SUPPLEMENT NO. 8

DIII Presidents Council 4/02

DIVISION III PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS SUBCOMMITTEE

Summary of Recommendations

PRESIDENTS COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS

1.	ISSUE:	Maximum Limitations – Women’s Ice Hockey (NCAA Bylaws 17.13.5.1 and 17.13.5.2.
Subcommittee Recommendation:
	Sponsor legislation to amend Bylaws 17.13.5.1 and 17.13.5.2 to reduce the maximum number of contests in the sport of women’s ice hockey to 25.
Management Council Recommendation:
	Sponsor the legislation. The Council also recommends related communication with sports committees and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
2.	ISSUE:	Length of Playing Season – Track and Field Indoor/Outdoor (Bylaw 17.25.1).
Subcommittee Recommendation:
	Sponsor legislation to amend Bylaw 17.25.1 to specify that an institution that sponsors indoor track and field but not outdoor track and field (or vice versa) is limited to a playing and practice season of 21 weeks.
Management Council Recommendation:
	Sponsor the legislation. The Council also recommends related communication with sports committee and to include the editorial revisions to Bylaws 17.25.5.1 and 17.25.5.2 to clarify that the maximum limitations in the sport of track and field apply to both indoor and outdoor combined rather than separately. (Supplement No. 13, Action Item No. 1)

ACTION ITEMS – MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ONLY

1.

ISSUE:

Playing and Practice Seasons Model – Option No. 1.

Subcommittee Recommendation:

Send communication to all Division III sports committee and applicable coaches associations for feed back on Option No. 1.

OPTION 1
	FALL	WINTER	SPRING
Traditional segment	9 weeks + practice opportunities	14 weeks + practice opportunities	9 weeks + practice opportunities
Pre-season practice opportunities	20	20	20
Contests/Dates	Average of 1 to 2 per week	Average of 1 to 2 per week	Average of 1 to 2 per week
Nontraditional segment	5 weeks with max. 4 contests/dates	N/A	5 weeks with max. 4 contests/dates
Total playing season length	14 weeks + practice opportunities	14 weeks + practice opportunities	14 weeks + practice opportunities
9 weeks determined by counting back from selection day for the applicable NCAA Championship.

Management Council Action:

Endorsed the communication and circulation of the model as amended, noting the importance of communication with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

INFORMATIONAL ITEM

1.	ISSUE:	Playing and Practice Seasons Models – Option Nos. 2 and 3.
Subcommittee Recommendation:
	The subcommittee agreed to remove Option No.2 from consideration, as the model does not accomplish the desired goals of clarifying and standardizing NCAA Bylaw 17. The subcommittee also tabled Option No. 3 (originally requested by the Management Council) but agreed to review it in the context of discussions regarding the future of Division III. The subcommittee noted that Option No. 3 represents a dramatic change to Bylaw 17 with the elimination of all competition in the nontraditional segment. The subcommittee also noted the possible development of an “Option No. 4” (elimination of nontraditional segment) as part of the joint subcommittee’s discussions.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association

April 15, 2002 BB/DTD:skt