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CRCA Survey on Women’s Rifle March, 1999

At the 1998 Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association Meeting the membership asked that members be surveyed concerning Women’s Rifle. The survey was completed during the 1998-99 season. The results were presented at the 1999 annual meeting. The membership asked that the results be circulated for comments due to the low response rate. Eleven surveys were returned. Results are summarized below.

1.     Eight institutions that responded sponsor mixed teams. Female to male ratio = 34.8 percent. (2/12, 7/13, 2/10, 2/8, 4/9, 3/7, 3/5, 1/5)
    One sponsors a women’s team. Number women on team = 6,
    Two sponsor a mixed and a women’s team. Female to male ratio:
    1/5 mixed w/ 5 on women’s team, 0/8 mixed with 6 on men’s team

2.     Seven institutions have not considered sponsoring an additional rifle team. Two have considered sponsoring an additional rifle team. Two already do sponsor more than one team.

3.     Number of responses to each reason why an additional team has not been considered or added.
    0    No championship competition for women’s teams
    7    Funding Limitations
    5    Facility Limitations
    2    Equipment Limitations
    3    Personnel/Time Limitations
    1    Lack of interested participants
    4    Prefer concept of mixed competition
    2    Requirement that institution may enter only one team in NCAA qualifier and that financial aid total may not exceed the single team limit even if distributed between two teams.

4.     If a separate women’s championship were offered by NCAA, would your institution most likely:
    4    continue to sponsor a mixed team and possibly add a women’s team
    0    offer separate men’s and women’s teams, but no mixed team
    1    sponsor only a women’s team (institution sponsor’s women’s team)
    5    make no changes (includes 2 institutions w/ women’s and mixed teams)
    1    not sure

5. What could CRCA do to help promote the participation of women in NCAA rifle?
*    Lobby the NCAA to allow an institution to fully support both a male (or a mixed) team and a female team, i.e. with 3.6 scholarships. Lobby for institutions with two rifle teams to be allowed to enter both teams in the qualifier. Lobby to have NCAA designate women’s rifle an emerging sport. Find a sponsor for a women’s national championship, i.e. emerging sports have national championships conducted by organizations other than the NCAA.
*    Stress gender equity at Division I schools - it seems that’s why there are women-only teams now. Publicize in JSCN, CMP, Wolf Creek literature, NRA Junior Programs.
*    Propose provision of a women’s championship.
*    Obtain, consolidate and publish interpretations regarding what can and cannot be done. There are differing verbal opinions floating around regarding scholarships, cross squadding, gender counting, etc. Educate athletic directors on the issue.
*    I think it is good now. The fact that men and women compete head to head is a great selling point for rifle. It was a big player in re-selling rifle to West Point. Letting rifle be a “women’s” sport gives it a Title IX desirability. Don’t mess with either.
*    Have a few of the women shooting champions visit a few institutions and give an actual demonstration.
*    I believe it is up to each member institution to positively recruit female shooters. At this time it is an institutions’ call to have a female team. If the NCAA would have both men’s and women’s teams like basketball then more institutions would sponsor rifle.