Stanford cuts 11 Sports Permanently; Bummer for Prospective Champion Athletes
Stanford University has one of the best sports departments in the country and has produced some champion athletes as well. The university board recently spoke about their model facing financial instability that might lead them to a 70-million-dollar deficit in the next 3 years. To make them sustain better, they decided to permanently cut 11 sports out of their sports programs including squash, field hockey, and fencing amongst the others.
Being one of the best educational institutions of the world, Stanford also holds a reputed name for being a leader in producing the best athletes. Many young individuals start preparing in their teenage years to get admitted to the college and be able to learn from the best in the field.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, a lot of universities have seen cracks in their financial stability and have made cuts in their sports programs, but Stanford leads the category with the maximum cuts. A lot of students now have to revamp their whole college plans as nobody saw this coming. With so much uncertainty around their future, this year has already been tough on individuals and especially students.
Big universities taking such huge steps send chills down the spine for the students who have always wanted to be a part of their curriculum for sports or otherwise. Stanford is the second university in the USA to have produced the maximum Olympic medallists and this decision will definitely hamper this tally for the university, as well as the country. Apart from the students, the coaching facility will also be hampered a great deal.
Explaining the situation, the letter from the President of the university read, “While Stanford may be perceived to have limitless resources, the truth is we do not”.
With no football season, the costs for colleges have already been piling up and the shocking announcement by Stanford tops all the others. It is definitely a bummer for student-athletes, which might make them question their decision of taking up a sporting career they have always wanted to pursue, due to the limited resources now available.
