DIII Mgmt Council 4/02
REPORT OF THE
MEDICAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS.
a.
Protective Eyewear in Women’s Lacrosse. During its December 2001
meeting, the committee continued its review of the issue of mandatory use of
eye protection in women’s lacrosse as soon as practicable. It noted issues still remained
regarding practicable eyewear but that no information had been produced to
modify its original recommendation.
The committee noted progress in the development of eye protection that
met the playing and safety specifications recommended by the women’s lacrosse
community. Subsequent to this
meeting, United States Lacrosse agreed to begin studying officials’ calls
associated with dangerous play involving the head and resulting in a yellow or
red card. Upon completion, this
survey would create a second quantitative measure (along with injury rates) of
dangerous play. Selected committee
members discussed these issues, as well as feedback from the January 2002
Women’s United States Lacrosse Board meeting, on a February conference call of
the NCAA Protective Eyewear Project Team.
b.
DIVISION I ONLY
-- Health and Safety Issue Presentation to Division I Football Study Oversight
Committee (FSOC). On February 1,
Bryan Smith,
chair, NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports,
appeared as part of a panel to discuss health and safety issues. The written report provided to FSOC
identified five major health and injury issues: heat illness, emergency care
and coverage, supplement use, injury surveillance application and smokeless
tobacco use. The actual panel
discussion focused on “voluntary” practices and the complications presented by
supplement use, heat illness and lack of prudent medical coverage. It is anticipated that the committee
will be requested to provide specific recommendations for consideration at a
future FSOC meeting.
Committee chair:
Bryan W. Smith, University of North Carolina, Atlantic Coast Conference
Staff liaisons: Randall W.
Dick, Education Services; Mary E. Wilfert,
Education Services
The
National Collegiate Athletic Association
March
20, 2002 RWD:atg