Additionally, student-athletes are required to attend study tables as each coach sees fit. Many coaches at Ball State require all freshmen to be at study tables until the end of their fall semester. At that time, if the student-athlete has proven an acceptable academic record, he or she may not be required to attend the study tables. We have some coaches who say, 'Everyone with a 2.5 and below has to be on study tables four nights a week. We leave that up to the coaches' discretion.
Some coaches are tougher than others.
But they are all in what we consider an appropriate range. A computerized monitoring system is in place to track the performance of each student-athlete. Failing to attend student tables carries consequences for student-athletes. They can be, and have been, suspended from practice and games for missing study tables, Seger says. Study tables and academic appointments are considered as important as strength-training appointments and practices.