Revised

MINUTES OF THE

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

COMMITTEE ON COMPETITIVE SAFEGUARDS AND MEDICAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS

Hilton Gaslamp Quarter Hotel June 20-22, 2003

San Diego, California

Participants:

Amy Barr, Eastern Illinois University

Lauren Costello, Princeton University

Jerry Diehl, National Federation of State High School Associations

Letha Y. Griffin, Georgia State University

Donald Kaverman, Southeast Missouri State University

Michael Krauss, Purdue University

Arnold Mazur, Boston College

Robin Meiggs, Humboldt State University

Melinda L. Millard-Stafford, Georgia Institute of Technology

Matt Mitten, Marquette University, chair

Margot Putukian, Pennsylvania State University

Rochel Rittgers, Augustana College (Illinois)

Darryl D. Rogers, Southern Connecticut State University

Brian J. Sharkey, University of Montana

Nicolette Sinclair, University of South Carolina, Spartanburg

Laurie Turner, University of California, San Diego

Jerry Weber, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

David Klossner, NCAA

Mary Wilfert, NCAA

Erika Proko, Washington and Lee University, and Connie Zotos, Drew University, were unable to attend the meeting.

Michael Barnes, National Strength and Conditioning Association; Gary Green, University of California, Los Angeles; Paige Allen Hawkins, University of Virginia; Frank Uryasz and Andrea Wickerham, The National Center for Drug Free Sport; and Elsa Cole, NCAA, were in attendance for portions of the meeting.

[NOTE: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated “sense of the meeting”) in accordance with NCAA policy regarding minutes of all Association entities. While certain items on the committee’s agenda were acted on at various times throughout the meeting, all final actions within a given topic are combined in these minutes for convenience of reference.]

Friday, June 20

The meeting was called to order at 8 a.m. by the chair, Mr. Mitten. All members were present as noted above.

1. Opening Remarks. Mr. Mitten welcomed new member Ms. Turner to the committee, and guests Mr. Barnes, Ms. Cole, Mr. Uryasz and Ms. Wickerham to the meeting.

2. Previous Minutes.

It was VOTED

“That the minutes of the December 14-16, 2002, committee meeting be approved as distributed.”

3. Mission Statement and Strategic Plan. The committee deferred review of the strategic plan until the new NCAA strategic plan protocol is made available.

4. Convention Session. Mr. Mitten and Dr. Costello provided the committee a review of the panel session on homophobia that they presented at the January 2003 NCAA Convention. The committee voiced support to use the NCAA Speakers Grant fund to address this issue.

5. NCAA Governance Actions and Issues. The committee reviewed relevant actions from the NCAA Executive Committee, the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet and the NCAA Divisions II and III Management Councils, and took the following actions:

a. Association-Wide Issues.

(1) The committee appointed a drug-testing sanctions project group, comprised of Mr. Mitten, Ms. Rittgers, Dr. Mazur, Ms. Meiggs, Dr. Costello, Ms. Sinclair, Dr. Krauss and alternate Dr. Putukian, with consultation from Ms. Cole, Mr. Uryasz and Ms. Wickerham. The group’s charge is to present a proposal to the committee for ratification by the winter committee meeting. In preparation for this proposal, the sanctions project group will research the issue, inform and solicit feedback from the membership (e.g., coaches, student-athletes and administrators), and from appropriate NCAA national office groups (e.g., student-athlete reinstatement, governance and membership services). The group planned to conference by phone in July to determine tasks and an in-person meeting will be scheduled for October.

(2) Mr. Weber, committee member representative to the NCAA Insurance Task Force, informed the committee that the Insurance Task Force recommendations were adopted in Division I and Division II as permissible legislation but is proposed legislation in Division III.

b. Division I.

(1) The committee recommended that staff pursue discussions with the NCAA governance staff towards a committee direct reporting line to the Division I Management Council instead of through the Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet, to provide a more effective and direct means of communication on health and safety issues.

(2) The committee reviewed a request from the governance staff to identify preseason health and safety guidelines for sports other than football that may have higher injury rates in preseason than that in the competitive season. The committee referred this discussion to the NCAA Sports Sciences Safety Subcommittee (SSSS), referenced in item 5 in the SSSS minutes.

(3) The committee noted possible financial implications for the additional medical care needs of student-athletes who return to campus early or participate in the non-mandatory football summer conditioning period.

c. Division II.

(1) The committee reviewed and commented on the new Division II heat acclimatization posters. The committee directed staff to explore funding to provide these posters in all three divisions.

(2) The committee reviewed Bylaw 21 for committee make-up and confirmed the current construct. Committee duties were revised in 2002; no new revisions were recommended.

d. Division III. The committee reviewed the Division III legislation proposing the elimination of the safety and skill exceptions that currently exists in six sports, and noted that the exceptions were not originally developed by, commented on or reviewed by the committee when they were legislated. The committee assumed the addition of the safety exception was a governance issue and an institutional risk management issue. The committee has concerns about safety; however, it believes that institutions can take the appropriate safety measures to assure student-welfare. For instance, if an institution has a facility that needs special monitoring (e.g. gymnastics room), it is the institution's responsibility to have that area locked or monitored with the appropriate professional, whether it be for athletes or non-athletes. If the activity risk is great without proper skill instruction, this may have an impact on the competitiveness of some sports, especially those that compete at association-wide championships events. The impact on specific sport-injury rates is not yet known. The committee recommended the following statement to be sent to the NCAA governing bodies, "Before their legislative adoptions, the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports strongly recommends that it have an opportunity to consider the health and safety implications of increasing or reducing playing and practice seasons, and/or creating or eliminating safety exceptions."

6. NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Report. Ms. Barr, the Division I SAAC representative, identified insurance coverage of student-athletes, the football preseason model, and nutritional supplements and drug testing as current issues for the Division I SAAC. Ms. Barr also stated that the Division I SAAC is looking at the issue of sexual assault in response to a request from the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics (CWA). Ms. Sinclair, the Division II SAAC representative, noted that health and safety issues are a part of the Division II strategic plan for the first time. She identified the 15-passenger van roll-over risk, and nutritional supplements and drug-testing as current issues for the Division II SAAC. The Division III representative was not in attendance.

[Note: The meeting recessed at 10:30 a.m.]

Saturday, June 21

The meeting was called to order at 8 a.m. All members were present as noted above.

7. Outreach. The committee reviewed outreach opportunities with various sports medicine, college health and health education organizations, and received reports from members and staff working with these groups. The committee identified the following areas for further review and comment:

a. Mr. Klossner is preparing a proposal to present at next year’s American College of Sports Medicine meeting, which will be held in Indianapolis June 2-5, 2004. The proposal will address the impact of heat and equipment on student-athletes participating in football. Five speakers have accepted to present at the three-hour symposium and three of the speakers will present NCAA funded research.

b. After discussion of the recently updated National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Recommendations and Guidelines for Appropriate Medical Coverage of Intercollegiate Athletics (AMCIA), the committee recommended that a statement be forwarded to NCAA member chief executive officers and directors of athletics to read, "NCAA institutions have an obligation to protect student-athlete health and safety through appropriate medical coverage of athletics. In light of the lengthened playing seasons and increased expectations on athletes regarding participation in practice times, the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports (CSMAS) recommends that NCAA institutions examine the adequateness of their sports medicine coverage, particularly the time demands placed on certified athletic trainers. The CSMAS encourages NCAA institutions to reference the NATA AMCIA guidelines in making this assessment."

c. The National Association of College Directors of Athletics is seeking topics for roundtable discussions. Mr. Kaverman will explore the potential for a presentation from the committee.

d. The committee heard a presentation from Mr. Barnes, executive director of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

[Note: The meeting recessed at 8:30 a.m.]

Sunday, June 22

The meeting was called to order at 8 a.m. All members were present as noted above.

8. Legal Issues. Ms. Cole provided an update on two court cases naming the NCAA and involving baseball bats. No action was requested from the committee.

9. Committee Staffing.

a. The committee accepted the recommendation from the NCAA governance staff to appoint a vice-chair to serve in the final year of the current chair, with the expectation the vice-chair would ascend to the chair. This appointment will be made for 2004-05.

b. The chair recognized outgoing committee members Ms. Barr, Dr. Griffin, Mr. Rogers and Dr. Sharkey.

c. Mr. Weber was appointed the chair of the SSSS, effective September 1, 2003.

d. Dr. Putukian will provide NCAA medical review of requests for non-transparent eye shields in football.

e. The committee recommended that Dr. Krauss begin work with the football issues committee, replacing Bryan Smith, who has continued in a consulting capacity for one year after his committee service. Dr. Krauss will consider his availability in response to a request from the football issues committee to address the issue of nutritional supplements.

10. Subcommittee Reports. The committee voted to accept the reports from the Drug-Education and Drug-Testing (DEDT) Subcommittee and the SSSS.

11. Budget Issues.

a. The committee agreed to allocate funds from the 2003-04 nutrition and performance budget to pay for additional pamphlet and posters to promote the Nutrition and Performance Web site, to fund the eating disorders survey of coaches and to support speakers expenses at the Triad Summit hosted by the NCAA in August.

b. The committee recommended consideration of additional topics for the NCAA Speakers Grant as they arise. In this event, the committee will review the annual DEDT budget, in which this program is housed.

c. New Initiatives. The committee recommended forwarding the year-round all-sport drug-testing program for approval as its top priority for new funding.

12. Education Issues.

a. The committee reviewed the following potential articles and contributors for the fall Health and Safety Newsletter.

(1) Committee support for medical coverage – Dr. Putukian and Mr. Klossner.

(2) Drug-testing results and summary – Mr. Uryasz.

(3) Tinted eye shields in football – Dr. Putukian or Dr. Krauss.

(4) Phenylephrine/synephrine – Dr. Mazur.

(5) APPLE – Ms. Hawkins.

(6) Betty Ford Center Professional in Residence Program – Ms. Rittgers.

(7) All-sport preseason conditioning – Mr. Weber.