Showing posts with label NCAA Convention. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NCAA Convention. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

NCAA Convention Review

The 103rd annual NCAA Convention came to a close on Saturday in Washington, D.C. and as Conventions go, this one was pretty quiet. The Centennial Conference was 8-for-8 on its votes on legislative proposals, siding with the majority position. The delegates voted against August 15 as a new date for the start of the fall preseason, while voting in the affirmative to specify that a season of participation shall not be counted when a student participates in the one date of nontraditional competition (baseball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, women's volleyball).

The most important legislation that was adopted specifies that each head coach shall be certified in first aid, CPR and AED. Endorsed by the national SAAC, the vote carried 420-33-6.

The Convention concluded the service of John Fry, president of Franklin & Marshall College, as chair of the NCAA Division III Presidents Council. Fry was recognized by the delegates for his service to the Association.

The most important news to come from the Convention was that the Centennial Conference has added Susquehanna University to the Conference as an associate member in football and women's golf. The Crusaders will participate in the 2009 golf championship and will compete for the CC title in 2010. Susquehanna's gridders will begin Centennial play in 2010.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Convention Recap

The 2008 NCAA Convention has come to a close and the nearly 900 Division III delegates certainly will remember this gathering in Nashville for what did happen ... and what did not. The Centennial Conference improved to 2-0 all-time in proposed legislation as Proposal 4, placing limitations on text and instant messaging, was adopted by a 362-72-2 vote. But that was one of the only highlights for the CC, as a number of other Conference votes were in the minority as "more permissive" legislation was adopted. One of these proposals changes the first permissible starting date for basketball contests from the Friday before Thanksgiving to November 15. The Centennial Conference has not officially adopted this legislation and will meet today to discuss the CC's course of action. The Centennial SAAC suffered a defeat, as the membership adopted limitations on the use of male practice players during the traditional segment of the playing season. The Conference students did not wish to see any limitations that would hamper smaller squads. And the national SAAC was defeated in its attempt to require the presence of at least one person certified in first aid, CPR and use of an AED at athletics activities. Read more on the Convention in this story from the NCAA News.