MINUTES OF THE
NCAA DIVISION III ADMINISTRATIVE
COMMITTEE CONFERENCE NO. 8
Those participating were Suzanne Coffey, Division III
[NOTE: The
following actions occurred via teleconference on
[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.]
Acting for the
Division III Management Council and Presidents Council, the Administrative
Committee:
1. Approved
proposed 2005 NCAA Convention legislation sponsored by the NCAA Division III
Presidents Council and not yet reviewed in legislative form, consistent with
the September 1 deadline.
a. Playing
and Practice Seasons – General Playing Season Regulations – Skiing. To permit separate
19-week playing season segments and separate contest limitations in alpine and
Nordic skiing.
b. Playing
and Practice Seasons – Postseason championships participation - National
Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championship. To exempt the National Collegiate
Gymnastics Association (NCGA) national championship from the
institution’s declared playing-season limitation in the sport of
women’s gymnastics.
c. Eligibility
– Transfer Regulations – Limited Preseason Participation. To specify that a transfer student who
only participated in intercollegiate athletics during the preseason practice
period may qualify for an exception to the transfer residence requirement.
The committee
recommended a stronger rationale statement to identify the specific change and
clarify the editorial revision in the legislative proposal.
2. Key
Issues Update. Received an
update on recent membership mailings.
a. Future
of Division III – Phase II Membership Survey. The committee noted that the membership
survey was mailed on August 24 to chief executive officers with copies to
directors of athletics, senior woman administrators, faculty athletics representatives,
student-athlete advisory committee representatives and commissioners. The deadline for response is September
30. The committee requested that staff
track the date of receipt for all institutional surveys.
b.
Preseason Educational Initiative and Team
Activity Survey.
The committee noted that the educational initiative and activity survey
were mailed to the membership on August 12. Staff is working to post all information
on the NCAA Web site, given significant membership interest for access of
material. It also was noted that
Division III secured the commitment from 25 institutions to participate in a
preseason acclimatization study in the sports of football, field hockey, and
men’s and women’s soccer.
The cost (25 institutions at approximately $50,000) would be split
between the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of
Sports and the Division III student-athlete welfare initiative grant fund.
3.
Other business. Noted that staff received and will
distribute the most recent College Sports Project – integration draft
document.
4.
Adjournment. Adjourned at
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