Wendy Glover

Once again, the @NCAA misses the mark. A five-year eligibility clock is reasonable, but this proposal overlooks two predictable consequences. First, athletes and their advisors will adjust high school graduation timing so the eligibility clock starts later, pushing graduation closer to age 19. Second, this creates a disincentive for academically advanced student-athletes who currently graduate at 17 and begin college coursework early while continuing their athletic development. Policies should encourage academic acceleration, not discourage it. There also does not appear to be any grandfather clauses. By the way, ncaa hockey players are among the highest graduation rates and academic success.

CONGRATULATIONS, @AbbyCanucks! 🏆 CALDER CUP CHAMPIONS!

Last week I lectured on Training during the Adolescent Growth Spurt in Amsterdam. An attendee asked me - "so there must be a lot of this (assessment of G&M, biobanding, etc.) going on in the U.S. Can you speak to share some of it." My response: Unfortunately, very little if any. More here: joeeisenmann.substack.com/p/why-dont-us-…

Thank you to @usahockey for including our program in your bio-banding study yesterday and to the @BlueJacketsNHL on opening up @NationwideArena for the experience! Bio-banding is a method of grouping athletes based on their biological age and maturity, rather than their chronological age. Yesterday's groups included our 12U, 13O, 14U, 15O and 16U teams.