Troy University Athletics
SAAC
11/1/2006 12:00:00 AM | General
The student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC) is a committee made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on the student-athlete experience. The SAAC also offers input on the rules, regulations and polices that affect student-athletes' lives on NCAA member institution campuses. What are the FUNCTIONS of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee? (SAAC) • Promote communications between athletics administration and student-athletes. History of NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) An association-wide SAAC was adopted at the 1989 NCAA convention and was formed primarily to review and offer student-athlete input on NCAA activities and proposed legislation that affected student-athlete welfare. The initial national committee was comprised of student-athlete from membership division for the purpose of ensuring that the student-athlete voice was one that accounted for the myriad of educational and athletics experience of both female and male student-athlete at all NCAA member institutions. In August 1997, the NCAA federated along divisional lines. The federation caused SAAC to expand to three SAACs representing NCAA division I, II, and III. Each national divisional committee is comprised of both female and male student-athletes charged with the responsibility of assisting in the review of NCAA proposed legislation and representing the voice of the student-athlete in the NCAA governance structure. This is accomplished by providing student-athlete input on issues related to student-athlete welfare that are division-specific. The input of the respective division I, II, and III SAACs continues to be sought by a variety of constituencies within the association. Student-athlete committee members have the opportunity to speak with their respective NCAA Management Councils, and the Division II and III SAACs continue to speak to legislative issues on the NCAA convention floor. 2006-07 Executive Board President: Brett Pierce, Baseball Secretary: Jenny Smith, Soccer 2006-07 SAAC Activities Fall 2006: Student Athlete Food Drive • Students from all sports collect canned foods for evacuees and poverty stricken people in area shelters. Spring 2007: Read Across America and Hurricane Katrina Relief • Representatives of each sport go to local elementary and middle schools to read books to the students. • Troy area students can learn about the importance of reading and have a role model in the community that participates in Troy Athletics. • Troy University athletes along with the Sun Belt conference are selling Hurricane Katrina bracelets to raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
What is a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee? (SAAC)
• Disseminate information.
• Provide Feedback and insight into athletics department issues.
• Generate a student-athlete voice within the campus athletics department formulation of policies.
• Build a sense of community within the athletics program involving all athletics teams.
• Solicit student-athlete responses to proposed conference and NCAA legislation.
• Create a vehicle for student-athlete representation on campus-wide committees (e.g. student government).
• Promote a positive student-athlete image on campus.
