The NC August 13,1986, Volume 23 Number 29 Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Executive Committee approves record budget for Association Approval of a $57.3 million budget iGe for banned substances. this action based on the group’s as- for 1986-87 topped the list of actions Had this suspension not been ap- sumption that within six months, taken by the NCAA Executive Com- proved, entire teams would have been drug-testing facilities around the coun- mittee during the group’s August I I- disqualified from team-sport compe- try will be “up to speed” and able to 12 meeting in Seattle. titions if a student-athlete who mate- provide regular-season testing for In approving the Association’s rially contributed to that squad’s per- member institutions that is similar to 1986-87 budget, the Executive Com- formance had tested positive for a the program being developed for mittee committed S2.75 million over banned substance. NCAA championships and postsea- the next two years to the NCAA’s Members of the Executive Com- son football contests. postseason drug-testing program. De- mittee still believe it appropriate to The Special NCAA Postseason velopment of the Association’s own penalize a team in this kind of situa- Drug-Testing Committee also was drug-testing laboratory received a tion, however the group recognized directed to develop legislation-for two-year, S2 million allocation, while the current lack of sufficient ability to review by the Council during that 5750,000 was set aside for expenses identify those student-athletes with group’s October meeting-that would during the program’s first year of drug-abuse problems. extend drug testing to include coaches operation. The Executive Committee took See-Executive. page 14 The Executive Committee also au- thorized the return of excess receipts from 1985-86 totallingSl.7 million to the membership. Division I members Membership informed will receive S910.580, which will be returned in the form of increased per diem payments to NCAA champion- of drug-testing plans ships participants. Member institutions are receiv- gust I in Kansas City. The com- Divisions II and III each will receive ing brochures describing the mittee took several actions related $394,7 IO. The respective division NCAA Drug-Testing Program, to implementation of the plan, championships committees have been and details of the plan are being including making recommenda- authorized to determine specific allo- tended to by the Special Postsea- tions to the Executive Committee cations of those moneys, subject to son Drug-Testing Committee as on numbers of student-athletes to approval by the Association’s Ad- the new program goes into effect. be tested at each championship ministrative Committee. The program, which is designed event and bowl game. The 1986-87 budget also includes a “to provide clean, equitable com- Committee members also re- $10 increase (from 530 to X.40) in the petition for student-athletes com- viewed proposals from 13 labora- minimum per diem amount to be peting in NCAA championships tories bidding to participate in the paid to competitors in Division I and NCAA-certified postseason testing program but made no deci- Football preview championships. football bowl games,” became ef- sions about which will be selected. In other action related to postsea- Also, the committee decided to Lorenzo white, the leading rusher in Division I-A last season. ir fective August 1. son drug testing, the Executive Com- Brochures that list drugs covered begin developing a process by expected to be one of the leading candidates for the Heisman mittee voted to suspend the provisions by the program and testing proce- which laboratories would be certi- Trophy again this season. The Michigan State junior averaged of Executive Regulation I -14-(f) ~ dures to be followed at champion- lied to conduct drug-testing for almost I75 yardr per game nlrhing in 1985. The football season is for the fall sports season-as it ap- ships and bowl games are being member institutions. previewed on pages 4-7. plies to student-athletes who test pos- mailed to member institutions and The committee also announced conferences. The brochures also a September 21 training session feature the text of the Student- for people who want to serve as Concern for student-athlete’i welfare Athlete Consent Form, which in- drug-testing crew chiefs at cham- eludes a drug-testing consent state- . pionships sites. Nominations of ment, and suggest guidelines for qualified candidates for training to be included in NCAA constitution member institutions interested in should be directed to Ursula R. Delegates to the NCAA Conven- Centerville, Massachusetts. “During been voiced over the imposition of starting their own drug-screening Walsh, NCAA director of research tion in 1988 probably will be asked to the August Council meeting, I will demands on student-athletes at programs. and sports sciences, at the national adopt a revised NCAA Manual that report to that group this committee’s member institutions-demands that Brochures are being mailed to office as soon as possible. will include constitutional emphasis anticipation of completing its assign- sometimes intrude on the time these member institutions. Copies also Interpretations of some aspects on the welfare of student-athletes, ment by next summer. We believe the young people have to spend on their can be ordered directty from of the drug-testing plan also were according to the chair of the special 1988 Convention will be able to con- education-the members of the spe- NCAA Publishing, P.O. Box 1906, approved during the meeting. In committee charged with simplifying sider a revised NCAA Manual for cial committee feel strongly that the Mission, Kansas 66201. Members one interpretation, the committee the Association’s rules and regula- adoption at that time.” NCAA constitution should contain can obtain one copy free and addi- recommended that a student-ath- tions. Bailey also said the NCAA Council specific reference to the welfare of tional brochures at a cost of S2 per lete be declared immediately in- Wilford S. Bailey, Auburn Univer- will be asked to approve in concept a student-athletes,” Bailey explained. copy, S IO for IO copies or S30 for eligibile for postseason competi- sity faculty athletics representative new section in Article 3 of the Associ- “We noted in our discussion the 50 copies. tion if he or she has signed the and NCAA secretary-treasurer, chairs ation’s constitution, which outlines many areas of existing legislation While the brochures were being drug-testing consent form yet re- the Special NCAA Committee on the principles for the conduct of inter- where that concern is implied. But prepared, the Special Postseason fuses to provide a urine sample at Deregulation and Rules Simplilica- collegiate athletics. nowhere is it specifically stated, so we Drug-Testing Committee met Au- See Membership, page 8 tion, which met July 30-August I in “With all the concerns that have Sre Concern, page 14 In the News Men’s basketball attendance shows decrease By James M. Van Valkenburg (280,955) coming in NCAA Division NCAA’s Division II tournament, the 62,122 as a group, led by North Car- See no evil NCAA Director of Statistics I. NAIA’s district and national tourna- olina, where 43 teams were up I90,5 I9 Intercollegiate golf and tennis National men’s college basketball However, both the Division 1 tour- ments and the National Little College as a group, and New York, where 95 are not minor sports when it comes attendance fell in 1986 for the first nament (507,172) and other Division Athletic Association tournaments. teams were up 8 I, I85 collectively. In to breaking NCAA rules, but the time in IO seasons of official compila- I neutral-site games over the season Why the decline? five West Coast states, the I IO college apparent infractions are usually tions by NCAA Statistics Service. (961.960) set all-time records, so the The easy answer is to blame the teams were up 24,833 collectively, not pursued by the NCAA. Page The decline was across the board; decline for Division I was held to decline on the proliferation of college with gains in California, Washington, 2. every division was down. 104,844, or one-half of one percent, basketball on television. No doubt Arizona and Nevada overcoming The national drop was not large in for a total of 21,244,519. this, to some extent, is a factor. But losses in Oregon. Coaches polled percentage terms, at I .28 percent, or NCAA Division II fell 141,566 this is not a new problem. Do not It all adds up to 528 college teams Division I women’s tennis or 4.59 percent -to 2.946.020; overlook the uneven national econ- on the East and West coasts showing coaches will be asked to give their 411,887 spectators for a national total of 3 1644,786. This includes all I.265 NCAA Division III fell 47,759--or omy. We keep reading that the econ- a modest collective increase of 86,955, views on proposals to shorten the senior colleges with men’s varsity 2.27 percent-and the 505 non- omy generally is doing well on the while the nation’s other 737 teams NCAA championships. Page 9. teams in 1986-760 of them NCAA NCAA teams dropped 132,464-or East and West coasts but badly in were down a whopping 689,699 spec- No heavy metal members. 2.80 percent-to 4,599,313. The rest between, with the farm states, oil tators (these figures are for home- The NCAA Baseball Committee Except for strong increases in post- of the picture was a mixed bag, with states and Midwestern industrial game attendance only, without tour- has decided to ensure that the season play and neutral-site regular- gains by the NCAA’s Division III states in trouble.