"Jerry, a rule is a rule. And let's face it, without rules...there's chaos." --Cosmo Kramer
The new Handbook is at the printer, but you can get a PDF version now. Download, print back to back, and put in a binder and you're ready to go.
And the color of the cover--always a popular topic--has been revealed.
There's a new SLR blanket waiver to allow, for the 2008-09 academic year, recruited and nonrecruited student-athletes to engage in countable athletically related activities, except for competition, beyond the 14-day and 45-day limits noted in NCAA Bylaws 12.1.1.1.3.1 and 12.1.1.1.3.2.
In part, this waiver is meant to help clear the expected backlog of amateurism certification cases at the NCAA Eligibility Center.
We've had a Manual sighting on the east coast. If you can't wait for the annual migration, you can get a PDF copy.
LSDBi has an EdCol about contact with football and basketball prospects before and after camps held on campus.
A note from the NCAA:
Based on feedback from the membership, including members of the CCACA, the membership services staff is re-evaluating the July 9, 2008 staff confirmation related to the timing of a prospect’s completion of an additional core course after graduation. For this reason, the confirmation has been removed from LSDBi. It is anticipated that resolution will be reached in the next two weeks, at which time education on the application of the additional core course legislation will be communicated widely. Please note that any reliance on the July 9 staff confirmation will be handled with appropriate flexibility at the Eligibility Center.
Division III could consider as many as eight legislative proposals submitted by member conferences for the 2009 Convention, though most of those proposals still must gain additional sponsorship before being placed on the agenda in January. Eight. What a wonderful world.
LSDBI has the details on the following five interps, posted today:
• Certification of Eligibility for Postseason Competition between Terms (I)
• Individual Completing Online Course While Receiving Institutional Aid during the Summer (I)
• Use of a Student-Athlete's Name in a Fantasy Sports Game (I)
• Meals in Conjunction with Away from Home Competition (I)
We have updated text for the recently approved ARS blanket waiver Case No. 10836 on LSDBi:
NCAA Division I Bylaws 13.02.11 (definitions and applications – prospective student-athlete) and 13.02.11.1 (prospective student-athlete - application). July 1, 2008. The Division I Management Council Administrative Review Subcommittee granted a blanket waiver for the 2008 summer to specify that an individual is no longer considered a prospective student-athlete when he or she officially registers and enrolls in an institution’s summer term prior to initial enrollment in a regular term and attends class. Specifically, such an individual shall not be subject to the contact limitations in NCAA Bylaw 13 as they relate to contact by the certifying institution and may be considered a student-athlete for purposes of Bylaw 16. The individual would still be considered a PSA for purposes of applying the remaining provisions of Bylaw 13 and other bylaws. The subcommittee notes the blanket waiver is appropriate considering the feedback received from the Academics, Eligibility and Compliance Cabinet Subcommittee on Recruiting and the cabinet's decision to sponsor legislation for the 2008-09 legislative cycle. The subcommittee notes the blanket waiver will resolve the issue until legislation can be considered in the future.
NAAC has launched NAAC Connections, intended to be a "one-stop shop" for compliance administrators. The web site will host forums, provide educational materials, and be a place where questions regarding a situation can be asked of all members and will be updated on a regular basis. Consequently, the NAAC listserv will no longer be available.
We've got reminders about the dead periods in men's basketball and women's basketball that are coming up this month.
If you thought basketball barnstorming was dead, then an EdCol on LSDBi might give you other ideas.