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THE RIDGERUNNER
ATHLETICS: Interview With Hartman
by Celia Anderson
and John Davies
The Athletic Depariment has
come under a barrage of
criticism and accusation lately
from all sides concerning its
alleged favoritism among sports
and misappropriation of funds.
In an effort to clear up some
of the misinformation floating
around, the RIDGERUNNER
requested an interview with
Coach Hartman.
Coach Hartman was frank in
admitting that practically all the
money that the department
receives for sports goes to
basketball. Yet, he said later that
basketball was self-sustaining
and that the gate receipts and
booster club money from
basketball hepls support the
other sports, scccer, tennis and
golf.
“The only money we get
from the school is the $15,000.
athletic fee,” Hartman said. The
rest of the funds necessary for
the department must be raised
by donations and solicitations.
In answer to accusations that
he has refused to buy equipment
for the other sports, notable
soccer, Hartman stated that he
has helped his players out in
many ways. “For example, if a
boy gets a chipped tooth in
soccer, I can get it fixed free.”
Many businesses that will not
give donations or aid in some
other way will often help out by
offering free services to the
players, and that he can get his
players a good deal on a used
car. Still, the f.ict remains that if
the coach can do all these things,
why not slioes for the soccer
team?
Noting the obvious imbalance
of their distribution, we asked
Coach Hartman about athletic
scholarships, work grants and
dorm scholarships. Hartman
stated that he recommends nine
players for basketball
scholarships. There are many
more players on work loans and
dorm scholarships because the
administration, when choosing
recipients for aid feels that
basketball players are helping
the school more by putting
something back into it. He
added that dorm scholarship
recipients must be good students
and have made at least 1200 on
College Boards.
There are no athletic
scholarships given for soccer or
tennis and there is only one
offered in golf. When asked why
so few were given for these
sports, he said “they simply
don’t need, them. Most of the
boys who play soccer, golf and
tennis are pretty well off, so a
$ 3 0 0.00 scholarship isn ’T
GOING TO MEAN THAT
MUCH TO THEM’
Several men on the coaching
staff have criticized the soccer
team in particular with jabs like
“How can they expect to have a
decent team if they don’t show
up half the time?” and “Why
give a scholarship to a boy who
never makes it to practice?”
After speaking to some of the
players, we found that many of
them have to work after school
to meet expenses. If these
players are so well off
financially, why do they have to
work? It would seem reasonable
that if financial aid were given, it
would make it possible for more
boys to come to practice, play
and win.
The soccer team is the bone
of contention at present.
The soccer team has only a
part-time coach and as a result,
he can’t make it to all the
practices. When Hartman was
asked why the team had only a
part-time coach, he said “He is
the best we can get.” But many
of the players ask, “How can
you expect the players to be
present all the time when the
department won’t take the time
to hire a full-time coach?”
It was our information that
many of the injuries sustained in
soccer were the result of the
condition of the playing field. It
has been described as everytgubg
from a cornfield to a rock
quarry. Hartman, however insists
that “we have one of the better
playing fields”. He added that
the field is “better than
average”. Hartman, when asked
if he planned to do anything
about the field, stated that he
knew it needed top soil and
reseeding but “that’s the
business of the maintenance
department, not mine.”
In all respect, since when is it
not the coach’s duty to see that
his players have the best
equipment and facilities
available? Perhaps a Uttle
solicitation in that direction
would be helpful.
The financial statement
printed herein tells the story
better than any other words. It
would be best just to close
saying that UNC-A in nui a
four-sport school. It is a one
• sport school. How can one
expect soccer, golf and tennis to
be effective representatives of
the school in interscholastic
competition when internally, all
the emphasis is placed on one
sport.
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