NCAA SPORTSMANSHIP AND ETHICAL CONDUCT COMMITTEE

Summary of Recommendations

ACTION ITEM – MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ONLY

ISSUE:		Election of New Chair.
Committee Recommendation:
	Approve the election of Chandra Bierwirth of Marist College to succeed Bob Frederick, University of Kansas, as committee chair. Ms. Bierwirth’s term will begin in September 2002.
Management Council Action:
Approved the recommendation.

ITEMS OF INFORMATION

1.	ISSUE:	Team Sportsmanship Award.
Committee Action:
	The committee shall recommend to the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet and NCAA Divisions II and III Management Councils that the NCAA present a sportsmanship award to one institution in each NCAA championship sport from each division that qualified for a NCAA-sponsored championship. A formal recommendation with supporting rationale to approve the measure, effective for the 2003-04 academic year, will be set forth in more detail in the committee’s November report.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
2.	ISSUE:	Institution of Character Award.
Committee Action:
	The committee is considering the establishment of an “Institution of Character” award program, beginning with the 2003-04 academic year, to recognize institutions whose teams exhibit a commitment to sportsmanship. Winners of this award must be nominated by their conference. No more than one institution per conference may be nominated. The committee will present a formal recommendation with supporting rationale to the governance structure in the committee’s November report.

Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
3.	ISSUE:	Committee to be More Active as the Conscience of the Association.
Committee Action:
	The committee voted to become more assertive in reacting on behalf of the Association to situations or events that clearly depict unethical and unsportsmanlike behavior.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
4.	ISSUE:	Statement on the Use of American Indian Mascots, Nicknames and Logos.
Committee Action:
	The committee endorsed a statement discouraging member institutions from using American Indian mascots, nicknames and logos. The statement was forwarded to the NCAA’s Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee in preparation for that committee’s report on this issue to the NCAA Executive Committee.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
5.	ISSUE:	Gamesmanship vs. Sportsmanship.
Committee Action:
	A written communication will be sent to the chief executive officers (CEOs) and directors of athletics of all member institutions, and CEOs of all coaching associations, urging them to emphasize to their institutional employees and/or organization members the distinction between gamesmanship (attempts to gain improper advantages that are not explicitly prohibited by the rules) and sportsmanship. The committee believes that gamesmanship has replaced sportsmanship as a guiding principle of fair play and competition, and that it undermines the character-building aspects of athletics.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.

6.	ISSUE:	Sportsmanship Tool Kit CD-ROM.
Committee Action:
	A written communication will be sent to CEOs and directors of athletics urging them to use the information on sportsmanship contained in the sportsmanship tool kit CD-ROM.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.