RELATED TO
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
SUPPLEMENT NO. 13

 

DIVISION III PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS SUBCOMMITTEE

 

Summary of Recommendations

 

ACTION ITEMS – MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ONLY

 

1.  ISSUE:

Modification of Wording – NCAA Bylaw 17.5.8.2 (Maximum Number of Student-athletes on Outside Team - Basketball).

Subcommittee Recommendation:

 

Modify Bylaw 17.5.8.2 to indicate that there are no limits on the number of student-athletes with eligibility remaining in intercollegiate basketball who may practice or compete out of the season on an outside, amateur basketball team.

 

Management Council Action:

 

Approved sponsorship of legislation based on intent.

 

2.  ISSUE:

Modification of Wording – Bylaws 17.19.3 (First Contest or Date of Competition) and 17.19.5.1.1 (Scrimmages/Exhibition Games – Soccer).

Subcommittee Recommendation:

 

Modify Bylaws 17.19.3 and 17.19.5.1.1 to clarify that the one date of unlimited scrimmages in the soccer preseason practice period per Bylaw 17.19.3 counts as one of the three allowable scrimmages per Bylaw 17.19.5.1.1.

 

Management Council Action:

 

Approved sponsorship of legislation based on intent.

 

3.  ISSUE:

Baseball Innings.

Subcommittee Recommendation:

 

Charge NCAA staff to explore options to limit a baseball game or scrimmage to nine innings through three avenues:  legislation; consultation with the Baseball Playing Rules Committee; and consultation with the Baseball Committee. The staff shall report back to the Management Council in January on this issue.

 

Management Council Action:

 

Approved the recommendation for baseball and included the sport of softball.  The Council noted that the review should include nontraditional seasons and scrimmages.  The Council requested that the subcommittee also consider legislation to permit one date of unlimited scrimmages, consistent with soccer.

 

 

ITEMS OF INFORMATION

                                                                                                        

1.  ISSUE:

Review of 2004 Convention Proposals. 

Subcommittee Action:

 

The subcommittee reviewed and refined its position statements for the Official Notice.

 

·                    2-64 Playing and Practice Seasons – Nontraditional Segment – Elimination of Contests.  The subcommittee prefers Presidents Council Proposal No. 2-61 (Playing and Practice Seasons – Length of Seasons and Contest Limits) which gives flexibility to amount of games played in the nontraditional segment.

·                    2-65 Playing and Practice Seasons – Annual Exemptions. The subcommittee supports the concepts presented in this proposal, provided the independent tournaments are conducted in a reasonable length of time (within one week) and conclude by the NCAA championships selection date for the sport.

·                    2-66 Playing and Practice Seasons – Exception to First Contest Date – Exhibition Contests – Basketball.  The subcommittee supports this proposal.

·                    2-68 Playing and Practice Seasons – Track and Field – Maximum Contest Limitations – Multi-day Events.  The subcommittee supports this proposal.

·                    2-62 Playing and Practice Seasons – Length of the Playing Season. The subcommittee prefers Presidents Council Proposal No. 2-61 (Playing and Practice Seasons – Length of Seasons and Contest Limits), which reduces both weeks and contests.2-63 Playing and Practice Seasons – Nontraditional Segment – Practice and Contest Limitations.  The subcommittee prefers Proposal No. 2-61 (Playing and Practice Seasons – Length of Seasons and Contest Limits).

 

The Subcommittee reconsidered each of the Presidents Council-sponsored playing and practice seasons proposals for the 2004 Convention and did not recommend any amendments to amendments.

 

·                    2-60 Playing and Practice Seasons – Coaching Activities Outside the Playing Season.

·                    2-61 Playing and Practice Seasons – Length of Season and Contest Limits.

·                    2-67 Playing and Practice Seasons – Elimination of the Out-of-Season Exception.

 

Management Council Action:

 

Accepted the information.

2.  ISSUE:

Speaker Assignments for 2004 Convention Proposals.

Subcommittee Recommendation:

 

The subcommittee made the following tentative Management Council speaker assignments for the 2004 Convention.

 

·                    2-64 Playing and Practice Seasons – Nontraditional Segment – Elimination of Contests (Argo)

·                    2-65 Playing and Practice Seasons – Annual Exemptions. (Harshaw, Strockbine)

·                    2-66 Playing and Practice Seasons – Exception to First Contest Date – Exhibition Contests – Basketball. (Coffey)

·                    2-68 Playing and Practice Seasons – Track and Field – Maximum Contest Limitations – Multi-day Events. (Harper)

·                    2-62 Playing and Practice Seasons – Length of the Playing Season. (Harshaw)

·                    2-63 Playing and Practice Seasons – Nontraditional Segment – Practice and Contest Limitations.  (Coffey)

·                    2-60 Playing and Practice Seasons – Coaching Activities Outside the Playing Season. (Harper)

·                    2-61 Playing and Practice Seasons – Length of Season and Contest Limits. (Argo, Harper)

·                    2-67 Playing and Practice Seasons – Elimination of Out-of-Season Exception. (Zotos)

 

Management Council Action:

 

Accepted the information.

 

3.  ISSUE:

Review of Preseason Acclimatization for All Sports. 

Subcommittee Recommendation:

 

The subcommittee reviewed the fall sport acclimatization model contained in the October 2003 report of the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sport. The subcommittee recommends forwarding this model to each of the sport committees to gather sport specific feedback for review by the subcommittee in April 2004.

 

Management Council Action:

 

Accepted the information.