National Collegiate Athletic Association Planning committee considers basketball rules, amateurism Basketball playing rules, amateur- annually. The committee noted that trators, coaches and student-athletes, ism, summer meetings and sports the newly adopted voting autonomy as prepared by committee member J. sponsorship highlighted the considera- provisions within Dtvlsion I may result Neils Thompson, Ilniverslty of Texas, tions of the NCAA Long Kange in those meetings not heing needed, at Austin. Planrtmg Committee at its February lrast every year, in the future. Some committee members sug- 7-8 meeting in San Antonio, Texas. l Agreed to monitor carefully the gested that it is dil’t’icult to include tn Those four topics resulted in the effect of the 1985 Convention deci- the student-athletes’ code a principle following actions by the committre. sions to reduce the minimum numbers regarding playing the game fairly which will be reported to the NCAA of men’s and women’s sports required when a sport, such as basketball, Council at its April mcsting: for classification in Divisions I and II accepts violations of the rules as part l Expressed concern regarding has- on the numbers of sports being spon- of the game and in some casesrewards -- -- . _I ketball playing rules that encourage the team committing the violation. fouling as a part of the strategy of the _ the committee ex- In its decision to encourage reaftirm- game. The committee opined that the pressed concern that a atton of the Association’s rules of situation deserves the attention of amateurism, the committee expressed basketball interests, describtng it as marked departure from concern that a marked deoarture from I‘ a fundamental flaw” in a sport that those rules (amateurism) those rules in the future would dimin- should be addressed at a time when in the future would dimin- ish or eltminate the concept of the intercollegiate athletics is attempting student-athlete and result in a lessen- “to bring ethics and sportsmanship ish or eliminate the concept mg of the traditional resolve to main- back into focus,” reported William J. of the student-athlete.. tain athletics as part of education. Flynn, director of athletics at Boston In its annual review of sports spon- College and chair of the committee. sored by institutions m those divtstons. sorship and participation trends, the l Voted its support of a reaffirma- ‘I he committee noted that the committee noted that between 1982- tion of the traditional NCAA princi- numbers actually sponsored incrcascd X3 and 19X3-X4,participation by men ples of amateurtsm, noting that while for both men and women in all three in NCAA-sponsored sports at that issue is current in light of the NCAA divlsionh between 19X2-83 mrmher institutions increased 5. I9 1985Conventton ’s decision to remand and 1084-X5. percent and participation by women a resolution tn that regard to the I he committee’s concern rcgardtng increased 5.66 percent Council, the committee’s position is the basketball playing rules war ex- I he average NCAA institution based on its concern regarding the prebbedas part of its review of posslhle sponsored IS.9 sports for men and effects of “professionalizatton”of COIL codes of ethics for athletics adminis- SW Phnn1rlg. pqy I3 lege athletics in the future. Baseball preview l Recommended amendments to the NCAA constitution to specify Chris Gwynn. Sun Diego Stute University center jirlder. helps The that Divisions 1-h and I-AA may Committee members NCAA News begin its coveruge of interdlegiute basehall with a conduct summer legislative meetings season preview on puges 7 through 10 of this issue. hut that they arc not required to do so receive 1099 forms Mrmhcrs or the N(‘hA C‘oun- report as expensrs the amounts Fatalities in football lowest since cil, Exccutivc Commlttre, I’rcG they pald lor lodging, meals, en- dent\‘ Commission and all other tertainment and other appropriate NCAA commtttecs have been sent expenditure3 related to the meet- collection of data began in 1931 copicc of Internal Rcvcnue Service ings attended. all occurred at the high school Icvcl. Only nine football fataltttes were hall Coaches Association.- f’orm t()YY reflecting the per diem “Accordmg to our understand- That number is down significantly reported in 19X4,the lowest total since 01 the six fatalities directly related and “flat rate” paymcntc they re- mg of the rcqutrcments, the hurden from 19X3.when nine indirect deaths the collection of data began in 1931. to football, four occurred in high cctvcd from the NCAA during of proof in documenting the SIX of the nine deaths were direct school, one in college and one in wrre reported. 19x4. claimed expenses lice with the fatalltics, meaning those that result sandlot. All six resulted from head Since 1960, most of the direct l’atali- The Association i> requtrcd by individual who received the ‘in- directly from participation in football. injuries. Two of the six fatalities ocm ties have been caused by head and Federal tax laws to report income come.“’ Spry said The remaining three fatalities were curred Ln games; the other four in neck injuries, and 1984was no excep- paid to nonemployee and inde- I he increased need to document indlrect deaths. which are caused by practice. tion. Mueller and Schindler offered pendent contractors, according to expenses came with the enactment systemic failure as a result of exertion The direct deaths were up from the lollowing suggestions for prevent- <‘ontroller Louis J. Spry while participating in football or hy a four in 1983. The college fatality was tng such head and neck inJuries: “We are rcqutred by the law to of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Re- complication that was secondary to a the first directly related to football I. Athletes must be given proper report the per diem to committee sponsibility Act in 19X2. The re- qulrement had been in existence nonfatal injury. since the 1981season. conditioning cxerclses that will members, along with the $lOO’flat The reduction in footballLrelated All three of the indirect deaths in strengthen their necks so that partici- rate’ travel benefit, on form 1099,” [or some time, hut that act assured fatalities continued a trend noted in 19X4were the result of heat stroke and pants will be able to hold their heads Spry said. “Expenses that are dim greater enforcement. earlier editions of the study. It is firmly erect when making contact. r&y reimburicd in our case, I his is the second year that the compiled annually by Frederick 0. In the News 2. Coaches should drill the athletes air travel for committee mcm- Association has reported the per Mueller of the Untversity of North Letters to the Editor .2 in the proper execution of the funda- bcn are not affected by the law” diem and “flat rate” payments as Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Richard Qucsttons/ Answers .3 mentals oftoothall skills, particularly Committee members must rem required. An explanation of the D. Schindler of the National Federa- A complete list of appointments to blocking and tackling. port as income on their l-ederal new procedure first appeared in tion of State High School Associa- NCAA committees for 1985 . I2 3. Coaches and officials should income-tax forms the amount rem the March 14, 1984, issue of The tions and is prepared for the NCAA, I ,egislative Assistance . I3 discourage players from using their fleeted on the IOYY form, then NCAA News. the NFSHSA and the American Foot- See Futulme.~,pafl~e I.3 ‘Longes- t goal- ’ won’t measure up, NCAA statistician claims By James M. Van Valkenburg Even with cameras at the site, it is Continental Basketball Assoctatton, (‘arlson (then Florida State sports lcch \hot. The I’rovidencc Journal NCAA Director of Statistics irriposrible to establish the exact spot which is running a “Millton~Dollar information director) measured from ran a diagram eight columns wide It is time once again to have a little on the floor where the shooter Iet it Supcrshot” promotion. Some of the 111sback foot to the hack of the rim as and quoted Mike Tranghese, then fun with the longest controversy in go. quchtmns can bc answered hut never 89 tcct 3 Inches.” Wc a‘;krd, was that Providence SID, as saying that Rudy’s college basketball- the question of And even if you could do that, the atI III them. from his heel or from his toe? Mitch front foot was two feet from the end the longest shot in history. next question is, how did you mea- The Virginia Tech shot laughed and replied. “I really don’t line and the ball hit the backboard Why? Because Marshall’s Bruce sure? From his back foot (heel or We got a call from Joe Mitch ot the know.” This is the one listed in the four feet in, so six from 94 makes it 88 Morris threw in a horder-to-horder toe?), from his front l’oot. from the tip Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Con- <Guinnesshook. (‘a&on said, “One of feet. ‘I he Journal reported engineers job against Appalachian State with of the longest finger on his throwing ference after Virginia Tech’s Les Hrn- our assistants pointed to a piece of computed It IS 92 X615 feet from the one second Ieft in the half Thursday, hand (told you this was silly)” And dark wood in the floor and the film cxtrcme corner of the court to the February 7, and immediately became did you measure to the backboard, to showed that was about where his hackhoard (remember that figure for the latest candidate. IMarbhall went the back of the rim, center of the rim, Basketball nofes hack foot was.” He said “about.” not future arguments).