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The NCAA August 17,1983,-. Volume 20 Number 28 ._Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association -.-- 1983-84 NCAA revenue: 64.8 percent will come from Division I 1983-84 NCAA expenses: 60.2 percent of total will be returned Budget Men’s Basketball Championship directly to member institutions gains. approval 1 Member institutions will receive more than 60 percent in direct pay- ments alone of the total 1983-84 NCAA budget, which was approved at the August 15-16 meeting of the Executive Committee in Denver, Colorado. The Executive Committee approved a record budget of 536.656.000, of which 60.2 percent will be returned directly to member institutions A. LIivision I Men’s Basketball Champwn\htp. 623.755.100 64.8% A. Championrhlpr dl\trlbutlon of net receipts. .......... $14.475.400 A complete report 01 the Exec- R. Champlonthlps transportation guarantees ........... 6363.800 B. Football telev~smn assessments 5.OXI.HOO 13.9 utive Committee meeting will be C. Champiunshipr per diem ~I1owances . 1,19.5.400 D. C‘hamplonshlps game expense ..................... 1.518.400 4. I C. Other DIVISION I champion,hnps _. _. _. _. 3.350.900 91 included in the August 31 issue of t . Ixgal . .................................. I .5IxJ.OtM 4. I F. Enforcement department 3.9 The NCAA News, as will a detailed D Marketmg........ ________..____.____................ l.134.oon 3 I ........................... I ,434.OOn report of the August 17-19 meetings G Puhli,hing department ............................. I .3s4.o00 3.1 H Communlcatmns deparlmenl. ............ I .070.700 29 of the NCAA Council and steering E. Diviwn II champmnships _. 946,000 2.h I. Admlnlstratmn department 1,041,ooa 2.8 F. Publishing....~....................................... 649.ooa IX J. I-unded Operating Reserve .......................... l,ooO.Ixx) 2.7 K General .......................................... 957.ooo 2.6 through championships transporta- G Investments _. 575.OoO I6 L Champmnshlps department ......................... 883.ooo 24 tion guarantees, earned per diem M. Promotion ...................................... 774.OOo 21 H. Telev~uon-Fllmr . ..__ 447,cw I.2 allowances and distributions of net N. Committees .................................... 754,ooo 2. I 0 Development ............... 606,000 I7 I. Miscellaneous. 373,200 I.0 receipts. P Televismn-Films ............................... 504.300 I .4 458,ooo Member institutions will receive J Dwsion III champmnrhtps _. _. 3 10,lmo 0.8 Q. Marketing. ....................................... I.2 $14,475,400, or 39.5 percent of the R. L,egislative servtces ................................ 389,OoO I.1 budget, from receipts of 1983-84 K Communications 34.Lwo 0. I S. Rent ............................................. 378,ooo IO championships. An additional ... %6,363,800 will be returned to the ments in football. from last year. Television assessments directly to NCAA member mstltu- costs for all championships and set membership in transportation guaran- Projected revenue from the Divi- from footbal\ is up only S550.800, [ions. the football television assessment tees, and $1,195,000 will be dis- sion I Men’s Basketball Champion- compared with the $2,197,X00 hike In other fmanclal matters, the for the remainder of the 1982-1985 tributed through earned per diem ship is %23,755,100, nearly 65 percent the previous year when additional Executive Committee continued to NCAA Football Television Plan. allowances. of the Association’s 1983-84 revenue. packages with CBS and Turner make allocations toward its goal of The committee voted to continue The record budget is up 164.615,000 Another %5,081,800, or 13.9 percent Broadcasting System Inc., were having one year’s essential services the seven percent assessment figure from last year, an increase of 14.8 of the budget, will come from football added. in reserve. The committee made allo- for 1983. The figure will decrease to percent. Virtually all of the increase television assessments. The 1983-84 budget is balanced so cations from excess receipts and the 6% percent in 1984 and six percent in will come from additional revenues Revenue from all Division I cham- expenses for the coming year also general operating budget. 1985. The football television assess- from the Division I Men’s Basketball pionships in 1983-X4 is projected at are projected at %36,656,000, nearly The committee also approved the ment is based on funds needed to run Championship and television assess- $27,106,000, an increase ofS3,638,000 two-thirds of which is returned payment of guaranteed transportation the Association. Sport s contest, date Academic limits recommended research Restrictions on the number of participate in tournaments that in- contests in teams sports and playing volve multiple abbreviated contests dates in individual sports were recom- on the same day; thus, volleyball and firm named mended by the Special Committee water polo were treated like individual Advanced Technology, Incor- on Legislative Review at its August sports with restrictions on the number porated, will conduct the NCAA- 8-9 meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. of dates of competition. sponsored research on academic rem The committee recommended that Following are the committee’s re- quircmcnts that is being coordinated the Council sponsor legislation IO commendations for limitations on by the Special Committee on establish limitations on the number the number of contests in team sports Academic Research. The special of contests or competition dates on in any one year: baseball&Division committee sclccted the Reston, sport-by-sport and division-by-divi- I, 60; Division II, 50; Division III, Virginia, firm after interviewing sion bases, effective August I, 1985. 40; field hockey-19; ice hockey- representatives from three organi- Limitations were proposed by the Division 1, 34; Division II, 32; zations at its meeting August 13-14 commlttee in all NCAA champion- Division HI, 28; lacrosse- 19; soft- in Chicago. The recommendation ship sports in which limitations do ball&Division 1,60; Division II, 50; was confirmed August I5 by the not already exist. Currently, onljr Division III, 30. NCAA Executive Committee. football, basketball and soccer have Following are the committee’s NCAA Research Coordinator Eric restrictions on the number of contests. recommendations for limitations on D. Zemper said that Advanced Tech- In team sports, except for water the number of competitlon dates in nology was sensitive to the problems polo and volleyball, limitations were individual sports (and volleyball and concerning Proposal No. 48’s pro- based on the number of contests. In water polo) in any one year: cross visions and was eager to cooperate those two sports, institutions may country 9; fencing- 12; golf-Divi- with the committee. The committee sionr I-II, 30; Division III, 20; believed that any of the three finalists gymnastics-Divisions I-II, 15; was capable of conducting the re- In the News Dlvislon III, 12; rifle- 14; skiing- search but that Advanced ‘I‘ech- The challenges facing women’s Divisions I-II, 14; Division 111, 12; nology’s experience is best suited for athletics center on who will have swimming-Division I, 24; Division the NCAA project. control and supervision, an adminis- I I, 20; Division I I I, 16; tennis-Divi- The next step in the $200,000 trator claims _. _. 2 sion I, 35; Division II, 30; Division prolect will occur August 23 when Student-athletes find some of their III, 26; indoor/outdoor track 24; thecommittee meets with the primary biggest rewards come as a result of volleyball&Divlsion I, 35; Division investigators from Advanced Tech- being involved in the Volunteers for II, 30; Division III, 24; water polo- nolonv. A general overview of the Youth program. _. _. 3 Divisions I-II, 23; Division III, 18; Foot ball preview project and-a detailed discussion of wrestling- Division I, 21; Divisions problems and potential solutions are Despite a widely held belief, not 11-111,20. Notre Dame quarterback Blair Kiel sets up behind,fullhack planned. all varsity sports require heavy finan- Although limitations exist in soccer Mark Brooks as the 1983 collegiate football season gets under Data collection will be initiated by cial commitment from the athletics on the number of contests that can way. The Newspreviews the season in Divisions I-A, I-AA, II the NCAA this fall when chief department _. _, . _. Y See Sports, page I2 and III on pages 4-8. See Academic, page 12 2 August 17. 1983 The NCAA Comment Women’s sports programs face pivotal issues By S. Patricia Walden The advent of Title IX in the early 70s produced a flurry of the coaching field. Women also must take every opportunity When the history of the 1970s is written, one area that will activity that resulted in sweeping opportunities for all ages of to expose themselves to the circumstances that will enhance not be ignored is the growth and development of athletics for girls and women in athletics. These opportunities helped to their coaching skills. women. In a relatively short time, sport for females has been move women into positions of leadership. But as the years The correlation between improved coaching and enhancing taken from the playground to the gymnasium. The struggle have passed, women have been reluctant to take the respon- women’s athletics as a viable entertainment product is impor- for this development, in many cases, has been long and very sibility that is required to maintain these leadership positions. tant. The logical line of reasoning is that as the coaching hard. Although many challenges were confronted during the There currently exists a situation in which men increasingly improves, the performance of players will improve, thus past decade, the new struggle has moved from one of creating are assuming the leadership roles in women’s athletics. Many increasing the entertainment value of women’s athletics.