REPORT OF THE
NCAA WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS COMMITTEE
1. ACTION ITEMS.
a. Per
Diem Expenses for Non-Athletes.
(1)
Recommendation.
That the per diem reimbursement for individual qualifiers competing at the
national championships be increased by one non-athlete.
(2)
Rationale.
Women’s gymnastics had a safety exception allowing for the additional
non-athlete. This exception was overlooked when the new reimbursement policy
was implemented in 2005-06. The NCAA Division I Championships/Competition
Cabinet supported the increase at its September 2006 meeting. The committee
believes it is critical to the sport of women’s gymnastics that per diem
for non-athletes
(3) Estimated Budget
Impact. $21,400. (Attachment A)
(3)
Student-Athlete Impact.
None.
b. Fees for Scoring
Coordinator and Computer Operator.
(1) Recommendation.
That, effective with the 2009 championships, a fee in the amount of $500 be provided
for both the scoring coordinator and the computer operator for their services
at the championships site.
(2) Rationale. These
two positions currently are voluntary. Both positions are crucial to the
successful conduct of the championships, and the time, expertise and efforts
invested by those two individuals warrant payment of a fee. Currently, both individuals receive
travel, hotel expenses and per diem.
(3) Estimated Budget
Impact. $1,000
(4) Student-Athlete
Impact. None.
c. Secretary-Rules
Interpreter.
(1) Recommendation.
That funding for the position for a women’s gymnastics secretary-rules
interpreter be made available.
(2) Rationale. NCAA
women’s gymnastics currently follows Junior Olympic (JO) Women’s
Code of Points Requirements (Level 10), with approximately nine pages of NCAA
rules modifications. Currently, the committee chair along with input from a women’s gymnastics judge provides
rules interpretations throughout the year. Creating a rules interpreter will
eliminate the need of having a current committee member serve in this role. This
person would also attend the coaches’ association and committee’s
annual meetings as needed.
(3) Estimated Budget
Impact. $5,200 ($3,000 stipend; $2,200 travel, per diem and hotel
expenses).
(4) Student-Athlete
Impact. None.
d. Awards at
Nationals.
(1) Recommendation.
That all six teams at the finals site receive awards at the conclusion of the
championships, effective with the 2009 championships.
(2) Rationale.
Currently, only four of the six teams advancing to national competition of the
championships receive trophies. As all six teams compete for the national
title, the committee feels that all of them should receive awards to recognize
their extraordinary accomplishments.
(3) Estimated Budget Impact.
$3,080.
(4) Student-Athlete
Impact. None.
e. Reimbursement for
Teams Qualifying for Regionals.
(1)
Recommendation. That, effective with the 2010 championships, a
stipend in the amount of $200 per person be provided to the members of the
official
(2)
Rationale. Currently,
the NCAA does not provide any
(3)
Estimated Budget Impact. $162,000.
(Attachment B)
(4)
Student-Athlete Impact.
None.
f. Biennial
Rules Cycle.
(1) Recommendation. That
a two-year rules modification cycle be implemented, effective with the 2007-08
academic year.
(2) Rationale.
Currently, rules modifications are made and implemented on an annual basis.
Adopting a two-year rules cycle will create consistency in the interpretation
of the rules by coaches and judges.
(3) Estimated Budget
Impact. None.
(4) Student-Athlete
Impact. None.
g.
Rotation
Pairings at Nationals.
(1)
Recommendation.
That, effective with the 2008 championships, the process for determining
rotation pairings for day one of the team competition at the site of the finals
be based on a National Qualifying Score (NQS) calculated by adding the Regional
Qualifying Score (RQS) to the score achieved at regional competition.
(2) Rationale. The
top two teams from each of the six regionals will continue to advance to the
site of the finals. Currently, a random draw is used
to place half of the first-place teams from regionals into Group A and half
into Group B. The same procedure is followed for the second-place teams.
If
the above recommendation is approved, then once the NQS is calculated. teams
will be ranked based on the NQS from 1 to 12. Teams 1, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 12 will be
placed in Group A; and teams 2, 3, 6, 7, 10 and 11 placed in Group B. The host team
and its corresponding group will compete in the second session. If the host
does not qualify, a random draw will be used to determine competition session.
(3) Estimated Budget
Impact. None.
(4) Student-Athlete
Impact. None.
2. INFORMATIONAL
ITEMS.
a.
List of Financial
Priorities. The
committee established the following financial priorities for the
cabinet’s consideration:
(1) Per
diem expenses for non-athletes (additional
costs: $21,400).
(2) Fees
for scoring coordinator and computer operator (additional costs: $1,000).
(3) Secretary-rules
interpreter (additional costs: $5,200).
(4) Awards
at nationals (additional costs: $3,080).
(5) Reimbursement
for teams qualifying for regionals (additional costs: $162,000).
b. Minimum
Number of Meets for Judges. The committee determined that a judge
must work a minimum of four regular-reason meets to be eligible to judge
regional and/or national competition of the championships. The previous minimum
number of meets required was three.
Committee
Chair:
Staff
Liaisons: D’Ann
Keller,