Now education and sports can go hand in hand thanks to technology. It is a common to see college athletes struggle to play and get good grades at the same time. More often than not one observes that there is a conflict between the time of their regular classes and practice session and this can lead to gaping holes in their attendance in the class. A former coach of St John’s basketball team has teamed up with VBrick systems to provide the athletes with an opportunity of attending classes through a digital video system that can be played on computers, cell phones and even iPods.

The technology is available via a brick sized appliance that is placed in the classroom. The athletes are then given passwords to access the class in the digital format on their computers via the internet. Though this technology has several heads nodding in approval, the sheer cost of implementation can be phenomenal. It can range anything between $50,000 and $ 1 million depending on the extent to which the technology would be put to use. MSN.com reports:

NCAA President Myles Brand has made academic reform his top priority since taking over in 2003, pushing for more stringent academic standards and better graduation rates. Brand recently cited improving graduation rates among student-athletes, higher even than the general student population, as one of the greatest successes in college sports.”