NCAA panel increases officials at meets

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NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel recommends increase of meet officials

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel, which met via conference call Monday, approved a recommendation that all dual, double-dual, triangular and quadrangular meets have a minimum of two, three or four officials to properly observe all competitors equally and enforce playing rules for the 2013-14 season. This is a recommendation and not a mandate.

Additionally, panel members approved that all non-NCAA championship and invitational meets have at least six officials.

Members of the Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Rules Committee said that some regular-season meets were being conducted with only one official. Committee members believe it is difficult for one official to accurately see everything he/she needs to observe during a meet.