A G E N D A

National Collegiate Athletic Association

Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports

Sports Sciences Safety Subcommittee

The Carolina Inn

June 21-23, 2002

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

1. Approval of December 3-4, 2001, meeting minutes. [Supplement No. 1]

2. Review NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports strategic plan action items. [Supplement No. 2 and refer to Supplement No. 3 in the full committee agenda]

3. NCAA Injury Surveillance System (ISS).

a. Review of winter 2001-02 ISS data.

b. Add new question for women’s volleyball. [Supplement No. 3]

c. Update on ISS system upgrade.

(1) Goals and current progress. [Supplement No. 4]

(2) Pilot plans for 2002-03. [Supplement No. 5]

(3) Enhancement plans for beyond 2002-03. [Supplement No. 6]

(4) Confidentiality, Institutional Review Board (IRB) issues. [Supplement No. 7]

4. NCAA sports specific issues.

a. NCAA Football Study Oversight Committee initiatives. [Refer to Supplement No. 7 in full committee agenda] (Bryan Smith)

b. Wrestling.

(1) Review skin infection recommendations. [Supplement No. 8]

(2) Review recommendations from NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee. [Supplement No. 9]

(3) Review specific gravity issue. [Supplement No. 10]

(4) Review draft research regarding BOD POD. [Supplement No. 11]

c. Women’s lacrosse. [Supplement No. 12]

d. Safety precautions for pole vault. [Supplement No. 13]

e. Ice hockey screening for spectators.

f. Pitch restriction for softball and baseball players. [Supplement No. 14]

5. Research issues.

a. Review of completed and current research projects.

(1) Funding summary. [Supplement No. 15]

(2) Soccer concussion videotape project update.

(3) Review University of Wisconsin hydration project. [Supplement No. 16]

(4) Update on Dr. Michael Bergeron’s sickle-cell trait research project. [Supplement No. 17]

(5) ACL prevention studies. [Refer to Supplement No. 17 in full committee agenda]

(6) Wrestling weight loss studies at national championships. [Supplement No. 18]

b. Identification of new funding for 2002-03.

(1) Redo weight loss habits in wrestling survey (conducted in 1999). [Supplement No. 19]

(2) Redo emergency care and coverage survey (conducted in 1998). [Supplement No. 20]

(3) ISS enhancement.

(4) Wrestling weight loss studies at national championships.

(5) Urine specific gravity research proposal. [Supplement No. 21]

(6) Nutrition and performance education initiative. [Supplement No. 22]

c. Update on Rugby as an emerging sport. (Randy Dick)

d. Request for endorsement of University of Michigan ACL research. [Supplement No. 23]

6. Educational issues.

a. NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook.

(1) Consider revisions of current guidelines.

(a) Dr. Randy Eichner comments on Guideline No. 3C -The Student-Athlete with Sickle Cell Trait. [Supplement No. 24]

(b) Revision of Guideline 2F - Eating Disorders to focus on optimal performance, nutrition and body image. [Supplement No. 25] (Mindy Millard-Stafford)

(d) Guideline 2G - Menstrual-Cycle Dysfunction. [Supplement No. 27] (Millard-Stafford)

(e) Guideline 2I - Nontherapeutic Drugs. [Supplement No. 28] (Gary Green)

(f) Guideline 2O - Concussion and Second-Impact Syndrome. [Supplement No. 29] (Smith)

(g) Guideline 4C - Use of Trampoline and Minitramp. [Supplement No. 30] (Jerry Weber)

(h) Guideline 4E - Use of the Head as a Weapon in Football and other Contact Sports. [Supplement No. 31] (Etty Griffin)

(i) Guideline 1A - Athletic Administration (health insurance). [Supplement No. 32] (Smith)

(j) Guideline 3B - Exercise and Pregnancy. [Supplement No. 33] (Smith)

(k) Guideline 2C - Heat Illness. [Supplement No. 34] (Sharkey)

(l) Guideline 2M - Cold Stress. [Supplement No. 35] (Sharkey)

(2) Consider new guidelines and other modifications.

(a) Exercise-induced asthma.

(b) New appendix on health and safety legislation. [Supplement No. 36]

(d) Other changes.

(3) National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) handbook. [Supplement No. 38]

(4) Use of handbook guidelines in NCAA rules books.