THE NCAA NEWS/Aptll4,19BO Legislation
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Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association April 4,1996, Volume 27 Number 14 Legislation deadline three months away Now is the time for staff at NCAA fication and resolution of issues member institutions and conferences relating to proposed legislation prior to begin thinking about proposed to the annual Convention.” legislation for the 199 1 Convention. Other changes Because of passage by the 1990 Proposal No. 68, which was spon- Convention of Proposal No. 68, the sored by the NCAA Council at the traditional amendment-filing dead- request of the Association’s Legisla- line of November 1 is history. tive Review Committee, does more July 1 is now the Association’s than just build time into the legisla- legislative deadline. tive schedule. It also: “What (passage of No. 68) has l Increases sponsorship require- done is front-load the legislative ments on amendments from six to calendar,” said Daniel 7. Dutcher, eight. NCAA legislative assistant. “Most l increases sponsorship require- importantly, the new timetable will ments on amendments-to-amend- promote greater communication be- ments from one to eight. tween sponsors of legislation and l Provides the ability for amend- various groups. And it provides ment sponsors to alter their initial more time in the process for identi- See Legirkztion, page 2 Women seek three FTs on three-point shot foul The NCAA Women’s Basketball penalty for goaltending on a free- Rules Committee has adopted a throw attempt. Beginning next sea- rule change, effective next season, son, this infraction will result in one that awards three free throws to a point being awarded to the team of player fouled in the act of attempting the player attempting the foul shot, a three-point field goal, when the and a technical foul will be assessed shot is missed. - the offending team. “The penalty now is consistent Also modified during the com- Three-point distance stays at 19-9 with the penalty for a foul during a mittee’s meeting March 28-30 in The NCAA Men’: Basketball over the past three years,” said Ed- - games. two-point attempt that is missed,” Knoxville, Tennessee, was the pos- Rules Committee has decided not ward S. Steitz, secretary-rules editor Steitz said the committee felt said Marcy Weston, Central Michi- session Cjump ball) rule, which now to change the location of the three- for the committee and faculty ath- strongly that changes were needed gan University associate director of would permit the awarding of the point line, but it did make changes letics representative at Springfield to protect the image of the collegiate athletics and secretary-rules editor ball out of bounds at the spot closest concerning the length of time it College. “The committee feels that game. As a result, coaches or players of the committee. to where the jump-ball situation takes to play the last few minutes of the college game has never been See Thee-point, page 2 The committee also changed the See Women, page 11 more exciting, as evidenced by the 30 games in the 1990 Division I Experimentation in Men’s Basketball Championship that have been decided by five points moving three-point or fewer. We think that at this time, line to 20 feet, six there is not reason to alter the (three-point) distance.” inches (international The committee will allow, how- distance) will be ever, experimentation in moving the three-point line to 20 feet, six inches. all0 wed Addressing concerns about the last few minutes of games, the com- games and the decorum of players mittee decided that with the 10th and coaches. The committee met foul of each half, players will shoot April l-2 in Denver, Colorado. two shots instead of one-and-one. “Shooting accuracy has fallen In addition, teams will have three from 38.6 percent to 36.6 percent timeouts, not four, in televised ‘plaruruan 1 . htigation1.. ends The District Court in Clark Swanson, Midgeley, Gangwere, County, Nevada, March 28 dis- Clarke and Kitchin, the Associa- solved the injunction in favor of tion’s Kansas City, Missouri, legal Jerry Tarkanian, head men’s bas- counsel, the order: ketball coach at the University of l Vacates all injunctions pre- viously entered against the NCAA. l Vacates all awards of attorneys’ Committee on fees and court costs against the Infractions could NCAA. l Awards to the Association reim- review case and bursement for court costs it has impose other paid since the start of the case in December 1977. Included are depo- sanctions on UNLV sition expenses, witness fees, tiling fees on appeal and other charges Nevada, Las Vegas, against the allowed by operation of Nevada NCAA. This court order ends the law. 13-year-old litigation brought by *States that the injunction in Tarkanian, according to NCAA favor of Tarkanian and against other legal counsel. defendants (the university, the board Shad& Stacy Parmn, thr lei& and 7Hsha Stevms and Katy Stedng Chblk?D~Iwilbmenir According to John J. Kitchin of See Tarkanian. page 2 Basketbll Champiunship vktoq over Auburn (Story on psge 7). 2 THE NCAA NEWS/Aptll4,19BO Legislation Ccmtinuedfrom page I September 1, sponsors may submit Council may submit amendments would be approved by a two-thirds new calendar is such that these proposals in any germane fashion. amendments to amendments that to amendments and resolutions up vote of the Council in the days matters will have to be considered l Requires sponsors to include may alter in any germane way their to the Convention itself. Such sub- immediately preceding the Conven- in spring meetings if sponsors in- the name of a primary contact per- initial submissions. missions will be made with enough tion business sessions.” tend to propose amendments to the son (representing the sponsors) who l From September 1 through Oc- time to permit distribution to Con- 199 I Convention.” may be reached to answer questions tober 15, “regular” amendments to vention delegates of the Council- “I believe the biggest change from or provide additional information. amendments (i.e., those that may proposed changes. the membership’s standpoint is the Additional information regarding *Requires sponsors to submit not increase the modification of a “I believe only noncontroversial need to begin considering legislative the new legislative calendar will statements of rationale and intent, proposal), may be submitted -~ but items are likely to be submitted by concerns now,” Dutcher said. “Con- appear in future issues of The no longer than 200 words, which will require eight sponsors instead the Council at the last minute,” ferences, for example, generally have NCAA News, both in separate sto- will be published with the proposed of one. Dutcher said. “It’s unlikely that considered legislative issues during ries and in the Legislative Assistance amendments. l By two-thirds vote, the NCAA anything of major importance late summer or fall meetings. The column. “I believe the focus of the legisla- tion was to develop a legislative calendar that would provide more Three-point time for review (of proposals) by three groups.” Dutcher said, “spon- Continued from page 1 fight. player. permitted to move the three-point sors NCAA staff members who, in assessed two technical fouls for The committee also said that *Only four players from each line from l9-feet-nine inches to 20 conjunction with the Legislative unsportsmanlike conduct will be taunting, baiting or undesirable lan- team may line up on the lane during feet, six inches (the international Review Committee, are responsible ejected from the game. The head guage by players will result in a a foul shot. distance). Also, teams will be al- for developing the specific legisla- coach still will be ejected after three technical foul. “We have a great lowed to test the “no-foul-out con- l The channels on the ball will be tion, and interested third parties- bench technicals have been called game,“Steitz said. “We do not want cept: on a player’s sixth (and deepened and widened to improve nonsponsoring members of the on his team. it ruined by the unnecessary actions subsequent) personal foul, the ballhandling and shooting. NCAA, coaches’groups and so on.” Game control of a few players or coaches.” fouled player will have three foul Dutcher outlined the following A player now will receive a one- Other changes include the follow- Points of emphasis for officials shots to make two. That replaces schedule for 1991 proposed legisla- game suspension after his first fight ing: during the 1990-91 season are as this season’s six-four experiment, tion: and will be suspended for the re- .A player fouled on an unsuc- follows: which only 21 percent of coaches aSponsors will submit amend- mainder of the season after his cessful three-point field-goal attempt l Coaches and players’decorum. favored in the rules committee’s ments by July I. second fight. Currently, a player will receive three foul shots. l Rough low-post play. recent poll. l Between July 1 and July 15, receives probation for his first fight, @The 45-second shot clock will l Principles of verticality. NCAA staff members and the Leg- a one-game suspension after a sec- not be reset when a blocked shot 0 Palming the basketball. Recommendations from the islative Review Committee will de- ond fight and suspension for the goes out of bounds. l The charge-block call. Men’s Basketball Rules Committee velop final language on proposed remainder of the year after a third l A player may grasp or hang on The committee will allow the will be forwarded to the NCAA amendments. fight. This also applies to a player the rim only if fouled or to avoid an following two experimental rules Executive Committee for its ap- l By August 1, proposals will be who comes off the bench to join a obvious injury to himselfor another this coming season: Teams will be proval.