Feb. 15, 2008
George Mason head women's volleyball coach Pat Kendrick has been appointed to the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Rules Committee. The appointment is a four-year term which runs from Sep. 1, 2008 until Sep. 1, 2012.
Kendrick begins her 24th season at the helm of Patriots women's volleyball in 2008, the longest tenure of any current Colonial Athletic Association women's volleyball head coach. She has compiled a 396-319 (.554) career record as head coach, including seven CAA titles and six NCAA tournament appearances. Last season, the Patriots earned a 14-13 record and a berth in the CAA Championship tournament after a two-year absence.
The former standout two-sport student-athlete for the Patriots, Kendrick is a 1982 graduate of George Mason with a degree in decision sciences. Kendrick was inducted into the George Mason Women's Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1989.
The rules committee is comprised of nine members: four Division I, including each subdivision: two Division II, two Division III and an additional member as be secretary-rules editor. There is a quota of 25 percent administrators and 50 percent coaches; each division adheres to the coaches quota independently.
The general duties of committee members include: communicating with the volleyball community on rules issues during the season; compare ideas and gauge opinions on potential rules changes with colleagues in conference and region; communicate the rules-change process to the volleyball community; and evaluate playing rules annually to ensure balance between offense and defense and fair play among other considerations.
The NCAA governance structure is made up of more than 125 committees. In August 1997, restructuring allowed greater autonomy for each division and more control by chief executive officers. Under restructuring, athletics administrators play a primary role in the maintenance of college sports, and in most instances in developing legislation that the presidents then consider for each division and the Association. Sports committees oversee the conduct of the NCAA championship in their respective sport and division(s). Playing rules may be formulated and administered by a subcommittee of a championships committee, or by a separate rules committee.
