63 Schools in Favor of Override
A letter to Volleyball Nation was posted here this morning at avp.com. If you haven’t had the chance to read it, please do so now. As many people as possible need to be informed in order to take appropriate action.AVP
If you have read it, and feel like you need additional insight, don’t be afraid to visit the New York Times for their expert opinion.
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Or, the good ol’ reliable Huffington Post.
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Bottom line: You don’t have to just take it from me.
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But if you’re only here to view the 63 schools who are publicly voting in favor of the override with one goal in mind: to kill sand volleyball for young ladies in college at all costs. Keep scrolling. And please, don’t be fooled, these coaches and administrators aren’t thinking of the girls or the opportunities the addition of sand volleyball will create, they’re thinking only of themselves and their indoor programs, and how their jobs may be a little more difficult if sand is added to their schedule. The facts are clear, every school who votes in favor of the override is voting against the sport of volleyball. They should be embarrassed to call themselves volleyball coaches after Friday’s vote if they impede the progress of the sport they claim to love and support.
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List of 63 schools (by conference), who are publicly in favor of the override and killing sand volleyball at the collegiate level. Schools listed in red are not within Title IX compliance.
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Big 12 Conference
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Missouri
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
Texas Tech
Texas A&M University, College Station
Big Ten Conference
Ohio State
Michigan State
University of Illinois
Indiana University
University of Iowa
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
Northwestern University
Pennsylvania State University
Purdue University
University of Wisconsin
Pac-Ten Conference
University of Washington
Stanford
Washington State
Oregon
Atlantic Coast Conference
Boston College
Clemson University
Duke University
University of Virginia
Mid-America Conference
Central Michigan
Bowling Green State
University of Toledo
Ball State University
Missouri Valley Conference
University of Northern Iowa
Drake University
Wichita State
Mountain West Conference
Colorado State University
US Air Force Academy
BYU
Summit League
Western Illinois University
North Dakota State University
Southern Utah University
Oakland University
Oral Robets University
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
Indiana University-Purdue University-Ft Wayne
University of Missouri Kansas City
Atlantic 10 Conference
Xavier
Temple University
La Salle University
And a host of other conferences including: Conference USA, West Coast, Big Sky, Southland, Ivy, Big South, Big West, Colonial and Horizon
East Carolina
Loyola Marymount University
Gonzaga University
Northern Arizona University
Eastern Washington
Northwestern State University
Princeton University
Charleston Southern
Liberty University
University of California, Riverside
Towson University
Butler
University of Wisconsin Green Bay
Youngstown State University
In fact, the schools in red are not even close to compliance. And yet, sand volleyball provides a cost-effective Title IX compliance opportunity for athletic departments and universities across the nation. With a projected marginal scholarship count of six full rides, limited real estate footprint needs, and a per-court construction cost as low as $15,000, sand volleyball would allow athletic departments to strive toward Title IX compliance with limited resource outflow.
If you would like to see how current beach players feel about it and how much it would have meant to them if sand volleyball was around during their college days, view this.
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I have to admit I didn’t read the entire article on avp.com but I came away with a few thoughts. First, there’s no mention of men playing beach volleyball. I understand the Title IX implications and I can’t think of any schools that have an indoor men’s team, but it’s still a thought.
Second, what you claim the coaches at Minnesota said about allowing a beach team is ridiculous, on their part. Their school offers sports such as rowing and hockey that my school, Nebraska, doesn’t offer for obvious reasons. Why can’t Minnesota vote to keep the beach option available even if they don’t plan on taking advantage of it?
Third, I’m a little ignorant on Title IX. Nebraska, as you stated, is non-compliant, and yet they offer 12 sports to women and 9 to men, according to huskers.com. So what’s the deal?
Thanks for letting beach VB fans know about this important vote!
Nick H,
Right now, it is solely for women. There are just too many men’s varsity sports with too many scholarships to build up indoor men’s volleyball, let alone beach. I’m a great example of somebody who witnessed the effects of Title IX first hand. San Diego State cut our men’s volleyball team my senior season. The only team to have ever won a NCAA championship in school history. Gone.
And Title IX is relative to athletic scholarships in proportionality to undergrad enrollment by gender. Men’s football takes up 85 scholarships by itself, hence more female sports at Nebraska but less scholarships.
I have all the emails from every coach I spoke to and believe me, what was included in that column was tame. You wouldn’t believe some of their responses.
Thanks for reading. I hope you’ve contacted your alma mater and let them know your opinion.
Hans
I emailed Ron Larsen at UC Riverside indicating that I thought sand volleyball would be good for developing all-around players & good for recruiting, and I got a pretty ambiguous answer back. From what he said, I didn’t realize UCR would vote to override.
Did you email him? If so, what was his reasoning for opposing sand volleyball?
How depressing…
Mike
Hi Hans,
Thanks for the info. I do think we need to remember that the people voting are not volleyball coaches. This is an NCAA vote and the person casting the vote could be the AD, Associate AD, SWA or some other administrative staff. The coaches can plea all they want about how Beach Volleyball will be good/bad but ultimately the vote lies with some one that sits behind a desk.
[...] » Blog Archive » 63 Schools in Favor of Override hansstolfus.com/?p=2039 – view page – cached This letter to Volleyball Nation was posted at avp.com this morning. As many people as possible need to be informed in order to take action. If you’ve already read it, scroll down to view all 63 schools who are voting in favor of the override with only one goal in mind, kill the sport of sand volleyball for young ladies in college at all costs. Don’t be fooled, these coaches and… Read moreThis letter to Volleyball Nation was posted at avp.com this morning. As many people as possible need to be informed in order to take action. If you’ve already read it, scroll down to view all 63 schools who are voting in favor of the override with only one goal in mind, kill the sport of sand volleyball for young ladies in college at all costs. Don’t be fooled, these coaches and administrators aren’t thinking of the girls or the opportunities the addition of sand volleyball will create, they’re thinking only of themselves and their indoor programs, and how their jobs may be a little more difficult if sand is added to their schedule. The facts are clear, every school who votes in favor of the override is voting against the sport of volleyball. They should be embarrassed to call themselves volleyball coaches after Friday’s vote if they impede the progress of the sport they claim to love and support. View page [...]
You’re totally right Rohester VB. It’s not the coaches that are voting. The President of the University is the only one who can select a delegate representative at the vote. I’m just speaking my mind because of the frustration I have felt after speaking to so many coaches over the last few months, regarding how little they are willing to discuss anything but how adversely it is going to effect them personally. Budgets, facilities, recruiting… none of the staff members from schools voting in favor of the override mentioned once how they could find a way to make it happen for the betterment of the sport and everybody involved. You know, a “do whatever it takes” kind of thing. I guess I just didn’t realize how little indoor people care about the beach game. And really that’s what it comes down. If somebody wants something, they find a way to get it done. And all of the pressing and pitching and lobbying in the world won’t change the opinions of those who simply do not care about beach volleyball. Let indoor reign. And to think, every beach player came from the gym. I played volleyball for the first time at the University of Hawaii at the age of 19, and I loved it. I couldn’t love anything more. When I first touched the sand, I was terrible. I got bagled in my first tournament match 0-11. In like 10 minutes. It was over that fast. But I grew to love the beach just as much as the gym. And now I can’t say a bad thing about either. But my God do these coaches and players who have never touched sand in their lives love to discredit the game that has helped generate indoor’s most recent gain in popularity via Olympic gold medal after Olympic gold medal. They can’t do anything but spread the gospel on what sand is going to do to indoor volley. And it’s always oh so bad. Politics has ruined the world. No news flash there. I’m just more than disappointed that these politics extend all the way out to the point they can hinder a fun game from being enjoyed by more people. It’s that simple.
Hans
It passed! This is a great day!!
Wow, I just read the list and it’s surprising that BYU would be against sand volleyball when they have produced many professional players in the AVP. Greedy indoor politics.
It’s been a crazy couple of days.
But what a great success story for the sport of beach volleyball. Thank you to everyone who wrote their University and pleaded for sand volleyball consideration. It was certainly a team effort.
Who would’ve thought? NCAA Sand Volleyball. Teenage girls across the country earning an education by playing the game we all love. And more importantly, they’ll love, once they dip their toes in for the first time.
Al Lau at the AVP initiated the movement almost nine years ago and essentially built the legislation responsible for landing sand volleyball a spot in the NCAA ranks. His dedication to the issue should also be commended.
What a moment for the sport.
Hans
I can’t wait to see the Boise State blue sand court. LOL!