<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Get The Picture]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://blutarsky.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Senator Blutarsky]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://blutarsky.wordpress.com/author/blutarsky/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[&#8220;Their summertime is my summertime.&#8221;]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Colorado men&#8217;s basketball coach, Tad Boyle, <a href="http://www.buffzone.com/buffzonetopstories/ci_27643609/cu-mens-basketball-boyle-wants-recommitment-from-buffs" target="_blank">putting the &#8220;voluntary&#8221; into summer workouts</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;As coaches, we know where we need to get better, but how are we going to do it?&#8221; Boyle said. &#8220;There&#8217;s some things in the offseason that probably need to change and are going to change. The bar is going to be raised; the commitment is going to be higher.&#8221;</p>
<p>The main change will come in how the players spend their summer. In the past, Boyle has let his players choose between going home and staying in Boulder, figuring they&#8217;d work just as hard on their game either way.</p>
<p>&#8220;As a coach, I trust these players and maybe I&#8217;ve trusted them too much,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Now, that leash is going to be tightened.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>For those players who want to remain on the team, their summer is going to be spent in Boulder.<br />
</strong><em>[Emphasis added.]<br />
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<p>Remember, playing college sports is a privilege.  If these student-athletes can&#8217;t fully appreciate the opportunity Boyle is providing for them by giving up more and more of their free time, they can just go play professional ball somewhere else, right?</p>
<p>Ah, the joys of amateurism.</p>
<p><em>(<a href="https://twitter.com/danwolken/status/573569089937010688" target="_blank">h/t</a>)</em></p>
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