CSN Log
May 6th, 2009, 02:30 PM
05-06-2009 02:10 PM
With Economy Slumping, Colleges Cut Teams to Save Money
After three decades of steady growth in the number of teams and student-athletes, colleges and universities large and small, private and public, east and west, are slashing millions of dollars from their sports budgets.
Colleges have dismissed athletic staff, reduced hours for pools and practice courts, and increased equipment and facility fees. Some have also cut the size of their travel squads, eliminated trips requiring air travel and done away with housing teams in hotels the night before home games.
Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php/2009/05/06/with-economy-slumping-colleges-cut-teams?blog=2#more4919)
With Economy Slumping, Colleges Cut Teams to Save Money
After three decades of steady growth in the number of teams and student-athletes, colleges and universities large and small, private and public, east and west, are slashing millions of dollars from their sports budgets.
Colleges have dismissed athletic staff, reduced hours for pools and practice courts, and increased equipment and facility fees. Some have also cut the size of their travel squads, eliminated trips requiring air travel and done away with housing teams in hotels the night before home games.
Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php/2009/05/06/with-economy-slumping-colleges-cut-teams?blog=2#more4919)