Thursday, April 16, 2009
Creating My Thesis/Map
My topic is Why did the NCAA change the age of a "recruitable prospect" from a ninth grader to a seventh grader? And the answer to this question is not clear to everyone. Each individual has a different opinion on the situation. The NCAA says that they are changing this rule in order to protect the young seventh and eighth grade prospects. But, after thoroughly researching the issue I decided that I think the NCAA changed this rule for the very selfish reason of making money. My problem is that I do not know how to turn this answer into a full Thesis/Map. I think that this answer is sufficient enough for just a thesis, but the map is the tricky part. How can I split this up into three body paragraphs? Do I need to find two other reasons for the NCAA's decisionto change this rule? Or is there another way for me to just focus on the money?
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Hi Danny,
This is difficult to research because the decision is so recent.
However, that's the good news also!
The only news articles you will find on it are from Jan-Apr 2009.
I had difficulty when search NCAA.
So I switched my search in ProQuest to:
NCAA Legislative Council. This resulted in 3 hits:
How Low Can Coaches Go?
Phil Taylor. Sports Illustrated. New York: Feb 23, 2009. Vol. 110, Iss. 8; p. 70
2.
NCAA Bans Middle School Contact
Eric Prisbell - Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Jan 16, 2009. p. E.3
3.
Recruiters restricted from going after seventh- and eighth-graders; College coaches can't attend private basketball camps
Steve Wieberg. USA TODAY. McLean, Va.: Jan 16, 2009. p. C.4
Also, as far as your map: what about the parenting angle? Due diligence of parents to protect their own children against crazy folks...why does the NCAA have to step in and do that?
NCAA argument says that it's all about protecting our children.
So I think your map could have 3 parts:
making money
crazy parents
crazy coaches
Why isn't the diligence part up to the parents?
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