History and Role of the NCAA
Shard’e Grady
American Military University
SPMT 450: Sports Governance
Dr. Brittany Jacobs
Date: May 21, 2023 Origins
Origins: 1906
The National Collegiate Athletics Association or better known as the NCAA, was started in 1906. The NCAA is a member led non-profit organization. This organization was founded to facilitate the regulation of rules for college sports and to protect athletes.
At the time football was viewed as a dangerous and brutal sport that needed series changes or to be abolished. President Theodore Roosevelt contacted leaders from the top schools and implored them to clean the sport he adored, which was football.
In December 1905, Henry M. MacCracken, a Chancellor at New York University assembled
…show more content…
The regulation of college football, World War 2 and over 50 colleges canceling football, allowing women athletes and matters dealing with paying student athletes for their contributions and talents. However, a notable change came to fruition in 1948 after WW2. Athletes wanted to be compensated for their talents and contributions to the sport they loved. Meanwhile, the NCAA believed that students should want to play the sport based off their love for the game and for school. Around that time student athlete James Hogan received a scholarship, a swanky suite, a handsome stipend, a ten-day paid vacation in Cuba and monopoly on the sale of American Tobacco Company products (Ken Pendleton, 23). Hogan receiving a scholarship and the tobacco profits were deemed problematic. In 1948, the NCAA created the Sanity Code. The Sanity Code awarded athlete’s scholarships and jobs depending on their financial needs. It was clear that there was still a need for change to the NCAA rules. Therefore, in 1956 they endorsed the granting of scholarships minus regard to an athlete’s academic economic hardships (Ken Pendleton,23). Fast forward to June 2021, the NCAA saw a need for change again. This time around they approve the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) policy for student athletes. The NIL policy allows for NCAA D1, D2, and D3 student-athletes to be compensated for their NIL (ncsasports.org, …show more content…
They’ve created programs to help ensure student athletes were getting the scholarships need regardless of a financial need. They ensured that college programs put an emphasis on the concept of Student-athletes. There are 9 challenges that the NCAA would like to correct and to be more responsive about. The future of the NCAA will drastically include a bigger emphasis on women athletes and player health. Gender equality in the NCAA has been very much non-existent. However, they’ve made strides to correct this in justice and have a plan on moving forward. The inclusion of women’s basketball in the Final Four tournament which is like the men’s tournament is a step in the right direction. They still have a great deal of work to do but a step in the right direction is a great start. References
Golembeski, D. (2022, October 7). NCAA makes progress in gender equity in college basketball: Best Colleges. BestColleges.com. https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/ncaa-makes-progress-in-gender-equity-in-college-basketball/
Murphy, D. (2021, September 1). Everything you need to know about the NCAA’s Nil Debate. ESPN. https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/31086019/everything-need-know-ncaa-nil-debate
NCAA.org. (2023). History of the NCAA. NCAA.org. https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2021/5/4/history.aspx
Pendleton, K. (2013, July 26). The Sanity Code. Sports Conflict Institute.