
Dominica joins other Caribbean islands in striking down laws prohibiting gay sex
Maine governor vetoes bill to create a minimum wage for agricultural workers
GOP leaders still can't overcome the Kansas governor's veto to enact big tax cuts
Row as Rishi Sunak lines up ex
LINKS
- Russia summons German diplomat over leaked tape
- Senior adviser upbeat about HK's future
- The only land port between China and Pakistan welcomed its first customs clearance of 2024
- West accused of dragging Russia into arms race
- Wang Yi: China, Russia forging new major country relations
- China to start second round of shuttle diplomacy on Ukraine crisis
- Feature: Chinese
- Xi greets Sharif on election as Pakistani PM
- Academicians vow greater contributions
- The northern section of Beijing Subway Line 17 will open by the end of the year