Sports memo6/20/2023 73% indicated the addition of a spring sport would be difficult for their staff or would not be possible without additional staff. We recently conducted a survey of CoSIDA members at Division I institutions that sponsor men’s soccer for feedback on how a split season would affect their ability to properly support the communications, creative and gameday needs of their teams.įollowing are key findings from this survey: Thank you for the opportunity to address the 21st Century Model proposal that would split the NCAA Division I men’s soccer competitive schedule into fall and spring seasons.Īs the national association of college athletics communicators and creatives, College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has concerns about the impact of the 21st Century Model on athletics communications professionals, most notably the extension of a competitive season and the addition of another sport to an already full slate of spring sports on many campuses. RE: Division I Men’s Soccer 21st Century Model TO: Members of the NCAA Division I CouncilįROM: Cindy Potter, President, and Doug Vance, Executive Director, on behalf of the CoSIDA Executive Board of Directors If you have any questions or feedback, please contact a member of the CoSIDA Executive Board of Directors or the CoSIDA national staff, or CoSIDA's NCAA Division I Cabinet. The survey results indicated that most felt it would be difficult, or not possible, to handle such a change without additional staffing or resources.Īs part of CoSIDA’s continuing membership advocacy efforts, CoSIDA President Cindy Potter and Executive Director Doug Vance penned a memo on behalf of the Executive Board of Directors to the NCAA Division I Council sharing the concerns of those in our profession. This proposal has been in the works since prior to the Covid-19 pandemic and is now scheduled to be voted upon by the NCAA Division I council at its meetings on April 13, 2022.Īfter seeing considerable discussion on social media, CoSIDA conducted a brief survey last week of CoSIDA members in Division I whose institutions sponsor men’s soccer to get their feedback on how such a change would impact their season workloads and other communications responsibilities. MPs began investigating Sports Direct after an undercover investigation by the Guardian found workers were effectively earning less than minimum wage because they were made to stay for compulsory searches when leaving the warehouse but weren't paid for this time.PDF of the CoSIDA memo to the NCAA Division I CouncilĪ popular topic of discussion recently within college athletics is the 21st Century Model that proposes to split NCAA Division I men’s soccer into both fall and spring competitive seasons.
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