Besides the petition voice your concern to the the decision makers
Here is a link to the list of current members on the lax rules committee:
http://web1.ncaa.org/committees/committees_roster.jsp?CommitteeName=MLACRULESHere are all of the committee members' email addresses:
Joe Breschi breschi@unc.edu
Robert L. Scalise scalise@fas.harvard.edu
Mike Hardisky hardisky@msmary.edu
Bob Shillinglaw bobshil@udel.edu
John Jez john.jez@liu.edu
Jon Hind (chairman) jhind@hamilton.edu
Josh MacArthur wmacarthur@babson.edu
Doug Misarti misartid@kenyon.edu
start emailing the members expressing the displeasure with the proposed rules changes.
Here is a link to the results of a survey sent to all coaches and referees before the committee met to discuss proposed rule changes:
http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/Supp_No_9B_Survey_Detailed_Breakouts.pdfHere is a link to the executive summary of the survey results:
http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/Supp_No_9A_Rules_Survey_Executive_Summary.pdfNotably, the majority of coaches and refs believe the current state of the face off rules is just fine. And yet the committee messed with it any way. That's a pretty powerful argument. Why change something most interested parties believe is working well.
Also, the potential for player injuries (i.e., concussions) due to wing men running full speed into the face off area to pick up a ground ball needs to be emphasized. Hitting within 5 yards of a ground ball is still legal. Seems to me the committee's focus should be to take head shots out of the game. This will create more. This is a very strong argument too.