Text Messaging Ban

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ESPN - Katz: Coaches debate hoops issues - Men's College Basketball

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Updated: August 22, 2007

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The NCAA board of directors' decision earlier this month to continue the ban on text messaging was expected, even though the decision was sent back to the NCAA membership for review.

The immediate reaction amongst coaches, however, was that they had to go back to the dark ages of e-mails, handwritten letters and even, gasp, phone calls. Assistants and younger head coaches are still adamant that text messaging is the way to go to communicate with today's youth.

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Life will always find a way to move on.

[Deety]

I was glad to see this ban, and am glad it will continue until a reasonable limit can be set and enforced. The constant attention, constant pressure, and constant distraction just doesn't seem healthy.

I would like to see contact tightened up in general, keeping in mind that it is necessary to give the players plenty of opportunities for an in-depth look at the schools they are considering and a chance to build relationships with coaches. They need back-and-forth conversation with family and coaches involved, not a barrage of marketing messages.

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