College Coaching Associations Respond to Approval of NCAA Settlement, Urge Congressional Action to Protect Broad-Based Sports

June 6, 2025 – In response to today’s approval of the House v. NCAA settlement agreement by the Honorable Judge Claudia Wilken, four national collegiate coaching associations—the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA), College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), and U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches […]

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.