SUPPLEMENT NO. 16

DIII Presidents Council 4/02

DIVISION III STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Summary of Recommendations

ACTION ITEM – MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ONLY

1.	ISSUE:	SAAC/Management Council Joint Meeting.
Management Council Action:
	The Council discussed plans for the July 2002 joint meeting and requested SAAC input on the following: a. Amend format to be creative and interactive. Identify four issues for progressive roundtable discussions and table reports. b. Explore the possibility of engaging in community service activity with SAAC. c. Recommend casual dress. d. Later start time.

ITEMS OF INFORMATION

1.	ISSUE:	SAAC Project Teams.
Committee Action:
	The committee agreed to eliminate the amateurism project team after the 2002 Convention. In addition, the committee agreed to create a playing and practice seasons project team to review current legislation.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
2.	ISSUE:	Division III Student-Athlete Issues.
Committee Action:
	The committee discussed various student-athlete issues in Division III, including: a. Championships opportunities for men’s volleyball. b. Trust gap. c. Permissible practice start dates for each sport. d. Weekly time limitations for countable athletics-related activities in the traditional and nontraditional seasons. e. Postgraduate participation. f. Scrimmage exemptions. g. Participation with coaches on the same team during the summer. h. Missed class time by student-athletes. i. Administration going overboard on hazing and sportsmanship. The committee was directed to obtain feedback from student-athletes, coaches and administrators on these issues for discussion at future meetings.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
3.	ISSUE:	Association-Wide Issues.
Committee Action:
	a. Health insurance program for student-athletes. The committee discussed the health insurance feasibility study for student-athletes. The committee also discussed the inclusion of insurance for international student-athletes. b. Trust gap. The committee discussed the issue and its relevance to Division III. Recognition was given to the 2001 convention forum topic, “Building Communication Between Student-Athletes, Coaches and Administrators.” The committee agreed that the trust gap is a definite Association-wide issue. The committee recommended adding the trust gap to the Division III Regional Leadership Conference discussion topics. c. Voluntary athletics activities. The committee discussed the impact of voluntary athletics activities for student-athletes. The committee agreed to forward the issue to its playing and practice seasons project team.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
4.	ISSUE:	Attendance Policy.
Committee Action:
	The committee reviewed its current committee meeting attendance policy. The committee agreed to change the meeting attendance policy as follows: Committee members are required to reply to the staff liaisons of their meeting attendance no less than 30 days prior to the meeting start date. For special circumstances, the committee member must contact the staff liaisons for approval. The penalty for failure to comply with the 30-day policy will result in the committee member not being permitted to attend the meeting.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
5.	ISSUE:	SAAC 2002-04 Strategic Plan.
Committee Action:
	The committee reviewed and updated its strategic plan.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
6.	ISSUE:	SAAC/Conference Partnership Program.
Committee Action:
	The committee reviewed and updated its conference partner program, which includes the identification of SAAC members to communicate with Division III independents.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association

April 15, 2002 BB/DTD:skt