Random drug testing at NCAA dence is wholly insufficient to championships soon will enter its support the NCAA program of test- .’ Testing has support of Federal court ruling third full year, possibly at the same ing for drugs in any sport,” said In commenting on a possible ap- pottunity to read the California universities throughout the United time a California appeals court de- Rushing in a ruling issued following peal of the August IO ruling in the court’s opinion of August IO, 1988, States in 1986. cides whether Stanford University a full trial that had been sought by Stanford University drug-testing we understand that the Superior “Such a program was instituted student-athletes wiU be required to the Association. case, NCAA Executive Director Court has enjoined the NCAA from because of the members’ interest in participate in the program adopted Rushing also noted that the As- Richard D. Schultz noted that the declaring any Stanford University protecting the health of their stu- by delegates to the Association’s sociation’s drug-testing program ‘in- program being challenged was one athlete ineligible for failure to com- dent-athletes, reducing peer pressure 1986 Convention. vades student-athletes’ privacy”and adopted by a majority of NCAA ply with or participate in the NCAA and the temptations to use drug, Santa Clara County, California, ‘interferes with the athletes’ right to members and one that aheady has drug-testing program. This program ensuring fair competition for the Superior Court Judge Conrad Rush- treat themselves with appropriate been upheld by a Federal court. to test athletes participating in student-athletes and the public, ed- ing August 10 issued a permanent over-the-counter medications as Schultz said in an August 11 NCAA championships and certified ucating athletes about drugs, and injunction barring the NCAA from other students do.” statement: postseason events was adopted by deterring drug abuse in sports com- requiring Stanford student-athletes “We will continue to operate the ‘While we have not had an op the NCAA member colleges and See Tat&, poge 2 to consent to drug testing at cham- postseason drug-testing program,” pionships. ‘It appears that the evi- See NC4 A. poge 2 Less than Council approves study one percent of membership structure 1A special committee wiU be ap- l Differing treatment of football fail tests pointed in the near future to review student-athletes inasmuch as the Only 3 1 of 3,304 student-athletes the Association’s membership struc- proposal would permit 20 student- (less than one percent) participating ture, including a proposal to estab- athletes to receive need-based aid in the NCAA drug-testing program lish a Division I-AAA football with athletics ability considered and lost their eligibility for postseason classification. the others on the squad to receive competition during 1987-88. In its meeting August 3-5 in Mon- aid with no athletics consideration. Of the three sports seasons, fall terey, California, the NCAA Coun- aThe proposed 24hour limit on testing for banned substances re- cil authorized the Administrative a visit by a prospect, especially in &ted in more athletes (20 of 1,589 Committee to appoint such a com- view of proposed limitations on for 1.3 percent) losing eligibility mittee, as suggestedby a number of payment of expenses for such a (The NCAA News, May 11). dellegates to the NCAA Presidents visit. ofthe796student~talted Colm@sion National Fogm in @The impact establishment of a at winter championships, seven (0.9 O&ndo in June. The Administra- Division I-AAA might have on percent) were declared ineligible. tive Committee will make the ap- other divisions and subdivisions, Four athletes of 919 (0.4 percent) poiintments later this month. especially Divisions I-AA and Il. tested at spring championships The Council tentatively endorsed l Provisions for additional failed tests and were declared inelig- the concept of a Division I-AAA coaches for subvarsity teams. ible for NCAA championships. football classification, with the un- l Whether a member of Division During the 198687 sports season, derstanding that the special com- I still would be permitted to opt for the frost for the drug-testing pro- mittee will review a number of Division II or Ill classification in gram, 34 student-athletes of 3,360 questions and concerns regarding football. tested (one percent) lost eligibility the I-AAA proposal. Among them It is anticipated that the special committee will complete its work in becaUSe of positive drug tests. were these: Sixtyeight student-athletes tested l The proposed 40 percent sched- one year or less. positive in 1987-88 for certain uling requirement. In other major Council discus- batmed substances but did not lose eMore specific information on sions, the Council requested devel- eligibility, either because the drugs planning for and timing of a Divi- opment of reports regarding were declared before testing or were sion I-AAA championship in foot- financial aid and NCAA legislative below the cut-off level for the sub- ball. See Council. poge 3 stances. Student-athletes are required to sign a statement of drug-testing Tournament expansion consent. All athletes participating in postseason championships and bowl games are subject to the put on hold until ‘99 NCAA drug-testing program but The NCAA’s budget and drug- suspension through at least the end not all events were tested in 1987- testing program were the focal of the 1989 NCAA Convention. 88. points of major actions taken by the Of primary concern to the group Trained drug-testing crews were Association’s Executive Committee, was continuation of a comprehen- assigned to championship sites to which met August 15-16 in Monte- sive analysis of all issues relating to collect specimens according to rey, California. The group also ex- the application of team- and indi- NCAA protocol for collection and tended through the 1998champion- vidual-ineligibility sanctions. It is chain-ofcustody procedure. Speci- ship a moratorium on expansion of hoped that, through continued scru- mens were sent to one of three the Division I men’s basketball play- tiny, the impact of imposing sanc- certified laboratories for analysis. More expansion planned offs field and expanded the Division tions on NCAA members’ pro- Laboratory results are repotted I Women’s Basketball Champion- grams-and on their student- to the NCAA national office and ship field. athletes-can be evaluated tho- positive results are reported to the for youth sports clinics Approved by the Executive Com- roughly before final action is taken. affected institution’s director of ath- The Youth Education through The 1988-89 academic year will mittee was a general operating A complete review of the Execu- letics and chief executive off&r. Sports program continues to grow. bring more expansion for YES, budget for the Association that tive Committee’s original action on Drug-testing data are compiled After starting with two youth which is planning an estimated 20 reflects an increase of less than two the moratorium appeared in the by the national office sports sciences sports clinics in 198586, YES ex- clinics, including a likely visit to the percent from last year The 1988-89 August 19, 1987, issue of The Staff panded to offer clinics at 18 sites Division III Men’s Basketball Cham- budget was set at 880,801,200 as NCAA News. Anabolic steroids continue to be during the past year, serving some pionship. Four new sports could be compared to the $79,425,000budget onefroze&anothefgrom, the most abused drug found in 10,000 youn@ers. included in the clinic lineup in the for 1987-88. The two Division I basketball NCAA testing (see charts on page The program set up shop at coming year. Moratorium extended championship brackets were con- 3). NCAA championship sites in nine The YES program provides ex- A suspension of team-ineligibility sidered by the Executive Committee, In addition, the NCAA tested sports, including three sports that pert instruction in selected sports sanctions for positive tests resulting which acted to extend the morato- 546 football players at 25 volunteer were involved with YES for the first skills to youth in a variety of com- from the Association’s drug-testing rium on the size of the men’s field institutions in its off-season anabolic time; also, last winter marked the munities, utilizing top collegiate program was extended through the while expanding the women’s play- steroid testing program, and that program’s first visits to sites of coaches who challenge boys and end of the 1989-90 academic year offs. testing vaulted in 18 student-ath&s regional competition in men’s and girls to reach a higher level of ath- by the Executive Committee, which As expected, the Executive Com- See Less than, poge 3 women’s basketball. S-e More aponsiaz, page 8 in August 1987 voted to impose the See Tow~meru, poge 17 Continued from page I of a student-athlete requiring inval- climate right now, I ordered the ing Championships without submitting court in early December with a plan for said Frank D. Uryasz, NCAA di- idation of the NCAA (drug-testing) testing part of our program to be to drug testing. testing in those sports. rector of sports sciences,‘ since the program.” held up today,” Eastern Kentucky June 198’1:L&ant graduates from Stan- December 1987: Rushing deletes the court’s decision applies only to Stan- No wtpriw University Director of Athletics Do- ford. earlier finding that the Association’s drug- July 1987: After I2 hours of oral argu- testing program violates the U.S. Consti- ford University student-athletes.Our “The California court’s decision nald G.