The NCA --March $1986, Volume 23 Number 10 Offkial Publication ational Collegiate Athletic Association Liability Committee to seek coverage new drug category An additional category of drugs to said. They could be granted exemp- studied be included in the NCAA drug-testing tions, he said. Having reviewed three existing plan will be recommended by the Toner said the NCAA committee group insurance programs and ap- Special NCAA Committee on Drug emphasized in its meeting March 3 in proved their continuation for 1986- Testing for Executive Committee ap- Atlanta that each championship and 87, the NCAA Insurance Committee proval. each certified bowl game is subject to has taken the first steps toward devel- In essence, the category is being testing, as are all athletes participating opment of athletics liability coverage recommended for inclusion in the in those events. for purchase by NCAA member insti- drug-testing program so that student- “We will not announce who is or tutions. athletes who are taking prescription who is not to be tested,” Toner said. During a I-ebruary 24-25 meeting medication for hay fever or other “We would advise everyone to be in Phoenix, the committee reviewed a allergies will not be unnecessarily prepared for testing.” preliminary proposal from K & K penalized or held out of competition at NCAA championships or Associa- Testing by the NCAA is scheduled Insurance Agency. Inc., the same to begin in the 1986-87 academic year, underwriter that helped develop the tion-certified postseason football bowl games. as authorized by NCAA Convention Association’s liability coverage for approval of Proposal No. 75. 1985-86 NCAA championship events. John L. Toner, director of athletics at the University of Connecticut and The committee’s agenda in Atlanta After receiving the proposal, the included a review of the procedure to committee directed K & K to take the chair of the drug-testing committee, said that discussions with medical be employed during each phase of following steps in advance of the drug testing. To start the drug-testing group’s June 2-3 meeting: personnel of the United States Olym- pic Committee led to the proposal for procedure, it has been estimated that I. K & K will provide a draft of a I6 crew chiefs will be-required, with proposed athletics liability policy for a new drug category. “As USOC sophistication develops two on each of eight teams represent- review by the committee and NCAA ing the eight NCAA districts. legal counsel. in the area of drug testing, we want to A subcommittee was established to 2. K & K will provide additional be able to take advantage of that set standards for laboratory analysis information to the committee regard- Softball preview experience,” Toner said. of tests, and the subcommittee will ing a proposed waiver-and-release Student-athletes who are taking Kerry Steitz of Fresno State is ready to get into the swing ofthings announce soon its plan to advertise statement that athletics participants prescription medicine authorized by as the NCAA women’s softball seuon approaches. For a preview for laboratories on a regional basis would be required to sign. a physician would not be penalized that can meet NCAA standards. 3. At the request of the company, of the season in all divisions, see pages 4-5. by the drug-testing process, Toner Toner said the committee was partic- the committee will permit K & K to ularly interested in those laboratories develop case studies (i.e., specific See Committee, page 18 policy recommendations and cor- ‘87 Final Four ticket *procedure set responding premiums) involving ran- Ticket applications for the 1987 Final Four: Tickets for single sessions are not domly selected institutions in each NCAA Division I men’s basketball An official order form, or a photo- available. All applications must be NCAA membership division m an Final Four are being accepted at the copy of same, must be used to apply for the semifinals and championship In the News effort to predict accurately the costs NCAA national office, according to for tickets. Payments without appli- games. of the proposed program. Richard D. Schultz, athletics director cation forms will not be accepted. No application will be accepted for Impressive Should all necessary preparatory at the University of Virginia and chair Official order forms may be obtained more than four tickets. Applicants Marquette University has some work be completed, the committee of the Division I Men’s basketball by calling 913/362-1987 or writing should not send self-addressed, impressive numbers attached to could approve a final proposal at the Committee. NCAA Final Four Tickets, P.O. Box stamped envelopes. its basketball history-the num- ber of players who have earned above-mentioned June meeting for The 1987 Final Four is scheduled 1906, Mission, Kansas 66201. No preference will be given to the recommendation to the NCAA Coun- March 28 and 30, 1987, at the Louisi- All ticket applications must be re- time qualified applications are re- degrees. Page 2. cil. ana Superdome in New Orleans, Lou- ceived no later than April IS, 1986. ceived. In other business, the committee isiana. Tickets are $20, $35 and $50 Applications received after that date Previews In May, a random computerized received reports from representatives and will admit the bearer to the na- will be returned to sender. Championships previews in Di- drawing from among all qualified of American Sports Underwriters, tional semifinals and national cham- The NCAA or the United Missouri vision I men’s and women’s bas- apphcations will be held to determine Inc., (administrators) and State Mu- pionship iames. Bank of Kansas City, N.A., is not ketball, men’s and women’s rifle, the recipients of available tickets. tual Life Assurance Company of Fans with questions about the 1986 responsible for returning incorrect Divisions I and III men’s and America (underwriters) of the three and 1987 NCAA Basketball Cham- applications to sender before the April Unsuccessful applicants and those women’s track, Division II men’s group insurance programs currently pionships can call 913/362-1987. 15, 1986, deadline for reapplication. receiving lower-priced tickets than and women’s swimming, Division being offered to the membership. Interest income generated by ticket The NCAA will not make excep- the amount of the check (if so indi- III women’s swimming, and Divi- It was reported that more than 25 application money will be used to tions for late applications delayed by cated on order form) will be sent a sion III men’s ice hockey. Pages 8- percent of the membership (206 insti- support one or more of the NCAA’s mail service. Applications received refund for the difference no later than 12. tutions) was enrolled in the lifetime youth and scholarship programs such after midnight April I5 will be re- June 30, 1986. catastrophic-injury program. Al- as Volunteers for Youth, sports clinics, turned, unopened, to the sender. Persons successful in the drawing Travel plans though it was reported at the meeting National Youth Sports Program and A separate application form must will be sent their game tickets by Divisions II and Ill athletics that there had been no claims filed to the annual NCAA postgraduate schol- accompany each payment. Each ap- certified mail no later than June 30, directors are reminded that travel date in this program, the committee arship awards. plication form must include a personal 1986. plans for NCAA championships was advised that at least three cata- Schultz also announced the follow- check for the correct amount, payable Schultz emphasized that no appli- should be made through Fugazy strophic injuries had occurred so far ing procedures for those who want to to the “NCAA Final Four.” No post- cations will be accepted after April International Travel. Page 16. See Liability, puge 14 order tickets for the 1987 Final Four: age or handling fees will be accepted. IS. v-1 l = lelevlslon will cater to basketball junkies in next I dfew weeks For college basketball junkies, 35 to 40 games,” says ESPN spokes- 21 NCAA tournament games-12 are the weekend domain of CBS. sity last year and North Carolina ESPN will be satisfying much of their man Chris LaPlaca. “We could go live-while CBS will do 45.4 hours of CBS will show live first-round State University in 1983. needs in the coming weeks. The cable into the Big Eight, Metro, Pacific live tourney coverage, including the games from Ogden, Utah, March I3 “On paper, a healthy North Caro- network, which reaches 37 million Coast Athletic Association and possi- NCAA Final Four at Dallas March and from Long Beach, California lina, Kansas, Georgia Tech and Duke homes, will televise 26 conference bly Big Sky games at an appropriate 29 and 31. Included in CBS’ 45.4 March 14, starting at II:30 p.m. look like the top four,” Vitale said. play-off games-22 of them live. stoppage point or during half time of hours is the NCAA Division I Wom- Eastern time. For the March IS-16 “There’s a lot of parity this year. That’s more than double last year’s the games we are doing.” en’s Basketball Championship at Lex- second-round games, a viewer will be There’s no clear-cut dominating team output. There will be seven live Big CBS doesn’t get into the postseason ington, Kentucky, March 30. able to see three games of the four like Georgetown the past couple of East Conference games starting with act until the NCAA tournament, Also March 30, NBC will present games each day from noon to 6:30 years.