{"id":13644,"date":"2023-08-14T20:28:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T01:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=13644"},"modified":"2023-08-14T20:28:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T01:28:14","slug":"ncaa-president-charlie-baker-releases-path-forward-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/ncaa-president-charlie-baker-releases-path-forward-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA president Charlie Baker releases \u2018Path Forward\u2019 letter"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCAA<\/strong> president Charlie Baker<\/strong> recently released<\/a> the findings of the organization\u2019s business model. On Monday, he released<\/a> a letter to member institutions titled the \u201cPath Forward.\u201d <\/p>\n

Baker\u2019s statement Monday outlined the latest updates on the gender equity process, updated NIL<\/a> guidelines and health insurance fund creation. He also shared the findings from the business report, which suggested the NCAA should find ways to create a national platform for online streaming of events and tackle the growing officiating crisis by building a pipeline of talent.<\/p>\n

Baker continues to prioritize NIL. Since taking over as NCAA president in March, he has made multiple trips to Washington, D.C., to lobby<\/a> legislators for a federal mandate. A registry of\u00a0NIL deals<\/a>, a certification process for agents and a uniform NIL standard have always been on his wishlist for lawmakers to enact. The recent round of conference realignment has complicated<\/a> that, however, as elected officials may have a hard time seeing the need to control athlete compensation. <\/p>\n

The\u00a0NCAA Division I Board of Directors<\/strong>\u00a0instructed<\/a> the\u00a0Division I Council<\/strong>\u00a0earlier this month to develop new NIL proposals. They include formulating a registration process for NIL service providers \u2013 such as agents and collectives \u2013 creating a standardized\u00a0contract or standard contract terms and establishing disclosure requirements for student-athletes to provide transparency about\u00a0NIL activities. After the working group drafts the policy, it will hand it off to the Division I Council in October. Then after it is introduced to the Council in October, it will be circulated to membership, voted on by the Council in January and voted on by the Board in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe they will ensure that student-athletes have the ability to exercise their earning potential in the NIL marketplace and have protections from exploitation by potential bad actors,\u201d Baker wrote of the proposals. \u201cThey also will help ensure that student-athletes across the country have access to the same fundamental opportunities while competing according to the same fundamental rules.\u201d<\/p>\n

Charlie Baker highlights post-eligibility injury insurance<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The NCAA will begin offering<\/a> member institutions post-eligibility injury insurance coverage for athletes beginning Aug. 1, 2024. Athletes will receive coverage for two years after their college athletics experience expires. The coverage will be for injuries that occur while playing for a member school.<\/p>\n

The post-eligibility injury insurance program will be available for all three Divisions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud to share that we developed a fund that will help all schools, across all three divisions, access the resources they need to meet their commitments to this aspect of the holistic model,\u201d Baker said.<\/p>\n

As the NCAA senior vice president of inclusion, education and community engagement, Felicia Martin<\/strong> is heading up efforts to ensure women\u2019s sports receive equitable support. A veteran NCAA administrator, she was formerly the vice president of the eligibility center.<\/p>\n

There are of course other areas of concern moving forward. Baker\u00a0said there are 17 active investigations into sports betting violations, according to a\u00a0letter<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0Associated Press<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0obtained last month. That comes against the backdrop of the Alabama<\/a><\/strong> baseball scandal, followed by a widespread investigation into the betting behavior of dozens of athletes from\u00a0Iowa<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Iowa State<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile there are limitations on what we alone can accomplish \u2013 which is why we continue to simultaneously advocate for Congress to take action to stabilize the future of college sports \u2013 we are committed to exhausting every avenue for reform within our control,\u201d Baker said to close out the letter.<\/p>\n

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