12/15/2011

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Division III Coaches General Meeting

2011 AVCA Annual Convention
December 15, 2011
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Playing Rules - Rachel Seewald/Fran Flory - chair

• Rule change year
• Representatives - Bonnie May and Tammy Swearington
• All proposals are reviewed in January , voted on, then back out to public for feedback, then to the PROP for final approval
• Last year less than 50% completed the survey
• This year 77% of coaches in our country completed - this helps us to understand challenges you face - federated rules makes this limited
           -Survey results available at NCAA.org
           -Welcome any comments before January meeting - value your input

Topics

• Safety - separating playing area from the stands. Think about you facility in that aspect.
           -Player area meshing with spectators - can be dangerous
• 2 Liberos - 53% are for this
           -Only one on the floor at a time
• DIII wanted line judge to be able to call out of bounds when not affecting play
• Technology - transmitting data from outside building to the bench during play
           -How to administer this rule?
           -Should only stats be allowed
           -Training Officials: if opposing coach says other coach is receiving outside information, ask the accused coach. If they say they are not, then OK -nothing. If they say they are - red card. 
           -PROP is looking at technical devices on benches in January for ALL sports
• Electronic score keeping - seeing if this is a direction you want to go. Potential added cost
           -Keeping score and subs on a computer (not statistics)   
           -Would make things easier for SIDs, consistency, efficiency
• Libero jersey change for 2013 - must be solid in color with team in a design, or vice versa
           -Can have one-inch piping on it
           -Will put on NCAA website what is acceptable and what is not
           -Manufacturers have been contacted
           -If you have issues with this please let them know
           -Trying to help officials
• Net violations - if you touch the top white tape
• PAVO website - downloadable PPT on how to score keep (free)

Kathy DeBoer - AVCA Executive Director

• 30^th Anniversary of the AVCA
• DIII is a major part of our organization
• Becky is leaving the Board of Directors; Samantha Lambert will be taking her place.
• There is an article coming out about the salary survey results
           -Most other coaches associations are not doing salary research
           -Need to have more communication about this data to administrators who are looking to hire

Jan Gentry - Championship Committee (see handout)

• 64 teams - first year
• Wash U did a great job hosting
• 8 teams this year at the championship who had never won before
• Hope College will host 2012 Championship
• If you are interested in hosting, please submit your bids now - looking for 2014 and 2015 sites
• The format will be Thursday - Saturday for the next two years
• Then it will return to Friday-Sunday format
• We will stay at the 64-team bracket
• Self-nominate for the committee - leadership role - ask about it
• Championship Committee & Special Olympics Partnership
           -There will be a Special Olympics component at all DIII Championships moving forward
• Comprehensive regional realignment review - 2013-14
• 2011-12 regions are on the back of the form
• More comprehensive form on Governance link on the NCAA page (Becky will send this out)
• Committee will meet mid-January -look at the above plan, see how it affects you, and then give your feedback to the committee before the meeting

Becky Schmidt - AVCA DIII Committee Chair

• The AVCA is made up of US
• Encouraging DIII participation with: events, speakers, writers, drills, surveys, etc.
• Focus on diversifying coaching body and athletes

Transition to Sam Lambert

• Play of the week - recognition
• Here to serve you - encourage you to give me ideas

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