History of the NCAA
What does NCAA stand for?
National Collegiate Athletic Association
What are the three types of NCAA members?
Exploratory, provision, and active
Who is the current president of the NCAA?
Charlie Baker
What is one benefit of giving?
Tax breaks, priority seating and parking, access to postseason tickets, social contacts, invitations to member-only events, hospitality, meetings with coaches, traveling with the team
Division I student-athletes must have a GPA of at least ____ to be eligible for competition.
2.3
Which president helped form the NCAA?
Theodore Roosevelt
Division III athletics provides an opportunity for more than _____ student-athletes.
18,000
Who is the highest ranking body in Division II?
Executive Board
What are the five steps in the process of donor cultivation?
1) Identification
2) Qualification
3) Cultivation
4) Solicitation
5) Stewardship
Official visits are paid for by the recruiting school and unofficial visits are paid for by the student-athlete
What is the Knights Commission?
Independent group that promotes a reform agenda for college athletics
Roughly how many active members are there in the NCAA?
1,086
Who is the highest governing body in the NCAA?
Board of Governors
What is one way to broaden your donor base?
- Referrals
- Researching alumni databases, former letter winners, parents and family, ticket holders, members of the
community
A breach occurs when one (or more) of which actions is uncovered by NCAA enforcement staff?
1) Inadequate compliance measures in place
2) Inappropriate education on compliance measures that led to a violation
3) Insufficient monitoring of compliance to ensure that regulations are followed
4) Slow actions once the institution discovered the violation
What was the former name of the NCAA?
Intercollegiate Athletics Association of the United States (IAAUS)
How many national championships does each division host?
Division I - 26
Division II - 25
Division III - 28
How many members represent the Board of Governors?
24
What is the difference between a restricted and unrestricted major gift?
Restricted - must be used for a specific reason
Unrestricted - allows the school to use the funds for any purpose
What is the primary responsibility of a compliance officer?
To protect the university or college
Define the Sanity Code.
A set of principles adopted in 1948 to govern intercollegiate athletics and ensure amateurism in college athletics
What is one of the requirements for Division II and III schools who have been invited to reclassify to Division !?
- Being above the 10th percentile of Division I
members in the Academic Progress Rate
- Graduation Success Rate
- Difference between the federal graduation
rates for student-athletes and for the
general student body
Who is the highest ranking body in each division?
Division I - Board of Directors
Division II - Executive Board
Division III - President's Council
What can further develop the relationship with donors, not just with administrators, but also coaches and student-athletes?
Social events
What is the rule that sets milestones for student-athletes for moving along in their academic work and the academic progress report (APR)?
40-60-80