NCAA DII Management Council recommends adding women's wrestling and acrobatics/tumbling as emerging sports
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by by Rachel Stark-Mason, NCAA
The Division II Management Council this week recommended the Presidents Council sponsor three new legislative proposals for the 2020 Convention.
The first recommended proposal would move up the competition start date for men’s and women’s soccer in years in which the Division II National Championships Festival occurs in the fall. The other two would add women’s wrestling and acrobatics and tumbling as NCAA emerging sports for women in Division II.
The Management Council also supported two proposed changes being considered in all three divisions that would add acrobatics and tumbling and women’s wrestling to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program. The proposals were recommended by the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics, which oversees the emerging sports program with the goal of increasing participation opportunities for female athletes.
The program provides a fast track for eligible women’s sports to become full-fledged NCAA championship events. The NCAA currently has three emerging sports: equestrian, rugby and triathlon. The recommended proposals to add women’s wrestling and acrobatics and tumbling would have an effective date of Aug. 1, 2020.
The Division II Presidents Council will review all three proposed changes at its meeting Aug. 6-7 and determine whether to sponsor them for the 2020 NCAA Convention.
This is a condensed version of the original article. Click here for the full article.
The NCAA Division III Management Council also recommended women's wrestling as an emerging sport. Click here for article.
The first recommended proposal would move up the competition start date for men’s and women’s soccer in years in which the Division II National Championships Festival occurs in the fall. The other two would add women’s wrestling and acrobatics and tumbling as NCAA emerging sports for women in Division II.
The Management Council also supported two proposed changes being considered in all three divisions that would add acrobatics and tumbling and women’s wrestling to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program. The proposals were recommended by the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics, which oversees the emerging sports program with the goal of increasing participation opportunities for female athletes.
The program provides a fast track for eligible women’s sports to become full-fledged NCAA championship events. The NCAA currently has three emerging sports: equestrian, rugby and triathlon. The recommended proposals to add women’s wrestling and acrobatics and tumbling would have an effective date of Aug. 1, 2020.
The Division II Presidents Council will review all three proposed changes at its meeting Aug. 6-7 and determine whether to sponsor them for the 2020 NCAA Convention.
This is a condensed version of the original article. Click here for the full article.
The NCAA Division III Management Council also recommended women's wrestling as an emerging sport. Click here for article.
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