V.

DIVISION III STRATEGIC-PLANNING PRIORITIES – 2002-04

BOLD – In Progress

CAPS – Priority 2002-03

1.      Student-Athlete Welfare.

 

a.      Championship issues.

 

(1)     Access to championships.

 

(a) Review per diems.

 

(b) REVIEW CHAMPIONSHIPS ACCESS FOR TEAM SPORTS.

 

(c) REVIEW CONCEPT OF AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS FOR INDIVIDUAL/TEAM SPORTS AND/OR OTHER POSSIBLE FIELD SIZE ENHANCEMENTS.

 

(d) REVIEW PRINCIPLES AND STRUCTURE OF CHAMPIONSHIPS RELATED TO THE FUTURE OF DIVISION III.

 

(2)   Review and enhance student-athlete championships experience.

 

(a)         Review goals and purpose of Division III championships (e.g., equity, publicity, missed class time).

 

(b)         REVIEW POLICIES FOR HOSTING AND PREDETERMINED SITES.

 

(c) Review sports festival concept.

 

b.      Health and safety issues.

 

(1)     Identify and promote significant health and safety issues.

 

(2)     Coordinate educational programs for members regarding the use of substances that enhance performance.

 

(3)     EVALUATE MEMBERSHIP INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES (e.g. COACHES’ EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON ISSUES RELATED TO S/A CONDITIONING TECHNIQUES/METHODS; CONFERENCE-WIDE MEETINGS FOR MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND ATHLETIC TRAINERS; CPR TRAINING FOR ATHLETICS PERSONNEL; NUTRITION AND PERFORMANCE ENHANCING SUBSTANCES SEMINARS.

(4)     MONITOR DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIAL STUDENT-ATHLETE INSURANCE INITIATIVE.

 

c.      Amateurism.

 

·        IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR NEW AMATEURISM LEGISLATION.

 

d.      Other educational initiatives.

 

(1)     IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR STUDENT-ATHLETE REGIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES (NOVEMBER/JANUARY).

 

(2)     EVALUATE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS STUDENT-ATHLETE WELFARE.

 

 

2.   Membership Requirements, Education and Compliance.

 

a.      Implement educational initiatives.

 

·        EVALUATE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBERSHIP EDUCATION.

 

b.      Review role of conferences related to membership issues.

 

(1)     Discuss possible conference-based educational initiatives.

 

(2)     Facilitate annual Division III commissioners meeting in Indianapolis.

 

c.      Monitor and analyze growth and membership characteristics.

 

(1)     Analyze sports sponsorship data.

 

(2)     Monitor progress of provisional members.

 

(3)     Monitor membership growth.

 

(4)     IMPLEMENT EXPLORATORY YEAR AND EVALUATE NEW PROVISIONAL MEMBER EDUCATION PROGRAM.

 

d.      REVIEW PRINCIPLES, STRUCTURE AND LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS OF MEMBERSHIP RELATED TO THE FUTURE OF DIVISION III.

 

(1)     REVIEW PRINCIPLES AND LEGISLATIVE RQUIREMENTS REGARDING PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS RELATED TO THE FUTURE OF DIVISION III.

 

(2)     REVIEW PRINCIPLES AND LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY AND RECRUITING RELATED TO THE FUTURE OF DIVISION III.

 

e.      Financial aid issues.

 

·        Promote consistent application of financial aid legislation.

 

(a) DEVELOP WEB-BASED FINANCIAL AID AUDIT TECHNOLOGY AND SUBMISSION PROCESS.

 

(b) EVALUATE MEMBERSHIP PRACTICES THROUGH PILOT AUDIT PROCESS.  (2003 AND 2004)

 

(c) ADOPT, IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR AUDIT PROCESS AND RELATED LEGISLATION.

 

(d) EVALUATE FINANCIAL AID PRINCIPLES AND LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE FUTURE OF DIVISION III.

 

 

3.   Communication and Technology Initiatives.

 

a.      Improve interactive communication with national office (e.g., Web page, NCAA Online).

 

b.      MONITOR AND EVALUATE DIVISION III TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES.

 

c.      IDENTIFY WAYS TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATION WITH DIVISION III CONSTITUENTS, ESPECIALLY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

 

d.      Evaluate Web-based system for submission of Division III initiatives (conference technology and SAAC grants; initiative grants).

 

e.      Identify ways to enhance Association-wide communication.

 

 

4.   Diversity.

 

a.      Promote educational initiatives among key NCAA, Division III, conference and campus constituent groups.

 

b.      Promote gender and ethnic diversity within conferences and athletics departments.

 

(1)     Evaluate data on hiring and promotion of women and minority interns, coaches, senior woman administrators, faculty athletics representatives and administrators.

 

(2)     Evaluate NCAA data on participation of women and minority student-athletes in Division III.

 

(3)     IMPLEMENT DIVISION III NCAA FELLOWS PROGRAM.

 

c.      EVALUATE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS DIVERSITY.

 

 

5.      Enhance Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct.

 

a.      Pursue opportunities to promote positive sportsmanship and ethical conduct – promote Division III submission of nominees for Sportspersons of the Year award.

 

b.      EVALUATE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS SPORTSMANSHIP AND ETHICAL CONDUCT.

 

 

6.      Enhance Division III Identity.

 

a.      Pursue greater publicity for Division III.

 

b.      CLARIFY AND PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES UNDER NEW CHAMPIONSHIPS BROADCAST AGREEMENTS.

 

c.      CLARIFY AND IMPLEMENT BROADCASTING, BRANDING AND PROMOTIONS INITIATIVES.

 

d.      CLARIFY RELATIONSHIP WITH CORPORATE PARTNERS.

 

e.      EDUCATE THE MEMBERSHIP AND RELATED CONSTITUENCIES ON THE NCAA PUBLIC AFFAIRS PLAN – ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION OF “NCAA CHAMPIONS.”

7.      NCAA Governance Process.

 

a.      Monitor and refine budget process.

 

(1)     EVALUATE ESTABLISHED 20 PERCENT RESERVE AND MONITOR INTERIM 15 PERCENT RESERVE.

 

(2)     MONITOR AND EVALUATE CHAMPIONSHIPS BASE BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS THROUGH STAFF MONITORING OF EACH CHAMPIONSHIP.

 

(3)     PERFORM QUARTERLY MONITORING OF BUDGET-TO-ACTUALS AND REPORT TO CHAMPIONSHIPS COMMITTEE AND MANAGEMENT AND PRESIDENTS COUNCILS.

 

(4)     MONITOR AND EVALUATE BUDGET FOR NONCHAMPIONSHIPS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES.

 

(5)     Develop championships contingency fund.

 

 

b.      Consider ways to strengthen the NCAA as an Association.

 

(1) Enhance communication with Association-wide committees.

 

(2) SPONSOR ASSOCIATION-WIDE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS AT 2003 CONVENTION.

 

c.      Educate membership regarding NCAA governance structure.  Better define role of the following in the structure:

 

(1)     Chief executive officers.

 

(2)     Faculty athletics representatives.

 

(3)     Senior woman administrators.

 

(4)     Student-athletes.

 

(a) Monitor SAAC representation on all Association-wide and Division III general committees.

 

 

(b) Monitor new term-limit legislation – limit service beyond expiration of eligibility.

 

d.      Legislative deregulation.

 

(1)     Evaluate legislative calendar.

 

(2)     EVALUATE LEGISLATIVE DATABASE (LSDBi) AND MEMBERSHIP USE.

 

(3)     Review administrative and executive regulations.

 

(4)     EVALUATE NEW USER-FRIENDLY DIVISION III MANUAL.

 

e.      Promote membership acceptance of responsibility, ownership and ac­countability.

 

(1)     PROMOTE SELF-SELECTION OF DIVISION III MEMBERSHIPBASED ON THE DIVISION III PHILOSOPHY AND PRINCIPLES.

 

(2)     PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR CAMPUS AND CONFERENCE DIALOGUE ON THE FUTURE OF DIVISION III.

 

(3)     Other initiatives.

 

f.      Evaluation of governance process.

 

(1)     Ongoing orientation, education and evaluation by committees, including chairs.

 

(2)     Assessment of Division III planning priorities.

 

(3)     Review ongoing structure issues.

 

· Monitor work of Association-wide committees in new struc­ture.

 

· Identify structural issues for fine-tuning.

 

· Periodically review structural issues affecting sports committees.

 

· Monitor new legislation regarding Management Council representation on Division III general committees.

 

8.                  Future of Division III – Role of Athletics – Specific initiatives are included in the previous sections: 1 -Student-athlete welfare; 2 - Membership Requirements; 3 – Communication and Technology Initiatives and 7 – NCAA Governance Process.