Transcript September Rules Ed - Villanova Wildcats

Villanova University Compliance
Agenda
 In the News
 Reminders
 OV & UV
 Practice Logs
 New Legislation
 Camps/Clinics
 Recent Questions & Interps
 Eligibility Center Updates
In the news…
 NCAA’s Miami investigation of “impermissible text
messages and telephone calls to PSA’s”
 RULE: No texting until THE DAY AFTER the PSA signs
an NLI.
In the news…
 At the recommendation of the American Football Coaches Association
(AFCA), the Division I and Division II Committees on Infractions have
agreed to support the imposition of enhanced penalties by the enforcement
staff, including game suspensions of coaches, for some specified secondary
violations of NCAA football recruiting legislation. The AFCA identified
numerous types of violations that should result in enhanced penalties,
including, but not limited to: Communication violations (e.g., phone call
and text message violations); impermissible contacts/evaluations;
impermissible recruiters; provision of benefits to individuals associated with
prospects; exceeding coaching staff limitations; and use of impermissible
recruiting aids and game-day simulations. As a result, penalties for football
recruiting violations could now result in significant recruiting restrictions, as
well as suspension of coaching-related activities for one or more contests,
among other penalties. The enforcement staff already provides such
enhanced penalties for some Division I men's basketball recruiting
violations, as approved by the Division I Board of Directors last October.
Official & Unofficial Visits
 Tips for a smooth visit:
 5 days prior.
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Test scores, transcripts, 5 visit letter, itinerary
 48 hours – deadline.
 Ask for the PSA’s NCAA ID # up front. Write down.
 Put the host name on the itinerary. Meet with Kevin.
 Need meal coupons? Write down when they are used.
Give back unused!
 Any comp tickets? Give us a copy.
Official & Unofficial Visits
 Reminder
 At the completion of the 48 hour visit, the PSA must
depart campus immediately, otherwise we cannot pay
for expenses incurred by the PSA, including the cost of
their transportation home.
Official & Unofficial Visits
 After the visit:
 Final visit record - ACCURACEY-signatures
 Host receipt form - signatures
 PSA receipt form - signatures
 Copies of meal/entertainment receipts
 www.villanova.com/forms
 Weekly reminders about overdue paperwork.
 Let us know if the visit was canceled – why?
 Weather, PSA canceled, dead period, etc.
Practice Logs
 State exact time of practice
 2-4 pm practice, 4-5 weights
 Hand in log WITHOUT athlete signature
 Give student-athlete signee name to Kevin
 Reminder- Last practice day for out-of-season sports is
Friday December 3rd, one week before the start of
finals!
New Legislation
 Unofficial Visits
 A PSA who has signed an NLI is permitted to make an unofficial
visit to campus during a dead period.
 Media Guides
 You cannot provide a printed media guide or any other athletics
publication in 13.4.1.1 to a PSA, parent, coach.
 Recruiting Presentations
 An institution may produce video or audio material to show to, play
for or give to a PSA, provided it is general information related to an
institution or its athletics programs and is not created for recruiting
purposes, further, to specify that a computer generated recruiting
presentation may include general informational video/audio
material that relates to an institution or its athletics programs and is
not created for recruiting purposes.
Camps/Clinics
 Compliance needs to know about all camps/clinics!
 Need background checks for all involved.
 Need insurance
 Unless the clinic is a fundraiser for VU
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VU insurance will cover this
Questions & Interpretations
 What can I do with old uniforms? (May 11, 1990)
 To be able to give old apparel items (warm-ups,
uniforms) to student-athletes prior to the end of their
college participation, the items must not be reusable
(normal wear through practice/competition from team
members in prior seasons). At the discretion of the
institution, the apparel may be considered property of
the S/A and may not be sold by the S/A.
 16.11.1.6- A S/A may retain athletics apparel items (not
equipment) at the end of the individual’s intercollegiate
participation.
Questions & Interpretations
 PSA Observing Practice & Meetings (July 15, 2010)
 A PSA is permitted to observe practices and meetings
until the date on which he or she has signed a NLI, a
written offer of admission or financial aid or has made a
financial deposit with the institution. After that date,
the PSA is permitted to observe the institution’s
practices and meetings only in the same manner as the
general public.
Questions & Interpretations
 What can I do with a PSA during a game? 13.6.7.2
 PSA’s can be on the sideline during pregame.
 Once the game/meet starts, they must be in the general
seating area until the end of the game, including
halftime.
Eligibility Center Updates
 Fee Increase
 $65 for domestic PSA
 $95 for international PSA
 Disclosure Report/Banned Drug List/Eligibility Standards
 When a PSA registers with the EC he/she will be assigned a
task with links to the Banned Drug List and Initial Eligibility
Standards.
 When a PSA is activated to an IRL, the PSA will be assigned a
second task with links to the info in the NCAA Disclosure
Report (GSR, APR, etc)
 Once these have been reviewed make sure they mark these
tasks as “complete”. Open tasks delay the certification
process.
Eligibility Center Updates
 NLI signees must be registered with the EC
 NLI is populated from their registration
Eligibility Center Updates
 Non-Traditional Courses (14.3.1.2.2 – August 1, 2010)
 What is an appropriate program? ( May 11, 2010)
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Offers courses that are 4-year college prep.
Requires regular & ongoing student/teacher interaction.
Includes actual instruction – feedback, conversations, questions
between teacher/student
Has certified/qualified teachers
Uses a combination of assessments – quizzes, tests, papers, required
chats or virtual classroom participation
Requires students to complete the course
Meets the high school policy – is the course accepted (and for
whom), how it is placed on the transcript and how is credit given?
Uses security measures to verify student’s identity
If it uses proctors- there should be a process to selecting proctors
and a means to ensure they are qualified and perform their duties
Concerns/Questions