Affiliations
ECC MISSION STATEMENT:
The East Coast Conference is commited to the highest standards of scholarship, sportsmanship, teamwork, and citizenship. Its mission is to promote the total person concept in its student-athletes which stresses the abilities to excel in academic achievement, athletic competition, and positive character traits.
Conference Goals and Objectives:
To enhance intercollegiate athletic competition among East Coast Conference member institutions and to assist them in integrating athletics into their academic program in a fiscally sound way.
Objectives:
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To provide opportunities for students in ECC institutions to participate in intercollegiate athletics.
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To offer a structure that can blend academic integrity and fiscal responsibility into a sound intercollegiate athletic program.
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To encourage member institutions to establish, as their highest priority, the retention and graduation of their student athletes.
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To assist member institutions in the development of athletic programs that adhere to the high standards of the East Coast Conference and the NCAA.
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To develop and maintain a program that fosters sportsmanship, athletic excellence, and camaraderie among its members at every level, from athletes to coaches to fans to administrations.
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To develop a competitive athletic program that is an integral part of and enhances the academic mission of its member institutions.
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To provide a meaningful collegiate experience dedicated to the development of the total person.
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To recognize outstanding athletic and academic accomplishments of conference student-athletes.
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To maintain a code of conduct for administrators and coaches that will provide positive role models in the development of conference student-athletes into leaders of the future.
For more information on the ECC, please visit their website at http://www.eccsports.org.
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (NCAA)
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a voluntary organization through which the nation's colleges and universities govern their athletics programs. It comprises more than 1,250 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals committed to the best interests, education and athletics participation of student-athletes.
NCAA MISSION:
Core
Ideology
The NCAA's core ideology consists of two notions: core purpose -
the organization's reason for being - and core values - essential
and enduring principles that guide an organization.
Core Purpose
Our purpose is to govern competition in a fair, safe, equitable
and sportsmanlike manner, and to integrate intercollegiate
athletics into higher education so that the educational experience
of the student-athlete is paramount.
Core
Values
The Association - through its member institutions, conferences and
national office staff - shares a belief in and commitment
to:
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The collegiate model of athletics in which students participate as an avocation,balancing their academic, social and athletics experiences.
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The highest levels of integrity and sportsmanship.
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The pursuit of excellence in both academics and athletics.
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The supporting role that intercollegiate athletics plays in the higher education mission and in enhancing the sense of community and strengthening the identity of member institutions.
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An inclusive culture that fosters equitable participation for student-athletes and career opportunities for coaches and administrators from diverse backgrounds.
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Respect for institutional autonomy and philosophical differences.
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Presidential leadership of intercollegiate athletics at the campus, conference and national levels.
For more information on the NCAA, please visit their website at www.ncaa.org.
