SUPPLEMENT NO. 10

DIII Presidents Council 11/01

RELATED TO
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
SUPPLEMENT NO. 10

DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS COMMITTEE

Summary of Recommendations

PRESIDENTS COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS

1.	ISSUE:	Repayment to the Division III Reserve.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	That $220,000 be directed from new championship funds available in 2002-03 and 2003-04 and $90,000 be directed in the 2004-05 budget to repay the Division III reserve for the $531,915 championships deficit incurred during 2000-01. Additionally, that the championships and finance staffs work to redefine budgeting parameters so that championships transportation overages and/or shortfalls in a given budget cycle can be better forecasted and appropriately addressed in the budget.
Management Council Recommendation:
	Refer this issue to the Budget Committee. The Council also noted the following: a. Similar concerns related to the 2001-02 championships budget. b. Previous shortfalls have been taken out of the reserve with no repayment. c. Allocation of resources to repay the deficit can have significant impact on priorities and direction of Championships Committee and ultimately impact membership. d. Consider NCAA championships “actual expense payments” with limits versus the current reimbursement for per diem ($60).
2.	ISSUE:	Establishment of Championships Contingency Fund.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	Allocate $100,000 in both the 2002-03 and 2003-04 budget cycles to establish a championships contingency fund to accommodate potential championships budget shortfalls. Funding would come from the projected $492,611 available during the 2002-03 and 2003-04 budget cycle. If such budget shortfalls do not occur, the funding can address future shortfalls or support other prioritized championships initiatives.
Management Council Recommendation:
	Referred to Budget Committee.

3.	ISSUE:	Funding to Accommodate Pools B and/or C.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	Allocate $50,000 additional funding in each budget year to accommodate a minimum number of berths in pools B and C so that minimal access is guaranteed for independents and conference members who are not conference champions. The committee recommends a minimum of one berth each in pools B and C, with a goal of two pool C berths if doing so does not give disproportionate access to too few conferences.
Management Council Recommendation:
	Referred to Budget Committee.
4.	ISSUE:	Strategic Budget Priorities.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	Consistent with the student-athlete welfare component of the Division III strategic plan, the committee intends to pursue the following initiatives in priority order: (c) Enhance individual-team sport field sizes in the 2006-07/2007-08 budget cycle. (a) Enhance brackets in all team sports towards a 1:7.5 ratio, as soon as possible. (b) Enhance brackets in team sports consistent with a 1:7 ratio in the 2006-07/2007-08 budget cycle. (d) Provide to all student-athletes that participate in championships, and do not receive an NCAA award as a result of their place-finish, with a participation award in the 2004-05/2005-06 budget cycle. (e) Provide per diem to all participants in the following individual-team sports: men’s and women’s swimming, men’s and women’s indoor track and men’s and women’s outdoor track in the 2006-07/2007/08 budget cycle. (f) Increase per diem for championship participants with an eventual goal of $70 in the 2006-07/2007-08 budget cycle or thereafter.
Management Council Recommendation:
	a. Reprioritize (c) -- Enhance individual-team sport field sizes in the 2006-07/2007-08 budget cycle -- and endorse the long-term priority list. b. The Council also identified golf and tennis as two individual-team sports for implementation of the automatic qualification process.
5.	ISSUE:	Feedback 2002 Convention Proposal No. 2-40 – Resolution – Review of Championships.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	That the proposal be referred back to the Championships Committee and if that is not done, then oppose the proposal. Further, that the proposal include a roll-call vote and be highlighted in any communication to the CEOs.
Management Council Recommendation:
	Approve and highlight in CEO communication the recommendation to refer back to the Championships Committee or oppose.
6.	ISSUE:	Feedback 2002 Convention Proposal No. 2-61 – Championships – Minimum Number of Institutions – Exception – Men’s Volleyball.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	The committee supports the proposal that if at least 40 institutions sponsor the sport of men’s volleyball, Division III may establish a Men’s Volleyball Championship.
Management Council Recommendation:
	Oppose. The Council believes the minimum sponsorship number of 50 remains appropriate.
7.	ISSUE:	Feedback 2002 Convention Proposal No. 2-62 – Championships – Men’s Volleyball.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	The committee supports the proposal to establish a Division III men’s volleyball championship and a Division III Men’s Volleyball Committee, but opposes the August 1, 2002, effective date.
Management Council Recommendation:
	Oppose the proposal due to the effective date. However, the Council supports the establishment of a Division III Men’s Volleyball Championship once the threshold of 50 institutions is reached and not sooner than 2006-07 for budget purposes.
8.	ISSUE:	Feedback 2002 Convention Proposal No. 2-63 – Executive Regulations – Selection of Teams and Individuals for Championships.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	That the proposal be referred back to the Championships Committee and if that is not done, then oppose the proposal. Further, that the proposal include a roll-call vote and be highlighted in any communication to CEOs.

Management Council Recommendation:
	Approve and highlight in the CEO communication the recommendation to refer back to the Championships Committee or oppose.

ACTION ITEMS – MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ONLY

1.	ISSUE:	Automatic Qualification Principles and Individual-Team Sports.
Committee’s Action:
	The committee, upon a request from the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, requested feedback from individual-team sport committees regarding the application of the automatic qualification principles in those sports. The committees, with the possible exception of tennis, did not support applying the principles in the individual-team sports.
Management Council Action:
	Referred back to the Championships Committee, identifying the sports of golf and tennis for implementation of the AQ process.
2.	ISSUE:	Women’s Basketball -- Officials.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	Increase the number of officials at the finals site to 12.
Management Council Action:
	Forwarded to the Budget Committee.
3.	ISSUE:	Men’s Golf – Director of Course and Rules Administration.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	Provide a director of course and rules administration including per diem and lodging expenses for a maximum of 10 officials for the championships.
Management Council Action:
	Forwarded to the Budget Committee.
4.	ISSUE:	Women’s Ice Hockey – Officials Air Travel.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	That three officials be permitted, if necessary, to travel by air to the national championship.
Management Council Action:
	Forwarded to the Budget Committee.
5.	ISSUE:	Women’s Rowing – Boat Transportation.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	That the reimbursement rate for boat transportation to the championship be increased from 50 to 55 cents per mile for an institution’s own boats. Additionally, if an institution transports another institution’s boats, that the rate be increased from 11 to 13 cents per mile.
Management Council Action:
	Forwarded by the Budget Committee.
6.	ISSUE:	Officiating Fees – Women’s Lacrosse, Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	a. Women’s Lacrosse -- Increase officials fees consistent with the fees paid to officials in the men’s championship. b. Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving -- Increase meet coordinator fees from $400 to $500; increase the referee, head judge, starters and diving referee fees from $300 to $400; increase the entry coordinator for diving fee from $1,500 to $1,600; and, increase the championships meet computer operator/data entry fee from $1,750 to $1,950. The last increase occurred in 1997.
Management Council Action:
	Forwarded to the Budget Committee.
7.	ISSUE:	Secretary-Rules Editor.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	To support legislation to specify that the secretary rules-editor serving on a sport rules committee shall be limited to serving a maximum of two-four-year terms and shall not be subject to the “on the staff” requirement, but to request input from sports and rules-making committees as to why they may choose not to support such a recommendation. The committee also recommended that when the sports and rules-making committees provide input that they rank order the following options on how the change be implemented: a) The clock starts now, with SREs allowed to complete their existing terms and be elected to two more four-year terms, b) The clock starts now, with SREs eligible to serve eight years from the effective date of the legislation, c) SREs complete their current terms; if they have served six years or less (one full term plus less than half of another), they are eligible for reelection to another four-year term, and d) SREs must be replaced immediately upon the completion of eight years of service.
Management Council Action:
	Approved the sponsorship of legislation. (See Supplement No. 19, Proposal No. 16.)
8.	ISSUE:	Report of Committees with Rules-Making Responsibilities.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	Grant the Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee a one-time exemption to meet outside of Indianapolis in 2002.
Management Council Action:
	Approved the recommendation.
9.	ISSUE:	Bylaw 31.1.4.3 and 31.1.4.4 (Rescheduling, Emergency or Competitive Development and Noon Start Time).
Committee’s Recommendation:
	That Bylaws 31.1.4.3 and 31.1.4.4 be expanded to include sports committee authority to begin competition prior to noon on Sunday if the competition has to be rescheduled due to an emergency (i.e., weather or other emergency situation).
Management Council Action:
	Approved the recommendation.
10.	ISSUE:	Squad and Travel Party Sizes (Women’s Ice Hockey, Women’s Rowing, Women’s Water Polo).
Committee’s Recommendation:
	That the squad and travel parties be established as follows for the newly established Division III championship: Women’s Ice Hockey: 21 and 26; Women’s Rowing: 21 and 25; Women’s Water Polo: 16 and 19.
Management Council Action:
	Approved the recommendation.
11.	ISSUE:	Waiver Request from Atlantic Women’s Colleges Conference (AWCC).
Committee’s Recommendation:
	That the AWCC’s request for a waiver of Bylaw 31.3.4.2 (c) [Seven active member requirement to receive automatic qualification] be denied, per the Championships Committee’s authority outlined in Bylaw 31.1.1.
Management Council Action:
	Supported the recommendation to deny the waiver.

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

1.	ISSUE:	Recommendation (Men’s and Women’s Track and Field).
Committee’s Action:
	Remand to the Track and Field Committee for reconsideration the recommendation to require institutions to have their outdoor tracks surveyed after initial construction and after each resurfacing, and that institutions have portable indoor tracks surveyed before the first competition each year and permanent indoor tracks surveyed after each resurfacing.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
2.	ISSUE:	Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports.
Committee’s Action:
	The committee received the report of the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
3.	ISSUE:	Championships Travel.
Committee’s Action:
	The committee requested Worldtek Travel, as a cost savings initiative, to provide information regarding potential savings when expanding the current mileage restriction on air travel from 400 to 500 miles. Estimated savings when moving from 400 to 500 miles, in a one year cycle was approximately $149,000 and when moving from 400 to 450 miles was approximately $100,000. The committee will study the issue further.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information, and noted importance for the Budget Committee.

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