NCAA enforcement program: hearings before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, second session ...

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Page 996 - July, 1899 ; but of the three appointed in the first instance one shall be appointed for one year, one for two years, and the third for three years, and thereafter one member shall be appointed each year.
Page 1135 - [t]he very nature of due process negates any concept of inflexible procedures universally applicable to every imaginable situation" and firmly established that "what procedures due process may require under any given set of circumstances must begin with a determination of the precise nature of the government function involved as well as of the private interest that has been affected by governmental action.
Page 1135 - Whether the Constitution requires that a particular right obtain in a specific proceeding depends upon a complexity of factors. The nature of the alleged right involved, the nature of the proceeding, and the possible burden on that proceeding, are all considerations which must be taken into account.
Page 995 - An amateur athlete is one who engages in athletics for the physical, mental or social benefits he derives therefrom, and to whom athletics is an avocation. Any college athlete who takes or accepts the promise of pay in any form for participation in athletics does not meet this definition of an amateur.
Page 1025 - ... suspension of membership may be effected during the period between annual Conventions by the Committee on Infractions. As a guiding principle, the NCAA penalty should be broad and severe if the violation or violations reflect a general disregard for the governing rules; in those instances in which the violation or violations are isolated and of relative insignificance, then the NCAA penalty shall be specific and limited. Previous violations of NCAA legislation shall be a contributing factor in...
Page 1025 - No person whose membership shall have been forfeited for non-payment of dues or other sum due by him to the institute may be reinstated, but a member or an associate who shall resign while in good standing may be reinstated by a three-fourths vote of the members of the council present and voting...
Page 957 - The committee will stand adjourned, until 3 o'clock this afternoon. [Whereupon, at 12 :30 pm the subcommittee recessed to reconvene at 3 pm the same day.] AFTER RECESS [The subcommittee reconvened at 3 pm Hon.
Page 1010 - Sport, which still keeps a flag of idealism flying, is perhaps the most saving grace in the world at the moment, with its spirit of rules kept, and regard for the adversary, whether the fight is going for or against.
Page 893 - The competitive athletic programs of the colleges are designed to be a vital part of the educational system. A basic purpose of this Association is to maintain intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the educational program and the athlete as an integral part of the student body, and, by so doing, retain a clear line of demarcation between college athletics and professional sports.
Page 1025 - Council and imposed against an institution are: (1) Reprimand and censure; (2) Probation for one year; (3) Probation for more than one year; (4) Ineligibility for one or more National Collegiate Championship events; (5) Ineligibility for invitational and postseason meets and tournaments; (6) Ineligibility for any television programs subject to the Association's control or administration...

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