Division III members will vote on 10 proposals at the 2016 NCAA Convention in San Antonio. Most notably, members will weigh in on raising membership dues, deregulating electronic transmissions between coaches and recruits, and permitting full pads and contact during football’s spring segment. The Division III business session will take place at 8 a.m. Saturday.
This year’s Division IIII Issues Forum, to be held at 8 a.m. Friday, will be highlighted by discussions that will help determine what steps, if any, should be taken to reform rules pertaining to playing and practice seasons. Members will also be updated on the progress of the Division III Sportsmanship and Game Environment Working Group as well as the Division III Diversity and Inclusion Working Group.
Beyond those discussions, members will have access to several educational sessions, including a forum on student-athlete well-being, sexual misconduct prevention and strengthening the role of faculty athletics representatives on campus. Click here for more info on Division III activities at this year’s Convention.
A rundown of this year’s Division III Convention legislation:
Proposal | Sponsor | Division III committee positions (Please refer to the 2016 NCAA Convention Division III Official Notice for official position statements.) |
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2016-1: Annual membership dues increase | Presidents Council (Management Council; Strategic Planning and Finance Committee) | Student-Athlete Advisory Committee: Support |
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2016-2: Deregulation of electronic transmissions (including social media) | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference; North Coast Athletic Conference | Presidents Council: Oppose Management Council: Oppose SAAC: Oppose Interpretations and Legislation Committee: Oppose |
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2016-3: Contact during football nontraditional segment | 20-plus Division III institutions | Presidents Council: Oppose Management Council: Oppose SAAC: Support Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee: Oppose Football Committee: Support Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports: Oppose |
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2016-4: Off-ice training before first ice hockey practice date | 20-plus Division III institutions | Presidents Council: No action Management Council: Support SAAC: Support Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee: Support Men’s Ice Hockey Committee: Oppose Women’s Ice Hockey Committee: Support |
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2016-5: Reservation of athletics facility by strength and conditioning coach | State University of New York Athletic Conference; New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference; University Athletic Association | Presidents Council: No action Management Council: Support SAAC: Support Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee: Support Interpretations and Legislation Committee: Support |
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2016-6: Participate in institutional fundraisers involving athletic ability | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference; University Athletic Association | Presidents Council: No action Management Council: Oppose SAAC: Support Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee: Oppose Interpretations and Legislation Committee: Oppose |
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2016-7: Exemption for on-campus contact with recruits on day of competition | Upper Midwest Athletic Conference; North Coast Athletic Conference; Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference; North Atlantic Conference | Presidents Council: No action Management Council: Support SAAC: Support Interpretations and Legislation Committee: Support |
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2016-8: Eliminate requirement that Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement restore eligibility | Management Council (Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement) | Presidents Council: No action SAAC: Support |
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2016-9: Automatic qualification requirements for provisional and reclassifying schools | Management Council (Championships Committee) | Presidents Council: No action SAAC: Support |
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2016-10: Reduce participant requirements to sponsor golf | Centennial Conference; Landmark Conference; Middle Atlantic Conference; Presidents’ Athletic Conference | Presidents Council: No action Management Council: Support SAAC: Support Membership Committee: Support Championships Committee: Support Men’s Golf Committee: Oppose Women’s Golf Committee: Support |
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