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Division I Proposal - 2019-22
ATHLETICS PERSONNEL -- ADDITIONAL COACHES -- NATIONAL SERVICE ACADEMIES -- MEN'S ICE HOCKEY
Status: Adopted Final
Intent: In men's ice hockey, to permit a national service academy to employ one additional coach.
Bylaws: Amend 11.7.6, as follows:
11.7.6 Limitations on Number of Coaches and Off-Campus Recruiters. There shall be a limit on the number of coaches (other than graduate assistant coaches per Bylaw 11.01.3 and 11.01.4, student assistant coaches per Bylaw 11.01.5 and volunteer coaches per Bylaw 11.01.6) who may be employed by an institution and who may contact or evaluate prospective student-athletes off campus in each sport as follows:
[11.7.6.1 unchanged.]
11.7.6.2 Exceptions to Number Limits. No individual other than coaches designated to fill the coaching limits set forth in Bylaw 11.7.6 may participate in any manner in the coaching of the intercollegiate team of a member institution during any game, practice or other organized activity, with the following exceptions:
[11.7.6.2.1 through 11.7.6.2.4 unchanged.]
11.7.6.2.5 Additional Coaches -- National Service Academies. A national service academy may employ two additional coaches in basketball and one additional coach in men's ice hockey.
[11.7.6.2.6 through 11.7.6.2.8 unchanged.]
Source: Mountain West Conference
Effective Date:Immediate
Proposal Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Athletics Personnel
Rationale: Current legislation provides opportunities for student-athletes to gain coaching experience while enrolled as full-time undergraduate students and encourages student-athletes who departed their institutions before graduating (e.g., to pursue a professional athletics career) to return and finish their degrees while allowing institutions to earn additional APR points. While the vast majority of institutions can provide an opportunity for a former student-athlete to return to his or her institution (and an undergraduate student assistant coach is not required to be within his or her five-year period of eligibility), the service academies do not have such an option. Specifically, in men's ice hockey, this situation has placed the service academies at a competitive disadvantage. Current legislation places a limit on the number of student assistant coaches to address competitive equity concerns. While the overall impact of the legislation is positive, an unintended consequence has been a competitive disadvantage for the service academies. Permitting one additional coach to be employed in men's ice hockey at the national service academies will help to alleviate this disadvantage.
Division I Commitment addressed by proposal: The Commitment to Student-Athlete Well-Being.
Is the proposal consequential or nationally significant?: Yes. This proposal helps create competitive equity between service academies and other member institutions.
Is the proposal enforceable and how do the merits outweigh monitoring burdens?: Yes. This proposal would not increase monitoring burdens.
How does the proposal support student-athlete success/well-being?: This proposal would allow men’s ice hockey cadet-athletes at service academies to experience similar quantitative mentorship and coaching attributes within a men’s ice hockey coaching staff as men’s ice hockey student-athletes experience at non-service academies.
Estimated Budget Impact: Will vary based upon service academies hiring decisions; potential expenses to add an additional coaching position.
Impact on Student-Athlete's Time (Academic and/or Athletics): None.
Position Statement(s):
| Student-Athlete Experience Committee | Supports | |
| Legislative Committee | No Formal Position |
History
| Jul 15, 2019: | Submitted to National Office | |
| Nov 12, 2019: | In Progress | |
| Feb 1, 2020: | In Progress | Sponsor modified the effective date from August 1, 2020 to immediate. |
| Feb 7, 2020: | Ready for Vote | |
| Apr 1, 2020: | Tabled | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Council tabled the proposals that remained in the 2019-20 legislative cycle. |
| Jul 1, 2021: | In Progress | The Council moved the remaining tabled proposals from the 2019-20 legislative cycle to the 2021-22 legislative cycle. |
| Feb 7, 2022: | Ready for Vote | |
| Apr 13, 2022: | Tabled | Tabled based on the pending work of the Transformation Committee. |
| Apr 13, 2023: | Adopted by Council | |
| Apr 26, 2023: | No Board Action | |
| Apr 26, 2023: | Rescission Period | |
| Jun 24, 2023: | Adopted Final |
Legislative References
| Division | Number | Title |
|---|---|---|
| I | 11.7.6 | Limitations on Number of Coaches and Off-Campus Recruiters. |
| I | 11.7.6.2 | Exceptions to Number Limits. |
| I | 11.7.6.2.5 | Additional Coaches -- National Service Academies. |