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NCAA News Archive - 2006
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| September 17-19 | Division I Championships/Competition | Dallas |
| September 22-23 | Division II Graduation-Rate Project Team | Indianapolis |
| September 22-25 | Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Competition | San Francisco |
| September 23-25 | Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee | Phoenix |
| September 23-26 | Division III Championships Committee | Indianapolis |
| September 29-30 | Division II Football Issues Project Team | Atlanta |
| September 29-30 | Division III Nominating Commmittee | Indianapolis |
TITLE IX
First commission meeting features testimony from both sides
The first meeting of the Secretary of Education's Commission on Opportunity in Athletics, conducted August 27-28 in Atlanta, provided the commission with a preliminary look of the work it has before it.
The commission was announced June 27 by U.S. Department of Education Secretary Rod Paige. Subsequent meetings at which the public may comment will be conducted in Chicago (September 17-18); Colorado Springs, Colorado (October 22-23); and San Diego (November 20-21).
PLAYING RULES
Soccer rules committee creates online interpretations tool
The NCAA Men's and Women's Soccer Rules Committee has created a rules interpretations Web site to provide the soccer community with a better way to seek answers to rules questions. The Web site is at http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/governance/sports_and_rules_ctees/soccer/rules_interp/index.html. The site will be updated with new interpretations weekly or on an as-needed basis.
Coaches, referees and other athletics personnel with questions are first requested to check the Web site when seeking an interpretation. For all other inquiries, contact Cliff McCrath, secretary-rules editor, by phone at 206/281-2968 or via e-mail at cmccrath@spu.edu.
CONTACT: Crissy Schluep
DIVISION II
Diversity panel to examine Division II coaching opportunities
The Division II Project Team to Review Issues Related to Diversity recently reviewed minority participation rates for student-athletes and compared them with hiring rates for minority coaches in Division II.
The examination showed significant differences between the groups in basketball, football and track.
The project team plans to examine why so few basketball, football and track coaches are minorities, even though minority participation in those sports is high.
CONTACT: Mike Racy
MEMBERSHIP
Active membership jumps to record of 1,005 institutions
As of September 1, the NCAA has 1,005 active members, an all-time record.
Active membership in Division I rose over the previous year by four institutions (from 321 to 325), while the increase was by 10 and 14 in Divisions II and III, respectively (from 260 to 270 and from 396 to 410).
CONTACT: Tammy Smith
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