DIII Presidents Council
11/01
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RELATED TO |
DIVISION III AMATEURISM
TASK FORCE
Summary of
Recommendations
PRESIDENTS COUNCIL
ACTION ITEMS
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ISSUE: |
Amateurism Proposals
Order and Grouping. |
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Task Force Recommendation: |
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Present
the amateurism proposals in the following order at the 2002 NCAA Convention:
prize money (Proposal No. 2-47), competition with professionals (Proposal No.
2-44), contractual agreement (Proposal No. 2-46), professional draft (Proposal
2-48), and seasons of competition (Proposal No. 2-50). |
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Management Council Recommendation: |
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Endorse
the amateurism proposal groupings. |
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2. |
ISSUE: |
CEO Communication. |
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Task Force Recommendation: |
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Endorse
a membership communication targeting CEOs to identify the importance of the
amateurism legislative package and to encourage institutional review and
dialogue. |
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Management Council Recommendation: |
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Endorse
the CEO communication on amateurism as well as financial aid, provisional
membership and championships as a component of the Presidents Council CEO
Involvement Subcommittee. |
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ITEM OF INFORMATION
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ISSUE: |
Educational Efforts. |
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Task Force Action: |
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The
task force continues to reach out to the Division III membership to educate
about the proposals that will be considered at the 2002 Convention. a. Video. An educational video was distributed to
all Division III directors of athletics and conference commissioners. Further a letter was sent to all Division
III CEOs informing them of the proposals and making them aware of the video
and requesting campus dialogue. b. Presentations. The task force continues to make itself
available for conference presentations.
In that regard, a presentation was made to all Division III constituents
at the ECAC Convention on October 1, 2001.
Further, a presentation will be made at the Faculty Athletic
Representatives Association conference in November. c. Conference
calls. The task force held
conference calls with all Division III commissioners this past spring as an
educational effort. The task force
will conduct additional conference calls with commissioners in an effort to
answer any questions that may arise after reviewing the video. d. The
NCAA News. The task force plans
to include an editorial in The NCAA News later this fall. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Accepted
the information. |
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The
National Collegiate Athletic Association
October 24,
2001 DTD/BB:skt