Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association January 25, 1995, Volume 32, Number 4 Title IX discussion intensifies on several fronts By Ronald D. Molt dcr-equity dchr. Charles M. Ncinas, CXCG THE NCAA NEWS STAFF utivc director of thr CFA, said the mcrting Complaints to civil rights office double resulted in a lcttrr TO LJ.S. Secretary 01 Several constituent groups in intercolle- Educatio~l Kichard W. Kiley that was undrr- $dte athletics are lobbying lawmaker to rccx- suggest the trend will continue. signed by 22 senators, including the Scnatc majority a~ltl minority leaders and llousr amine Title IX legislation to determine if the A.3 OCR respoffdrs to more complaints original intent of the law is being reflected and conducts an imcreasing number of Irlajority a~ld minority leadership. in the findings of the OffIce for Civil Kights. The U.S. I)epa&ment of ‘&ducation’s reviews of colleges and universities, the w Earlier in January, the AmericaI Since last fall, a number of groups have Ict OiSice f~,&iH2igt;Its has experiemxd a level of anxiety in the NCAA member- Football Coaches Association (AF(:A) COJI- their concerns be known to members of 100 parent iixfF+e in the amU+ s?m- ship likely also will. .rise sharply. eluded its annual convention in Dallas with ii statemclll that it too intends to forward to Congress: her ,qf -Ij$ .EC,+&@&Hs .& tia9. logged Congress. Thar association’s board of trustcrs H In October, a loosely knit coalition of in the pi% sev&al +m, and indka$ons See Gmplaints, page 16 ) is utging J>~~~l;ikrrS to hold a hearing on the nonrevenue sports coaches associations, led fairness of ‘l‘itlc IX intelprct:ilions. The AFCA primarily by the National Wrestling Coaches highlighted &XJ particular areas of con< cm: Association, formulated a position paper and of the Novemhcr elections, the coalition says Football Association (CFA) met with reprr- propofiionahty and thejavits Amendmcllr, a survey and blanketed Congress with its con- it intends to renew its campaign with new law- sentativcs of nearly two dozen U.S. senators cerns. Now, in the wake of dramatic change makers. to express concern that the uniqueness of in Washington’s political landscape as a result n III October, officials of the College football is being igrnored by OCR in the gen- See Title IX, page 6 ) TAKING A DIVE Proposal would require the event to be a part of championships By Gary Brawn ing WcJdd be protected under the schools - by encourqing more of THE NCAA NEWS STAFF new ruling - particularly at the a financial commitment to a confcrcnce level, where some con- required event. Diving leads a double life. ferences have, for a variety of rca- “Swimming coac.hes have limit- sons, chosen to drop diving from As ;I sport at the national level, it ed resources, and it’s been hard for is an exciting Olympic attraction. their championship meets. some to decide where to put them,” As an event at the collegiate level, ‘Forcing change’ Quinn said. “In tough financial however, some coaches think it is times, Ihe temJJhtiOn is to take ~JJ) “Sonic ronfcrenc.es are inter- in troubled waters - and they’re diving, but thal’s dollc for the looking to the rules hook for help. preting ‘mutual consent’ IO bc a wrong reason. It only discriminates simple majority,” said Th0mas.J. against a class of student-athletes This spring, the NCAA Men’s Quinn, diving coach at State and Women’s Swimming Commit- and limits their opportunity to com- University College of New York at pete in their chosen sporr. We need tee rules survey will include a pro- (Portland and vice-chair of the div- posal that would make Rule 84 of to brard against an attitude that it’s ing suhcomrriitler of the Men’s and a trend to rrrnove diving.” the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Women’s Swimming Committee. Swimming and Diving Kulcs a con- “Thar simple Inajotity in some cas- Not necessarily a trend duct rule. Such a change would es is forcing ii policy change on “Diving dots tend to be neglect- require championships meets IO be those schools that want to SUpJ>OII ed,” said Men’s and Women’s conducted according to one of four diving.” Swimming Committee memberJon formats - all of which would Lrderhouse, head coat h at Whca- include diving as a mandatory Quinn introduced the JXOJJOSiI1 ton College (Illinois), a member of event. at the Men’s and Women’s Swim- the College Conference of Illinois ming Committee’s annual meeting Currently, Rule 84 is an admin- and Wisconsin, which has dropped istrative rule that can be altered by in October, where it was referred the three-meter diving event from mutual consent of the competing to the spring survey for mernber- its confercnc e championships institutions. Conduct rules may not ship feedback. meet be changed by mutual consent. Quinn believes making Rule 84 “Some conferences see it (drop- Trend continues The proposal is intended to cur- a conduct rule will compel schools ping diving) as a way to save mon- tail what some coaches believe is a to think twice before cutting diving ey and other schools deemphasize The percentuge of field goals muok by Division I men k bas- trend toward ignoring, or even if it means not being able to score diving in order to move money - ketball players continues to jkll, although the number of diving points at conference cham- eliminating, diving as a viable part to fund an assistant swimming three$oint shots mu& and attempted are on a record pace. of swimming programs, particular- pionships. The fallout also might ly in Divisions II and III. Propo- benefit diving - often choked by Seestoly on midseason scoring trends on page 7. nents of the proposal say that div- tightening purse strings at many See Diving, page 16 b n In the News l On deck News Digest Page 2 n Grant Teoff, executive director of the American January 29- Men’s Water Polo Committee, San Diego February 1 Briefly 3 Football Coaches Association, says the AFCA’s parit- nership with the NFL will help former NFL players February 5-7 Football Rules Committee, Amelia Island, Florida Comment 4 make the transition to a career in college athletics: February 5-7 Special Committee to Oversee Implementation of State legislation 5 Page 3. the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse, Infractions case 6 H A member of the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Clearwater, Florid0 Committee says the 1995 Convention fell short in its Basketball statistics 8 February 6-7 Division Ill Task Force to Review the attempt to fully address studentathlete welfare: Page 4. NCAA Record 12 NCAA Membership Structure, Dallas n An editorial supplement to the News contains the The Market 13 February 6-9 Division Ill Women’s Volleyball Committee, text of all new legislation that became effective upon Key West, Florida Legislative assistance 16 adjournment of the 1995 Convention: Section I. The NCAA News January 25, 1995 -II w-w L A weekly summary of major activities within the Association A 1 away tramr tneira. campus. For more information, see the December 14 issue of The NCAA News. February 15 deadline set for internships, scholarships &chedule of lceydates for February and March 1995 .l‘he deadline for submitting 1995-96 ap- plicadons for the NC& Ethnic Minority and AFCA asks Congress Women’s Internship and Postgraduate Schol- for Title IX hearings arship Programs is February 15. The programs, in their seventh year of ex- The board of directors of the American istence, are part of the enhancement pro- Football Coaches Association has asked Con- grams offered by the NCAA for ethnic mi- gress to hold hearings on the fairness of the norities and women. They were developed Title IX policy interpretation concerning ath- by the NCAA Minority Opportunities and In- letics. terests Committee and the NCAA Commit- A statement by the board said: “The tee on Wotnen’s Athletics, which were AFCA board strongly supports full and fair formed by the Association to address issues access to intercollegiate sports for women of opportunities for ethnic minorities and and is committed to the principles which women in intercollegiate athletics. Those is- FEBRUARY visit o prospect’s educational institution on more prompted passage of Title IX. However, TiL sues focus primarily on athletics adminis- RECRUlllNG thon one calendar day during this period. tle IX has been interpreted in a manner that tration, coaching, officiating and issues di- Men’s Division I basketboll Effective in 1994-95 onl as a result of o is illogical, unfair and contrary to Congres- l-28: Quiet period, except for 20 da s between L ptember 6 action by the X’ CAA Administrative rectly affecting minority and women October 2 1, 1994, and March 15, T 995, cho Committee.) sional intent. Title IX has been carried to student-athletes at the institutional, confer- sen at the discretion of the institution as an evaC 16-22 ______._. .________________._.____ Contact period. lengths never contemplated hy the statute’s ence and national levels. uation period; institutional staff members shall not 23-29 ____________.___.________________..... Dead period. authors, resulting in unforeseen harm to ath- 30-3 1 ____________________..................Dead period. The postgraduate scholarships for ethnic visit a prospect’s educational institution on more letics and educational opportunities for both than one calendar day during this period. Women’s Division I basketball* minorities and women are $6,000 nonre- (Effective in 1994-95 only, as a result of a l-28: Quiet period, except for eight d men and women throughout all levels of col- newable awards for individuals entering their September 6 action by the NCAA Administrative ot the discretion of the institution and lege athletics.” in writing in he office of the firsl semester of graduate study in athletics Committee.) The AFCA board’s statement said that the Women’s Division I basketboll’ (contact period).