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NCAA Division II Management Council Supports Committee Appointment Proposal; Opposes One-Time Transfer And Football Grant-In-Aid Limitation Proposals
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For Immediate Release
Friday, October 22, 2004
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Gail Dent
Associate Director of Public and Media Relations 317/917-6117
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INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division II Management Council voted to support a proposal allowing its members the opportunity to serve four-year terms on sports committees, and opposed two controversial proposals involving the one-time transfer rule and the reduction of football scholarships at its fall meeting, October 18-19, at the NCAA national office in Indianapolis.
The Management Council�s recommendation on membership-sponsored proposals now will be forwarded to the Division II Presidents Council en route to final consideration at the NCAA�s convention in January 2005.
The Management Council endorsed Proposal 2-38, which specifies that members appointed to fill vacancies on sports committees be allowed to serve four-year terms, regardless of the number of years remaining on the unfulfilled term. This proposal is intended to equalize the number of years that members serve on committees, regardless of whether the vacancies were filled before or after the midpoint of an unfulfilled term. In years past, some members have served nearly six years on sports committees and others have been required to leave the committee after only two years of service.
The Council opposed Proposal 2-23, which would essentially prohibit a student-athlete transfer from a Division I institution with only one remaining season of eligibility. The Council joined the Academic Requirements Committee in opposing this proposal as no research indicates that a Division I transfer student-athlete with one season of competition remaining is less likely to graduate than any other transfer student-athlete.
The Council raised concerns that a Division I student-athlete who is a senior and is in good academic standing and on course to graduate, yet has not had the opportunity to compete athletically at the current school, would not have the opportunity to transfer to a Division II school and compete in the final year of eligibility under this proposal. The Academic Requirements Committee will continue to address the issue.
Additionally, the Council opposed Proposal 2-25, which would reduce the number of football scholarship equivalencies from 36 to 24. The rationale for the proposal is to help maintain competitive balance, access to championships and to promote gender equity. Opponents believe approval of the proposal could be the impetus for the reclassification of some schools from Division II to Division I-AA.
In other Division II news, the Council pledged another $5,000 in support of the Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee community outreach project with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Last year, the SAAC had an initial goal of raising $10,000 for the Make-A-Wish project, but was able to raise more than $50,000 for children who have life-threatening illnesses. The Division II SAAC has decided to continue its fundraising efforts with the Make-A-Wish Foundation this school year.
The Council also approved the Division II Coach Enhancement Grant Program, which will provide funding to Division II institutions to enhance the pool of qualified minority and female coaches in Division II sports. The program also will address the issues of access, recruitment, selection and the long-term success of women and ethnic minority coaches in Division II.
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