What does the House vs NCAA settlement approval mean for college field hockey: NFHCA
A federal judge has approved the multibillion-dollar class-action legal settlement known as House v. NCAA. (Photo: File)
The House vs NCAA settlement has been approved.
What does that mean for college field hockey programs?
Here’s what the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) published over the weekend:
Institutions must ‘Opt-In’ for these landmark changes to take effect at their school.
The current Division I field hockey scholarship limit of 12 is replaced with a roster limit of 27, DI programs can have a max roster of 27 student-athletes. While scholarships can increase up to that number, it is unlikely to happen due to budgetary limitations in athletic departments. Each sport has a new roster limit.
A new 10-year revenue sharing model will permit institutions to directly pay their student-athletes, with football and basketball players likely to experience the most money.
The NCAA and power conferences (SEC, Big10, ACC, Big12) agree to pay nearly $2.8 billion in damages to DI athletes who were not allowed to sign NIL (name, image, likeness) deals, dating back to 2016.
The new economic model of college sports will require the advocacy and protection of Olympic sports on college campuses. With up to $20.5 million now permitted to be shared with student-athletes by their athletic departments, the funding for Olympic sports on campuses could be impacted. Current NCAA sport sponsorship requirements per institution are 14-16 sports, depending on their football classification.
Unanswered questions and concerns remain about the application of Title IX to the new era.
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