SUMMARY OF ACTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS
NCAA DIVISION III MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
MEETING
NCAA DIVISION III PRESIDENTS COUNCIL
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Committee on Competitive Safeguards
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SUMMARY OF ACTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS
NCAA DIVISION III MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
MEETING
NCAA DIVISION III PRESIDENTS COUNCIL
MEETING
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ISSUE: Medical Access at Championships. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Supported in principle and forwarded to
Division III Championships Committee the recommendation to improve medical access in all sports and provide
three passes designated for medical credentialed personnel (certified
athletic trainer/physician) for each NCAA championship, noting that the
designation of three passes may be altered. |
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ISSUE: Championship Drug Testing. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Accepted
the information that the committee will seek an increase in funding for championship
drug testing through the internal inflationary budget process, and seek to
institute drug testing as a budget consideration for future championship
expansion plans. The council
noted that the expansion at existing championships would be an Association-Wide
expense; however, new Division III championships would require divisional
resources. |
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ISSUE: Drug-Education and Testing Program
Evaluation. |
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Committee Action: |
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Accepted the information that the committee approved supporting a proposal
from Dr. Gary Green to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to provide
assessment, at no cost to the NCAA, of NCAA drug-education and testing
programs. This support would
include committee members being available for interviews and a letter of
support from NCAA president Myles Brand. |
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ISSUE: |
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Management Council Action: |
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Accepted the information that the committee was informed about the loss of NCAA
funding for the Betty Ford Professional-in-Residence Program, and expressed
its disappointment in the loss of a valuable drug-education program and
concern over the decision to eliminate funding in the face of positive
feedback from member participants. |
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ISSUE: Lacrosse Eyewear Testing. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Accepted
the information that the committee supported US Lacrosse’s efforts to
seek third party testing of eyewear to meet the American Society for Testing
and Materials standard for impact and encourages US Lacrosse to seek avenues
to establish a standard program. |
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ISSUE: Lacrosse Rules. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Accepted
the information that the committee supported US Lacrosse’s suggestion
to develop penalties for student-athletes that intentionally block the ball
with their body on shots taken close to the net and enhance the education of
coaches not to teach such a strategy.
The committee also suggested to US Lacrosse and the NCAA Men’s
Lacrosse Rules Committee that officials should enforce spearing rules and add
a new rule to deter helmet-to-helmet contact and violent collisions with a
severe penalty to the student-athlete initiating contact as determined by the
official. |
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ISSUE: Goal Posts Safety. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Accepted the information that the committee discussed the impact of goal
posts on injury rates and potential for injury, and the safety benefits
versus cost benefit of changing posts from wood and metal to vinyl or padded
posts. The committee will
continue to monitor the injury rates, and begin evaluating for time loss and
non-time loss injuries. |
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ISSUE: Field Hockey – Head injury. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Accepted the information that the committee suggested sending a letter from
the committee to United States Field Hockey Association (USFHA) noting injury
rates to the head. The committee
suggested the NCAA Field Hockey Committee work with equipment manufacturers
to develop eyewear to promote an extended view to benefit student-athletes in
field hockey that provides optimal protection. In addition, the committee suggested
listing eyewear and gloves as permissive equipment in the sport rules book. |
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ISSUE: Preseason Models. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Accepted the information that the committee discussed sport-specific
feedback of the fall sport preseason model and revised the model that allows
for more institutional and sport specific autonomy. |
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ISSUE: Medical Care. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Accepted the information that the committee noted NCAA bylaw inconsistencies
for pre-participation exam and medical coverage requirements for summer conditioning
in football. This is not required
for any other sport at any other time of the year. |
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ISSUE: |
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Management
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Accepted the information that the committee received an update regarding
the Executive Coaching Program originally scheduled to occur January 2005 in
conjunction with the AFCA Convention.
The committee noted that this year’s base budget allocation of
$180,000 is not sufficient to run all three coaching programs. The committee agreed to delay the
start of the Executive Coaching Program until January 2006 unless additional
funds are secured. |
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ISSUE: Race and Gender Demographics
Report. |
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Council Action: |
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Accepted the information that the committee reviewed the results of the
2003-04 Race and Gender Demographics of NCAA member institutions’
athletics personnel. The
committee expressed disappointment in the decline in opportunities for ethnic
minority coaches and administrators.
The committee noted that the report only included numbers from
African-American coaches and administrators. The committee requested that future studies include numbers for
all ethnic minorities. The
committee identified the following strategies to assist with improving these
numbers: (1) invite search firms to present to MOIC in order to evaluate
their identification process; (2) analyze the steps and procedures used on
campuses when vacancies occur; and (3) continue to build a list of capable
candidates through the NCAA Employment Registry and other professional
development programs. |
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ISSUE: NCAA Employment Registry. |
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Council Action: |
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Accepted the information that the committee received
an update regarding the NCAA’s Employment Registry; a site designed to
match employers with prospective employees when intercollegiate
athletics’ vacancies occur. Employers will be available to search for
potential employees by using various search criteria. Staff discussed a potential
partnership with Monster.com that could delay the start of the program by a
couple of months. |
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ISSUE: NCAA Leadership Institute for Ethnic
Minority Males/Females. |
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Council Action: |
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Accepted the information
that the committee discussed the
Leadership Institute for Ethnic-Minority Females. This institute will begin with its
first class in June 2005. The
female institute will occur for three consecutive years then commence with an
annual rotation with the male institute.
The committee is currently reviewing appropriate criteria for
admission into the program. The
committee invited members from the Committee on Women’s Athletics to
participate in the development of the institute by serving on the selection
committee and identifying potential program
facilitators. |
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ISSUE: Office of Diversity and Inclusiveness. |
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Council Action: |
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Accepted the information that the committee received
an update on the NCAA’s office of diversity and inclusiveness (ODI). The ODI was created to advocate for a
future without barriers, develop an atmosphere with a common purpose, value
all voices and create active dialogue. The benefits of ODI include individual
empowerment, increased productivity and retention of high-performing
employees. The committee was
encouraged to begin incorporating the efforts of ODI into its mission and
objectives. |
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ISSUE: Subcommittee
Assignments. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Accepted
the information that the committee reviewed its current subcommittee
assignments and made the following additions: 1) George Bright to |
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MC SUPPLEMENT
NO. 3 Staff
Liaisons: Strawley; Walters Other
Staff: Fagan; Krah; Williams |
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