2017-2018 annual report of the athletic council …

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2017-2018 ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

ATHLETIC COUNCIL

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

Presented at the

Regular Meeting of the Faculty Senate

April 25, 2019

MEMBERSHIP LIST

Representing the Faculty

Tim Anderson

Linda Griffin (Spring 2018)

Samuel Hazen (Co-Chair)

Kirstin Kay

Libby Sharrow Patricia Vittum (Co-Chair)

Marinos Vouvakis

Nefertiti Walker (Fall 2017)

Rod Warnick

Representing the Alumni

Diane Barstow

Nancy Buffone

Sid Ferreira

Shelly Perdomo

Ed Ward

Representing the Students (Graduate and Undergraduate)

Tim Conceison

Nate Dickstein

Scott Hovey

Gaelle Rigaud

Lily Wallace

Russell Wells

Ex-Officio Members

Ryan Bamford (non-voting, Athletics Director of Athletics)

MJ Peterson or designee (non-voting, Faculty Senate)

JC Schnabl (voting, Alumni Association)

John Blihar (voting, Campus Recreation)

Rebecca Spencer (voting, NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative)

Bob Goodhue (voting, designee from University Advancement)


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I. ATHLETIC COUNCIL OVERVIEW

According to Section 3: paragraph 5-3-1 of the Bylaws of the University of

Massachusetts at Amherst’s Faculty Senate, The Athletic Council ...

“shall implement the ‘Statement of Athletic Policy’ adopted by the Board of Trustees on

February 14, 1957, and any resolution which the board may adopt thereafter.

Consistent with present policies on admissions and academic standards, the

Intercollegiate Athletic Program shall be developed to a point where it is representative

of the best efforts of the University, with aims and ideals of achievement comparable to

those expected of the academic departments. This development shall proceed in accord

with policies and regulations of the NCAA, and all athletic conferences in which the

University maintains membership. The Intramural Athletic Program shall be staffed and

equipped to meet the needs of all students who desire to participate, and the University

shall encourage participation through a varied program including sports with carry-

over value for life after graduation. All athletic accounts shall be open to review by the

President of the Student Government Association or a designee. This council shall

submit an annual report both to the Faculty Senate and the Undergraduate Senate,

which shall include a detailed breakdown of all athletic program budgets.

A. Introduction. In accordance with its mission, the Athletic Council (hereafter the

Council) held eight regularly scheduled meetings during the academic year 2017 – 2018,

four in each semester. The seven subcommittees (Equity and Diversity, Finance,

Facilities, Student Conduct and Compliance, Academics, Student-Athlete Health &

Welfare, and Vision) met at least once outside the regularly scheduled meeting times to

focus on issues within their purview and produced a report of their activities. Each

subcommittee report appears as part of this report in the Appendices.

The Council’s meetings were organized around an agenda that included: (1) brief

overviews from coaches of varsity teams, (2) brief reports from representatives of the

Athletic Department, (23 discussion of items of current interest to the Council, (4)

reports from the subcommittees, and (5) reports from invited guests.

Last year’s Athletic department representatives included Athletic Director Ryan

Bamford; Deputy Athletic Director, Darrice Griffin (Fall Semester); Senior Associate

Athletic Director Kristen Britton (Spring Semester); Associate Athletic Director for

Student-Athlete Development, Joan Hopkins; Senior Associate Director of Athletics for

Development, David Biancamano; Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and

Governance, Ariel Pesante; Associate Athletic Director for Sales and Fan Experience,

Alan Pandiani; Associate Athletic Director for Administration and Finance, Sean

Quinn; Associate Athletic Director of Academic Success, Matt Komer; Senior

Associate Athletic Director, Internal Operations/Deputy Title IX Coordinator, Jeff

Smith; and Jennifer Brodeur, Associate Head Athletic Trainer. Other guests included

Rebecca Spencer (Faculty Athletics Representative) and Evelin Szymborn, UMass-

Amherst Trademark and Licensing Director.


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During the 2017-2018 academic year, the Council met with the following head

coaches: Barb Weinberg (Field Hockey), Greg Cannella (Men’s Lacrosse), Matt

McCall (Men’s Basketball), Jim Dietz (Rowing), J. C. Nunez (Tennis), Kristi

Stefanoni (Softball), and Mark Whipple (Football).

In addition to issues that faced the Council on an on-going basis, several topics

dominated the agenda over 2017-2018:

Athletic department hiring

Facilities improvements

Strategic plan

Concussion treatment and prevention

Recruiting scandals on the national level in men’s basketball and football

Management of on-line courses for student athletes

Pro-forma financials and athletic budget reports

Campus recreation center

B. Council Structure. The membership list of the Council includes eight faculty

members (appointed by the Faculty Senate), three members appointed by the Alumni

Association, five ex- officio members (Director of Athletics, NCAA Faculty Athletics

Representative, Secretary of the Faculty Senate, a designee from the office of the Vice

Chancellor for University Advancement, a designee from the Alumni Association, and

eight student members (with one student slot reserved for the SGA president or

designee, and one student slot reserved for the president of the Graduate Student Senate

or a designee). The full roster of the Athletic Council appears on the cover page of this

document. Each member of the Athletic Council is also appointed to two or three of the

seven subcommittees. Each committee met at least once, and submitted a final report on

the 2017-2018 academic year. These reports are included in the appendices at the end of

this report.

C. Meetings Schedule – 2017-2018 Academic Year. Meetings took place on:

Fall Semester 2017: September 8, October 6, October 27, December 8

Spring Semester 2018: January 26, February 23, March 32, April 27

II. OVERVIEW OF THE ATHLETIC COUNCIL’S 2017-2018 ACTIVITIES

The Athletic Council is responsible for making recommendations on policy and

providing advice on general operations of the Department of Athletics at the University

of Massachusetts Amherst. The Department of Athletics has long been visible regionally

and nationally, achieving success both in the classroom and on the playing fields among

its 21 athletic teams and nearly 700 student athletes. The University maintains its long

tradition of balance between academics and athletics.


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Athletic Department Hiring

Several new staff members were hired or promoted during the 2017-2018 academic

year. Those included:

- Darrice Griffin, promoted to Deputy Director of Athletics

- Jeff Smith, promoted to Senior Associate Athletics Director for Sport

Administration/Internal Operations

- Matt Komer, promoted to Director of Student Academic Success

- Joe Connolly, promoted to Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance

- Jennifer Brodeur, promoted to Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer

- Sean Quinn, promoted to Associate Athletic Director for Finance and

Administration

- Joan Hopkins, named Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development

- Kate DiSanto, named Assistant Athletic Director for Administration

- Kirsten Britton, hired as Senior Associate Athletic Director – Sport Administration,

SWA

New head coaches hired between 1 July 2017 and 31 August 2018 include:

- Jason Dowiak (Women’s Soccer)

- Juancarlos Nunez Ruiz (Women’s Tennis)

- Matt Reynolds (Baseball)

Facilities Improvements

Several improvements in facilities were made during the reporting period. A video

production center was created in the former first floor conference room of the Mullins

Center, which enables staff to film, edit, and release athletic events at a previously

unattainable level. A lounge was created in Boyden to provide opportunities for athletes

to socialize in a non-sport setting. The academic area received upgrades in computer

capability, as well as new furniture to enhance the staff-student interaction. Locker room

improvements were made for Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse and for Field Hockey. Four

new high-definition scoreboards, including a center-hung scoreboard, were installed in

the Mullins Center, greatly enhancing the fan experience.

A new weight room was installed in the Mullins Center practice rink in the space

previously occupied by the racquetball courts, to be used by ice hockey, baseball, and

women’s tennis. New UMass-branded wind screens were installed at all fields and

practice facilities. The varsity tennis courts west of the Mullins Center were repaired.

Major renovations were begun to the Boyden Building academic space, and will include

new office areas to increase privacy for counselors and tutors working with student-

athletes.

Strategic Plan

The Department of Athletics has initiated a strategic plan, which includes listening to

focus groups, soliciting input from student-athletes, students from the general student

body, faculty, staff, and coaches. Dr. Neferti Walker (Isenberg School) and Darrice


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Griffin (Associate Director of Athletics for Internal Operations and Senior Woman

Administrator) playing an integral role in that process. The Department has completed

the first three phases of this process and expects to release the final document in June

2019.

The Athletic Department’s Strategic Plan phases are outlined and in the attached Vision

Report, Appendix 8.

Concussion Treatment and Prevention

Senior Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations Jeff Smith (and former Head

Athletic Trainer) addressed the Council on the topics of student-athlete health and

welfare. The discussion centered on concussions and protocols that are in place for

athletes who are suspected of having sustained a concussion. The Department has a

“Return to Play” protocol, which is used to formalize the procedure used to determine

when a player can participate in an activity at a pre- injury level, as well as a “Return to

Learn” protocol that provides guidance on resumption of academic pursuits.

The NCAA recommends ImPACT testing, which is a computerized neurocognitive test

to establish baseline measurements that subsequently help evaluate and manage

concussions. Currently, only freshmen who participate in collision or contact sports are

tested to establish baselines. Sufficient resources are not available to test everyone. The

Department hopes to find a funding source that will enable the staff to conduct the

baseline measurements prior to the participation freshman year for student-athletes in all

sports. Dr. Lynn Carlson, a chiropractic neurologist, monitors and treats our long-term

symptomatic athletes. In addition to focused and qualified treatment, Jeff Smith is

concentrating on concussion prevention and education. For example, special helmets are

utilized in football practices and coaches closely monitor contact. Smith communicates

with each team’s players, coaches, and trainers to educate them on symptoms and

encourage reporting. The perception is that players are much less likely to hide a head

injury, and more likely to seek treatment, than in previous years.

The Athletic Department’s Concussion Management Program is attached as Appendix 7.

Recruiting scandals in men’s basketball

During the Fall of 2017, various news media reported a scandal involving the recruitment

of elite (“Blue Chip”) basketball players by elite basketball programs, Ariel Pesante and

Darrice Griffin explained the situation to the Council at the 6 October meeting. Griffin

explained that several assistant coaches, investment advisors, and apparel company

representatives had been implicated in a far-reaching FBI investigation into alleged

felonies, including bribery, conspiracy, and wire fraud. Student-athletes were alleged to

have received large sums of money from apparel companies (or other sources) in

exchange for their enrollment at specific universities. Council members asked many

questions, particularly regarding the possibility that any UMass players or coaches might

be implicated. Both explained that the Athletics Department can demonstrate due

diligence, in terms of educating players and coaches of their responsibilities, and that the

Adidas representative for UMass had not been implicated in any way. Note that the


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investigation is still ongoing, and that UMass has not been implicated in any involvement

in such schemes.

Management of on-line courses Some Athletics programs at other institutions rely heavily on student-athletes enrolling in on-line courses during the semesters their sport is in competition, in part to provide maximum flexibility in scheduling class time and course work. There are possible downsides to such an approach (e.g., possibility of arranging for someone other than the student-athlete to complete the academic work). The Athletic Council asked Ryan Bamford and Matt Komer (Director of Academic Success) to address the question at the December meeting. Komer noted that there are relatively few online courses available during the Fall or Spring semesters, but that more than 80% of the summer courses are taken online. Rebecca Spencer (Faculty Athletics Representative) noted that there are several compliance measures and checks and balances in the system. For example, if any particular course had a very high enrollment of student-athletes, the Registrar’s Office would notice that and bring it to the attention of the Athletics Department. In addition, every student-athlete is required to take a course titled, “Your Winning Season”, in which the importance of academic honesty and academic integrity is stressed. To quote Darrice Griffin, “Ignorance is not an excuse.” Pro-forma financials and athletic budget reports The financial report, presented in a form requested by the Faculty Senate, is provided in Appendix 5. Campus Recreation Center The Campus Recreation center and all its affiliated activities underwent an external review in April 2018. The intensive process included review of the physical facilities, staffing, programming, and resources. The recreation center is heavily used by students, and is already overcrowded at certain times of day. The Minutes of the Athletic Council are posted online at the Faculty Senate site and may be reviewed for more detailed discussion and review of topics, invited guests and vote outcomes of the Council and its recommendations. David Morin, a designee for the Secretary of the Faculty Senate, served as recording secretary for some of the meetings during the reporting period, the others were crafted by one of the co-chairs from notes taken during those meetings. Appendices Appendix 1. Academics subcommittee report Appendix 2. Student Conduct and Compliance subcommittee report Appendix 3. Equity and Diversity subcommittee report Appendix 4. Facilities subcommittee report Appendix 5. Financial report Appendix 6. Student-Athlete Health and Welfare subcommittee report Appendix 7. Concussion management plan Appendix 8. Vision subcommittee report Appendix 9. Organizational chart for Department of Athletics

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Appendix 1.

Athletic Council Subcommittee on Academic Services - 2017-18 Academic Year

The Academic sub-committee of the Athletic Council is charged with overseeing the

academic performance of student-athletes. This includes team graduation rates, team

GPA, and academic progress. The sub-committee also addresses issues pertinent to the

academic performance and support services (e.g., tutoring) that is provided to student-

athletes.

Members of the sub-committee: Kirstin Kay (Chair), Tim Anderson, Sid Ferreira, Scott

Hovey, Libby Sharrow, and Marinos Vouvakis.

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

Statistics from the 2017-2018 Academic Year:

Academic Year student-athlete GPA: 3.08

Cumulative student-athlete GPA: 3.13

Perfect GPA - 4.00

Fall: 33 student-athletes

Spring: 36 student-athletes

Dean’s list - 3.50 and above



Atlantic 10 Honor Roll - 3.00 and above (new format for 2017-18)

274 student-athletes

Maroon Scholars – 3.00 and above



2017-2018 Single Year Graduation Success Rate: 89.4%.

2017-2018 Single Year Academic Progress Rate (APR): 976.

2017-2018 Multiyear (4 year) Academic Progress Rate (APR): 982.

REDEFINING ACADEMIC SUCCESS

In the Spring of 2017, Athletic Department administrators, based on information obtained

through student-athlete exit surveys and a strategic report directed by the faculty of the

McCormack Department of Sport Management, directed resources to increase student-

athlete success and satisfaction. As a result, the following goals have been identified:

• Lead a collaborative effort to establish a unified strategy for student success

within Athletics in order to achieve applicable NCAA benchmarks for success by

being both student focused and APR driven.

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• Design, implement, and streamline advising processes by creating “best practices”

for advisors to increase opportunities for student support/satisfaction.

• Explore and integrate early alert opportunities to create intervention strategies for

students who need assistance/counseling.

• Develop a comprehensive strategy for APR benchmarks with Governance and

Compliance that provides for seamless integration within the department.

• Continue making connections/partnerships between the Athletic Department,

faculty, and campus advisors in the areas of student retention, early intervention,

and advising.

• Actively (using intrusive advising model) engage and develop emerging (at-risk)

student-athletes while simultaneously encouraging moderate to high achieving

student-athletes.

• Drive student satisfaction; Coaches have made students feel “wanted” during

recruitment to campus. Support staff works to make student-athletes feel

“appreciated” during their time here and “satisfied” after they finish their degree.

• Simplify internal processes to maximize increased quality and quantity of advisor

to student-athlete interaction.

o Hiring of all full-time staff to provide consistent year-to-year advising.

o Availability of students to schedule individual appointments online.

o Upcoming space renovations and enhancements.

• Help celebrate student-athlete accomplishment to boost engagement and morale

amongst our entire student-athlete population.

In addition, the creation of a Student Development Office assists student-athletes by

providing skills pertinent to success throughout their college careers as well as counsel

student-athletes in establishing attainable goals regarding post-graduation plans.

Working with campus partners, Student Development coordinates efforts for career

planning and preparation.

TUTORING/EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE

Tutoring assistance continues to have a positive impact on the GPAs of student-athletes.

Academic Success provides unlimited tutoring for the highest “at-risk” student athletes,

and every student-athlete may request one tutor for the duration of the entire semester.

Additional tutoring is available for any student-athlete on a case-by-case basis and there

are walk-in times held throughout the semester for specific “high-need” subjects.

Academic Counselors also maintain lists of resources available on campus and often refer

student-athletes accordingly.

ADVISING

Academic Success works with advising peers on campus within each

college/school/department. Each semester all student-athletes are required to follow a

“Advising & Registration” process initiated by Academic Success. All students must

clear their registration holds by a specific date, meet with an Advisor in Academic

Success to brainstorm scheduling plans, meet with their specific

college/school/department Advisor to finalize scheduling plans, and return a form signed

by the college/school/department Advisor to Academic Success.

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Registration Appointment Modification (RAM) is a campus initiative that allows students

to register at the beginning of their class appointment times each semester. Approved for

RAM by the Registrar’s Office, 89% of all student-athletes were able to register within 4

hours of their specific appointment time. Student-athletes are appreciative of the

opportunity and have identified it as an important part in their overall experience.

ROBERT ’62 AND MARIANNE ’77 FOOTE ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTER

MASSACHUSETTS ATHLETICS ACADEMIC SUCCESS SUITE

Thanks to a generous $250,000 lead gift by Robert '62 and Marianne '77 Foote, the

University of Massachusetts is excited to announce the creation of the Bob and Marianne

Foote Academic Success Center in the Boyden Building.

The project will involve a complete renovation and modernization of the existing

academic support space in the building along with enhanced meeting and office space for

student-athletes and the academic success staff. It will offer UMass student-athletes more

space and better technology for individual, group and collaborative learning while

providing comprehensive resources overall.

Note that the reporting period is for Fall 2017 through Spring 2018. The Academic

Success Center has opened at the time of this writing, and is providing greatly enhanced

opportunities for academic success for all our UMass student-athletes.

PROGRESS REPORTS

Academic Success sends progress reports to Faculty and Teaching Assistants (if they

have been appropriately assigned in SPIRE) through the University’s EAB CAMPUS

platform throughout the academic year. There are three requests for progress during the

Fall and Spring semesters, and one request in Winter and Summer terms. The current rate

of return is about 30%. Those reports are invaluable to Academic Success in helping

student-athletes to be successful academically. Academic Success is working with

Undergraduate Student Success to both increase the rate of return and gather the

information in other ways.

TOP FIVE MAJORS OF STUDENT ATHLETES 2017-2018

BBA Isenberg majors combined

Kinesiology

Sport Management

Communication

Sociology

STUDENT ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) meets 10 times during the school

year, five times each semester. There was an average of 30-35 representatives at each

meeting. Some community service events they participated in were: the Shriners

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Hospital Toy Drive, Crocker Farm Elementary breakfast buddy program, the Big

Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County Bowl-A-Thon, food drive for the Amherst

Survival Center, Ware and Sunderland reading days, Wildwood Elementary

School Walk to School Day, two Special Olympics events, and teams wearing pink

during competitions for cancer awareness.


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Appendix 2.

Athletic Council Subcommittee on Student Conduct and Compliance

Fall/Spring Semester 2017-2018 Meeting

Boyden Gym Conference Room

Thursday, February 15 @ 1:00 to 2:15 PM

September 2017 to January 2018 Update

Members:

Athletic Department Staff:

Ariel “AP” Pesante, Associate AD of Compliance

Carol Ford, Assistant AD of Compliance

Karen Green, Compliance Office Assistant

Faculty and Alumni Representatives from the Athletic Council:

Rebecca Spencer, Faculty Athletic Representative

Rod Warnick, Professor, Faculty Representative and Chair

Diane Barstow, Alumni Representative – UMass Development

JC Schnabl, UMass Alumni Association Director

Sam Hazen, Co-chair of Athletic Council

Scott Hovey, Student Member

Agenda Items

1. Department Compliance Update – (Pesante & Ford)

Violation Reports.

The reporting period for this compliance update was from September 1, 2017 through January 21, 2018.

This covers some pending Summer 2017 decisions and all decisions or actions during the Fall Semester

of 2017. The Spring Semester 2018 update on violations will be reported at the end of the April or early

May when the next Compliance Subcommittee Meeting to be held at the end of the Summer of 2018 or

early in the Fall Semester 2018.

The Compliance Office reported the following violations, all were Level 3 (lower level) violations.

a. Men’s Basketball – self-reported financial aid issue.

b. Football – two (2) violations that surround 1) off-campus visit without approval and

reimbursement issues and 2) travel expenses for student-athlete not enrolled full-time and

had dropped to part-time status.

c. Women’s Basketball and Men’s Lacrosse – one regarding recruit on-campus during a dead

period for recruitment and another regarding practice prior to final exams.

These violations were handled with rules education and a new process was developed for

coaches with color-coded calendars noting dead periods

Any additional violations will be reported in the Spring/Summer Semester 2018 update.

AC Compliance Report 2017-2018 (Fall Semester 2017 Reporting Period)

Monday, February 15, 2018

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Waiver Report Updates.

There were several waiver items during this period.

1. Baseball regarding when eligible and was granted

2. Men’s basketball issue regarding transfer as a graduate student and earned degree at previous

institution, and when student would be eligible; another issue regarding a medical transfer and allowing

a student athlete to travel with the team pending review; a graduate transfer who was an international

student whose credits were called into question regarding eligibility and whether the transfer would be

granted as a walk-on or preferred walk-on. Another student was granted a fifth year, graduate level

transfer under a medical hardship and was accepted from UConn.

3. Football: A student’s application for football was being reviewed for a seventh year based on medical

hardship and this will likely be extended beyond the five-year running clock period.

Additional Waiver Updates….

Some discussion also occurred regarding the number of official visits per team per year – basketball –

both men’s and women’s is allowed 12 per year, football 56 per year and baseball 25 per year.

The department currently certifies and reviews approximately over 700 student-athletes for the 2017-

2018 academic year, including within this count were 295 males and 218 females on scholarship with

counting 5th year medical aid student athletes. Some of the athletes are dual counts in such sports as

cross country, indoor and outdoor track.

APR Reports. The 2016-2017 reports by team were presented by Ariel Pesante and assisted in the preparation by the

Registrar’s Office. The key official number required to be exceeded by the NCAA is a “930 rolling

report number” for the four-year period; however, the A10 Conference prefers a “950 rolling report

number.” There was some discussion about when teams are reviewed for bowl eligibility that APR rates

would be taken into consideration.

These reports will be officially announced and released in late April for the previous academic period of

2016-2017 and the scores will be reported as a moving four-year average with current year, 2016-2017,

noted for eligibility/graduation and retention measures.

Current Four-Year Rolling Averages and 2016-2017 Reporting Year for Eligibility/Graduation

and Retention. Ten of the ten women’s teams reported scores in excess of 975 for the four-year rolling

overall average. Five women’s teams reported a perfect score of 1000 for 2016-2017, including

women’s cross country, rowing, soccer and tennis. This year’s women’s teams APRs with scores in

excess of 990 also included lacrosse and track. The only women’s team of concern was women’s

basketball and those numbers have declined due in part to the coaching change. Its current year rate

stood at 956, but the multi-year rate held at 975.

One men’s team (soccer) current year rate stood at 1000 and its multi-year rate has improved to 947.

This lower score was a result of a coaching change in a previous year. Men’s lacrosse also exceeded

the 990 APR level and two teams experienced increasing single year rates - baseball (947) and men’s

basketball (923). The only men’s team suffering from a lower one-year rate was men’s football that

stood at 933 in 2016-2017; however, its multi-year rate stood is at 939, lower than desired but closer to

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The smaller roster teams, such as soccer and tennis for example, tend to suffer more if one or two

players leave the team for any number of reasons. Fewer roster spots means greater impact on the APR

scores – both multi-year overall and for both eligibility/graduation and retention.

Men’s basketball currently is fine in its APRs with current year of 2016-2017 at 923 overall and four-

year average of 966. The only area of concern for men’s basketball is the 2015-2016

eligibility/retention number of 920; and the current year it has recovered slightly to 923 despite the

coaching change that has occurred. The retention rate created the major impact here as it was 885 for

2016-2017. Baseball also experienced a lower 2016-2017 retention rate of 842 although the overall

APR rate in 2016-2017 was 947.

The Compliance Office and the Registrar’s Office has been working with the coaches to identify former

players who were short just a few credits to take their remaining courses in order to graduate. A

program continues to pick up bonus points for former players who have come back to complete their

degrees. Graduating players from the past helps the program achieve bonus points in the report filing.

The full APR report is available from the Compliance Office for detailed review.

The full NCAA Division I 2016-2017 APR Institutional Report was available from the Athletic

Department upon its release in April 2018 for the 2016-2017 Academic Year.

Coaches Meeting Agendas. Compliance monthly coaches’ meetings continued to be held; topics included dead periods for

recruiting, NCAA adopted legislation and the review of newly implemented legislation. A newly 2017-

2018 Rules Education Calendar was also reviewed and shared by the Compliance office. Other items

covered were a legal day, external groups and non-coaching staff meetings and expectations. Other

items that have come on the agenda include more proactive methods to offset potential student conduct

issues, or team culture issues.

New or Newly Implemented NCAA Legislation. A number of NCAA legislative items that were adopted were reviewed. A number of these proposed

new regulations are also autonomous rules in that they may need to be adopted by the conferences. The

A10 in particular is concerned with time demands of the student athletes and will likely carefully review

and adopt/consider each of these new NCAA legislative items and at the time of this review had already

adopted a few. Items reviewed included new pieces of NCAA regulations that is noted below. The

NCAA instituted mandatory sexual violence programming. Compliance offices are no longer required to

be certified or have completed a Certification of Compliance process; however, UMass Athletics will

continue to meet these requirements. Post committee meeting, Ariel Pesante shared the Janet Judge

presentation including her presentation on “Legal Issues in ICA” and the UMass Sexual Harassment

Policy.

NCAA Legislation Adopted – January 2018.

Some time was spent reviewing new pending legislation including……

2017-101 Recruiting Official (Paid) Visit – Student Host Entertainment Allowance that increased the

allowance from $40 to $75 per day. This was approved by A10 and UMass.



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2017-104 Awards, Benefits and Expenses – Medical Expense and Medical Coverage – this UMass is

already doing.

2017-106-1 Playing and Practice Seasons – Time Limits for Required Athletically Related Activities

with Three-Day Period – Exception – Multiple Team Event – Basketball. The A10 did not adopt.

Six other portions of legislation were available for review; one was defeated – student host

entertainment allowance of $50 per day.

2. FAR Report and Update. Rebecca Spencer (UMass FAR)

Rebecca Spencer provided an overview of the FAR Report including working with Compliance, the

Athletic Department on searches and attending A10 meetings. She reported on one critical issue that

included “missed class time” and it is being pushed by the FARs. This report will be further filed and

detailed by the FAR under separate cover.

3. Exit Interviews – Graduating Senior Student Athletes

Exit interviews are now being handled by the new Committee on Student Athlete Health and Welfare

and graduating seniors will be interviewed by this committee. Compliance Subcommittee members

will no longer be required to conduct these meetings; however, if more exit interviews or surveys are

needed we may be consulted for assistance. We are likely to have a few of these reviews scheduled.

4. Other Old Business and New Business (Warnick)

A few other items were briefly discussed including the Larry Nasser Case at Michigan State and the

concussion case that resulted at Frostburg State University.

Other student conduct issues may be considered and discussed in the future.


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Appendix 3

Equity and Diversity Subcommittee Report of the Athletic Council

2017-18 Report covering 2016-17 & 2017-18 Academic Years

The role of the Equity and Diversity Subcommittee is to monitor and report on Title IX

compliance, gender, and racial and ethnic minority participation within the Athletic Department.

Members of Subcommittee (2018-19): Libby Sharrow (Chair), Pat Vittum, JC Schnabl, Sid

Ferreira, Casey Kelleher, Kaitlyn Stavinoha

Athletic Department staff liaison: Kirsten Britton (Senior Associate Athletic Director/Senior

Women’s Administrator)

Athletic Participation

Information provided by the University of Massachusetts Office of Institutional Research and

stated on the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) report (FY17: 7/1/16-6/30-17)

indicated that there were 11,102 (52.0%) men and 10,238 (48.0%) women full-time,

baccalaureate, degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Massachusetts

for Fall of 2016. In 2017-18 (FY18: 7/1/17-6/30-18), undergraduate enrollment was 10,904

(51%) men and 10,496 (49%) women. For reference, the numbers for fall 2015 were: 10,809

(51.8%) men and 10,053 (48.2%) women; undergraduate enrollment percentages have remained

relatively consistent since the previous year.

Based on the following EADA participation guidelines “participants” are students who, as of the

day of a varsity team’s first scheduled contest:

(A) Are listed by the institution on the varsity team’s roster;

(B) Receive athletically related student aid; or

(C) Practice with the varsity team and receive coaching from one or more varsity

coaches.

A student who satisfied one or more of these criteria is a participant, including a student

on a team the institution designates or defines as junior varsity, freshman, or novice, or a

student withheld from competition to preserve eligibility (i.e., a redshirt), or for

academic, medical, or other reasons. This includes fifth-year team members who have

already received a bachelor’s degree. Student-athletes who participate in more than more sport

are counted in each sport, though this subcommittee report focuses on “unduplicated participants”

(meaning: each athlete is counted only once, irrespective of the number of teams on which they

compete; e.g., cross-country and track competitors who often compete in both sports are not

double-counted in the “unduplicated” count). Male practice players are NOT included as

participants.


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Using the EADA guidelines, the duplicated participation for all sports for the 2016-17 academic

year were 384 men (52.7%) and 344 women (47.0%, excluding 7 male practice players included in

count for women’s basketball). The unduplicated participation for all sports for the 2016-17

academic year was 347 men (56.6%) and 266 women (43.4%). For the 2017-18 academic year,

the duplicated participation statistics were 382 men (52.0 %) and 352 women (48.0 %, excluding 8

male practice players included in count for women’s basketball). The unduplicated participation

for all sports for the 2017-18 academic year was 350 men (55.9%) and 276 women (44.1%).

Title IX guidelines require that the intercollegiate-level athletic participation opportunities for male

and female students should be provided in numbers “substantially proportionate” to their

respective enrollments among undergraduates. (See for full details:

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/clarific.html)

Participation Enrollment Title IX Analysis

Number Percentage Number Percentage Difference

2016-17 Women 266 43.4% 10,238 48.0% -4.6%

2016-17 Men 347 56.6% 11,102 52.0% +4.6%

2017-18 Women 276 44.1% 10,496 49.0% -4.9%

2017-18 Men 350 55.9% 10,904 51.0% +4.9%

Student-Athlete Racial and Ethnic Minority Opportunity

The Department of Athletics provides the NCAA with information on ethnicity of student-

athletes through submission of the annual Sports Sponsorship Report. The data for 2016-17 show

that the racial and ethnic minority participation percentage among men student athletes was 33.1%

and 23.9% among women. The data for 2017-18 shows that the racial and ethnic minority

participation percentage among men student athletes was 32.2% and 22.3% among women.

Athletic Scholarships

The amount of scholarship dollars provided to student-athletes for the 2016-17 academic

year is as follows:

Men $ 6,847,785

(58%)

Women $ 4,891,253

(42%)

Total: $11,739,038

These figures include all scholarships, winter session aid, summer session aid, and books.

Participation

Percentage

Scholarship

Percentage

Difference

Women 43.4% 42.0% -1.4%

Men 56.0% 58.0% +2.0%


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The amount of scholarship dollars provided to student-athletes for the 2017-18 academic

year is as follows:

Men $ 6,765,321

(56%)

Women $ 5,308,211

(44%)

Total: $ 12,073,532

These figures include all scholarships, winter session aid, summer session aid, and books.

Participation

Percentage

Scholarship

Percentage

Difference

Women 44.1% 44% -0.1%

Men 56.0% 56% 0%

The Athletic Department aims to be proportionate every year between women’s and men’s teams.

Athletic Department Staffing

The Athletics department continues to promote diversity by being committed to encourage and

recruit minority applicants. In an effort to attract a diverse pool of applicants they conduct national

searches for all open positions. Open positions are typically posted on NCAA.org,

NACDA.com, womenleadersincollegesports.org, and d1ticker.com. Positions are also posted on

coaching or administrative association websites as applicable. In an effort to recruit and retain a

more diverse staff, the department seeks women and minorities for waived positions (Coaching &

senior level positions) through outreach and networking throughout the NCAA.

As of March 31, 2017, the department consisted of:

142 full-time and part-time employees

o 95 male and 47 female (33.1%)

o 17 racial and ethnic minority employees (12.0%)

During the 2017-18 year, the department consisted of:

136 full-time and part-time employees

o 91 male and 45 female (33.1%)

o 20 racial and ethnic minority employees (15.7%)

In 2016-17, coaching staffs Head coaches of all the men’s teams were male. Six of the women’s 10

teams (counting Cross Country and Track & Field separately) were coached by women, while four

of them are coached by men (Basketball, Rowing, Soccer, Swimming & Diving).

The average salary for the head coach for the men’s teams was $324,479, while that of the head

coach for women’s teams is $126,686. The discrepancy is at least in part accounted for by the

http://www.womenleadersincollegesports.org/

http://d1ticker.com/


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much higher salaries received by the Football and Men’s Basketball Head Coaches. (The salaries

used for computation are for “coaching duties only.”)

All of the assistant coaches who are assigned to men’s teams on a full-time basis are men (18 men,

0 women). Of the 14 assistant coaches who are assigned to women’s teams on a full-time basis, 13

are women and 1 is a man.

In 2017-18, coaching staffs Head coaches of all the men’s teams were male. Five of the women’s

10 teams (counting Cross Country and Track & Field separately) were coached by women, while

five of them are coached by men (Basketball, Rowing, Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Tennis).

The average salary for the head coach for the men’s teams was $211,527, while that of the head

coach for women’s teams is $116,525.

All of the assistant coaches who are assigned to men’s teams on a full-time basis are men (22 men,

0 women). Of the 15 assistant coaches who are assigned to women’s teams on a full-time basis, 11

are women and 4 are men.

Recruiting Expenses

The athletic recruiting expenditures for the reporting periods:

2016-17 2017-18

Men’s sports $623,824 (67.4%) $673,337 (68.3%)

Women’s sports $301,281 (32.6%) $312,552 (32.0%)

Total $925,105 $985,889


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Appendix 2 continued

Athletic Council Subcommittee on Student Conduct and Compliance

Spring/Summer Semester 2017-2018 Meeting

Boyden Gym Conference Room

Friday, September 21 @ 11:30AM to 1:00 PM

January 2018 to August 2018 Update

Members:

Athletic Department Staff:

Ariel “AP” Pesante, Associate AD of Compliance

Carol Ford, Assistant AD of Compliance

Karen Green, Compliance Office Assistant

Faculty and Alumni Representatives from the Athletic Council:

Rebecca Spencer, Faculty Athletic Representative

Rod Warnick, Professor, Faculty Representative and Chair

JC Schnabl, UMass Alumni Association Director

Sam Hazen, Chair of Athletic Council

Excused: Diane Barstow, Development Office (travel), Pat Vittum (department meeting)

Agenda Items

1. Update Previous Semester Minutes – Fall Semester 2017. Rod Warnick, Carol Ford and Ariel

Pesante reviewed and updated the previous semester minutes that covered the period of September 2017

to January 2018. The total numbers served for the academic year were also verified by Carol Ford in a

follow-up email. The number of student athletes served by the Compliance Office over the course of the

year was approximately 700-750. EADA and Title IX NCAA Reporting Numbers are filed with the

Equity and Diversity Subcommittee.

2. Department Compliance Update – (Pesante & Ford)

Violation Reports.

The reporting period for this Compliance update was from January 21, 2018 through August 31, 2018.

This covers some pending issues from the Fall semester decisions and all decisions or actions during the

Spring and Summer Semesters of 2018.

The Compliance Office has reviewed and shared the following violations:

a. Women’s Softball. UMass Athletics reported an overage in scholarship aid for softball

where four (4) student athletes were receiving academic aid that was not reported. The

penalty imposed was the reduction in scholarship from 12.25 full scholarships to 11.50 full

scholarships for 2019-2020 academic year. No scholarships were vacated, but there will

simply be less funding available for student athlete scholarships for the next academic year.

There are differences in how financial need and academic need are allocated on college

campuses.

AC Compliance Report 2017-2018 (Spring Summer Reporting Period 2018)

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b. Women’s Lacrosse. This was reported in an earlier period – Fall and Winter 2017, but

reported and evolved in the Summer 2018 – the violation revolved around a failure to

provide a day off after returning from a lacrosse tournament and was a minor level 3

violation.

Waiver Report Updates.

The Compliance Office has reviewed and shared the following waivers sought for this period:

These are all cases filed and pending….

a. Men’s Football – student withdrew for medical absence due to illness, waiver sought.

b. Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field – student medical withdrawal issue.

c. Men’s Football. Sought eligibility waiver for football student athlete who moved around

during high school after initial poor performance, grades improved and waiver was sought to

practice. Waiver approved.

d. Men’s Football. Waiver in process regarding the handling of a Canadian football player high

school course requirements. At the time of the meeting, this waiver was under review.

e. Men’s Football. Student reinstated for football.

f. Women’s Basketball. Player attended at four-year college and was a player on the women’s

basketball team at that college, but she later became employed by the team, and later left,

moved to the Amherst area and attended local community college, obtained 24 credits and

desires now to be a member of the UMass Women’s Basketball team. Waiver filed and case

appears positive; however, most students in this situation are ruled a 4-2-4 student where

they started school at a 4-year degree school and then drop out and attend a 2-year program,

followed by re-enrollment in a 4-year program. The requirement requires the transferring

student to complete the 2-year community college and graduate before becoming eligible at

the returning 4-year school.

The following cases have been heard and presented…..

a. Medical waivers

1. Women’s Lacrosse

2. Men’s Baseball

3. Men’s Lacrosse – filed but pending outcome

4. Men’s Baseball

Transfer Cases

One transfer case was heard in the Spring Semester in Football. The student requested a transfer and a

transfer appeals committee hearing was held. The student athlete presented his case, the committee

heard the case, and the student was granted his transfer request. The student graduated on time and

transferred to another university as a graduate transfer and was immediately eligible. New legislation

will likely grant these cases and not require the more detailed review in the future.


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Coaches Meetings

A number of coaches meetings were held during the Spring semester including meetings with Athletic

Department staff to handle various rules and guidelines that might affect student athletes. The topics

included rules interpretation, new and pending NCAA legislation, and dead period recruiting times. The

Athletic Department also brought in a consultant to work with coaches and staff to help with developing

strategies to handle issues associated with the Academic Progress Reports (APRs). One meeting was

also held with non-coaching staff personnel in Athletics to review possible rules and interpretations. We

also discussed requests for promotional tickets for golf tournaments and scholarship programs where the

rules interpretation might affect a request.

In the past the department has brought together various departments that connect with UMass

Compliance including Financial Aid, Admissions, Registrar and EOED to share insights about student

athletes and how student athletes are processed through the university. More recently, Linda Reed from

the Registrar’s Office has retired, and she has been replaced by two employees who cover the area

regarding student athlete eligibility assistance and helping with APR program review. Janet Danylieko,

Assistant Registrar, is assisting the Athletic Department. Her backup is Thomas Fritsch, Registrar

Assistant who is helping with inquiries as needed.

APR Reports. The 2016-2017 APR Reports by team were submitted by the Athletic Department in April/May 2018,

covering the 2016-2017 Academic Year. The current APR Reports being collected and documented will

cover the 2017-2018 Academic Year. The key official numbers required to be exceeded by the NCAA

and UMass affiliated conferences remain the same as in the last reporting year. The number includes a

“930 rolling report number” for the four-year period; while the A10 Conference prefers a “950 rolling

report number.” There was some continued discussion about when teams are reviewed for bowl

eligibility that APR rates would be taken into consideration. One of the criteria if there are not enough

bowl eligible teams with six wins would include a review of 5 win teams and that APR rates would be

considered in what teams would be selected that exceeded the 930 rate.

New or Newly Implemented NCAA Legislation. A significant amount of time was spent reviewing the new NCAA legislation affecting Men’s

Basketball. The legislation was a result of the Adidas and college basketball agents scandal that

affected college basketball this past year and the Commission of NCAA College Basketball headed up

by Condoleezza Rice and the report and recommendations coming out of this report. The NCAA

adopted the commission’s recommendation at the Executive Board level. A copy of the complete new

set of recommendations is available upon request or by visiting this site <

http://www.ncaa.org/about/committed-change>. The report and the recommendations adopted include

the following major areas: 1) Going Pro and Getting a Degree, 2) Minimizing Harmful Outside

Influences; 3) More Efficient Enforcement System; and 4) Stronger Accountability and Penalties. Some

of the recommendations were implemented as early as January 2018 while others were immediately

upon adoption, plus others are being rolled out over the course of the current year.

2. FAR Report and Update. Rebecca Spencer (UMass FAR)

Rebecca Spencer provided an overview of the FAR Report including working with Compliance, the

Athletic Department on searches and attending A10 meetings. She reported on one critical issue that

included “missed class time” and is being pushed by the FARs. This included improved measures of


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missed class time and more clear measures and teams that appear to be of most concern were baseball

and softball in the Spring Semester and field hockey in the Fall Semester. The essence of this discussion

has been that the FARs want to improve or lessen the amount of missed class time, to measure it better

and to work on it. One other item discussed was the A10 Postgraduate Scholarship and the Student

Athlete Advisory Committee that included a number of vibrant number of group initiatives; Senior

Awards, the new “It’s On Us” campaign; and also recognizing the “Athlete of the Year” award.

3. Other Old Business and New Business (Warnick)

Michigan State and the Larry Nassar Case was discussed regarding if and how allegations of misconduct

are made at UMass. The discussions surrounded the withholding of the activity pending an investigation,

a working process for conducting reviews and if a process was available, was it followed. The

discussion also included the handling of complaints or allegations by the university’s Office of EOED

and the Dean of Students. No other student conduct issues were put forth at this meeting and additional

discussion items will be reviewed in future meetings.

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Appendix 4

Facilities Subcommittee Report 2017-2018

The facilities subcommittee met on April 18, 2018 to discuss issues regarding athletic and

recreational facilities on the UMass Amherst campus. Dan Markowski, Associate Athletic

Director for Facilities and Operations, provided an update on facility improvements that were

completed or underway between June 2017 and May 2018.

The University of Massachusetts Athletic Department continues to implement facility upgrades,

both large and small, in order to improve the experience of student athletes and fans.

Projects Completed

New scoreboards/videoboards for Mullins Center. Both center ice and rink ends have boards

with HD broadcast capabilities. Cost $2.2M.

New hockey weight room in Mullins Center practice rink squash courts. Facility will be used by

hockey and baseball. All equipment will be UMass branded. Cost $400,000.

Boyden offices were rearranged so that women’s sports would be together.

All fields and practice facilities received UMass branded wind screens.

Mullins Center tennis courts were repaired. Repairs consisted of crack repair and resurfacing.

Projects Underway

Renovation of Boyden building academic space. Project will consist of new furniture,

technology, carpeting and HVAC upgrade. Offices will have nine-foot walls to provide

additional privacy for counseling.

New scoreboard/video board on Garber Field with HD capabilities. Project also includes new

branding, new logos, and stonewall at south entrance. Cost $400,000 funded by “Laxbackers”

booster club.

Two new batting cages at Sortino Field.

New air conditioning for Boyden Building interior offices. Cost $70,000.

Removal of south wall at McGuirk Stadium. Installation of scoreboard/videoboard with HD

capabilities.

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Planning Stages

Soccer practice field on lower Boyden will be resurfaced, fenced, and sprinklered.

Two artificial turf fields will be installed on lower Boyden for recreational use.

Branding for JFK Champions Center legacy hall. Cost $450,000.

Indoor practice facility on behind west side of McGuirk Stadium. Building will contain large turf

field suitable for all UMass Athletics teams. Building will also be available for use by the UMass

community.

Continued upgrading of locker rooms and branding in Boyden Building.

Other issues

UMass hosted the A-10 field hockey championship and the first round of Hockey East playoffs.

Next year UMass will host the A-10 outdoor track and field and softball championships.

Staffing remains tight with three retirements, including two from grounds and an electrician.

Increased use of all facilities by Athletics, campus recreation, and clubs has created additional

work for facilities. A fulltime assistant to Dan Markowski was added.

A new lawn mower was purchased to replace a 25-year old machine.

Athletic department summer camps for basketball, baseball, lacrosse, and soccer produced

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Appendix 5

Athletic Council

Finance Subcommittee Report

2017-2018

Membership: Sean Quinn (Athletic Department, Associate Athletic Director of Finance),

Sam Hazen, Marinos Vouvakis (Chair), Nancy Buffone, Diane Barstow, David Morin,

Casey Kelleher, and Ed Ward

The charge of this Subcommittee is to review the distribution of revenues (including state

and university funds, trust funds, student fees, ticket revenues, advancement funds) and

expenses (including compensation and severance, scholarships and various operation

funds) at the Athletic Department. The overall obligation of this Subcommittee is to

correlate programs and financing and to provide advice or recommendations as

appropriate.

This year the Subcommittee met once and had several email correspondences regarding the

timing of submission and content of the report, and meeting arrangements of the Finance

Subcommittee.

Associate Athletic Director (AD) Quinn submitted the Athletic Department finance report

to the Athletic Council Finance Subcommittee chair January, 2019, and was distributed to

the Finance Subcommittee for review shortly thereafter. The report was formatted

according to Faculty Senate’s guidelines and can be found in the Appendix at the end of

this section.

The Finance Subcommittee met once during academic year 2017-18, on February 7, 2018.

The meeting was attended by Athletic Director (AD) Ryan Bamford, Associate AD Sean

Quinn, Sam Hazen, Marinos Vouvakis, and Ed Ward. After introductions AD Bamford

summarized the report and explained almost every line-item in the spread-sheets, and

provided rational for FY19 budget projections. The committee continued engaging AD

Bamford with questions on the projected/actual FY18 finances. The subcommittee agreed

that the FY18 budget was in line with the FY17 budget, and that any deviations were

explained and sufficiently justified by AD Bamford. The FY19 projections were found to be

sound.

FY18 UMASS ATHLETICS BUDGET SUMMARY

REVENUES FY18 Posted Budget % of Overall

Budget FY18 Actuals

% of Overall

Budget

FY19 Projected

Budget

% of Overall

Budget

State and University Funds (base) $ 18,097,945 49.2% $ 18,139,586 48.9% $ 18,947,310 50.5%

State and University Funds (non-base) $ 609,237 1.7% $ 729,491 2.0% $ 243,326 0.6%

Campus base budget reduction $ (203,915) -0.6% $ (203,915) -0.5% $ (76,239) -0.2%

TOTAL BASE BUDGET $ 18,503,267 50.3% $ 18,665,162 50.3% $ 19,114,397 50.9%

Waivers $ 1,378,000 3.7% $ 1,378,000 3.7% $ 1,378,000 3.7%

Student Fees $ 9,487,370 25.8% $ 9,399,344 25.3% $ 9,634,327 25.7%

Ticket and Guarantee Revenue (Football) $ 2,769,521 7.5% $ 2,739,076 7.4% $ 2,825,000 7.5%

Ticket and Guarantee Revenue (Men's Basketball) $ 525,579 1.4% $ 507,114 1.4% $ 501,667 1.3%

Ticket and Guarantee Revenue (Women's Basketball) $ 14,600 0.0% $ 15,644 0.0% $ 14,500 0.0%

Ticket and Guarantee Revenue (Hockey) $ 227,596 0.6% $ 244,497 0.7% $ 330,000 0.9%

Ticket and Guarantee Revenue (Men's Lacrosse) $ 11,636 0.0% $ 9,780 0.0% $ 8,700 0.0%

Ticket and Guarantee Revenue (Softball) $ - 0.0% $ - 0.0% $ - 0.0%

Ticket and Guarantee Revenue (Other sports) $ 7,500 0.0% $ - 0.0% $ 32,000 0.1%

Marketing, Corporate, TV, Royalties and Radio Sponsorship $ 649,553 1.8% $ 653,949 1.8% $ 870,000 2.3%

NCAA and Conference Revenues $ 2,630,317 7.1% $ 2,754,636 7.4% $ 2,035,115 5.4%

Facility Rental Income and Miscellaneous $ 225,000 0.6% $ 316,813 0.9% $ 400,000 1.1%

Post season $ 200,000 0.5% $ 245,236 0.7% $ 225,000 0.6%

Camps $ 10,000 0.0% $ 19,057 0.1% $ 20,000 0.1%

Department Generated Revenues $ 7,271,302 19.8% $ 7,505,800 20.2% $ 7,261,982 19.4%

UMAA Foundation Annual Drive towards scholarship $ 125,000 0.3% $ 105,240 0.3% $ 105,904 0.3%

UMAA Foundation Other $ - 0.0% $ - 0.0% $ - 0.0%

Football Enhancement toward compensation and operating $ - 0.0% $ - 0.0% $ - 0.0%

Court Club toward compensation and operating $ 30,000 0.1% $ 30,000 0.1% $ 30,000 0.1%

UMAA Foundation - MBB, FB compensation and operating $ - 0.0% $ - 0.0% $ - 0.0%

Foundation Total Revenue $ 155,000 0.4% $ 135,240 0.4% $ 135,904 0.4%

TOTAL REVENUE $ 36,794,939 100% $ 37,083,546 100% $ 37,524,610 100%

EXPENSES FY18 Posted Budget % of Overall

Budget FY18 Actuals

% of Overall

Budget

FY19 Projected

Budget

% of Overall

Budget

Football Guarantees $ 950,000 2.6% 950,000$ 2.5% $ 1,075,000 2.9%

Basketball Guarantees $ 376,500 1.0% 376,500$ 1.0% $ 418,500 1.1%

Compensation and Severance $ 11,525,925 31.3% 12,130,222$ 32.5% $ 12,516,144 33.2%

Scholarships $ 11,883,512 32.3% 11,997,619$ 32.2% $ 12,365,000 32.8%

Sport Program Operations $ 6,555,527 17.8% 6,857,120$ 18.4% $ 6,598,669 17.5%

Post Season Operations $ 440,000 1.2% 595,610$ 1.6% $ 551,965 1.5%

Facilities and Game Operations $ 1,923,387 5.2% 1,511,114$ 4.1% $ 1,641,005 4.4%

Administrative Operations $ 2,384,277 6.5% 2,095,154$ 5.6% $ 2,300,411 6.1%

Debt Retirement $ 761,325 2.1% 761,325$ 2.0% $ 191,118 0.5%

TOTAL EXPENSES $ 36,800,453 100% $ 37,274,665 100% $ 37,657,812 100%

$ (5,514) $ (191,118) $ (133,202)


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SPORT - ACTUAL EXPENSES

SPORTS FY18 ACTUAL

COMPENSATION

FY18 ACTUAL

SCHOLARSHIPS

FY18 ACTUAL

OPERATIONS

FY18 TOTAL

ACTUAL

FY19 TOTAL

PROJECTED

BUDGET

Baseball $ 176,718 $ 85,011 $ 197,515 $ 459,244 $ 405,982

Basketball (M) $ 1,259,544 $ 576,203 $ 921,082 $ 2,756,829 $ 2,852,742

Basketball (W) $ 691,177 $ 540,207 $ 756,118 $ 1,987,503 $ 2,040,619

Field Hockey $ 180,510 $ 531,376 $ 211,468 $ 923,354 $ 953,884

Football $ 1,792,547 $ 3,412,736 $ 2,480,029 $ 7,685,312 $ 7,482,336

Ice Hockey $ 619,542 $ 836,549 $ 450,912 $ 1,907,004 $ 1,942,411

Lacrosse (M) $ 305,257 $ 396,824 $ 149,576 $ 851,657 $ 953,445

Lacrosse (W) $ 222,492 $ 496,706 $ 198,809 $ 918,007 $ 913,559

Rowing (W) $ 242,313 $ 653,767 $ 196,731 $ 1,092,810 $ 1,168,131

Soccer (M) $ 199,687 $ 113,659 $ 196,246 $ 509,591 $ 527,566

Soccer (W) $ 194,689 $ 605,968 $ 196,785 $ 997,442 $ 1,008,649

Softball $ 183,639 $ 498,093 $ 245,480 $ 927,213 $ 1,045,154

Swimming (M) $ 159,492 $ 95,250 $ 117,094 $ 371,836 $ 384,733

Swimming (W) $ 142,448 $ 543,921 $ 110,325 $ 796,694 $ 839,663

Tennis (W) $ 107,941 $ 322,412 $ 106,945 $ 537,299 $ 552,164

Track/Cross Country (M) $ 171,669 $ 99,500 $ 154,348 $ 425,517 $ 409,594

Track/Cross Country (W) $ 133,339 $ 638,720 $ 167,656 $ 939,715 $ 1,034,284

Cost of Attendance $ - $ 407,066 $ - $ 407,066 $ 400,000

Medical DQ Scholarships $ - $ 349,233 $ - $ 349,233 $ 122,139

Summer Aid (football) $ - $ 421,281 $ - $ 421,281 $ 425,000

Summer Aid (others) $ - $ 243,850 $ - $ 243,850 $ 260,000

Winter Aid $ - $ 59,045 $ - $ 59,045 $ 50,000

Severance Payments $ 434,311 $ - $ - $ 434,311 $ 182,009

Books $ - $ 70,242 $ - $ 70,242 $ 90,000

Sport Programs Subtotal $ 7,217,317 $ 11,997,619 $ 6,857,120 $ 26,072,056 $ 26,044,065


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ADMIN - ACTUAL EXPENSES

ADMINISTRATIVE FY18 ACTUAL

COMPENSATION

FY18 ACTUAL

OPERATIONS

FY18 TOTAL

ACTUALS

FY19 PROJECTED

BUDGET

Facilities and Game Op $ 867,828 $ 209,549 $ 1,077,377 $ 1,140,560

Sports (M) / Events and Game Operations $ - $ 1,029,874 $ 1,029,874 $ 1,072,372

Sports (W) / Events and Game Operations $ - $ 229,909 $ 229,909 $ 241,256

Non-sport specific event support $ - $ 8,680 $ 8,680 $ 10,000

Stadium $ - $ 33,101 $ 33,101 $ 43,829

Facilities/Game Ops Total $ 867,828 $ 1,511,114 $ 2,378,942 $ 2,508,017

Academics $ 477,417 $ 24,860 $ 502,277 $ 528,754

Administration $ 851,511 $ 1,027,084 $ 1,878,596 $ 2,105,392

Business Office $ 410,854 $ - $ 410,854 $ 429,387

Summer camps $ - $ 11,304 $ 11,304 $ 15,000

Band/Cheer $ 4,699 $ 18,499 $ 23,198 $ 17,927

Compliance $ 227,420 $ - $ 227,420 $ 233,601

Communications / Creative Services $ 317,110 $ 159,450 $ 476,560 $ 509,403

Development $ 120,134 $ - $ 120,134 $ 126,593

Equipment Room $ 324,458 $ 52,253 $ 376,711 $ 331,388

Guarantees (Payable) $ - $ 1,331,000 $ 1,331,000 $ 1,499,000

Marketing/Sales $ 265,320 $ 281,242 $ 546,562 $ 384,161

Sports Medicine /Student Svcs. $ 500,607 $ 430,144 $ 930,752 $ 1,054,122

Strength and Conditioning $ 437,125 $ 39,034 $ 476,159 $ 461,061

Ticket Operations $ 101,072 $ 46,783 $ 147,855 $ 165,918

Part-time (Student) Payroll $ 7,349 $ - $ 7,349 $ 10,000

Administration Total $ 4,045,077 $ 3,421,654 $ 7,466,732 $ 7,871,708

Post season $ - $ 595,610 $ 595,610 $ 551,965

Post season total $ - $ 595,610 $ 595,610 $ 551,965

Administration Subtotal $ 4,912,905 $ 5,528,379 $ 10,441,284 $ 10,931,690

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SPORT - FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL REVENUES FY18 POSTED BUDGET FY18 ACTUALS FY19 POSTED BUDGET

General Operating Funds $ 2,075,000 $ 1,995,000 $ 1,995,000 Tuition Waivers (From Mass Bd. Of Higher Education) $ 620,000 $ 610,000 $ 600,000 Student Fees $ 2,420,000 $ 2,350,000 $ 2,350,000 Ticket sales $ 512,000 $ 514,076 $ 475,000 Endowments $ 17,364 $ 16,199 $ 15,897 Direct Contributions (Gridiron Club, Enhancement, Alumni) $ 185,000 $ 300,773 $ 200,000 Conference Distribution $ 315,000 $ 310,053 $ 310,000 NCAA disbursement $ 260,000 $ 264,997 $ 265,000 Game guarantees received $ 2,225,000 $ 2,225,000 $ 2,350,000 Marketing, Corporate, TV, Royalties and Radio Sponsorship $ 225,000 $ 225,000 $ 225,000 Other Misc. Revenue 10,000$ 4,638$ 5,000$

TOTAL FOOTBALL REVENUE $ 8,864,364 $ 8,815,737 $ 8,790,897

FOOTBALL EXPENSES FY18 POSTED BUDGET FY18 ACTUALS FY19 POSTED BUDGET

Athletic Student Aid (Academic Year) $ 3,650,000 $ 3,543,136 $ 3,650,373 Compensation $ 1,795,000 $ 1,792,547 $ 1,825,571 Head Coach Quarterly Bonus (per contract) (via Gridiron Club) $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 Game Guarantees Paid $ 950,000 $ 950,000 $ 1,075,000 Team Travel $ 1,112,413 $ 1,170,324 $ 983,862 Recruiting $ 300,000 $ 317,640 $ 360,000 Preseason Housing and Meals $ 227,008 $ 226,252 $ 205,387 Equipment, Uniforms and Supplies $ 366,081 $ 359,088 $ 263,783 Game Expenses 198,000$ 192,478$ 185,200$

Fundraising, Marketing, and Promotion (printing) $ 28,000 $ 21,081 $ 25,000 Medical Expenses and Medical Insurance $ 15,000 $ 14,527 $ 15,000 Memberships and Dues $ 13,630 $ 12,940 $ 14,000 Other Operating Expenses (AV, office, etc) $ 157,073 $ 165,699 $ 135,160 TOTAL EXPENSES $ 8,862,205 $ 8,815,712 $ 8,788,336

$ 2,159 $ 25 $ 2,561

RELATED FOOTBALL EXPENSES FY18 POSTED BUDGET FY18 ACTUALS FY19 POSTED BUDGET

Administrative Football Expenses* $ 395,000 $ 457,227 $ 460,000 Debt Service on Football Facility $ 2,670,000 $ 2,670,000 $ 2,670,000 Football Facility Operating Costs $ 1,116,000 $ 1,116,000 $ 1,116,000 One-time compensation buyouts $ - $ - $ - Additional Female Scholarships $ 750,000 $ 879,066 $ 1,067,956 University Relations Expense toward Ads, Student BBQ, etc. $ 975,000 $ 987,739 $ 975,000 Subtotal: Total Related Football Expenses $ 5,906,000 $ 6,110,032 $ 6,288,956

* Admin Football Expenses include:FB summer/winter/EE/books Total facility maintenanceOther (admin travel; AO on admin expenses, etc.)Game Expenses/Student workers/Overtime

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Appendix 6.

Student-Athlete Health & Welfare Subcommittee

2017-2018 Report

Membership:

Linda Griffin (Subcommittee chair; Education), Rebecca Spencer (Faculty Athletic Representative,

Psychological & Brain Sciences), Tim Anderson (Marching Band Director/Music), Jeff Smith

(representative from Athletics), Pat Vittum (Co-chair Athletic Council, Stockbridge School of

Agriculture), Diane Barstow (Alum Relations), Mosksha Padmaraju (SGA), Melissa Beaupe (Student-

Athlete)

Defined scope:

The role of the subcommittee is to support the Athletic Department in issues of student-athlete health and

welfare and to report to campus as a whole, via the Faculty Senate, of the process and progress in this

area. This scope shall include integration of student-athletes on campus, educational programming (e.g.,

life skills), and personal development. Additionally, the subcommittee will review approaches to health

and wellness including topics such as mental health and concussions.

Meetings: The subcommittee met once each semester.

Activities:

1. Review and implementation of student-athlete exit interview procedures. Athletics will

continue to carry out an online survey of all exiting student athletes. These are implemented by

senior sports administrators. The Student-Athlete Health & Welfare subcommittee will conduct

in-person, one-on-one exit interviews (formerly conducted by Compliance subcommittee

members). The interview protocol focuses on the student-athletes academic and athletic

experiences while at UMass Amherst.

For 2017-2018: End of year exit interviews were schedule at the end of April. Fifty student-

athletes were contact to be interview. A total of 13 seniors completed the interview.

2. Concussion report (presented by Jeff Smith). We reviewed the concussion incidence and response.

Concussion protocol was reviewed by the NCAA this past summer. Some recommendations were made

that Athletics were able to implement.

Concussion numbers for 2017-2018: 35 concussions, 5.4% of student-athlete population. Note

that some concussions occurred as a result of activities not related to athletics. The following are

the percent from each team reporting concussions:

Hockey, 15.4%; Men’s basketball, 13.3%; Football, 12.7%; Women’s Soccer, 12%;

Women’s Swimming, 7.7%; Men’s Soccer, 7.4%; Rowing, 6.9%; Softball, 6.7%; Men’s

Swimming, 3.7%; Men’s Lacrosse, 2.3%; Women’s Track & Field, 1.7%;


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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS SPORTS MEDICINE

Concussion Management Plan

Sport Related Concussion as defined by the 2017 Concussion in Sport Group consensus statement:

Sport related concussion (SRC) is a traumatic brain injury induced by biomechanical forces. Several

common features that may be utilized in clinically defining the nature of a concussive head injury

include:

SRC may be caused by either a direct blow to the head, face, neck or elsewhere on the body

with an impulsive force transmitted to the head.

SRC typically results in the rapid onset of short-lived impairment of neurological function

that resolves spontaneously. However, in some cases, signs and symptoms evolve over a

number of minutes to hours.

SRC may result in neurological changes, but the acute clinical signs and symptoms largely

reflect a functional disturbance rather than a structural injury and, as such, no abnormality is

seen on standard structural neuroimaging studies.

SRC results in a range of clinical signs and symptoms that may or may not involve loss of

consciousness. Resolution of the clinical and cognitive features typically follows a sequential

course. However, in some cases symptoms may be prolonged.

The clinical signs and symptoms cannot be explained by drug, alcohol or medication use, other

injuries (such as cervical injuries, peripheral vestibular dysfunction, etc.) or other comorbidities (e.g.

psychological factors or coexisting medical conditions).

University of Massachusetts Sports Medicine personnel will evaluate student-athletes with a

suspected concussion (sports related or not) as follows:

Medical Personnel

Medical personnel with training in the diagnosis, treatment and initial management of acute

concussion must be “present” at all NCAA varsity competitions in the following contact/collision

sports: basketball; field hockey; football; ice hockey; lacrosse; pole vaulting; soccer. To be present

means to be on site at the campus or arena of the competition. Medical personnel may be from either

team, or may be independently contracted for the event.

Medical personnel with training in the diagnosis, treatment and initial management of acute

concussion must be “available” at all NCAA varsity competitions in the following contact/collision

sports: basketball; field hockey; football; ice hockey; lacrosse; pole vaulting; soccer. To be available

means that, at a minimum, medical personnel can be contacted at any time during the practice via

telephone, messaging, email, beeper or other immediate communication means. Further, the case can

be discussed through such communication, and immediate arrangements can be made for the athlete

to be evaluated.

Education The student-athlete will accept responsibility for reporting injuries and illnesses to the sports medicine staff (team physicians, certified athletic trainers) including the signs and symptoms of concussions. During the injury management agreement review at the beginning of the season,



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student-athletes, coaches, athletic trainers, team physicians and athletic administration are presented with educational material, provided by the NCAA, on concussions. All parties will sign acknowledgement forms (Attachments A through E) indicating they have read and understood the information provided about concussions. Baseline Testing Neuropsychological Assessment – ImPACT testing will be performed for all student-athlete who participate in intercollegiate athletics for the University of Massachusetts

Brain injury and concussion history is documented within the ImPACT program. Athletes who are prescribed ADHD medication are encouraged to take the medication prior

to the testing session. The team physician will determine pre-participation clearance or the necessity of additional

consultation or testing with a neuropsychologist.

Balance Testing –will be performed for all student-athletes who participate in intercollegiate athletics for the University of Massachusetts.

Action Plan

• If the student-athlete exhibits signs of a concussion, he/she CANNOT return to

participation until cleared through the procedures outlined below.

The athletic trainer will re-iterate to the student-athlete that while he/she is symptomatic,

he/she should not participate in practice or film sessions. The athletic trainer will

communicate these restrictions to the coaching staff as well.

The athletic trainer will explain to the athlete to refrain from classroom participation on the

day the concussion was sustained.

The athlete will be referred to the team physician on the day the concussion was sustained for

evaluation.

Written care (Attachments F & G) to both the student athlete and another responsible adult

(parent, teammate or roommate) will be provided and documented in the injured athlete’s

medical records.

The student-athlete will have limited physical and cognitive activity until he/she has returned

to baseline, then progresses with each step of the return to play plan without worsening or

new symptoms.

Time of Injury

With a suspected concussion, the evaluation will be performed by an athletic trainer or team

physician. The evaluation will include:

• Head & neck clinical examination for skull fracture, intracranial bleeding and spine trauma

• Physical signs of injury/Vital signs

• Symptom assessment/Orientation assessment

• Anterograde/Retrograde amnesia assessment

• Concentration assessment/Coordination test

• Balance Assessment consistent with the test completed during baseline testing.



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The emergency action plan will be activated should any of the following signs or symptoms be

present during the evaluation:

• Glasgow Coma Scale score of less than 13

• Prolonged loss of consciousness

• Focal neurological deficit suggesting intracranial trauma

• Repetitive emesis

• Persistently diminished/worsening mental status change or other neurological signs and

symptoms

• Spine injury

Post- Concussion Follow-up (24-48 hrs. post injury and beyond)

• Physical and cognitive rest to ease discomfort during the acute recovery period (24-48 hrs.)

o Mitigate post-concussion symptoms

o Minimize brain energy demands

• Symptom assessment

o Athlete will complete on a daily basis while symptomatic, ideally at approximately

the same time each day

• Orientation assessment

• Anterograde amnesia assessment

o Loss of memory from time of injury to return of full, ongoing memory process

• Retrograde amnesia assessment

o Recall of events immediately preceding trauma

• Concentration assessment

• Vestibular-Ocular Screening

• Neuropsychological Assessment – ImPACT

o Establish diagnosis and prognosis

o Establish clinical and treatment trajectories

o Establish treatment and rehabilitation plan

Academic needs

Exertion level (type, duration and intensity)

Need for vestibular and/or vision therapy

• Return to learn plan

• Return to play plan

• Re-evaluation by Team Physician

o Serial evaluations will be performed as needed

Note - Pertinent assessments will be repeated by the sports medicine staff every day until the

student-athlete self-reports being asymptomatic. Concurrently, the athlete will participate in

symptom limited activities. There is typically 24 hours between steps and cases may be

individualized.



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Return to Play Protocol

Step 1: Symptom-limited activity following acute phase (24-48hr) after injury. The student-athlete can be encouraged to become gradually and progressively more active while staying below their cognitive and physical symptom exacerbation threshold. Activity level should not bring on or worsen their symptoms. The student-athlete has returned to full classroom participation.

Complete Neuropsychological Assessment – ImPACT Athletes who are prescribed ADHD medication are encouraged to take the medication prior

to the testing session.

Step 2: Light aerobic exercise (student-athlete self-reports asymptomatic after Step 1)

Cardiovascular exercise in controlled setting (See Attachment H)

Mode, duration and intensity dependent upon sport

Walking, swimming or stationary cycling, keeping intensity below 70% of

perceived maximum heart rate; no resistance training

Introduce core work with head movement

Introduce static balance activity

Monitor symptoms

If student-athlete becomes symptomatic, return the student-athlete to the concussed state /

procedures until he/she Self-Report Asymptomatic (SRA)

Step 3: Sport-specific exercise (student-athlete self-reports asymptomatic after Step 2)

Begin Dynamic warm-up activities

Interval Bike Ride and Body Weight Exercises (See Attachment I)

Sport-specific exercises-

Sport-specific drills

Keeping intensity at 60-80% of heart rate max.

No progressive resistance training exercise

No head impact activities

No helmet for football activities

Monitor symptoms

If student-athlete becomes symptomatic, return the student-athlete to the

concussed state / procedures until he/she Self-Report Asymptomatic (SRA)



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Step 4: Non-contact training drills (student-athlete self-reports asymptomatic after Step 3)

Shuttle Run, plyometric exercises, medicine ball throws, vertical jumps or equivalent

exercises will be performed at the discretion of the athletic trainer (See Attachment J)

Non-contact training drills

Begin more complex training drills

Resume wearing helmet for football

Participate in drills specific to the sport and/or position

No head impact activities

Begin progressive resistance training exercises up to 80% of training wts.

Monitor symptoms

If student-athlete becomes symptomatic, return the student-athlete to the

concussed state / procedures until he/she Self-Report Asymptomatic (SRA)

Step 5: Full contact practice (student-athlete self-reports asymptomatic after Step 4)

Complete Neuropsychological Assessment – ImPACT

Athletes who are prescribed ADHD medications are encouraged to take the

medication prior to the testing session

Pending medical clearance, resume normal sport participation

Assess physical skills by coaching staff

Monitor symptoms

o If student-athlete becomes symptomatic, return the student-athlete to the

concussed state / procedures until they Self-Report Asymptomatic (SRA)

Step 6: Return to Sport (student-athlete self-reports asymptomatic after Step 5)

Normal game play

* Final determination of return-to-play is from the team physician or medically qualified

physician designee.



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Post-Concussion Follow-up (Recovery taking longer than two weeks) For student-athletes who experience a prolonged recovery (greater than two weeks) the student-

athlete will be re-evaluated by the team physician for consideration of additional diagnoses and the

best treatment options for the student-athlete, including referral to a neuropsychologist for

evaluation and treatment.

Additional diagnoses can include:

Post-concussion syndrome

Sleep dysfunction

Migraine or other headache disorders

Mood disorders such as anxiety or depression

Ocular or vestibular dysfunction

Additional interventions can include:

Complete Neuropsychological Assessment – ImPACT

o Athletes who are prescribed ADHD medication are encouraged to take the

medication prior to the testing session.

Rehabilitation

o Psychological

o Cervical

o Vestibular/Ocular

Individualized symptom-limited exercise program

o For those student-athletes with symptoms associated with autonomic instability

or physical deconditioning

Physical therapy

o For those student-athletes with cervical spine or vestibular or ocular dysfunction

Cognitive behavioral therapy

o For those student-athletes with any persistent mood or behavioral issues

Pharmacotherapy

o Must be free of symptoms and should not be taking pharmacological agents or

medications that mask or modify symptoms of sport-related concussion.



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Return to Learn Protocol The student-athlete will not participate in classroom activities on the same day a concussion is diagnosed by the athletic trainer and/or team physician. Symptomatic student-athletes may require active supports and accommodations in school, which will be gradually decreased as their functioning improves.

Under the guidance of the injured athlete’s athletic trainer, who will act as the point

person to assist the athlete in the return to learn activities, the student-athlete will inform

his/her instructors, the athletic trainer, academic counselor and the physician who is

managing the athlete’s head injury of the student- athlete’s injury, symptoms, and

cognitive deficits via the student’s UMass email account.

o In the days following the head injury, if the student-athlete cannot tolerate

light cognitive activity, the athlete will remain at home/dorm

o The student-athlete will have a gradual return to the classroom/studying as

tolerated.

Student-athletes with temporary yet prolonged symptoms (i.e. longer than 10 days) or

permanent disability may benefit from referral by the Athletic Department Learning

Specialist to Disability Services for special accommodations and services.

Graduated Return to Learn Strategy

Stage 1: Daily activities at home that do not provoke symptoms

Typical activities during the day as long as they do not increase symptoms. Reading, texting, screen time

Start with 5 – 15 min at a time and gradually increase time o Gradual re-introduction of work/school activities

Stage 2: Academic activities

Homework, reading or other cognitive activities outside of the classroom o Increase tolerance to cognitive work

Stage 3: Return to class part-time

Gradual introduction of classwork. May need to start with partial day or with increased breaks during the day

o Increase academic activities

Stage 4: Return to class full time

Gradually progress school activities until a full day can be tolerated o Return to full academic activities and catch up on missed work

Appropriate members of the multi-disciplinary team should be advised to monitor the student-

athlete for the following signs:

• Increased problems paying attention/concentrating

• Increased problems remembering/learning new information

• Longer time required to complete tasks

• Increased symptoms (e.g., headache, fatigue) during schoolwork

• Greater irritability, less tolerance for stressors



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Appropriate members of the multi-disciplinary team (see below) should be advised to

monitor the student-athlete for the recurrence of symptoms from physical exertion and

mental exertion, such as:

• Reading

• Phone texting

• Computer games

• Working on a computer

• Classroom work

• Taking a test

The student-athlete will be referred to the team physician for re-evaluation and possible referral to

the neuropsychologist consultant, should concussion symptoms worsen with academic challenges.

Until a full recovery is achieved, student-athletes may need the following supports:

• Time off from school

• Shortened day

• Shortened classes (i.e., rest breaks during classes)

• Rest breaks during the day

• Allowances for extended time to complete coursework/assignments and tests

• Reduced homework/class work load (it is best to specify for professors the

percent of workload that the student-athlete can reasonably handle, e.g., 50%

homework load)

• No significant classroom or standardized testing at this time

Physicians and academic support personnel, in concert with the team athletic trainer, should

monitor the student-athlete’s symptoms with cognitive exertion (mental effort such as

concentration, studying, etc.) to evaluate the need and length of time supports should be provided.

The multi-disciplinary team includes:

Team Physician

Athletic Trainer for the injured athlete

Coach for the injured athlete

Sr. Associate AD – Internal Operations

Director of Sports Medicine

Academic Counselor for the injured athlete

Athletic Department Learning Specialist

Athletics Counselor

Associate Director, Operations, Disability Services

Course Instructors

Neuropsychologist consultant

Faculty Athletic Representative



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Reducing Exposure to Head Trauma

• The Athletics Department takes a “safety first” approach for all sports.

• Coaches and student-athletes are educated on playing in a safe manner, employing

proper technique and taking the head out of contact.

• The Athletics Department adheres to the NCAA Inter-Association Consensus: Year

Round Football Practice Contact Guidelines.

• The Football program provides and requires Guardian Caps for all football players to

wear during all practices.

• The Men’s Lacrosse program provides new helmets for all lacrosse player on an

annual basis.

• The Ice Hockey program provides new helmets for all ice hockey players on an annual

basis.

• The Athletic Department adheres to the NCAA Inter-Association Consensus:

• Independent Medical Care Guidelines.

• The Athletic Department advocates eliminating gratuitous contact during practices in

all sports.



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Graduated Return to Play Protocol

Rehabilitation Step

1. Symptom-limited

activity

2. Light aerobic

exercise

3. Sport-specific

exercise

4. Non-contact training

drills

5. Full contact

practice

6. Return to play

Functional Exercise at

Each Step of

Rehabilitation Full class participation.

Daily activities that do

not provoke symptoms Walk, swim or

stationary cycle for 20

minutes, keeping

intensity <70% MPHR;

no resistance training;

Begin core work

w/head movement

Begin static balance

activities Dynamic Warm-up

Running or skating

drills, or Interval bike

ride and BW circuit,

no head impact

activities. Shuttle Run,

plyometric exercises,

and progress to more

complex training drills

for 15 minutes, e.g.,

passing drills in

football and hockey;

start progressive

resistance training Following medical

clearance, participate in

normal training

activities

Normal game play

Objective of Each Step Gradual reintroduction of sport/academic

activities

Increase heart rate

Add movement

Exercise, coordination and increased

cognitive load

Restore confidence and assess functional

skills by coaching staff

This document reflects the current state of knowledge and will need to be modified according to the

development of new knowledge. It provides a guideline to the healthcare providers involved in the

management of sports related concussion. It is not intended as a standard of care and should not be

interpreted as such. Individual treatment will depend on the facts and circumstances specific to each

individual case.



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References:

Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 5th International Conference on Concussion

In Sport held in Berlin, October 2016. McCrory P, Meeuwisse WH, Dvorak, J, et al. Br J Sports

Med 2017; 51:838–847.

New guidelines aim to improve student-athlete safety, July 8, 2014.

http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/new-guidelines-aim-improve-student-

athlete-safety

Concussion Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Sport-Related Concussion Guidelines.

http://www.ncaa.org/health-and-safety/concussion-guidelines

Football practice guidelines: Year-Round Football Practice Contact Guidelines.

http://www.ncaa.org/health-and-safety/football-practice-guidelines

Independent medical care guidelines: Independent Medical Care for College Student-Athletes

Guidelines. http://www.ncaa.org/health-and-safety/independent-medical-care-guidelines

Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 4th International Conference on Concussion

In Sport held in Zurich, November 2012. McCrory P, Meeuwisse WH, Aubry M, et al. Br J Sports

Med

2013;47:250–258.

Bloom, J. Blount, J.G., Sideline evaluation of concussion, May 5, 2015.

http://www.uptodate.com/contents/sidelineevaluationofconcussion

SCAT3 Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 3. Br J Sports Med 2013 47: 259

http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/new-guidelines-aim-improve-student-athlete-safety

http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/new-guidelines-aim-improve-student-athlete-safety

http://www.ncaa.org/health-and-safety/concussion-guidelines

http://www.ncaa.org/health-and-safety/football-practice-guidelines

http://www.ncaa.org/health-and-safety/independent-medical-care-guidelines

http://www.uptodate.com/contents/sidelineevaluationofconcussion



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ATTACHMENT A

University of Massachusetts Sports Medicine Program

Student-Athlete Injury Management Agreement and RELEASE

I, understand there is a risk of injury associated with playing

intercollegiate athletics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. The risk is

significant, including the potential for permanent paralysis and death. While particular

rules, equipment and personal discipline may reduce this risk, the risk of serious injury

exists.

I therefore agree, in consideration of and return for the services, facilities, and other

assistance provided to me by the University in this activity, to RELEASE the University (and

it’s Board of Trustees, officers, employees, and agents) from any and all liability, claims and

actions that may arise from injury or harm to me, from my death or from damage to my

property in connection with my participation in this activity. I understand that this RELEASE

covers liability, claims and actions caused entirely or in part by any acts or failures to act of

the University (or its Trustees, employees, or agents), including but not limited to negligence,

mistake, or failure to supervise by the University.

I recognize that this RELEASE means I am giving up, among other things, rights to sue the

University, its Trustees, employees, and agents for injuries, damages, or losses I may incur. I

also understand that this Release binds my heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, as

well as me. I willingly agree to comply with the terms and conditions for participation. If,

however, I observe any unusual, significant hazard during my presence or participation, I

will remove myself from participation and bring such to the attention of the nearest

staff/official immediately.

I also accept the responsibility of reporting all injuries and illness, including the signs and

symptoms for concussions, to the sports medicine staff (team physicians, certified athletic

trainers and consulting medical personnel). I have been educated on what a concussion is and

how I can prevent sustaining a concussion. I have been informed of the signs and symptoms

for a concussion, instructed on what I should do if I think I have a concussion.

Student-Athlete Signature Date

Parent or Guardian (if student-athlete is less than 18 yrs. old) Date



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ATTACHMENT B


Coach Injury Management Agreement

I, understand there is a risk of injury associated with

playing intercollegiate athletics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. The risk is

significant, including the potential for permanent paralysis and death. While particular rules,

equipment and personal discipline may reduce this risk, the risk of serious injury exists.

I willingly agree to comply with the terms and conditions for participation. If, however, I

observe any unusual, significant hazard during my presence of student-athlete participation,

I will remove the team from participation and bring such to the attention of the

nearest staff/official immediately.

I also accept the responsibility of reporting those injuries and illnesses of student-athletes I

am aware, including the signs and symptoms for concussions, to the sports medicine staff

(team physicians, certified athletic trainers and consulting medical personnel). I have been

educated on what a concussion is and how I can help student-athletes prevent sustaining a

concussion. I have been informed of the signs and symptoms for a concussion, instructed on

what I should do if I think a student-athlete has a concussion.

Name Date



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ATTACHMENT C


Athletic Trainer

Injury Management Agreement






observe any unusual or significant hazard during my presence of student-athlete

participation, I will bring that hazard to the attention of the coaching staff or official

immediately.

I also accept the responsibility of evaluating and reporting those injuries and illnesses of

student-athletes I am aware, including the signs and symptoms for concussions, to other

members of the sports medicine staff (team physicians, athletic trainers and consulting

medical personnel) and the coaching staff. I have been educated on what a concussion is and

how I can help student-athletes prevent sustaining a concussion. I have been informed of the

signs and symptoms for a concussion, and instructed on what I should do if I think a

student-athlete has a concussion.

Name Date



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ATTACHMENT D


Team Physician








I will bring that hazard to the attention of the coaching staff or official immediately.

I also accept the responsibility of evaluating and reporting those injuries and illnesses of

student-athletes I am aware, including the signs and symptoms for concussions, to other

members of the sports medicine staff (team physicians, athletic trainers and consulting

medical personnel) and the coaching staff. I have been educated on what a concussion is and

how I can help student-athletes prevent sustaining a concussion. I have been informed of the

signs and symptoms for a concussion, and instructed on what I should do if I think a

student-athlete has a concussion.

Name Date



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ATTACHMENT E


Athletic Administration








I will bring that hazard to the attention of the sports medicine staff, coaching

staff or official immediately.

I also accept the responsibility of reporting those injuries and illnesses of student-athletes I

am aware, including the signs and symptoms for concussions, to the sports medicine staff

(team physicians, certified athletic trainers and consulting medical personnel). I have been

educated on what a concussion is and how I can help student-athletes prevent sustaining a

concussion. I have been informed of the signs and symptoms for a concussion, instructed on

what I should do if I think a student-athlete has a concussion.

Name Date



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ATTACHMENT F

Home Instructions for a Concussion I believe ___________________ sustained a concussion on __________________. To make

sure he/she recovers, please follow the important recommendations listed below. Additionally,

please remind them to report to the athletic training room on _____________ at _________ for a

follow-up evaluation.

Please review the following list. If any of the symptoms develop prior to the follow-up

appointment with the athletic trainer, contact UHS or the local EMS. • A decrease in the level of consciousness

• An increase in the severity of symptoms

• An increase in the number of symptoms

• Any weakness or numbness in the arms or legs

• Any difficulty with facial expressions or numbness of the face

• Any change in hearing, vision or balance

• Abnormal respiration (breathing), pulse or blood pressure

• Neck pain

• Seizures

• Vomiting

If none of the above symptoms occur, please follow the instructions below:

• You may use acetaminophen (Tylenol) for a headache, but

do not use any other medication unless instructed by a

physician

• Use icepacks on the head and neck for comfort

• Eat a light diet

• It is okay to attend classes

• It is okay to go to sleep and get a full night’s rest. There is no need to wake up every hour

• Do not take part in any strenuous activity until cleared by the team physician

• Do not drink alcohol • Do not eat spicy foods or beverages



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ATTACHMENT G

CONCUSSION FACT SHEET

Signs and symptoms of a concussion generally fall into four categories: physical; cognitive;

emotional; and sleep. Those signs and symptoms may include:

Physical Cognitive

Headache Feeling mentally “foggy”

Nausea Feeling slowed down

Vomiting Difficulty concentrating

Balance problems Difficulty remembering

Dizziness Forgetful or recent information

Visual problems Forgetful of recent conversation

Fatigue Confused about recent events

Sensitivity to light Answers questions slowly

Sensitivity to noise Repeats questions

Numbness/Tingling Dazed or stunned

Emotional Sleep Irritability Drowsiness

Sadness Sleeping less than usual

More emotional than usual Sleeping more than usual

Nervousness Trouble falling asleep



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STEP 2

Post-Sport-Related Concussion Stationary Bike Ride

Name: Date:

Monitor for an increase of symptoms

Step 1: Stationary Bike Test RPM: above 70

Resting Heart Rate: 70% of HR max:

(220-age – resting HR x .7 + resting HR)

Warm up: 3-5 min at a comfortable resistance with RPMs at or above 70

Ride 15-17 minutes at a comfortable resistance with RPMs at or above 70

Maintain riding with HR at approx 70% of HR max

3-5 min Cool Down

Step 2: Core exercises that incorporate head movement

Step 3: Static Balance Activities

*Based on LifeFitness LifeCycle 9100

If student-athlete becomes symptomatic, stop exercising immediately.



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STEP 3

Interval Stationary Bike Ride

Name: Date:

Resting Heart Rate: _ 60% of HR max: _ 70% of HR max: _ 80% of HR max: _

(220-age – resting HR x .7 + resting HR)

Activity 1: Stationary bike ride: 10 Intervals (Interval = sprint & recovery)

Sprint 30 seconds (18-20 mph)

Recovery 30 seconds (10-14 mph)

Number of intervals completed:

Activity 2: Bodyweight circuit: 20 sec each exercise x 3 sets

Set 1 Set 2 Set 3

Squats:

Push-ups:

Sit-ups:

Number of sets completed:

Introduce Sport-specific exercises & drills (intensity @ 60-80% of HRmax)

List exercises/drills performed:

If student-athlete becomes symptomatic, stop exercising immediately.



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STEP 4

Running and Plyometric Exercises

Activity 1: 60 yd shuttle run with 40 sec rest

Number of runs completed:

Activity 2: Bounding/Medicine ball toss/Vertical jumps x 3 sets

Set 1 Set 2 Set 3

10 yards bounding:

10 Med ball tosses:

10 Vertical jumps:

Number of sets completed:

Activity 3: Non-contact, sport specific drills for 15 minutes

Number of minutes completed:


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Appendix 8

Vision Committee Report of the Athletic Council

Report covering 2017-18 Academic Year

The purpose/scope of the Vision committee is to review the Athletic Department strategic plan

and provide feedback and suggestions.

Members of subcommittee (2017-18): Nancy Buffone (chair), John Blihar, Nefertiti Walker, Bob

Goodhue, Lilly Wallace, and Russell Wells

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there was a staffing change in Athletics which impacted

the strategic planning process. As such, the Vision subcommittee of the Athletic Council did not

meet during the year. There will be more meetings next year as the planning process for the

strategic plan continues to evolve with an anticipated release date of June 2019.

The Athletic Department began actively working on the new strategic plan in the fall of 2017.

Phases one and two (listed below) were completed and continued planning and execution is

ongoing.

Phase 1 (Fall 2017-Spring 2018)

• Focus groups were conducted by Isenberg faculty & athletics staff to collect extensive feedback

from various constituents to conduct a deep evaluation of the entire athletics enterprise. Themes

were developed across stakeholder groups.

Phase 2 (Spring 2018)

• Areas of the organization that needed additional investment, attention or reorganization to

achieve maximum performance were outlined. The first draft development of purpose: mission,

vision, core values and overarching goals was completed. An internal Athletics subcommittee

was created to further develop the core values, goals, objectives and strategies. The

subcommittee work is planned to begin in fall of 2018.

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