Masters Theses

Date of Award

12-1994

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Human Performance and Sport Studies

Major Professor

Ralph Jones

Committee Members

Joy T. DeSensi, Pat Beitel

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to review the most frequently occurring secondary violations in Division I intercollegiate athletics during the years 1991 to 1993 and the perceptions of Division I compliance coordinators in regard to secondary violations and areas of potential reform. The subjects for this study were 309 Compliance Coordinators of NCAA Division I member institutions. Data were obtained by: (a) complete compilation of secondary violations as reported by the National Collegiate Athletic Association for the years 1991 to 1993, and (b) compliance coordinators answering questionnaires pertaining to their perception of the most frequently occurring secondary violations and areas of potential reform movements.

A series of rankings, based on percentages, were used for the data analyses. The results of the study were based on a response rate of 40%. Findings of the study indicated that recruiting, with a 45% frequency of occurrence, was the most frequently occurring secondary violation during the years 1991 to 1993. The findings of the study also identified: (a) common areas of difference between the Compliance Coordinator's perception and the reality of what is actually happening in regard to the most frequently occurring secondary violations in Division I intercollegiate athletics, and (b) how Compliance Coordinators perceive the potential reform movements of deregulation, education and restructured governance procedures.

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