By Dr. Donna Lopiano and Dr. Andrew Zimbalist
Originally published June 28, 2020
College coaches, faced with justifying why they were bringing fall sports athletes back to campus for voluntary on-campus workouts in June when the U.S. pandemic was not close to being under control, came up with some pretty compelling storylines. They argued and are still arguing that “the kids are safer here than at home,” or that “these are poor kids who need the scholarship money we can give them when they return to train even though our campus is closed and athletes are not attending summer school.”