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Men's basketball dead period reminder

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:14:03 -0700

There's a men's basketball dead period starting this Thursday. Pick up a reminder.

Almost forgot. Whew….

Women's Lacrosse Championship dead period

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:13:38 -0700

As the women's lacrosse season winds down, a dead period surrounds the NCAA Championship. We have a reminder.

Early report from Anaheim

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:56:24 -0700

Helpful news from the site of the first of two NCAA Regional Rules Seminars.

Round 3

Fri, 11 May 2012 15:52:34 -0700

NAAC wants feedback on reasonable standards for...

• Campus visits

• Automobile registration

• Camps and clinics

…before the June Convention, if possible.

Transfers and APR post-season penalties

Fri, 11 May 2012 13:58:39 -0700

A new EdCol about student-athletes who want to transfer rather than live the rest of their collegiate-eligibility lives under an NCAA post-season ban due to the team's poor APR performance.

Men's Basketball FAQ, Volume 2

Fri, 11 May 2012 13:44:58 -0700

If you've already watched our movie about the new men's basketball recruiting model, there's not much new in the updated FAQ except this:

Question No. 11: May a coaching staff member have in-person contact with a prospective student-athlete or the prospective student-athlete's relatives or legal guardians during a day of the prospective student-athlete's competition, provided the prospective student-athlete has signed a National Letter of Intent or has submitted a financial deposit in response to the institution's offer of admission?

Answer: If a prospective student-athlete has signed a National Letter of Intent or the institution's written offer of admission and/or financial aid or the institution has received the prospective student-athlete's financial deposit in response to the institution's offer of admission, in-person contact with the prospective student-athlete and/or his relatives or legal guardians is permissible in the following situations:

(a) During a recruiting period, in-person contact is permissible, subject to the provisions of Bylaw 13.1.6.2.

The New Model

Wed, 09 May 2012 14:07:15 -0700

Neatly tied up in 17 minutes and 26 seconds of pure compliance goodness.

Watch now.

Non-scholastic football and women's basketball events

Mon, 07 May 2012 09:47:43 -0700

Proposals 2011-45 and 2011-46 have been on the books since January, limiting the types of non-scholastic football and women's basketball events can be held on campus. A new EdCol lays out in exquisite detail what can and can't happen.

5 means 5

Sun, 06 May 2012 22:27:10 -0700

Staff Interpretation

Contractors Serving as Strength and Conditioning Coaches (I)

Date Published: May 4, 2012

The academic and membership affairs staff determined an institution may contract with or hire individuals to perform strength, flexibility or conditioning activities in accordance with institutional policies and procedures applicable to all employees or independent contractors, even if those policies and procedures do not require them to be considered institutional employees. In bowl subdivision football, any such individuals who work with football student-athletes in any capacity, regardless of the nature or duration of the activities, are subject to the institutional limit of not more than five weight or strength coaches for the duration of the academic year [References: NCAA Division I Bylaws 11.7.2.1.1 (weight or strength coach), 11.7.3.1.1 (weight or strength coach) and 11.7.4.1.1 (weight or strength coach); and staff interpretations (5/13/92, Item No. a) and (5/2/07 (Item No. 1a), which has been archived, Proposal No. 2010-19]

Applying the fall football academic rules

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:50:20 -0700

The omnibus EdCol has been revised. Still 22 questions in length, but it replaces the earlier 3/1/2012 EdCol.