Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association May 3, 1995, Volume 32, Number 18 Council backs oversight committee’s restructuring plan The NUA Council voted at its gender, the Council asked the over- Financial aid on need-based aid appears on page 11 to 12. April 24-26 meeting to support the sight committee to assure a diversi- The Council also reviewed re- 14 of this issue (see story elsewhere n Gymnastics - increase from restructuring proposal of the Over- ty ofjob responsibilities (for exam- ports from the NCAA Committee on on this page for more information). 10 to 12. sight Committee on the NC& ple, athletics directors or faculty Financial Aid and Amateurism on Regarding grant-in-aid limita- n Lacrosse ~ increase from 11 Membership Structure. athletics representatives) in the gov- need-based aid and grant-in-aid lim- tions, the Division I Steering Com- to 12. n Soccer - increase from 11 to The oversight committee’s report ernance structure for each of the its. mittee voted to forward to the Diti- (see the April 19 issue of The NCAA divisions. The Divisions I and II Steering sion I membership a package to 12. n Softball ~ increase from 11 to News) was accepted as written, Legislation to enact the restruc- Committees agreed to examine a alter grant-in-aid limits in several 12. except for the addition of a charge turing plan will be written, reviewed draft of need-based aid legislation women’s sports. The changes would n Track and field - increase from the Council to address issues by the NCAA Presidents Commis- at the Council’s August meeting, be: from 16 to 18. of ensuring diversity of representa- sion and Council at their summer although neither group committed ExistinKsports tion within the governance struc- meetings, and considered by the to snonsorine& ” a Drooosala ‘ at the ture. Besides diversity of race and 1996 NCAA Convention. January Convention. The full report n Fiid-hockey - increase from See Council, page 24 b Title Ix hearing slated for May 9 By Ronald D. Molt Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Adminis- THE NCAA NEWS STAFF trators have embarked upon lobbying effom of their own in response to those groups. A highly anticipated congressional hearing on Title The hearing is designated as oversight in nature, IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is set for meaning it is not intended for the purpose of hearing May 9 in Washington, DC. legislative proposals. There is no indication that the The U.S. House Subcommittee on Postsccondary subcommittee is considering any legislative changes Education, Training and Lifelong Learning, chaired to Tide IX. by Rep. Howard McKeon, R-California, is conducting A varied list of constituent groups and individuals, the oversight hearing. The hearing largely is the result including college presidents, have been invited to dcliv- of lobbying efforts by the American Football Coaches cr testimony, although the witness list was not corn- . Association, the College Football Association (CFA) plete at press time. and a loose coalition of nonrevenue sports coaches associations, led primarily by the National Wrestling The NCAA will not make a formal presentation at Coaches Association. The Women’s Sports Foundation and the National See Title IX, page 24 b Steering committees to consider need-based aid legislative draft The NCAA Divisions I and II Steering Committ- tee recommended that the membership consider a ees have agreed to examine a draft of need-based financial aid model that would retain tuition, fees aid legislation f’or possible sponsorship at the 1996 and books as elements of a full grant but award aid NCAA Convention. for room and board on the basis of demonstrated The action came after a review by the NCAA need. Council of a report from the NCAA Committee on The committee also recommended retention of Financial Aid and Amateurism on need-based aid. legislation adopted at the 1995 Convention that per- The full report appears on page 14 of this issue of mits student-athletes to receive Pcll Grant funds up The NCAA News. to the cost of attendance (ttavel and miscellaneous The steering committees agreed to receive a draft expenses), in addition to the current institutional Title chase of proposed legislation at the Council’s August meet- @‘dnt (including room and board). ing. Neither group, however, committed to spon- If adopted as proposed, the legislation would Middlebuy College, with the help of Nicole Kassissieh soring a proposal at the 1996 Convention. apply in all sports to student-athletes first entering (right), is one of several teams in the hunt for the NCAA In February, the Committee on Financial Aid and collegiate institutions on or after August 1,1997. Amateurism recommended to the Council and the The need-based aid report also was reviewed by Division III Women’s Lacrosse Championship title. If the NCAA Presidents Commission that they give the NCAA Presidents Commission at its March Panthers hope to cluim it, thq probably will have to get by Divisions I and II institutions an opportunity to meeting. The Commission did not agree to spon- tournament favorite Trenton State College, which is bid- adopt a need-based financial aid system. sor proposed legislation on need-based aid and ding to finish undefeated for theth,e third consecutive season. In its final report - which completed a study that instead agreed to study the issue further at itsJune See championship preview, page 8. formally began in December 1993 ~ the commit- meeting. 1 w On deck l In the News I News Digest Page 2 n In a guest editorial, Richard Kacmatynski and hkly7-9 Committee on Athletics Certification, Jason Wilkie, outgoing members of the NCAA Kansas City, Missouri Briefly 3 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, express con- May8-9 Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, Comment 4 cern that the current restructuring proposal does Atlanta not include a mechanism for student-athlete input: Administrative hIay9-12 Special Events Committee, Page 4. Committee minutes 10 Pasadena, California n The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee, NCAA Record 17 May 10-12 Regional rulestompliance seminar, chaired b George Raveling, and the Women’s Orlando, Florida The Market 19 Basketbal r Rules Committee will make sporting Legislative assistance 24 behavior their only point of emphasis for the 1995-96 season: Page 5. a 1 Page 2 The NCAA News May 3,1995 TheNCAAN ews pJ-J@g@~ A weekly summary of major activities within the Association For more information, see page 1. Rules committees focus on issues involving conduct Council agrees to extend The NCAA Football Rules Committee will two Division II championships meet May 11-12 at the NCAA national office for the purpose of achieving consistency in The Council agreed at its April 2426 meet- the enforcement of rules regarding un- ing that 1995 Convention Proposal No. 104, sportsmanlike conduct. which extended the moratorium on Nation- The committee ultimately hopes to produce al Collegiate championships that had fallen materials ~ including a videotape - that below the minimum required number of would portray as precisely as possible what sponsors (40), was intended to apply both to types of conduct are deemed illegal under the National Collegiate and division champi- rules. onships. The need for the special meeting was The decision means that the National Col- prompted by Football Rules Committee mem- legiate Men’s Gymnastics Championships, the bers who are concerned that unsportsman- Division II Men’s Ice Hockey Championship like-conduct rules are not applied consistent- and the Division II Men’s Lacrosse Champi- ly across the nation. Florido. onship will be extended through at least the In a related matter, the topic of sporting be- RECEING 3 1 -June 2 - NCAA regional seminar in Son 199697 academic year. havior was the primaIy focus of the NCAA Men’s Division I bask&all Diego. The extension of the men’s gymnastics Men’s and Women’s Basketball Rules Com- 1-31 . .Quiet period. championships was never in question since JUNE mittees at their annual meetings April 23-25 Women’s Division I bask&all’ RECRUlTlNG the proposal expressly applied to National in Kansas City, Missouri. l-3 1 . .._.__.____.______________________Quiet period. Men’s Division I basketball Collegiate championships. However, the Sporting behavior will be the committees’ h’s Division II basketball l-30 _.._.__._............................... Quiet period. Council determined that remarks made dur- only point of emphasis to officials, coaches, l-1 5 _______________._____________________Contact period. 163 1 . .._.._._.____________________Quiet oeriod. Women’s Diision I basketboll’ ing the Convention debate on the proposal student-athletes and fans for the 1995-96 sea- Women’s Division II bask&l’ l-30 _.__________________....................Quiet period. could have left the impression that the intent son. l-l 5 . .Contact period. Men’s Division II basketball was to extend all championships that did not For the past two seasons, the basketball 16-31 . Quiet period. 1-14 . .._________________....................Quiet period. meet the minimum sponsorship require- rules committees have made spoTfing conduct Division I football 15-30 _............................... Evaluation period. ments. only one of their points of emphasis. This sea- Twenty days (excluding Memorial Day and Women’s Division II basketball’ Sundays) during I lhroughMoy31,selected For more information, see page 24. son, however, the committees were unani- l-14 __._________________....................Quiet period. at the discretion 7of e institution and desi nated 15-30 _.__________________............Evaluation period. mous in their decision to highlight an issue in writing in the office of the director of at 1 letrcr: they feel is critical to the game. Evaluation period. All other dates in May: Quiet Division I football As a point of emphasis, sporting behavior period.