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The committee specifically wants to determine how important it is to women’s ice hockey coaches to avoid first-round match-ups between two teams in the same conference. The current practice avoids first-round match-ups within the same conference whenever possible.
Women’s ice hockey has only three conferences and eight bracket positions to fill. Only the first four positions are seeded. Travel is also a consideration when the committee is building the bracket because of a general NCAA policy to create as few flights as possible.
According to a report June 21 in the online edition of The NCAA News, the survey will attempt to gauge the feelings of the women’s ice hockey community on the issue of bracket integrity versus the policy against first-round match-ups between two teams in the same conference.
The report is accessible along with reports from meetings of other NCAA sports committees through the View All Association Updates link at www.ncaa.org.
The cabinet at its June 11-13 meeting in Indianapolis developed three proposals that address areas in NCAA amateurism bylaws that are outdated and do not account for new technology such as streaming video on the Internet.
The proposals should make it easier for campus compliance officers and NCAA staff to apply rules related to the use of student-athlete images and likenesses in promotional activities.
The cabinet also will sponsor a proposal to create an early academic-eligibility certification for prospective student-athletes who meet specific criteria. The Division I Board of Directors approved a pilot program allowing for early certification in 2007 and directed the cabinet to devise a more permanent plan.
That plan will allow prospects with an SAT score of 1,000 or ACT sum score of 85 after six semesters of high school to qualify for early academic certification if they have completed 13 core courses, including three in English, two in math and two in science.
The Council’s June 22 meeting replaced the in-person session originally slated for August 9.
The Council noted that the Academic Requirements Committee reiterated its support for the core-course increase at its recent meeting, and the presidents took no action to slow the momentum.
The core-course proposal is among 16 generated from the Division II governance structure so far. The Division II membership has until July 15 to submit proposals as well, though none had been received as of June 25.
Other measures prompting discussion included a three-part proposal regarding skill instruction that precludes out-of-season athletics activities from being conducted around final exams and restricts the number of participants in sessions to the number of starters on a team (in sports other than football). The third part of the proposal allows more than one group to participate in the same facility.
The Council will wait for Student-Athlete Advisory Committee input before taking a position.
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By Jack Copeland
The NCAA News
The NCAA News
Sports committees
Women’s ice hockey studies tourney bracketing process
The National Collegiate Women’s Ice Hockey Committee will seek feedback about its bracketing process through a membership survey sometime in the next few months.The committee specifically wants to determine how important it is to women’s ice hockey coaches to avoid first-round match-ups between two teams in the same conference. The current practice avoids first-round match-ups within the same conference whenever possible.
Women’s ice hockey has only three conferences and eight bracket positions to fill. Only the first four positions are seeded. Travel is also a consideration when the committee is building the bracket because of a general NCAA policy to create as few flights as possible.
According to a report June 21 in the online edition of The NCAA News, the survey will attempt to gauge the feelings of the women’s ice hockey community on the issue of bracket integrity versus the policy against first-round match-ups between two teams in the same conference.
The report is accessible along with reports from meetings of other NCAA sports committees through the View All Association Updates link at www.ncaa.org.
Division I
Cabinet proposals address promotional use of images
The Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet is sponsoring legislation for the 2007-08 cycle that would change regulations regarding promotional activities and the use of names, images and likenesses of student-athletes in those activities.The cabinet at its June 11-13 meeting in Indianapolis developed three proposals that address areas in NCAA amateurism bylaws that are outdated and do not account for new technology such as streaming video on the Internet.
The proposals should make it easier for campus compliance officers and NCAA staff to apply rules related to the use of student-athlete images and likenesses in promotional activities.
The cabinet also will sponsor a proposal to create an early academic-eligibility certification for prospective student-athletes who meet specific criteria. The Division I Board of Directors approved a pilot program allowing for early certification in 2007 and directed the cabinet to devise a more permanent plan.
That plan will allow prospects with an SAT score of 1,000 or ACT sum score of 85 after six semesters of high school to qualify for early academic certification if they have completed 13 core courses, including three in English, two in math and two in science.
Division II
Council reviews proposal to increase core courses
The Division II Presidents Council took advantage of the Presidents and Chancellors Summit to conduct its summer meeting and revisit legislative proposals slated for the 2008 NCAA Convention, including a measure to increase the number of core courses required to establish initial eligibility from 14 to 16 beginning in 2013.The Council’s June 22 meeting replaced the in-person session originally slated for August 9.
The Council noted that the Academic Requirements Committee reiterated its support for the core-course increase at its recent meeting, and the presidents took no action to slow the momentum.
The core-course proposal is among 16 generated from the Division II governance structure so far. The Division II membership has until July 15 to submit proposals as well, though none had been received as of June 25.
Other measures prompting discussion included a three-part proposal regarding skill instruction that precludes out-of-season athletics activities from being conducted around final exams and restricts the number of participants in sessions to the number of starters on a team (in sports other than football). The third part of the proposal allows more than one group to participate in the same facility.
The Council will wait for Student-Athlete Advisory Committee input before taking a position.
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