It requires a wrestling room large enough to accommodate safely the full squad. It needs new, well-maintained mats to ensure the health of the full squad. Mines cannot be proud of its present record in these matters. The baseball pro gram must be monitored carefully to be certain that it does not interfere with its players' academic commitments. The swimming pro gram must be monitored carefully to be certain that it is compatible with Mines' culture, i.e., academic time demands.
More care has to be taken in the hiring of a tennis coach.
Hiring a different coach for four consecutive years makes for an unstable program, and sends the wrong message to the students. Interview athletes who have quit their teams in order to determine the causes. Tennis A complaint concerned the fact that there has been a new coach for each of the past four years. Thus, the coaches tend not to understand CSM policies and culture. It's the 'ole boy' network.