NCAA
Hazing
Prevention
Mary Wilfert
NCAA Assistant Director
of Education Outreach
Liaison to
NCAA Committee on
Competitive Safeguards and
Medical Aspects of Sports
NCAA Committee on
Competitive Safeguards and
Medical Aspects of Sports
Mission: to provide expertise and leadership
to the Association in order to promote a
healthy and safe environment for studentathletes through research, education,
collaboration and policy development.
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NCAA Process

Association of Member Organizations.
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Federated by Division; Separate Bylaws.
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Common Purpose: To maintain intercollegiate athletics
as an integral part of the education program.
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Regulations are proposed by the membership–
including student-athlete groups – and voted on by
representatives of membership institutions.
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The national office staff provides coordination,
implementation and enforcement of membership
decisions.
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NCAA Principles
Principle

It is the responsibility of each member institution to control its intercollegiate
athletic program in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Association.
Principle

of Student-Athlete Welfare
Health and Safety: It is the responsibility of each member institution to protect the
health of and provide a safe environment for each of its participating studentathletes.
Principle

of Institutional Control and Responsibility
of Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct
In order to promote the character development of participants, to enhance the
integrity of higher education and to promote civility in society, student-athletes,
coaches and all others associated with these athletics programs and events should
adhere to fundamental values as respect, fairness, civility, honesty and
responsibility.
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Recent NCAA
Hazing-education Programs
 1999 NCAA News Series in conjunction with
the Alfred Study
 2001 Convention Panel
 CHAMPS/Life Skills programs
 Citizenship Through Sportsmanship Alliance
 Student-athlete Leadership Conferences
 Speakers Grants, CHOICES grants, APPLE
 Initiative grants
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Hazing Data

1999 Alfred Study of NCAA athletes

2004 Faculty Athletic Representatives
(FAR) Survey

2005 NCAA Study of Substance Use Habits of
College Student-Athletes
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1999 Alfred Study Findings
More than a quarter of a million experienced some form
of hazing to join an athletic team
1/5 was subject to unacceptable and potentially illegal
hazing
1/2 were required to participate in alcohol-related
hazing
2/5 consumed alcohol during recruiting visits
2/3 were subjected to humiliating hazing
1/2 participated exclusively in positive initiations
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1999 Alfred Study Findings
Women were more likely to be involved in alcoholrelated hazing than in other forms of hazing
Football players were most at risk for dangerous and
illegal hazing
Non-greek athletes were more at risk of being hazed for
athletics than greek-member athletes
Eastern and Western campuses had the most alcoholrelated hazing
Southern and Midwestern campuses had the greatest
incidence of dangerous and illegal hazing
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Agreed upon strategies
by athletes, coaches and administrators
Send a clear anti-hazing message in policy,
education and enforcement
Expect responsibility, integrity and civility on
the part of athletes, team captains, coaches
and administrators
Offer team-building initiation rites facilitated by
trained coaches or other adults.
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2004 FAR Survey
YES
NO
84.7%
13.1%
7.3%
92%
Do you think faculty should play a role
in recognizing and acting on
signs of hazing among athletes
who are in their classes?
83.9%
11.7%
Would the Faculty Athletic
Representative be in a position
to educate their faculty
colleagues on this issue?
70.8%
24.1%
Are you interested in working on this
issue on your campus?
54%
38.7%
Do you believe hazing in
intercollegiate athletics is an
important issue for the NCAA to
address?
Do you believe that athletics hazing is
widespread at your institution?
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2005 Study of the Substance
Use Habits of Student-athletes
Under construction. . . . ..
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What next?
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Value of Sport
The World Anti-Doping Code: All parties
accepting the Code accept the following
rationale for anti-doping: Anti-doping work
seeks to preserve what is intrinsically valuable
about sport. This intrinsic value is often
referred to as the spirit of sport; it is how we
play true.
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Value of Sport
Sport is created by people, for people.
Sport is a human creation practiced for the
inherent pleasure it brings and supported for the
ways it enriches human lives and communities.
Sport commands respect for the rules and for all
who play true.
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Value of Sport
Sport is fun. At the very center of sport is a
commitment to sport as fun. Sport can bring joy
and uplift the human spirit.
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Value of Sport
Sport is for character. Sport builds character
by educating and creating the opportunity for
young people to develop the values of teamwork,
dedication and commitment. Sport requires
honesty, it builds courage, and it tests the
willingness to try, to fail, and to try again. Playing
true builds trust, not only between colleagues and
compatriots, but also between opponents, as all
athletes strive to be their best.
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Value of Sport
Sport is for health. Sports are physical
games. Sport can build healthy bodies.
Frequent, high quality physical activity through
sport leaves a legacy of health that can last a
lifetime.
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Value of Sport
Sport is for fair play. Sport is fundamentally
for athletes. Athletes need the confidence that
they can compete fairly, cleanly and safely to the
limits of their abilities in the knowledge that their
colleagues and opponents are also playing true.
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Value of Sport
Sport is for excellence. Sport is one of the
areas of human activity that encourages the quest
for excellence defined within the scope of the
abilities and needs of each individual. Truly great
sport enriches and expands our humanity,
pushing beyond the limits of the mundane to open
new horizons.
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Value of Sport
Sport is for community. Sport builds
communities. In every part of the world young
people, their parents and coaches, volunteers and
supporters are brought together by sport. Sport
builds communities, around the pitch, inside the
arena, and in the water. People come together for
sport, and part as friends and neighbors.
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Value of Sport
Sport is for peace. Sport builds the
community of nations. Sporting festivals and
competitions bring people together in pursuit of
common goals.
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NCAA Contact Information
Visit: www.ncaa.org/health-safety
Mary Wilfert
Assistant Director of Education Outreach
Liaison to Committee on Competitive Safeguards and
Medical Aspects of Sports
[email protected]
Phone: 317-917-6319
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