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President Donald Trump signed an executive decree on Thursday to establish new restrictions on payments to university athletes.
The order prohibits athletes from receiving payment payments to third party sources.
However, the order does not impose any restriction on zero payments on university athletes by third party sources.
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President Donald Trump holds a jersey presented to him while he welcomed members of the Baylor basketball team, the national champions of the 2019 NCAA division I, at the White House Oval Office in Washington on April 29, 2019. (Photo / Susan walsh)
Colleges and universities are now authorized to pay their athletes directly after the NCAA colony last month. With the universities that bidders for the services of the best basketball players in the country and male basketball, concerns have increased on resources that would remain available for sports and non-revenue for women.
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Trump’s executive decree requires schools to represent the preservation of resources for non-revenue sports.
“The order provides that any sharing of authorized income between universities and collegial athletes should be implemented in a manner that protects female and non-revenue sports,” said the order. “Order requires preservation and, as far as possible, the expansion of the opportunities for scholarships and collegial sports competition in female and non-revenue sports.”
President Donald Trump laughs while he was wearing a hat presented to him by the Baylor women’s basketball team, the national champions of Division I of the 2019 NCAA, in the White House Oval office in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2019. (Photo / Susan walsh)
No clear directive on how these sports would be recorded were provided in the initial announcement.
In addition, the ordinance also attributes the American prosecutor, the secretary of work, the assistant of the president of the national policy and the director of the public liaison of the White House to carry out other tasks which protect the rights of athlete students.
