2007-97 CHAMPIONSHIPS AND POSTSEASON FOOTBALL -- ELIGIBILITY
FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS -- INELIGIBILITY FOR USE OF BANNED DRUGS -- DURATION OF
INELIGIBILITY -- TIMING OF 365-DAY PERIOD
Status: Board
of Directors Consideration
Intent: To specify that a student-athlete who tests positive for a
substance in a banned-drug class shall remain ineligible for all regular-season
and postseason competition during the time period ending one calendar year
after the collection of the student-athlete's positive drug-test specimen;
further, to specify that if the student-athlete participates in any contests
from the time of collection until the confirmation of the positive result, he
or she must be withheld from an equal number of contests after the 365-day
period of ineligibility.
A. Bylaws:
Amend 18.4.1.5.1, as follows:
"18.4.1.5.1
Duration of Ineligibility. A student-athlete who tests positive (in accordance
with the testing methods authorized by the Executive Committee) shall be
charged with the loss of a minimum of one season of competition in all sports
if the season of competition has not yet begun for that student-athlete or a
minimum of the equivalent of one full season of competition in all sports if
the student-athlete tests positive during his or her season of competition
(i.e., the remainder of contests in the current season and contests in the
subsequent season up to the period of time in which the student-athlete was
declared ineligible during the previous year). The student-athlete shall remain
ineligible for all regular-season and postseason competition during the time
period ending one calendar year (i.e., 365 days) after the collection of the
student-athlete's positive drug-test specimen and until the
student-athlete tests negative (in accordance with the testing methods
authorized by the Executive Committee) and the student-athlete's eligibility is
restored by the Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement. If the
student-athlete participates in any contests from the time of collection until
the confirmation of the positive result, he or she must be withheld from an
equal number of contests after the 365-day period of ineligibility."
B. Administrative:
Amend 31.2.3, as follows:
"31.2.3
Ineligibility for Use of Banned Drugs. Bylaw 18.4.1.5 provides that a
student-athlete who as a result of a drug test administered by the NCAA is
found to have used a substance on the list of banned drug classes, shall be
declared ineligible for further participation in postseason and regular-season
competition during the time period ending one calendar year after the
collection of the student-athlete's positive drug-test specimen.
The student-athlete shall be charged with the loss of a minimum of one season
of competition in all sports if the season of competition has not yet begun or
a minimum of the equivalent of one full season of competition in all sports if
the student-athlete tests positive during his or her season of competition
(i.e., the remainder of contests in the current season and contests in the
subsequent season up to the period of time in which the student-athlete was
declared ineligible during the previous year). The student-athlete shall
remain ineligible until the student-athlete tests negative (in accordance with
the testing methods authorized by the Executive Committee) and the
student-athlete's eligibility is restored by the Committee on Student-Athlete
Reinstatement. If the student-athlete participates in any contests
from the time of collection until the confirmation of the positive result, he
or she must be withheld from an equal number of contest after the 365-day
period of ineligibility."
Source: NCAA
Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet (Committee on Competitive
Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports).
Effective Date: Immediate
Proposal Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Championships and Postseason Football
Rationale: The
current drug-testing legislation mandates a one-year penalty for any positive
drug test and withholding from competition for a year beginning with the date
of when the specimen is determined to be positive for a drug in a banned class.
However, when a student-athlete requests and is granted reinstatement, the
start of the 365-day period of ineligibility is calculated by using the date of
when the specimen is collected rather than when it is determined to be
positive. This proposal amends the current legislation to reflect the current
practice used by student-athlete reinstatement when considering requests for
reinstatement when a student-athlete tests positive for a drug in a banned
class. This change is requested as noncontroversial legislation, inasmuch as
broader consultation and debate are unlikely to improve the proposal in any
substantial way, significant disagreement or alternative points of view will
not be generated and there does not appear to be a significant impact on
existing legislation or proposed legislation.
Estimated Budget Impact: None.
Impact on Student Athlete's Time: None.
History
|
Jun 26, 2007 |
Submit; Submitted for consideration. |
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Jun 27, 2007 |
Championships/Competition Cabinet, Recommends
Approval as Noncontroversial Legislation |
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Jun 27, 2007 |
Championships/Competition Cabinet, Sponsored |
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Oct 22, 2007 |
Mgmt Council 1st Review, Supported as
Noncontroversial Legislation |
2007-37 RECRUITING -- CONTACTS AND EVALUATIONS -- TELEPHONE
CALLS TO PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETES -- COLLECT AND TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE CALLS
-- EXCEPTION -- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Status: Board of Directors
Consideration
Intent: In
women's basketball, to permit institutional coaching staff members to accept
collect and toll-free telephone calls placed by a prospective student-athlete
and the prospective student-athlete's parents and legal guardians, provided the
calls are not placed earlier than the date on which an institution may begin
placing telephone calls to the prospective student-athlete.
Bylaws: Amend 13.1.3.6, as
follows:
"13.1.3.6
Collect and Toll-Free Telephone Calls. Institutional coaching staff
members (see Bylaw 13.1.3.4.1) may accept collect and toll-free (e.g., 1-800,
1-888) telephone calls placed by prospective student-athletes and prospective
student-athletes' parents and legal guardians, provided the calls are placed
not earlier than July 1 following completion of the prospective student-athlete's
junior year in high school.
[13.1.3.6.1 unchanged.]
13.1.3.6.2 Exception
-- Women's Basketball. In women's basketball, institutional coaching
staff members may accept collect and toll-free telephone calls placed by a
prospective student-athlete and the prospective student-athlete's parents and
legal guardians, provided the calls are not placed earlier than the date on
which an institution may begin placing telephone calls to the prospective
student-athlete (see Bylaw 13.1.3.1.3)."
Source: NCAA
Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet (Women's Basketball Issues
Committee).
Effective Date: Immediate
Proposal Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Recruiting
Rationale: Permitting
a prospective student-athlete to make a collect or toll-free call beginning at
the same time coaches may first telephone prospective student-athletes brings
consistency to the recruiting legislation and provides greater clarity of the
rules for prospective student-athletes and their parents and legal guardians.
This change is requested as noncontroversial legislation, inasmuch as broader
consultation and debate are unlikely to improve the proposal in any substantial
way, significant disagreement or alternative points of view will not be
generated and there does not appear to be a significant impact on existing
legislation or proposed legislation.
Estimated Budget Impact: None.
Impact on Student Athlete's Time: None.
Position Statement(s)
Academics/Eligibility/Compliance
Cabinet: The cabinet supports Proposal No.
2007-37. The cabinet agrees with the sponsor's rationale statement and notes
the support of the WBCA. It is reasonable to align the first permissible date
for coaches to receive collect and toll-free calls with the first permissible
date on which coaches may make telephone calls.
History
|
Jun 26, 2007 |
Submit; Submitted for consideration. |
|
Jun 27, 2007 |
Championships/Competition Cabinet, Recommends
Approval as Noncontroversial Legislation |
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Jun 27, 2007 |
Championships/Competition Cabinet, Sponsored |
|
Sep 12, 2007 |
Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet,
Recommends Approval |
|
Oct 22, 2007 |
Mgmt Council 1st Review, Approved |
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Oct 22, 2007 |
Mgmt Council 1st Review, Supported as
Noncontroversial Legislation |
2007-106 ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS -- FINAL FOUR BASKETBALL
EVENT CERTIFICATION -- MEN'S BASKETBALL
Status: Board of Directors
Consideration
Intent: In
men's basketball, to eliminate the evaluation period and the basketball event
certification process for an event held in conjunction with the NCAA Men's
Final Four.
A. Administrative: Amend 30.10.1, as follows:
"30.10.1
Basketball, Men's. The following recruiting periods shall apply to men's
basketball:
[30.10.1-(a) through
30.10.1-(d) unchanged.]
|
(e) The month of April [except for
(1) below]: |
Contact Period |
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(1) Thursday prior
to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship game to Thursday noon
after the game: |
Dead Period |
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(2) One men's
basketball event certified by the NCAA (see 30.17) held in conjunction with,
and conducted in the host city of, the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Championship: |
Evaluation Period |
|
(32)
Monday through Thursday of the week that includes the initial date for the
spring signing of the National Letter of Intent: |
Dead Period |
[Remainder of 30.10.1
unchanged.]"
B. Administrative: Amend
30.17, as follows:
"30.17 WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR
BASKETBALL EVENT CERTIFICATION.
In men's and
women's basketball, coaches are permitted to attend a single basketball event
selected at the discretion of the institution, certified by the NCAA and held
in conjunction with and conducted within a 30-mile radius of the championship
site and host city of the respective men's or women's NCAA Division I Women's
Basketball Championship. The opportunity to attend such an event is
limited to one per institution and is available for all coaching staff members.
Institutional staff members are precluded from in-person face-to-face contacts
with prospective student-athletes during such events. The following
criteria must be met by each event in order to be certified:
[30.17-(a) through 30.17-(d)
unchanged.]
"(e) The
competition must be conducted during the applicable final four weekend
(Saturday through Tuesday of the Women's Final Four weekend or Friday
through Monday of the Men's Final Four weekend) and may not occur at the
same time of any other intercollegiate competition that occurs in conjunction
with the final four weekend; and"
[30.17-(f) unchanged.]
Source: NCAA Division I
Championships/Competition Cabinet (Men's Basketball Issues Committee).
Effective Date: Immediate
Proposal Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Administrative Regulations
Rationale: The
Final Four event certification process was established to permit coaches to
attend a single event designed to be a celebration of basketball. The process
was not intended to create additional recruiting opportunities. The original
event that prompted the current legislation involved a team of prospective
student-athletes representing the United States against a foreign team, an
event that is no longer conducted in conjunction with the Men's Final Four.
Most, if not all, of the participants had committed or signed with various
institutions. The limitation of attending one event also ensured that coaches
maintained the opportunity to attend other meetings and activities conducted as
part of the championship. Although several events meet certification criteria,
they are not meeting the intent and spirit of the original legislation. Many
take significant time from coaches and are not celebratory in nature. This
proposal will reinstate a full dead period surrounding the championship,
reinforce the celebratory nature of the weekend and reduce the pressure on
coaches to engage in recruiting activities during this time period. This
proposal is recommended as emergency or noncontroversial legislation so as to
be effective before the 2008 championship and to provide ample time to inform
event operators and coaches of the change.
Estimated Budget Impact: None.
Impact on Student Athlete's Time: None.
Position
Statement(s).
Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet: The cabinet supports
Proposal No. 2007-106. The cabinet agrees with the sponsor's rationale
statement. In particular, events held in
conjunction with the Men's Final Four no longer meet the intent or spirit of
the original legislation and are not celebratory in nature.
History
|
Jun 26, 2007 |
Submit; Submitted for
consideration. |
|
Jun 27, 2007 |
Championships/Competition
Cabinet, Recommends Approval as Noncontroversial Legislation |
|
Jun 27, 2007 |
Championships/Competition
Cabinet, Sponsored |
|
Sep 12, 2007 |
Academics/Eligibility/Compliance
Cabinet, Recommends Approval |
|
Oct 22, 2007 |
Mgmt Council 1st Review,
Supported as Noncontroversial Legislation |
|
Oct 22, 2007 |
Mgmt Council 1st Review,
Approved |
2007-90 PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS -- FIELD HOCKEY --
FIRST CONTEST OR DATE OF COMPETITION
Status: Board of Directors
Consideration
Intent: In
field hockey, to specify that the first permissible contest date shall be the
Friday prior to the 11th weekend prior to the start of the NCAA Division I
Field Hockey Championship, except that an alumni contest may be played the
weekend prior to the first scheduled contest.
Bylaws: Amend 17.10.3, as
follows:
"17.10.3
First Contest or Date of Competition. A member institution shall not play its
first contest or engage in its first date of competition (game or scrimmage)
with outside competition in field hockey prior to the Friday prior to the
11th weeks weekend prior to the start of the NCAA Division
I Field Hockey Championship, except that an alumni contest may be played the
weekend prior to the first scheduled contest (see Bylaw 17.10.5.1.1 for
scrimmage/exhibition games exception)."
Source: NCAA Division I
Championships/Competition Cabinet (Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee).
Effective Date: August 1, 2008
Proposal Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Playing and Practice Seasons
Rationale: Throughout
the playing season, institutions have the flexibility of scheduling contests on
Fridays and Sundays, which provides additional recovery time for
student-athletes between contests. This change makes the first weekend
consistent with the rest of the season. Since the proposal moves the first
contest date back by only one day, it has a minimal academic impact, if any.
The NCAA Division I Field Hockey Committee and National Field Hockey Coaches
Association support this change. This change is requested as noncontroversial
legislation so that the effect on scheduling may be minimized. In addition,
broader consultation and debate are unlikely to improve the proposal in any
substantial way, significant disagreement or alternative points of view will
not be generated and there does not appear to be a significant impact on
existing legislation or proposed legislation.
Estimated Budget Impact: Student-athletes
may be required to return for the first preseason practice one day earlier.
Impact on Student Athlete's Time: Student-athletes
may be required to return for the first preseason practice one day earlier.
History
|
Jun 26, 2007 |
Submit; Submitted for
consideration. |
|
Jun 27, 2007 |
Championships/Competition
Cabinet, Recommends Approval as Noncontroversial Legislation |
|
Jun 27, 2007 |
Championships/Competition
Cabinet, Sponsored |
|
Oct 22, 2007 |
Mgmt Council 1st Review,
Approved |
|
Oct 22, 2007 |
Mgmt Council 1st Review,
Supported as Noncontroversial Legislation |
2007-111 RECRUITING -- CONTACTS AND EVALUATIONS -- MEN'S
BASKETBALL -- SUMMER EVALUATION PERIOD -- NONINSTITUTIONAL NONORGANIZED EVENTS
Status: Board of Directors
Consideration
Intent: In
men's basketball, to prohibit evaluations at noninstitutional nonorganized
events (e.g., pick-up games) during the summer evaluation period.
Bylaws: Amend 13.1.8.8, as
follows:
"13.1.8.8 Basketball Evaluations.
"(a) Men's
Basketball. In men's basketball, each institution is limited to 130
recruiting-person days (see Bylaw 13.02.7) during recruiting periods (contact
and evaluation periods) that occur during the academic year.
[13.1.8.8-(a)-(1) through 13.1.8.8-(a)-(4)
unchanged.]
"(5) Summer
Evaluation Period. During the summer evaluation period, a member of an
institution's basketball coaching staff may attend noninstitutional
nonorganized events (e.g., pick-up games), institutional basketball camps
per Bylaw 13.12.1.1 and noninstitutional organized events (e.g., camps,
leagues, tournaments and festivals) that are certified per Bylaw 30.15.
[13.1.8.8-(a)-(6)
unchanged.]
[13.1.8.8-(b) unchanged.]
"(c) Coaches'
Attendance at Basketball Events. Violations of this bylaw shall be
considered institutional violations per Constitution 2.8.1 and shall not affect
the prospective student-athlete's eligibility.
"(1) Men's
Basketball. Institutional coaching staff members are restricted during
the academic year to attending regularly scheduled high school, preparatory
school and two-year college contests/tournaments and practices and regular
scholastic activities involving student-athletes enrolled only at that
institution. During the summer evaluation period, a member of an institution's
basketball coaching staff may attend noninstitutional nonorganized events
(e.g., pick-up games), institutional basketball camps per Bylaw 13.12.1.1
and noninstitutional organized events (e.g., camps, leagues, tournaments,
festivals and organized team practices in preparation for a certified event)
that are certified per Bylaw 30.15. The basketball event certification
program is not applicable to National Basketball Association (NBA) official
predraft camps or noninstitutional organized events that are approved,
sponsored or conducted by an applicable state, national or international
governing body (e.g., intrastate and interstate high school basketball games,
state high school all-star games, international competitions and practices
associated with such contests)."
[Remainder of 13.1.8.8 unchanged.]
Source: NCAA Division I
Championships/Competition Cabinet (Men's Basketball Issues Committee).
Effective Date: Immediate
Proposal Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Recruiting
Rationale: There
has been an escalation in the number of impermissibly arranged activities
disguised as open gym or pick-up games during the summer evaluation period.
These activities subject coaches to potential rules violations and can create
an environment in which contact between NCAA coaches and outside influences
occur. Currently, men's basketball coaches are not permitted to attend these
activities during the academic year. This proposal will expand this prohibition
to include the summer. Finally, the NCAA Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance
Cabinet Subcommittee on Recruiting and the National Association of Basketball
Coaches support this recommendation and agree that adopting it as
noncontroversial legislation is appropriate so it will be effective for the summer
2008.
Estimated Budget Impact: None.
Impact on Student Athlete's Time: None.
History
|
Sep 19, 2007 |
Submit; Submitted for
consideration. |
|
Sep 20, 2007 |
Championships/Competition
Cabinet, Sponsored |
|
Sep 20, 2007 |
Championships/Competition
Cabinet, Recommends Approval as Noncontroversial Legislation |
|
Oct 22, 2007 |
Mgmt Council 1st Review,
Supported as Noncontroversial Legislation |
|
Oct 22, 2007 |
Mgmt Council 1st Review,
Approved |
2007-112 ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS -- SUMMER BASKETBALL
LEAGUES AND CERTIFIED BASKETBALL EVENTS -- ADDITIONAL CRITERIA -- AGENTS AND
MEDICAL INSURANCE
Status: Board of Directors
Consideration
Intent: To
specify that the following additional criteria must be satisfied in order for a
summer basketball league or a basketball event to be certified: (1) No
individual or agency involved in the marketing of any individual's athletics
reputation or ability (including an employee of an agent or anyone associated
with an agent in his or her capacity of marketing any individual's athletics
reputation or ability) shall be associated in any capacity with the league or
event (or any team participating in the league or event); and (2) The league or
event operator is required to provide proof of medical insurance coverage for participants.
A. Administrative: Amend
30.14, as follows:
"30.14 SUMMER
BASKETBALL LEAGUES. In order for a summer basketball league to be certified, a
certification application form must be submitted each year to the NCAA national
office. To be certified, the following criteria must be met by each
league:
[30.14-(a) through 30.14-(h)
unchanged.]
"(i) Operation
and Management Involvement of Agents. The league (and any
team participating in the league) shall not be operated or managed by any No
individual or agency involved in the marketing of any individual's athletics
reputation or ability (including an employee of an agent or anyone
associated with an agent in his or her capacity of marketing any individual's
athletics reputation or ability) shall be associated in any capacity with the
league (or any team participating in the league); and
"(j)
Awards. League participants may receive an award, provided the cost of
the award is included in the participant's entry fee.; and
"(k)
Medical Insurance. The league operator must provide proof of medical insurance
coverage for league participants."
B. Administrative: Amend
30.15, as follows:
"30.15 SUMMER
BASKETBALL EVENT CERTIFICATION -- MEN'S BASKETBALL. In men's basketball, in
order for a summer basketball event (e.g., camp, league, tournament or
festival) to be certified, a certification application form must be submitted
each year to the NCAA national office 45 days before the start of the
event. An event review form for each event also must be submitted to the
national office not later than three months after the event sessions. The
following criteria must be met by each event in order to be certified:
[30.15-(a) through 30.15-(g)
unchanged.]
"(h) The
event (and any team participating in the event) shall not be operated or
managed by any No individual or agency involved in the marketing of
any individual's athletics reputation or ability (including an employee of
an agent or anyone associated with an agent in his or her capacity of marketing
any individual's athletics reputation or ability) shall be associated in any
capacity with the event (or any team participating in the event);
[30.15-(i) through 30.15-(n)
unchanged.]
"(o) Prospective
student-athletes may participate in no more than five games over a rolling
two-day period and in no more than three games on any one day; and
"(p) The price
of event packets must be listed on the event certification application and the
price must be made available to coaches prior to their arrival at the event;
and
"(q) The
event operator must provide proof of medical insurance coverage for event
participants."
C. Administrative: Amend
30.16, as follows:
"30.16
BASKETBALL EVENT CERTIFICATION -- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL. In women's basketball, in
order for a basketball event (e.g., camp, league, tournament or festival) to be
certified, a certification application form must be submitted each year to the
NCAA national office 45 days prior to the start of the event. An event review
form for each event also must be submitted to the NCAA national office not
later than three months following the event sessions. The following
criteria must be met by each event in order to be certified:
[30.16-(a) through 30.16-(g)
unchanged.]
"(h) The
event (and any team participating in the event) must not be operated or managed
by any No individual or agency involved in the marketing of any
individual's athletics reputation or ability (including an employee of an
agent or anyone associated with an agent in his or her capacity of marketing
any individual's athletics reputation or ability) shall be associated in any
capacity with the event (or any team participating in the event);
[30.16-(i) through 30.16-(m)
unchanged.]
"(n) Prospective
student-athletes may participate in no more than five games over a rolling
two-day period and in no more than three games on any one day; and
"(o) The price
of an event packet must be listed on the event certification application and
the price must be made available to coaches prior to their arrival at the event.;
and
"(p) The event
operator must provide proof of medical insurance coverage for event
participants."
D. Administrative: Amend
30.17, as follows:
"30.17 WOMEN'S
FINAL FOUR BASKETBALL EVENT CERTIFICATION. In women's basketball, coaches
are permitted to attend a single basketball event selected at the discretion of
the institution, certified by the NCAA and held in conjunction with and
conducted within a 30-mile radius of the championship site and host city of the
NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship. The opportunity to
attend such an event is limited to one per institution and is available for all
coaching staff members. Institutional staff members are precluded from
in-person face-to-face contacts with prospective student-athletes during such
events. The following criteria must be met by each event in order to be
certified:
[30.17-(a) through 30.17-(d)
unchanged.]
"(e) The
competition must be conducted during the final four weekend (Saturday through
Tuesday) and may not occur at the same time of any other intercollegiate
competition that occurs in conjunction with the final four weekend; and
"(f) A certified
event shall not be conducted in a venue where sports wagering on
intercollegiate athletics is permitted or on property sponsored by an establishment
that permits sports wagering on intercollegiate athletics or branded with
signage for such an establishment.;
"(g) No
individual or agency involved in the marketing of any individual's athletics
reputation or ability (including an employee of an agent or anyone associated
with an agent in his or her capacity of marketing any individual's athletics
reputation or ability) shall be associated in any capacity with the event (or
any team participating in the event); and
"(h) The
event operator must provide proof of medical insurance coverage for event
participants."
Source: NCAA Division I
Championships/Competition Cabinet (Men's Basketball Issues Committee).
Effective Date: Immediate
Proposal Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Administrative Regulations
Rationale: Current
legislation governing NCAA certified events and leagues prohibits events,
leagues and teams from being managed, operated by or receiving any financial
support from sports agents. However, a trend is emerging for persons employed
by or associated with agents (e.g., runners) to engage in these activities on
behalf of the agents. In order to enforce the intent of the original
legislation prohibiting agent involvement, the legislation needs to be amended
to specify that the prohibition applies to any person associated with an agent.
The recommendation relating to medical insurance is intended to ensure that the
prospective student-athletes and student-athletes participating in certified
events and leagues, respectively, are provided adequate financial protection in
the event of injury. Finally, the NCAA Division I
Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet Subcommittee on Recruiting and the
National Association of Basketball Coaches support this recommendation and
agree that adopting it as noncontroversial legislation is appropriate so it
will be effective for the summer 2008.
Estimated Budget Impact: None.
Impact on Student Athlete's Time: None.
History
|
Sep 19, 2007 |
Submit; Submitted for
consideration. |
|
Sep 20, 2007 |
Championships/Competition Cabinet, Sponsored |