Katrice Albert will serve as the NCAA’s executive vice president of inclusion and human resources, a newly created senior position. Albert has a distinguished career in higher education, most recently as the vice president for equity and...
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a rule banning defenders from blocking the plate or base before they have possession of the ball, effective for the 2018 season.
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Committee approved adjustments to video replay rules in ice hockey regarding reviews of goals scored after infractions involving offsides or too many players on the ice.
Craig Hyde, who has 38 years of umpiring experience, has been named the NCAA’s national coordinator of softball umpires. Craig Hyde, new coordinator of softball umpires “I am thrilled to be provided this opportunity,” Hyde said. “Softball...
Though roster sizes are swelling in some Division III sports as athletics departments strive to help meet their institutions’ enrollment demands, the number of student-athletes allowed to dress or be on the bench for NCAA championship events will remain at current levels.
In conjunction with the 45th anniversary of Title IX, the NCAA office of inclusion has released a new report on the status of female student-athletes, coaches and administrators in the NCAA.
Athletics administrators in all NCAA divisions may soon be able to benchmark their school’s health and safety procedures, staffing levels and other pertinent practices against comparable schools across the country.
Video replay rules in ice hockey may soon be amended to permit reviews of goals scored after infractions involving an offside or too many players on the ice.
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a proposal allowing NCAA men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams to follow the International Swimming Federation technical rules. The rule is effective for the 2017-18 academic year.
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved moving to a 4-foot restricted-area arc in the lane for the 2017-18 women’s basketball season. Previously, the restricted-area arc was located 3 feet in front of the basket.
The NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Rules Committee recommended a proposal to allow free movement in the sport. Currently, players must stand on the whistle. Committee members, who met Tuesday through Thursday in Indianapolis, want to improve the pace and flow of the game and believe a way to accomplish this goal is to allow players to move after the official blows his or her whistle.
Twenty-five senior-level athletics administrators, who have committed to becoming directors of athletics, have been selected to participate in the 2017 NCAA Pathway Program, the NCAA leadership development team announced.
An NCAA committee has selected Kylie Klotzbach, a member of the Rollins women’s swimming and diving team, and Soren Frykholm, a member of the men’s soccer team at Colorado College, as recipients of the 2017 Jim McKay Scholarships.
