UPDATE FROM OCAA DIRECTORS MEETING

TORONTO - Athletic directors representing 31 members of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) met in Toronto this past week to discuss league structures for the 2012-13 varsity seasons.

A number of significant changes will take place beginning in September, including:

• A restructuring of the Fleming College athletic departments that will see both Lindsay and Peterborough campuses merged under one membership within OCAA.

• A merger of Division I and II men's rugby into a single league structure. Men's rugby will be aligned geographically by East and West regions.

• Championship hosts in both basketball and volleyball will earn direct entry into its championship tournaments. Championship hosts will be named in May, 2012.

• The inclusion of Cambrian College in women's basketball, Canadore College in men's basketball, and Sheridan I.T. in men's and women's rugby.

The OCAA has also formed an Ad Hoc committee tasked with preparing a position paper regarding a potential Division I and II competitive structure for the sports of basketball, soccer and volleyball. The position paper will be presented to athletic directors at the 2012 OCAA annual general meeting taking place in Ottawa the week of April 30.

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Ontario Colleges Athletic Association
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