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Student Athlete Advisory Committee

 

Monday November 7, 2005
Bristol Campus Center, 8:00 PM

In Attendance: Jane Bradley, Nathaniel Emmons, Allie Massaro, Emily Clinkhammer, Tracy Zaino, Nikola Banishki, Jessie Pisegna, Madeleine Sullivan, Sarah Downey, Rob Taylor, Pat Ridall, Jeff Bernardi, Bryden Considine, Kerry Leonard and Matt Pittaressi.

1. NESCAC Conference review (Jessie Pisegna)
- See attached for an in-depth review of the meeting
- NCAA Convention Proposal feedback:
1.) Eligibility for grads w/ less than 4 years athletic exp. ? YES
2.) Seasons of competition ? play in one game = no red shirt. ? YES
3.) Seasons of competition: DI/DII transfer students must adhere to the rules and regulations from those schools and not of the DIII school they transfer to. ? YES
4.) Awards/benefits ? Permit occasional meals w/ coaches. ?YES
5.) Season: post-season is not part of the declared playing season. ?YES
6.) Season: Adding days (6 total) to certain sports. ?NO (we support in theory, but not in practice? NESCAC teams are sick enough as is)
7.) DIII philosophy change to deemphasize importance of athletics in admissions ? some dissent; Sue maintains that we should support this because it won?t affect Hamilton as much as St. Law. type schools, but others point out that it?s an inherently bad idea for our teams
8.) Increase the number of games/meets/matches in order to allow for sponsors to demonstrate legitimate commitment? NO
9.) Max size for championship brackets should be 64 (football would be 32) ? NO

2.) Winter events of season:
- Women?s Hockey ? Feb 18th
- Men?s Basketball ? Feb 4th
- M/W Swimming ? Feb 4th
- Women?s Squash ? Feb 18th
- M/W Indoor track/field ? Jan 21st
Need a date for men?s hockey and women?s bball.

3.) Also discussed ways to increase attendance at competitions. Some ideas:
- Raffles
- Free stuff (t-shirts and whatnot)
- Fight Songs on CD
- E-mails/Commons fliers

4.) Also, remember to support your brother/sister team and make sure that your teammates know who your counterpart team is. Here?s the list:
- M Soccer- Baseball
- Football- Basketball
- M. Hockey- Lax
- W. Soccer- Softball
- W. Ice Hockey- Field Hockey
- W. Lax- W. Basketball
- Volleyball- Track
- XC- Tennis- Swimming
- Squash- Golf- Crew