SUPPLEMENT NO. 11

DIII Presidents Council 1/02

DIVISION III AMATEURISM TASK FORCE

Summary of Recommendations

PRESIDENTS COUNCIL ACTION ITEM

1.	ISSUE:	Convention Vote – Proposal Nos. 40-44.
Task Force Recommendation:
	That if the seasons-of- competition rule (Proposal 40) is defeated, then Proposal Nos. 41-44 should be withdrawn.
Management Council Recommendation:
	Approve the recommendation. The Council also recommends that if Proposal No. 40 is adopted and Proposal Nos. 41-44 are defeated, Proposal No. 40 be reconsidered and withdrawn or defeated.

ACTION ITEM – MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ONLY

1.	ISSUE:	Operation Gold Grants.
Task Force Recommendation:
	Clarify Proposal No. NC-7 Amateurism – Operation Gold Grants – to state that funds received by a student-athlete pursuant to the Operation Gold program shall not be included when determining the permissible amount of a full grant-in-aid or the cost of attendance for a student-athlete.
Management Council Action:
	Approved the clarification.

ITEM OF INFORMATION

1.	ISSUE:	Amateurism Reform Talking Points.
Task Force Action:
	The task force developed the following talking points for Division III Amateurism reform: Philosophical Notion of Amateurism. · Principle of amateurism applies only to student-athletes and intercollegiate sport being an avocation. We have expanded this principle. · Proposals are not an abandonment of amateurism but, rather, bring us back to our principle and create a more objective analysis of pre-enrollment activities. · Definition of amateur; no universal definition that all groups agree to. The world has changed, and we now operate globally. · Salary has been removed; individuals who have truly professionalized themselves will still be ineligible. (Prospect who plays minor league baseball in the summer would accept salary and, thus, be ineligible.) · Cannot legislate through reinstatement process. Seasons-of-Competition Rule. · Catches competition, which would generally rule a prospect ineligible under current NCAA legislation. · Year in residence is needed. Opening the door with other proposals; need to have commitment to education. · Year in residence does not create competitive advantage inasmuch as prospect would be paying for four years of tuition at institution regardless of application of rule. · Seasons-of-competition rule does not begin until the summer following prospect’s high-school graduation; competition during the summer would not trigger the seasons-of-competition rule. · Definition of organized competition will only be triggered if prospect accepts above actual and necessary expenses; American Legion prospect will not trigger rule. Impact Changes Division II. · Adoption of seasons-of-competition rule in Division II could result in older elite impact athletes at Division III level. · Division II saw effects of Division I 21st birthday rule. High-School Concerns. · Salary has been removed. · Prize money; competition is already permissible. Prospects are already engaging in competition. · NCAA not enforcement arm for high schools; need to create legislation that makes sense for NCAA Ice Hockey. · Only trigger the rule if accept above actual and necessary expenses. · Generally, would be ineligible under current rules. · Continuing status quo. Prize Money Versus Salary. · Prize money is awarded based on actual competition and as a result of an individual’s actions, whereas pay to play is a promise entered into based on one’s reputation and is much closer to the concept of an athletics scholarship. · Inconsistent with the Division III philosophy. · Under current NCAA rules, the competition in which prize money can be accepted is permissible, whereas the competition in which salary is received is not. · Allowing the acceptance of prize money does not alter the pool of recruitable Division III student-athletes.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association

January 12, 2002 DTD/BB:skt