To Spat or Not to Spat! Ankle taping controversy in College Sports.

[Grapple Raven]

After viewing the link for the Jameel McClain article from today's LFW article... which was a great read btw, I was fascinated by the title of another link, so I clicked on it. 

 

It was a very interesting USA Today article from today's paper regarding "spatting" the ankles of College Sports Team players and the rising controversy from the commercial shoe providers' contracts with the Colleges, Universities, and some Coaches, verses the Training and Medical Staffs, Health of the players while currently playing college sports and its impact on their future career outlooks, HIPPA, rights etc. 

 

It really deleves much deeper than just slapping some tape on the ankle of a player (splatting is different than taping an ankle btw).  Bottom line, you really get a feel for the deep impact that commercial money has on sports today.  The article does a great job on the showing the impact from all sides of this argument.  It also boarders on the recent question as to whether and/or how much college players should benefit from their likenesses,  control over their own bodies, etc..     

 

It does mention some effects, but very few in NFL play. But since the NFL uses Nike and we have an accociation with Under Armour it caught my interest.   I found it quite fascinating!!!  I can see merits on both sides, but nonetheless this doesn't look like an issue that will be resolved anytime soon... although I like the last coaches ploy of spatting his players and painting the "swoosh" on the tape! lol

 

For any of our forward thinking "for the love of the game" football enthusiasts our there, any thoughts?

(Please accept my apologies if this was brought up before, I looked back about ten pages and didn't see a common article, so if I missed something, sorry.)

 

Link:    http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/10/31/spatting-ankle-tape-nike-adidas-under-armour/3331463/

[easternshore97]

Article is way too long. I didn't read the whole thing. It's a bit absurd though. Here are my thoughts

• Who's job is it to "yell" at the players? The Coach? Hey #85 - don't ask to get your ankles taped up again! Or is Coach supposed to yell at the training staff? Or are the trainers supposed to only tape up kids that have been in the room getting treatment?
• Under Armour and Nike put their logo on the part of the shoe by the pinky toe. I know that because I can see that on all 50% of the athletes wearing those brands who have their ankles taped
• Athletics has and always will be about "the look". That's not changing any time soon. The look changes based on the latest trend so perhaps these marketing gurus need to identify a new "look" that is better than the "spatting look"
• These schools need "an academic" counsel who negotiates a contract that don't allow the companies to put these asinine type of demands in their contract. Now that it's coming to light how the NCAA has bullied less affluent students from benefiting from their own economic stature, someone needs to stop the Nikes and Under Armours from having free reign like they've had where they have stipulations preventing guys from taping their ankles. If Nike writes a contract, they should deal with the fact that they are outfitting the schools based on the school's guidelines and not their own. After all, Nike doesn't want to lose these sponsorships anyway which means they aren't going to fire the schools, but rather they will acquiesce.  

[Moderator 2]

I thought it an enlightening article and I am so glad my son decided walking on to the football team his freshman year was not for him until they get the concussion protocols enforced. To put a young mans welfare in jeopardy to see a logo sucks. Get Nike or UnderArmour to sponser the tape

[easternshore97]

I thought it an enlightening article and I am so glad my son decided walking on to the football team his freshman year was not for him until they get the concussion protocols enforced. To put a young mans welfare in jeopardy to see a logo sucks. Get Nike or UnderArmour to sponser the tape

Ha! There it is!

[Grapple Raven]

Lol, it is a long article.  But it was interesting as it raised so many questions, none more interesting than the prominent role of commerical money in sports.  Preventing a player from spatting their ankles if they medically need it because it covers a logo is asinine.  I thought that too Mod 2, but that would be such a simple solution...probably went over their heads. lol

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