CSCAA and ICAC Support Knight Commission Model
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association, along with twenty members of the Intercollegiate Coach Association Coalition (ICAC), support the Knight Commission proposal to tie revenue distribution and spending in NCAA Division I programs to the broad educational mission of intercollegiate athletics
NCAA Reminders and Updates
Olympic Trial Blanket Waivers were (re)approved by the NCAA in December.
Division I Council lifts the dead period for Division I starting June 1st.
Convention Schedule Unveiled
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) is pleased to announce its draft agenda for its 2021 Convention. This year’s convention will take place online from May 3-6. To make the convention valuable and accessible the CSCAA has doubled the speakers lineup while also slashing registration rates.
Coaches Ask NCAA to Delay Recruiting
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) is calling on the NCAA to limit recruiting in the upcoming year. In a letter to members of the NCAA’s Student-Athlete Experience Committee (SAEC) and Division I Council Coordination Committee (CCC), the association requested an extension of the current recruiting dead period until December and a prohibition on on-campus visits through March of 2021.
CSCAA Statement on Extra Eligibility
In light of the NCAA Division I Council Coordination Committee’s support of eligibility relief for athletes in Spring sports, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association is compelled to express our opposition to similar relief to Winter athletes. While this position may be counter-intuitive, our rationale behind this decision is twofold.
Legislative Updates: What do you need to know? THIS!
Just as February and March are busy times for championships, January has been a busy month for the NCAA. Here is a quick rundown of issues we’ve been tracking and that our membership should be aware of:
MAAPP: Recruitment Not Considered a USA Swimming-Related Activity
USA Swimming has released an update to the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP) that will provide a collective sigh of relief for college coaches getting ready to begin recruiting tomorrow, June 15th.
For Swimming & Diving, Early Recruiting Reform Has Opposite Effect
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), on behalf of Division I swimming & diving, is calling on the NCAA Council to exempt swimming and diving from Proposal 2018-93 when it comes up for a vote this week.
