Every year, the American Baseball Coaches Association holds a convention, which contains a Division I coaches meeting. BaseballAmerica covered the event and had a short piece of news concerning sports agents.
For the first time, agents were a topic of discussion. The NCAA’s brand-new division of enforcement had Stephen Webb, associate director of amateurism certification, on hand to address the coaches and let them know the NCAA will pay more attention to agents in college baseball. The NCAA paying any attention to agents’ activities in college baseball will be a huge change, as the NCAA has ignored all but the most blatant agent activities regarding college players while cherry-picking random cases to suspend or investigate players. Don’t expect any immediate results, but between the ABCA meeting and Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings–where college coaches discussed agents and other issues with MLB’s scouting directors–the issue is finally getting some much-needed attention.
Rules without enforcement = silly. Enforcement of rules? Brilliant!
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