CCIW Orientation 101

Topics

• CCIW Overview

• Facts and Figures

• Conference Bylaws of Note

• Business Partners/Ball Contracts

• Additional Information

• Resources

College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW)

• Conference office on North Central College campus in Naperville, IL

• Conference office staff Chris Martin, Commissioner Mike Krizman, Assistant Commissioner/SID

College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW)

• Coordinators of Officials Ken Maziarka, men’s basketball Al Raya, women’s basketball Jim Lapetina, football Steve Siomos, men’s & women’s soccer Justin Basovsky, volleyball Art Hill, softball Matt Moore, baseball

CCIW Governance

• Council of Presidents– Ultimate conference authority

– Meet in person twice a year

– Act on all conference matters

– Review all conference meeting minutes and approve budget

– North Park CEO David Parkyn, current committee chair

• Faculty Representatives Committee– Report directly to CEOs

– Responsible for all academically related issues

– Meet twice a year

CCIW Governance

• Athletic Director Reports– Group of individuals to whom ADs report

– Meet in person or via conference call routinely

– Involved in athletic and non-athletic issues to support CEOs & ADs

• Athletic Directors Committee– Responsible for all day-to-day activities

– Meet in person five times a year

• Other groups – sport specific coaching groups; Sports Information Directors; Student-Athlete Advisory Council

CCIW

• Eight full conference members– Augustana College– Carthage College– Elmhurst College– Illinois Wesleyan University– Millikin University– North Central College– North Park University– Wheaton College

• Associate members– Rose Hulman Institute of Technology -- men’s & women’s swimming (since 2007)– Carroll University -- men’s and women’s lacrosse – full member effective 8/1/16– University of Dubuque -- men’s and women’s lacrosse

CCIW Facts and Figures

• Founded on April 26, 1946• 23 conference sponsored sports

– Fall – football, m/w soccer, w tennis, w golf, volleyball, m/w cross country

– Winter – m/w basketball, m/w swimming, wrestling, m/w indoor track

– Spring – baseball, softball, m/w outdoor track, m golf, m tennis, m/w lacrosse

• 47 national championship teams in 11 different sports• Guided by CCIW mission statement and sportsmanship

statement

CCIW Mission Statement

• Student-focused approach – highest priority on the overall educational experience of the student-athlete

• Broad based programs – offering meaningful competition and championships in numerous sports

• Fairness and equity – Similar approach to funding, staffing and overall support of male and female athletes and sports teams

• National stature – Develop and strengthen itself to be a premier conference in Division III.

CCIW Sportsmanship Statement

“The Colleges and Universities of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin believe that good sportsmanship is an integral component of intercollegiate competition. The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin wholeheartedly embraces the NCAA position that in order for good sportsmanship to prevail, coaches, student-athletes and fans must display respect, fairness, civility, honesty and responsibility before, during and after all athletic contests. The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin encourages fans to enthusiastically support their team, recognize the outstanding performance of opponents and always exhibit good sportsmanship in their words and actions.”

CCIW Bylaws of Note

• Sportsmanship policy– Honesty, integrity and fair play expected at all times

– Public derogatory comments of conference office personnel, games officials or other persons related to CCIW not permitted at any time

– Penalties include suspensions, letters of reprimand

• Intra-conference transfers– One calendar year must elapse between student-athlete’s last

participation in athletics at previous school

CCIW Bylaws of Note

• Minimum GPA eligibility requirements– 1.50 GPA after first term of enrollment

– 1.75 GPA after one year of enrollment

– 2.00 GPA after two years of enrollment and beyond

• Minimum credit hour requirements– To compete in a second season – 24 semester hours or equivalent towards

graduation

– To compete in a third season – 48 semester hours or equivalent towards graduation

– To compete in a fourth season – 72 semester hours or equivalent towards graduation

CCIW Bylaws of Note

• Outside Competition Rules– Practice only permitted in nontraditional segment except in:

• Women’s golf and women’s tennis

• Men’s tennis – CCIW fall event, ITA event + one additional date

• Men’s golf – five dates of competition

• Volleyball – one alumni date of competition

• M/W soccer – one alumni match

• Softball – one DH against alumni team

• Baseball – one DH of seven inning games against alumni team

• M/W lacrosse – one alumni game

CCIW Bylaws of Note

• Foreign Tours– Must be formally approved by the conference commissioner

– Tracking form on CCIW web site

• Eligibility Committee– The committee has the authority to waive the application of

CCIW bylaws in situations in which the rule(s) presents an unintended hardship to the student-athlete

– Consists of three faculty representatives

CCIW Partners

• Travel/Hotel Partners

– National Car Rental – www.nationalcar.com• Guaranteed maximum rates on all cars and free Emerald Club members when

using Contract ID# 5002623

– All WorldWide Travel – www.allworldwidetravel.com• Discounted prices and group rates/discounts available. Holly Gampa is main

contact (holly.gampa@allworldwidetravel.com or 215/953-0917)

• CCIW Apparel available for purchase – visit www.cciw.org for information and prices

CCIW Ball Partners

Ball Partners – Must be used in all CCIW competition

Wilson Football expires 12/19; M/W Basketball expires 6/19; M/W Soccer expires 12/19;

• Kelly Smith kelly.smith@wilson.com 630/462-1468 (football, soccer, basketball)

Diamond Baseball expires 6/17• Andrea Gordon agordon@diamond-sports.com 562/598-9717, ext. 223

Worth Softball expires 12/16• Colin Sahli csahli@rawlings.com 312/643-0410

Molten Volleyball expires 6/16• Tae Kim tae@moltenusa.com 800/477-1994, ext. 122

www.CCIW.org

• CCIW web site features:– Compliance Corner for FAQs about legislation/rules

– Calendar of events for current year & future schedules

– Stats, standings, tiebreaker procedures and honors

– Historical information and records

– Sport specific sports guides and media guides

– Championship and tournament programs

– Key administrative forms, including hardship waiver and transfer permission forms

– Contact information for coaches and other athletic administrators

Additional Information

• Sports Specific Sports Guides– Contain all sport specific rules, regulations and

championship information– Can be found on the CCIW web site

CCIW Honors

• All-conference teams are selected in nearly all CCIW sports.

• Academic all-conference teams are also selected.• Additional honors are given for CCIW Man of the

Year, Woman of the Year, Merle Chapman Leadership Award and Jack Swartz Academic awards.

See www.cciw.org for more information.

CCIW Player of the Week• Sports in which POW are nominated by school SIDs with input

from coaches but chosen by CCIW SID:Baseball M/W Lacrosse

Softball M Golf

M/W Basketball Football

M/W Soccer Volleyball

• Sports in which POW is nominated & chosen by head coaches in particular sport:–M/W Tennis -Track and Field/Cross Country -W Golf

–M/W Swimming -Wrestling

NCAA and CCIW Resources

• NCAA -- www.ncaa.org

• CCIW -- www.cciw.org

Chris Martin, Commissioner cmartin@cciw.org or 630/637-5693 Mike Krizman, SID mkrizman@cciw.org or 630/637-5719

• School web siteswww.augustana.edu www.carthage.edu

www.elmhurst.edu www.iwu.edu

www.millikin.edu www.noctrl.edu

www.northpark.edu www.wheaton.edu

Orientation 101