College Coach-Athlete Relationship Akin to At-Will Employment

By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Professor, Sport Management, Drexel University   In Brooke Heike v. Sue Guevara (2013) we encounter a familiar scenario. The story began with an accomplished female high school basketball player from Michigan who drew the attention of several National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I coaches. Heike accepted an offer to attend Central Michigan University (CMU) on a full athletic scholarship for the academic year 2006-2007 with the expectation t