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Action ItemsDC Meetings – June 1-2, 2015Egg Harbor City, NJ[Items highlighted in green require action before the September DC meeting. Items highlighted in blue shall be included on the agenda at a future DC meeting. Items highlighted in yellow are those which were voted on during the meeting].Tom Shirley made a motion to play ECC schools during the 2015-16 regular season only if wood bats are used. Shelia Wooten seconded. Motion approved 12-1-1. Laura Liesman made a motion to add a third team all-conference to volleyball. Ivan Marquez seconded. Motion approved 14-0.Ben DiNallo made a motion to mirror the all-region voting positions/structure in softball and baseball for the 2015-16 academic year. Linda Andrzjewski seconded. Motion approved 14-0.Ben DiNallo made a motion to charge the current scheduling subcommittee with developing a concept for a three game or more baseball series effective 2016-17. This schedule is to be presented at the September 2015 Directors Council meeting. Tom Shirley seconded. Brian August and Ronnie Palmer will be added to the scheduling committee. Motion approved 12-0-2.Laura Liesman made a motion to approve the March 23, 2015 DC Summary of Actions. Sandy Michael seconded. Motion approved 14-0.Laura Liesman made a motion to add a third team all-conference to volleyball. Ivan Marquez seconded. Motion approved 14-0.Ben DiNallo made a motion to mirror the all-region voting positions/structure in softball and baseball for the 2015-16 academic year. Linda Andrzjewski seconded. Motion approved 14-0.Sandy Michael made a motion to refer the AT best practices manual back to the ATs for revisions. Lynn Tubman seconded. Motion approved 14-0. Sandy Michael, Lynn Tubman, Denise Wisniewski, and Karin Mann formed an ad-hoc committee to review the best practices document and make further recommendations. Tom Shirley made a motion to run the track and field championship for one more year at the conference’s expense. If sponsorship minimums are not met, then it will be reevaluated. Ben DiNallo seconded. Laura Liesman made a friendly amendment to run the championship for two additional years. Motion approved 12-0-2.Ben DiNallo made a motion to accept the slate of hosts for the 2015-16 CACC Championships. Sandy Michael seconded. Motion approved 14-0.Ben DiNallo made a motion to have all conference rescheduling communication take place via email. Linda Andrzjewski seconded. Sandy Michael added a friendly amendment that it could be the AD or designee and the conference office as well as the AD must be copied on the email. Motion approved 14-0. A list of individuals approved to reschedule games will be compiled by the conference office and distributed to the DC.Laura Liesman made a motion to hire an official for each conference match in both men’s and women’s tennis. Lynn Tubman seconded. Motion failed 2-7-4. Ben DiNallo made a motion to begin weekday softball double headers at 2:30PM. Laura Liesman seconded. Motion failed 2-11.Laura Liesman made a motion to establish the requested conference call (in each sport) prior to the nomination process. Ben DiNallo seconded. Motion approved 9-2-2.Tom Shirley made a motion to move the baseball tournament to a 2-3-2 format with Thursday night banquet. Ben DiNallo seconded. Motion failed 1-9-4. Mark Corino made a motion to cosponsor this proposal. Joe Clinton seconded. Motion failed 5-8. Marc Caserio made a motion to open the window of reconsideration. Motion to reconsider approved 11-2. Original motion failed 6-7.Cost information regarding potential sites for 2016 Spring DC meetings will be presented at the September DC meeting. The 2016-17 schedules will be presented for approval at the September DC meeting.CACC DIRECTOR’S COUNCILJune 1, 2015 @ 10:00AMTuscany Ballroom @ Renault Winery - Egg Harbor, NJSummary of ActionsPresent:Bloomfield: Sheila WootenCaldwell: Mark Corino and Kristina DanellaChestnut Hill: Lynn Tubman and Denise WisniewskiConcordia: Craig Boston and Ivan MarquezDominican: Joe Clinton and Kelly-Ann DiGiulio LightFelician: Ben DiNallo and Lori KwiatkowskiGeorgian Court: Laura Liesman and Mary WilliamsGoldey-Beacom: Chuck Hammond, Bethann Burke, and Kelly McBryanHoly Family: Sandy Michael and Robin ArnoldNyack: Keith DaviePhiladelphia: Tom Shirley and Rose KellyPost: Ronnie Palmer and Karin MannSciences: Marc Caserio and Cindy RabideauWilmington: Linda Andrzjewski and Erin HarveyCACC Staff: Commissioner, Dan Mara; Assistant Commissioner, Doug DeBiase; and Associate Commissioner, Ellen O’BrienMeeting commenced at 10:01AMConference Office Update/Wood Bats/RegionalThe NE-10 coaches voted unanimously to use wood bats during the regular season and NCAA approved bats during the regional tournament. Linda Andrzjewski shared that Coach Brian August felt there was no disadvantage at the World Series due to using wood in the regular season and then metal at the World Series. Ben DiNallo made the motion that the CACC use NCAA approved bats throughout the entire season in the 2015-16 academic year. Ben DiNallo withdrew his motion. The CACC has 11 baseball teams, the NE-10 has 15, and the ECC only has seven Division II teams. Tom Shirley suggested the CACC switch to three game series in order to make up for games not being scheduled with the ECC. Mark Corino voiced a concern regarding the completion of seasons when increased to three game series in conference. Tom Shirley made a motion to play ECC schools during the 2015-16 regular season only if wood bats are used. Shelia Wooten seconded. Motion approved 12-1-1. Several CACC schools use metal bats against out of region opponents. Ronnie Palmer explained that the national discussions regarding wood bat use died down after the BBCOR bats surfaced. These bats drastically reduced the exit speed of the ball off the bat and addressed some concerns of using metal bats. Ben DiNallo made a motion to adopt a three game baseball series (9 inning single game and a double header (9 innings and 7 innings) in 2016-17. He proposed the CACC scheduling subcommittee be charged with developing the structure of this schedule. Joe Clinton seconded. Ben DiNallo withdrew his motion. Joe Clinton withdrew his second. Ben DiNallo made a motion to charge the current scheduling subcommittee with developing a concept for a three game or more baseball series effective 2016-17. This schedule is to be presented at the September 2015 Directors Council meeting. Tom Shirley seconded. Ben recommended a baseball coach be added to the committee. Brian August will be included on the scheduling committee. Ronnie Palmer has been added to the committee as well. Motion approved 12-0-2.SOA of March 23, 2015 Directors Council Meeting / Officers Calls (Supplement # 1A-C)Laura Liesman made a motion to approve the March 23, 2015 DC Summary of Actions. Sandy Michael seconded. Motion approved 14-0.Report of Presidents Meeting of April 27, 2015 – Laura Liesman – (Supplement #2)The PC agreed to accept the four interested schools as affiliate members in women’s bowling upon application. The PC reviewed the 2015-18 strategic plan which will be distributed for final approval at their June PC meeting.Report of FAR Meeting of April 10, 2015 – Dan Mara – (Supplement #3)Dr. Tim Briles (GCU) and Dr. Art Grugan (HFU) have been selected to attend the Advanced Leadership Institute in Fall 2015. The CACC is the only Division II conference to have two attendees. Sandy Michael asked about special cords for student-athlete graduates. Several CACC schools provide special cords for student-athlete graduates who meet certain academic standards.Report of SWA Meeting of May 31, 2015 - (Distributed at Meeting) - Linda Van Drie- AndrzjewskiThe SWAs discussed best practices regarding Title IX training and the Clery Act, as well as bystander training for student-athletes. The group also discussed officiating in lacrosse, sponsorship numbers in track and field, diversity issue plans, policies regarding transgender students, and best practices for students missing class.Report of SID Meeting of May 12, 2015 – (Supplement #4) – Doug DeBiaseThe SIDs moved to add a third all-conference team in volleyball in order to mimic the awards structure of basketball. Laura Liesman made a motion to add a third team all-conference to volleyball. Ivan Marquez seconded. Motion approved 14-0.The SIDs voted to alter the all-conference teams in softball and baseball in order to mirror the all-region teams. In softball, this would include 14 members, eliminating two at-large spots and including a third pitcher, a utility pitcher, and a utility non-pitcher. The softball coaches would like to keep the at-large spots and have a conference call to determine who receives those spots. In baseball, this would include 16 members, a fourth pitcher, a utility pitcher, and a utility non-pitcher. The baseball coaches supported the SIDs recommendation. Ben DiNallo made a motion to mirror the all-region voting positions/structure in softball and baseball for the 2015-16 academic year. Linda Andrzjewski seconded. Motion approved 14-0. Report of Athletic Trainers Meeting - May 12, 2015 (Supplement #5A-B) – Sandy MichaelThe ATs brought in a speaker for their meeting so they could earn additional CEUs. On May 10, 2016, they would like to present an AT symposium in the morning which would be open for all CACC members to attend. That afternoon, the regular spring meeting would be conducted. The ATs developed a Best Practices manual. Sandy Michael made a motion to refer the AT best practices manual back to the ATs for revisions. Lynn Tubman seconded. Motion approved 14-0. Sandy Michael, Lynn Tubman, Denise Wisniewski, and Karin Mann formed an ad-hoc committee to review the best practices document and make further recommendations. Sportsmanship – Baseball – CACC OfficersBen DiNallo asked what other institutions are doing for sportsmanship education and if the conference could be doing more to further the initiative. The group agrees the predominant sportsmanship issues occur in baseball. There is a concern that umpires are not controlling the game properly, which is magnified by inflated roster sizes. The ADs are concerned about foul language being used more often by both coaches and players. Sandy Michael suggested the assignors be notified of these concerns as well. The group took a lunch break from 12:20PM until 1:05PMThe DC met in Executive Session from 1:05PM until 1:51PMVIX.Track and Field Sponsorship Numbers/ Overall Projections 2015-16 (Supplement #6A-B)In 2014-15, only three men’s and two women’s CACC track and field teams met sponsorship minimums. The conference spent approximately $7,000 on the CACC Track and Field championships for men and women this year. Since the conference does not have enough teams sponsoring the sport, the CACC will not receive the championship funding from the NCAA in 2016 (approx. $10,000 per sport). Tom Shirley made a motion to run the track and field championship for one more year at the conference’s expense. If sponsorship minimums are not met, then it will be reevaluated. Ben DiNallo seconded. Laura Liesman made a friendly amendment to run the championship for two additional years. Motion approved 12-0-2.NCAA Committee UpdatesManagement Council (Robin Arnold): Beginning in the 2015-16 academic year, there will be a rollout of the new brand enhancement. There will be an overhaul of the financial aid legislation which will likely appear on the docket at the 2017 Convention. Automatic qualification legislation regarding championship selection is being discussed by the Championships Committee. Noncontroversial legislation was adopted regarding winter terms and athletics aid. Unattached participant legislation may be proposed at the 2016 Convention. Other items being discussed include strength and conditioning coach certification and drug testing student-athletes.Legislation Committee (Linda Andrzjewski): The NCAA is seeking feedback from the membership regarding the eight Financial Aid concepts (feedback form distributed to the group). The committee also discussed permission to contact and one-year transfer legislation for NAIA transfers; de minimis violations; and logo sizes on uniforms. Men’s Basketball Rules Committee (Mark Corino): There are 10-12 women’s and 20 men’s rules changes expected for 2015-16. Most of these changes incorporate the use of a monitor for playback purposes which poses an issue at the DII level, as well as DIII and even small DI. The arc will be expanded from 3 feet to 4 feet effective in 2016-17 for men’s basketball. The shot clock will be reduced to 30 seconds, effective immediately. Coaches will no longer be able to call time-outs. The Playing Rules Oversight Panel will act on each of the proposals which were moved forward by the rules committee.Championship Committee (Tom Shirley): The grandfather clause regarding playing field sizes in post season soccer has been eliminated. In order to meet the standards for regional play, a field needs to meet the minimum 120x75. The committee is considering alternating the bracket sizes in baseball between eight and six teams. In odd number years, there would be an eight team regional field and in even number years, there would be a six team field. Nominating Committee (Lynn Tubman): The nomination deadline has passed. The committee has a call on June 9th. Championships Committee Report - Ben DiNalloThe 2015-16 championship calendar lists women’s tennis with dates of Oct. 20 (Tuesday), 23-24 (Friday-Saturday). With the championship returning to four teams in 2015, the date of the 20th was removed, and the semifinals and final dates were moved back to the 24th (Saturday) and 25th (Sunday). Ben DiNallo made a motion to accept the following slate of hosts for the 2015-16 CACC Championships. Sandy Michael seconded. Motion approved 14-0.Women’s Tennis (Oct. 24-25)Host: Chestnut Hill CollegeTIMES: Semis - 10AM & 1PM; Finals – 1PM Cross Country (Oct. 25)Host: University of the Sciences – Belmont PlateauTIMES: Men @ 10AM; Women @ 11AMSoccer (Nov. 2 (Men’s 1st round); Nov. 3 (Women’s 1st round); Nov. 5 & 7 (Semis/Finals)Host: Post UniversityTIMES: Semis – 11AM/1:30PM @ Post (W) & 12PM/2:30PM @ Municipal (M); Finals – 11AM (M) & 2:30PM (W) @ PostVolleyball (Nov. 17; 20-21)Host: Georgian Court UniversityTIMES: Semis – 1PM/3:30PM; Finals – 12PMBasketball (Feb. 27, Mar. 4-5)Host: Dominican CollegeTIMES: Semis – 12PM/2PM (M) & 5PM/7PM (W); Finals – 4PM (M) & 7PM (W)*There will be a guaranteed 30 minute warm-up period before each gameGolf (Apr. 18-20)Host: Wilmington University – Back CreekTIMES: Day 1 – 8AM; Day 2 – 8AMMen’s Tennis (Apr. 23-24)Host: Chestnut Hill CollegeTIMES: Semis - 10AM & 1PM; Finals - 12PMSoftball (Apr. 28-30)Host: Georgian Court UniversityTIMES: Day 1 – 10AM/12PM/2PM/4PM; Day 2 – 11AM/1PM/3PM; Day 3 – 12PM & 2PM (if necessary) Track and Field (May 1)Host: Georgian Court UniversitySTART TIME: 9:30AMWomen’s Lacrosse (May 3, 7-8) Host: Georgian Court UniversityTIMES: First round – 3:30PM; Semis – 12PM & 2:30PM; Finals - 12PMBaseball (May 7, 12-14) – TBA (Wilmington or Chestnut Hill)ISSG List 2015-19– (Supplement #8A-B)ISSGs are due June 1, 2016 for Philadelphia University and Wilmington University and June 1, 2017 for Concordia College.Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, and University of the Science will have their peer reviews in 2015-16. Felician College, Post University, and Georgian Court University were reviewed in 2014-15. Once the reports are finalized they will be sent to the respective president and Dr. Nancy Blatter (CACC Presidents Council Chair).CACC Fall Golf Tournament (Supplement #9)The CACC Fall Golf Tournament is set for October 6, 2015 at the ACE Club. The entry fee is $475. Any CACC (golf) school that does not attend will incur a $1,000 fine.Meeting adjourned at 3:56PMCACC DIRECTOR’S COUNCILJune 2, 2015 @ 9:00AMTuscany Ballroom @ Renault Winery - Egg Harbor, NJSummary of ActionsPresent:Bloomfield: Sheila WootenCaldwell: Mark Corino Chestnut Hill: Lynn Tubman and Denise WisniewskiConcordia: Craig Boston and Ivan MarquezDominican: Joe Clinton and Kelly-Ann DiGiulio LightFelician: Ben DiNalloGeorgian Court: Laura Liesman and Mary WilliamsGoldey-Beacom: Chuck Hammond and Kelly McBryanHoly Family: Sandy Michael Nyack: Keith DaviePhiladelphia: Tom ShirleyPost: Ronnie Palmer Sciences: Marc Caserio and Cindy RabideauWilmington: Linda Andrzjewski and Erin HarveyCACC Staff: Commissioner, Dan Mara; Assistant Commissioner, Doug DeBiase; and Associate Commissioner, Ellen O’BrienMeeting commenced at 9:00AMBest PracticesThe DC discussed the following topics: Certifications for staff members; credit cards/receipts; complaints regarding coaches/staff evaluations; comp time; dress codes; children/minors on campus and in the workplace; partial scholarships; housing for graduate students; discount rates; camps; children on the sideline/dugout; and policies/waivers for off-campus travel to practice.Mark Corino has a concern regarding the CACC rescheduling policy and lack of consistency in following the policy. The policy states that rescheduling must be done between the two Athletic Directors and must be the next available date or the following Monday. Ben DiNallo made a motion to have all conference rescheduling communication take place via email. Linda Andrzjewski seconded. Sandy Michael added a friendly amendment that it could be the AD or designee and the conference office as well as the AD must be copied on the email. Motion approved 14-0. A list of individuals approved to reschedule games will be compiled by the conference office and distributed to the DC. CACC Strategic Plan 2015-2018 Draft – Ellen O’Brien (Supplement #13)Karen Galardi of Holy Family has contributed greatly to the development of the 2015-18 strategic plan. Since the March DC meeting, the plan has been restructured to closely mirror the new NCAA strategic plan. The five main objectives are now in alphabetical order. The three initiatives discussed at the March DC meeting have been added to the document. Specifically, the SAAC retreat initiative is identified as objective 1.2.1; the sportsmanship initiative is identified as objective 4.1; and the strategic addition of sports initiative is identified as objective 5.2.2.NCAA RAC for 2015-16 (Supplement #7)RAC ballots were distributed to the group for voting purposes. Based on voting results, the RAC vacancies will be filled by the following individuals: Softball – Mary Williams (GCU); Women’s Tennis - Kelly McByan (GBC); Men’s Soccer - Ptah Myers (PhilaU); Men’s Tennis - Shawn Becker (PhilaU); Women’s Lacrosse - Amy Rizzo (CU); Women’s Volleyball – Dan Sempkowski (GCU).DII ADA Report – Mark CorinoChuck Hammond and Marc Caserio both received grants to attend the 2015 NACDA Convention in Orlando, FL. Jermaine Rolle (HFU) and Jennifer Virgil (BC) received grants to attend MOAA. The D2ADA has developed a Regulatory Advisory Group – represented by one AD from each region. Mark Corino has been selected to represent the East region. The advisory group will make recommendations to the NCAA regarding all current issues (strength and conditioning concepts, unattached participants, FA issues, etc.). The group will meet twice in person, once at NACDA (June) and once at the NCAA Convention (January). The will also have two conference calls (May and November).Spring Sport Coach Calls (Supplement #10A-D)Men’s Tennis: The coaches approved a motion to have an official at each regular season conference match. The cost is between $110 and $125 per match. Laura Liesman made a motion to hire an official for each conference match in both men’s and women’s tennis. Lynn Tubman seconded. Motion failed 2-7-4. The coaches requested the 2016 championship be moved back to a week before the regional. Considering the women’s tennis championship is six months out from the regional, the DC took no action on this request from the coaches.Softball: The coaches voted to specify start times for regular season double headers. Specifically, weekday doubleheaders to begin no later than 2:30PM and 3PM if both institutions agree. Ben DiNallo made a motion to begin weekday softball double headers at 2:30PM. Laura Liesman seconded. Motion failed 2-11.Women’s Lacrosse: The coaches voted to establish a conference call prior to nominating to ensure they are fully informed regarding the nominating and voting process. Laura Liesman made a motion to establish the requested conference call (in each sport) prior to the nomination process. Ben DiNallo seconded. Motion approved 9-2-2.Softball: The coaches voted to move the last Friday game of the tournament to Championship Saturday. The DC took no action on this request from the coaches.Baseball: The coaches voted to move Saturday’s first round game to Monday and also to change the double elimination tournament to a 2-3-2 format instead of the current 3-2-2. Tom Shirley made a motion to move the baseball tournament to a 2-3-2 format with Thursday night banquet. Ben DiNallo seconded. Motion failed 1-9-4. The DC took no action regarding the request to move the first round games from Saturday to Monday.The group took a lunch break from 11:26AM until 11:47AMFinancial Report (Distributed at meeting)The financial report demonstrates a surplus of $130,000 however the conference grant money has not yet been dispersed to the schools (approximately $100,000). The budget called for a $30,000 surplus. The conference will have their annual financial audit following June 30th. Financial Aid Reform Concepts (Supplement #11A-B)Supplement 11A is an ed column which appears to provide relief for Goldey-Beacom’s Affordability Assurance Award. Supplement 11B outlines eight concepts regarding the financial aid legislation. Concept #1 would likely be most advantageous for CACC schools. It reads: “A model in which only athletics aid counts toward the individual and team equivalency limits would significantly reduce administrative burden. Institutions would only be responsible for tracking the aid awarded by the athletics department and ensuring that student-athletes do not receive a financial aid package that exceeds a full grant-in-aid or the cost of attendance where applicable.” Proposal for regional sponsorship agreement (Supplement #12)The CSMG met with the CACC, ECC, and NE-10 in March and proposed a marketing plan. Specifically, they are looking to market conference assets. A follow-up conference call is scheduled for June 4.CACC Conference Schedule Drafts 2016-17The conference schedules will be on the agenda for approval at the September DC meeting. The drafts will be available in the admin section of the conference website. Any questions/requests regarding the schedules should be directed to Doug DeBiase.Spring Championships ReviewAll spring championships were a success. Thank you to the host institutions.Restaino Cup – Results – (Distributed at Meeting) - Doug DeBiaseThe 2014-15 winners of the Restaino Cup are Wilmington University (Men) and Philadelphia University (Women).Old/New BusinessThe Peach Belt is proposing legislation which would allow students to purchase equipment necessary for competition directly from the manufacturer at the institutions discounted rate in situations where the institution does not provide such equipment. The CACC has no interest in cosponsoring this proposal.The Peach Belt is also proposing legislation in basketball, specifying that an institution shall not commence on-court preseason basketball practice sessions prior to the date that is 42 days prior to the date of the institutions first regular season contest. Further, to specify that an intuition shall not engage in more than 30 days of countable athletically related activities prior to its first regular season contest. Mark Corino made a motion to cosponsor this proposal. Joe Clinton seconded. Motion failed 5-8. Marc Caserio made a motion to open the window of reconsideration. Motion to reconsider approved 11-2. Original motion failed 6-7.Sandy Michael suggested Athletic Trainers educate student-athletes regarding the use of supplements/medication, as some of them are on the NCAA list of banned drugs. The CACC/ECC SAAC retreat will be held in September or October of 2015. Institutions potentially interested in hosting the event include: Georgian Court, USciences, and Chestnut Hill.Next Meeting – September 14, 2015 @ Nyack – 9AMThe 2016 Spring meetings will be May 31 – June 2. Championships Committee and SWAs will meet in the afternoon/evening on May 31. The DC will meet on June 1 and June 2. Locations to be considered include: Mount Airy Casino and Resort, White Lake Creek/Delaware Park (WU), Mystic/Foxwoods, and the Sands. Cost information will be presented at the September DC meeting. Meeting adjourned at 12:45PM ................
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