SUPPLEMENT NO. 2

DIII Presidents Council 8/01

RELATED TO
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
SUPPLEMENT NO. 4

NCAA COMMITTEE ON COMPETITIVE SAFEGUARDS
AND MEDICAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS

Summary of Recommendations

ACTION ITEM – MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ONLY

1.	ISSUE:	Additional subcommittee meeting.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	Approve attendance of drug-education and drug-testing subcommittee members at a one-day training session in September 2001 offered by the UCLA drug-testing lab.
Management Council Action:
	Approved the recommendation.

INFORMATION ITEMS

1.	ISSUE:	NCAA Drug-Testing Results for January through June 2000.
Committee’s Action:
	The committee provided the results from the NCAA year-round and championships drug-testing program from January through June 2000. A full report of NCAA drug-testing programs and results will be presented with the results of the 2001 NCAA Study of the Substance Use and Abuse Habits of College Student Athletes, following the committee’s review at its June 2002 committee meeting.
Management Council’s Action:
	Accepted the information.
2.	ISSUE:	Women’s lacrosse protective eyewear.
Committee’s Action:
	Representatives of the committee and the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Protective Eyewear Project Team met with representatives from United States Lacrosse in late May in Baltimore. Topics of discussion included eye protection in women’s lacrosse and commotio cordis (chest trauma, usually from a ball, that results in an abnormally arranged heart rhythm) fatalities in men’s lacrosse. The protective eyewear plan developed at the meeting includes identification of optimal specifications for eyewear with input from the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Committee. Specifications would be forwarded to equipment manufacturers for review and comment. It is anticipated that the practicality of an appropriate eyewear device would be determined over the next six to eight months.
Management Council’s Action:
	Accepted the information.
3.	ISSUE:	Wrestling issues.
Committee’s Action:
	The full committee supported the following recommendations developed at an April meeting of selected NCAA Wrestling Committee and Competitive Safeguards Committee members:
	(1) Wrestling practice rooms should not exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
	(2) Require all freshmen and other new incoming wrestlers, to participate in the two-part weight certification program as currently exists. Allow returning wrestlers to perform the initial certification to determine a minimum wrestling weight but define the participating weight class by the weight at the first match rather than by a second certification process. This modification should reduce administrative burdens while not compromising safety.
Management Council’s Action:
	Accepted the information, noting that the Division III Championships Committee reviewed and supported the recommendations.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association

July 26, 2001 BB/DTD:skt