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DII Management Council supports amended personnel proposal

The Division II Management Council advanced, with some changes, a proposal requiring schools to have full-time athletics directors and compliance administrators who have no coaching duties.

DII council tables strength and conditioning certification proposal

The Division II Management Council tabled a proposal that would require national certification of any designated strength and conditioning coaches, with the intent of bringing forward a new recommendation after further research.

DII Management Council votes down football voting proposal

Division II Management Council narrowly rejected a proposal to eliminate a provision that permits football-specific voting.

Louder Than Ever

To mark the rising volume of the student-athlete voice, Champion magazine invited a chorus of three to share theirs with NCAA President Mark Emmert.

DIII Championships budget reduction proposal advances

The Division III Management Council voted in favor of five proposals from the Division III Strategic Planning and Finance Committee during its meeting this week in Indianapolis, which will eliminate an estimated $2.17 million from the...

DIII Management Council shoots down recruiting proposal

The Division III Management Council voted against allowing on-campus athletic evaluations, but endorsed a proposal that would allow recruits to hold a nonbinding signing ceremony.

Oil application guidelines approved in bowling

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rules changes for next season in bowling, including new oil ratio application guidelines and changes to competitions with pool play matches.

Conferences name honorees for 2014 NCAA Woman of the Year

More than 120 NCAA female student-athletes representing multiple sports across NCAA Divisions I, II and III have been selected as 2014 Woman of the Year honorees by their athletics conferences and by independent schools.

Baseball Rules Committee recommends changes to help umpires get calls right

The NCAA Baseball Rules Committee recommended that umpires be allowed to conference to confirm or overturn an original call as to whether a fielder made a catch on a ball hit into the outfield during their July 14-16 meeting. If approved, the rule would take effect next year.

Field hockey players allowed to make certain plays above shoulder height

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a modification July 16 in field hockey that allows players to play the ball above shoulder height, provided the stick does not put other players in danger.

Rates of excessive drinking among student-athletes falling

An NCAA substance use study showed that excessive drinking and smoking rates have fallen, but that use of prescription painkillers and ADHD medication is on the rise.

Living Among Primates

Gillian Sawyer, a biology major who competes in soccer at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, spends the summer working with primates at the Alouatta Sanctuary in Panama.

Panel approves experimental use of new softball

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel during a conference call on Wednesday approved an experimental rule for the use of a new softball during fall 2014 competition. The ball is softer but livelier than the softball now used in NCAA championships.

ER physician credits time as student-athlete to composure under pressure

Stephanie Ferri-Lewis, former three-sport athlete from Pfeiffer University, discusses how being a student-athlete prepared her for success in life.

The Record

July 2014 Vice chancellors – Massachusetts Dartmouth selected Ian Day as its associate vice chancellor of enrollment. He had been serving in the role of athletics director since 2007. Athletics director – Bowie State appointed its...

An Odyssey for a Cause

Student-athletes biked 2,500 miles to raise funds for the fight against cancer. In the end, their trip garnered more than $225,000 of donations.

Playing Across the Pond

University of California, Berkeley golfer Brandon Hagy was one of ten student-athletes selected to compete on the U.S. Team at the Palmer Cup in England. He relished the experience.

Teammates at Home and Abroad

A pair of Purdue softball players spent their final college summer taking classes in Germany.

One Giant Leap

Kendall Spencer competes in track and field for the University of New Mexico and is in training for the Olympic trials. But for now, he is the face of the Division I student-athlete voice in the NCAA.

NCAA responds to NY Times editorial on concussion guidelines

A July 12 editorial states that recently released National Collegiate Athletic Association guidelines are “An Inadequate Response to Concussions.” These guidelines address medical care for college student-athletes and concussion diagnosis...

Women’s lacrosse teams free to experiment with pace-of-play rule this fall

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel during a conference call on Wednesday approved an experimental rule for the 2014 fall non-traditional season that requires the attacking team to keep the ball below or inside the 30-yard restraining line.

PROP approves modification of impeding runner rule

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel during a conference call on Wednesday approved to add the word “Flagrantly” to the men’s and women’s track and field rules pertaining to when a competitor should be in violation of impeding a runner.

Expanded video replay criteria approved in ice hockey

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel during a conference call on Wednesday approved several changes to the criteria for allowing video replay in men’s and women’s ice hockey effective in the 2014-15 season.

Castiglione named chair of DI Men’s Basketball Committee for 2015-16

Joe Castiglione INDIANAPOLIS---Joe Castiglione, vice president of intercollegiate athletics programs and director of athletics at the University of Oklahoma, has been named chair of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee for the...

Division I moves closer to new structure

The Division I Board of Directors will vote on a new governance model on August 7. Read highlights, review the model and the membership feedback that shaped the proposal.

Division I Men’s Basketball Officiating Coordinator to Retire

John W. Adams, who has served as the NCAA’s National Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officiating since the 2008-09 season, has announced his retirement, effective after the 2015 Final Four. As coordinator of the NCAA’s men’s basketball...

Membership Committee recommends splitting AD, compliance officer proposal

The Division II Membership Committee at its July meeting recommended splitting a proposal that would require schools to employ full-time athletics directors and compliance administrators.

Nominations open for Award for Diversity and Inclusion

Nominations for the 2015 Award for Diversity and Inclusion are open to members of the NCAA and MOAA through Sept. 19.

Division III Sports Information Award Announced

The NCAA and the Division III Sports Information Directors of America deemed a story about Amelia Campbell of Carleton College as the best of the last quarter.

Division II Admits its 300th Member

Division II will grow to 300 members in September after the Membership Committee approved eight schools for active status during its July 7-8 meeting in Indianapolis. The committee also recommended that five schools be admitted into the...

Overview of NCAA Brief

Today, the NCAA filed its post-trial brief, which summarizes the legal and factual arguments the Association made during the O’Bannon trial. In sum, the plaintiffs’ failed to meet their burden of establishing that the challenged NCAA rules...

Trouble with Lists and Tables

Lists: Supposing we have an article or news story the has a part organized as such (this is happens): First, I would like to say something rather long-winded. It begins with a thought that I think I think, or at least I thought I thought...

NCAA president’s testimony on value of college model

NCAA President Mark Emmert provided testimony Wednesday about the value of college sports before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation. Click below to read his full written testimony.

New guidelines aim to improve student-athlete safety

Today, the NCAA and College Athletic Trainers’ Society, prominent medical organizations, college football coaches, administrators and conference commissioners released three inter-association guidelines to improve safety for college student-athletes.

Committees Call for Championship Changes to Address Budget Shortfalls

The focus of Division III budget discussions sharpened significantly over the summer. In a late June meeting, the Division III Strategic Planning and Finance Committee approved a series of cost-cutting measures formulated by the Division...

NCAA Files Post-Trial Brief In O’Bannon Case

The NCAA has filed its latest brief in the O’Bannon v. NCAA case with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Click below for a statement from the NCAA and a link to the brief.

Cabinet modifies rating system in Football Championship Subdivision

The Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet at its meeting June 26-27 approved a change to the NCAA Simple Rating System that standardizes the number of games played in the Football Championship Subdivision.

Battlefield to Home Field

Veterans returning from war find a new team — and a different kind of camaraderie.

NCAA files brief opposing union

While not a party to the Northwestern University student-athlete union petition, the NCAA today filed an amicus brief with the National Labor Relations Board . The brief supports Northwestern’s appeal of the ruling by a regional director...

SVSU Student-Athletes Taking Part in Mission Trip to Dominican Republic

Via svsucardinals.com

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