define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); sickle cell disease – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:21:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court NCAA Makes Sickle Cell Testing “Mandatory” http://rushthecourt.net/2010/04/19/ncaa-makes-sickle-cell-testing-mandatory/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/04/19/ncaa-makes-sickle-cell-testing-mandatory/#respond Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:21:41 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=21343

Last Tuesday, the NCAA approved a measure that requires mandatory testing of all Division I athletes for the genetic mutation that causes sickle cell disease.  An article by Katie Thomas and Brett Zarda that appeared in the online version of The New York Times last Monday outlined the pro/con arguments for such testing, and Thomas reported the NCAA’s adoption of this policy the next day (both NYT articles are recommended reading).  Those articles focused on college football, but the new rule will affect Division I athletes in all sports.  But…there’s a catch.

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