COMMITTEE INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUALS

INTERESTED IN POSSIBLY SERVING

ON NCAA COMMITTEES

1. NAME OF COMMITTEE: Football Rules Committee.      
2. NUMBER OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Twelve plus a secretary-rules editor who is the official rules interpreter but does not vote on the rules.      
3. GENERAL DUTIES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS: 
   1. Communicate with the football community on rules issues during the season.
   2. Compare ideas and gauge opinions on potential rules changes with colleagues in conference and region.
   3. Communicate the rules-change process to the football community.
   4. Evaluate playing rules annually to ensure balance between offense and defense and fair play among other considerations
4. NUMBER OF IN-PERSON MEETINGS PER YEAR (include approximate dates and days away from office): One in-person meeting per year, typically in February, for four days, including travel.      
5. NUMBER OF CONFERENCE CALLS PER YEAR (include the usual day of the week and average length of call): Conference calls are scheduled once a month for an hour in December, January and February to keep up on in-season happenings. Members are invited to listen to monthly officiating calls during the regular season with Division I officiating coordinators and national officiating coordinator.       
6. OTHER COMMENTS: If applicant is an administrator, it is advisable for the individual to have played, coached and/or officiated the sport for multiple years, preferably on the collegiate level, or to have a serious interest in and working knowledge of the playing rules of the game. Members should strive to exhibit exemplary decorum during games attended, whether as a participant or observer. Note: This is not the committee that selects the Division I Championship bracket.