Transcript July 2010 Coa - Mercer Bears

ATHLETICS COMPLIANCE EDUCATION
July 2010
AGENDA
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Introduction to the NCAA
 Governance
Structure
 Enforcement and AMA
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Newly Adopted Legislation
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New Recruiting Forms and Procedures
The NCAA is:
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A voluntary Association of about 1,300 colleges,
universities and athletics conferences devoted to
the sound administration of intercollegiate
athletics.
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Divided into three main divisions (Divisions I, II and III).
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Each NCAA division has a separate governing structure.
The NCAA is:
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The “membership” or “members” – the colleges,
universities and athletics conferences that make
up the NCAA.
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Appoint volunteer representatives that serve on committees.
 Introduce and vote on legislation.
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Establish programs to govern, promote and further the
purposes and goals of intercollegiate athletics.
The NCAA is:
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The national office – 400 staff members.
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Draft, interpret, teach and implement the rules and
programs established by the membership.
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Administer 88 championships in 23 sports.
 More
than 45,000 student-athletes annually compete for
national titles.
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Headquarters – Indianapolis, Indiana.
The NCAA is:
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The Association.
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The entire organization comprised of members and staff.
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Many believe the national office staff makes the rules.
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Actually it is the membership that proposes and adopts the
rules.
Institutional Control
Institutional Control
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It is the responsibility of each member institution, through
the president or chancellor, to “control its intercollegiate
athletics program in compliance with the rules and
regulations of the Association.” – NCAA Constitution
2.1.1.
NCAA legislation.
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Constitution 2.1.
 Principle of institutional control and responsibility.
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Constitution 2.8.1.
 Principle of rules compliance – responsibility of the institution
(monitoring).
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Constitution 6.01.1.
 Institutional control.
Institutional Control Analysis
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Determination of whether an institution is exercising
proper institutional control involves an extremely
fact-sensitive analysis.
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No mathematical formula or checklist.
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Situations evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Institutional Control Analysis
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Four pillars of institutional control.
 Compliance systems.
 Do we have the right checks in place? Do they work?
 Monitoring/enforcement.
 Phone logs, contacts/evaluation sheets, etc.
 Our track record of self-reporting
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SECONDARY VIOLATIONS ARE NORMAL!!
 Rules education.
 That’s why you’re here now, and why I take roll.
 Commitment to compliance.
 “Repeat offender status”
Compliance Systems
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Implement systems in areas of key NCAA legislation.
• Financial aid.
• Student-athlete employment.
• Eligibility certification.
• Awards and benefits.
• Recruiting.
• Playing seasons.
• Amateurism.
• Booster activities.
• Sports wagering.
• Camps and clinics.
• Investigating and self-reporting.
This list is not intended to be exhaustive.
Institutional Control Analysis
Continuum of relevant facts:
No system
Detailed system
No monitoring
Strict monitoring
No education
Extensive education
No commitment
High commitment
Mercer Compliance Committee
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Jim Cole- AD
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Sybil Blalock- SWA
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Jeff Hugdahl- FAR
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Karen Donaldson- Asst. AD- Compliance
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Myra Cameron, Athletics Coordinator
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Nancy Robinson, Registrar
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Maria Hammet, Financial Aid
Enforcement and AMA
THE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS
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Bottom Line: Every violation needs to be reported. The
enforcement staff decides whether a violation is major or
secondary, although final authority lies with the Committee on
Infractions.
Groups Involved:
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Major Enforcement
Secondary Enforcement
Agents, Gambling and Amateurism (AGA)
Basketball Focus Group (Division I Men’s Basketball)
Committee on Infractions
Student-Athlete Reinstatement (Academic and Membership Affairs- AMA)
Secondary Violations
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A secondary violation is a violation that is isolated or inadvertent
in nature, provides or is intended to provide only a minimal
recruiting, competitive or other advantage and does not include
any significant recruiting inducement or extra benefit.
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Multiple secondary violations may collectively be viewed as a major violation,
particularly where there is intent, a pattern, or a lack of institutional control.
Institutions and conferences impose “appropriate” penalties,
although the enforcement staff has the last word.
Secondary violations often have prescribed penalties.
 Penalties may be appealed to the Committee on Infractions, although
success is exceedingly rare.
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Levels of Secondary Violations
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Refers ONLY to the method of processing- not the
severity.
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Level I Secondary Violations: Reported to the national office
as they are discovered; formally processed by the enforcement
staff; May involve student-athlete eligibility; Includes all
intentional violations and any violation not isolated in nature.
Level II Secondary Violations: Processed by institutions (and
our conference) as they are discovered; Reported to the national
office quarterly by the conference; Reviewed by the Enforcement
staff; Never involves student-athlete eligibility.
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If an institution believes a prescribed penalty should not be imposed on a Level II
violation, the institution may submit the case to staff with an argument why the
penalty should not apply.
Major Enforcement
Investigation by enforcement staff and institution
Allegation/response phase
Summary Disposition
OR
Hearing before Committee on Infractions
Committee on Infractions decision
Infractions Appeals Committee decision
DI Men’s Basketball Focus Group
The purpose of BFG is to strengthen the enforcement staff’s
ability to monitor and enforce rules compliance in men’s
basketball through:
Expanded outreach efforts;
 Increased knowledge of the specific issues impacting the men’s
basketball recruiting environment; and
 An enhanced enforcement presence.
 BFG is involved in most infractions cases (secondary and major)
involving men’s basketball.
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Result? Much needed changes to MBB recruiting rules.
Enforcement and Eligibility
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When a rules violation affects a student-athlete’s
eligibility, he or she must go through a separate
“student-athlete reinstatement” (SAR) process.
The violation is reported.
 The enforcement staff investigates the violation, if necessary.
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Cases involve prospective student-athlete’s eligibility (or academic fraud) are
handled by the Eligibility Center.
The enforcement staff handles institutional penalties. SAR handles
student-athlete penalties.
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Penalties range from sitting out games/practices and restitution of
improper benefits to permanent loss of eligibility.
Student-Athlete Reinstatement
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“SAR” also processes:
 Hardship
waivers
 When
student-athletes play only a small percentage of
their season and experience a very serious injury
 Season
of Activity Waiver
 Student-athlete
has a compelling reason he/she should be
granted a year back on his or her five-year clock.
 Athletics
 When
Activity Waiver
elite athletes miss long periods of time due to
training for events like the Olympics, World Cup, etc.
Governance Structure
Executive Committee
Eight FBS members from Division I Board of Directors
Two IFCS members from Division I Board of Directors
Two Division I members from Division I Board of Directors
Two members from Division II Presidents Council
Two members from Division III Presidents Council
Ex officio non-voting members: NCAA President,
Chair of Divisions I Leadership Council, and the
Chairs of Division II and Division III Management Council.
Association-Wide
Committees
Division I
Board of Directors
Division II
Presidents Council
Division III
Presidents Council
(Presidents and Chancellors)
(Presidents and Chancellors)
(Presidents and Chancellors)
Division I
Leadership
Council
Division I
Legislative
Council
Division II
Management Council
Division III
Management Council
(Athletics Administrators
and
Faculty Athletics
Representatives)
(Athletics Administrators
and
Faculty Athletics
Representatives)
(Athletics Administrators and
Faculty Athletics Representatives)
(Presidents/Chancellors, Athletics
Administrators, Faculty Athletics
Representatives, Student-Athletes)
Division I
Committees and Cabinets
Division II
Committees
Sport and Rules Committees
Division III
Committees
DIVISION I GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
NEW LEGISLATION
Amateurism
NCAA Proposal No. 2009-22
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ADOPTED- FINAL
INVOLVEMENT WITH PROFESSIONAL TEAMS —
PRIOR TO FULL-TIME ENROLLMENT — DELAYED
ENROLLMENT — SPORTS OTHER THAN MEN'S
ICE HOCKEY AND SKIING
Bylaws 12.1.2, 14.02.9, 14.2.3.2
NCAA Proposal No. 2009-22
Prior to initial full-time collegiate enrollment,
permits contract to compete on a professional
team and competition on a professional team,
provided:
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Contract does not promise and individual does not
receive more than actual and necessary expenses to
participate on the team.
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Effective for SAs enrolling 2010-2011
NCAA Proposal No. 2009-22
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Establishes delayed-enrollment provisions.
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Same as current rule for tennis and women's volleyball.
Reduces grace period for tennis to six months.
WVB: Effective for SAs enrolling 2011-2012
MTE, WTE: Effective for SAs enrolling 2012-2013
In sports other than tennis and women’s volleyball, a SA who
does not initially enroll full-time in a collegiate institution within
one year (six months for tennis), or the next opportunity to enroll
following his or her high school graduation, whichever occurs
earlier, AND participates in organized events in that sport, shall
be charged with a season of eligibility for each year of
participation and shall fulfill an academic year in residence.
NCAA Proposal No. 2009-22
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Effect:
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Cost savings in amateurism certification process.
Burden is on MERCER, not the EC, to prove amateur status.
 Focus is on whether the SA is a professional, not whether their
teammates were ever professionals.
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Possible Concerns:
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May widen the gap between the “haves” and “have nots” in
college athletics
PSAs who compete with true professionals are likely to only go to
top programs.
 To balance this in tennis and women’s volleyball, delayed
enrollment piece was added.
 Many PSAs who triggered ACP problems played with
professionals on low levels
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The American system does NOT match up with the rest of the world.
NCAA Proposal No. 2009-23
EXCEPTIONS TO AMATEURISM RULE — BENEFITS, GIFTS
AND SERVICES — INSURANCE AGAINST DISABLINGINJURY OR ILLNESS
President Underwood may designate institutional staff
member(s) to assist elite student-athletes with
arrangements to secure loans against future earnings
potential for the purpose of purchasing disability
insurance AND to assist with the arrangements for securing
such insurance.
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Under old legislation, Mercer could not assist elite studentathletes obtain disability insurance. Under this rule, we can.
We have a Professional Sports Counseling Panel. Come talk to me
if you have a SA looking at a professional career in sports.
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Effective date: Now.
Proposal No. M-2010-1
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Prior to initial full-time collegiate enrollment, an
individual may tryout with a professional athletics
team and participate in practice sessions (without
competition )conducted by a professional team.
May not receive more than actual and necessary
expenses.
Applicable to student-athletes who initially enroll full time in a collegiate institution
on or after August 1, 2010.
Personnel Issues
Proposal No. 2009-12-A
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Permits student-athletes to serve as undergraduate
student-assistant coaches at the institution where
student-athlete most recently participated in
intercollegiate athletics, provided:
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The SA is currently enrolled at institution as full-time
undergraduate student who has exhausted eligibility in the
sport or has become injured to the point that he or she is
unable to practice or compete ever again.
Fill out approval form with compliance.
Limit of undergraduate student-assistant coaches in each sport shall be the
same as limit of countable coaches permitted in the sport.
Proposal No. 2009-14-A
DEFINITIONS AND APPLICATIONS — MANAGER —
FORFEITURE OF ELIGIBILITY IN BASEBALL
An individual who serves as a manager at Mercer
shall forfeit any remaining eligibility in baseball at
Mercer.
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Effective date: August 1, 2010.
Proposal No. 2009-14-B
DEFINITIONS AND APPLICATIONS — MANAGER
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A manager is an individual who performs traditional managerial duties
and:
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Is a full-time student, except in final semester or quarter of a degree program;
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May participate in limited on-court or on-field activities during practice or
competition involving student-athletes on a regular basis;
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Shall not provide instruction to student-athletes; and
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Shall not participate in countable athletically related activities (e.g., practice
player), except limited activities as noted above.
Effective date: August 1, 2010.
Proposal No. 2009-15
LIMITATIONS ON THE NUMBER AND DUTIES OF COACHES —
NONCOACHING ACTIVITIES — NONCOACHING ATHLETICS
STAFF MEMBER WITH SPORT-SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Permits noncoaching staff with sport-specific responsibilities to
participate in organized activities involving only coaching staff or
administrative duties.
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Attend meetings involving coaching activities.
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Analyze video.
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Track statistics during practice or competition.
Recruiting
Proposal No. 2009-18
TELEPHONE CALLS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OFFICIAL VISIT
Permits athletics staff (including noncoaching staff
members and noncountable coaches) to initiate and
receive unlimited telephone calls from prospective
student-athletes during official visit transportation and
official visit.
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Effective date: August 1, 2010.
Proposal No. 2009-26
DEAD PERIOD — EXCEPTION — UNOFFICIAL
VISIT AFTER NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT
SIGNING OR OTHER WRITTEN COMMITMENT
PSAs who have signed an NLI are permitted to
make unofficial visit during dead period.
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Effective date: August 1, 2010.
Proposal No. 2009-29
PERMISSION TO CONTACT AND TRANSFER RELEASE — RESPONSE TO
REQUEST AND HEARING OPPORTUNITY
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Request for permission to contact or release for one-time
transfer exception must be granted or denied within seven
business days of receipt of written request.
If request is denied, institution shall conduct hearing and provide
written results within 15 business days of receipt of studentathlete's written request and opportunity to appear inperson or via telephone for hearing.
If institution fails to respond to student-athlete's written
request or fails to conduct hearing or provide written results within
specified time period, permission to contact or the transfer
release shall be granted by default and institution shall provide
written permission or release to student-athlete.
Effective date: August 1, 2010.
Proposal No. 2009-30-A
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Under old legislation, noncoaching staff members with
basketball specific duties could attend events with PSAs
participating if the competition was in Macon. A concern
arose in the basketball community that institutions in
major metropolitan areas had a recruiting advantage
because they were able to attend major events with
high-profile PSAs wearing institutional apparel. Further,
many coaches pointed out that the old legislation was
very difficult to enforce.
Proposal No. 2009-30-A
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CURRENT LEGISLATION: In basketball, noncoaching
staff members with basketball-specific responsibilities shall
not attend an on- or off-campus athletics event involving
prospective student-athletes unless
 the staff member is an immediate family member or legal
guardian of one of the participants in the activity;
 attendance is NOT for evaluation purposes (the staff
member shall not provide information related to the
performance of a prospective student-athlete back to the
institution's coaching staff); and
 the staff member does NOT have direct contact with a
prospective student-athlete or a prospective studentathlete's parent (or legal guardian) or coach (other than
the immediate family member) participating in the
activity.
Proposal No. 2009-30-B
Noncoaching staff member with sport-specific
responsibilities (except staff member who only
performs clerical duties) shall not attend on- or
off-campus athletics event in staff member's
sport that involves PSAs, unless:
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the staff member is an immediate family member or legal guardian
of one of the participants in the activity;
attendance is NOT for evaluation purposes (the staff member shall
not provide information related to the performance of a prospective
student-athlete back to the institution's coaching staff); and
the staff member does NOT have direct contact with a prospective
student-athlete or a prospective student-athlete's parent (or legal
guardian) or coach (other than the immediate family member)
participating in the activity.
Wait…. Didn’t I just read that?
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2009-30-A applied to basketball several months
earlier than 2009-30-A applied towards ALL
sports.
Remember… noncoaching staff members with
sport-specific duties (Director of Operations, etc.)
cannot attend athletic events involving PSAs unless
their immediate family member is participating.
 Best
practice: Clear it with compliance FIRST.
Proposal No. 2009-30-A&B
ASK THE AUDIENCE
Do cousins count?
Godparents?
Aunts? Uncles?
Family friends?
What if my daughter is a cheerleader, or my child is in
the band?
Proposal No. 2009-20
LIMITATIONS ON THE NUMBER OF OFFCAMPUS RECRUITERS — ONCAMPUS EVENTS
— WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
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Coaching staff member who attends athletics
event on institution's campus involving women's
basketball prospective student-athletes is
considered an off-campus recruiter.
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Counts toward the number of coaches who may
recruit off campus "at any one time."
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Effective date: August 1, 2010.
Proposal No. 2009-37
SUMMER EVALUATION PERIOD —
NONINSTITUTIONAL NONORGANIZED EVENTS
— WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Evaluations at noninstitutional nonorganized
events (e.g., pick-up games, open gyms) during
the summer evaluation period are prohibited.
Just what you’ve been waiting for…
Proposal No. 2009-32-B
TELEPHONE CALLS — UNLIMITED DURING
CONTACT PERIOD — SPORTS WITH DEFINED
RECRUITING CALENDARS
In sports with defined recruiting calendars,
telephone calls may be made at the institution's
discretion during contact period.
Effective date: August 1, 2010
Proposal No. 2009-33
TELEPHONE CALLS — EXCEPTION — UNLIMITED
AFTER RECEIPT OF FINANCIAL DEPOSIT
On or after May 1 of a PSA's senior year, there
is no limit on the number of telephone calls to a
prospective student-athlete, provided institution
has received a financial deposit in response to
offer of admission. Includes all staff- not just
countable coaches.
Proposal No. 2009-43
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS — EXCEPTION —
AFTER RECEIPT OF FINANCIAL DEPOSIT
On or after May 1 of prospective student-athlete's
senior year, there is no limit on forms of
electronically transmitted correspondence, provided
the institution has received a financial deposit in
response to offer of admission.
Effective date: August 1, 2010.
Proposal No. 2009-40
Additional provisions for general correspondence sent to
PSAs, parents or legal guardians, coaches or any other
individual responsible for teaching or directing an activity in
which a PSA is involved:
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Single sheet of letterhead (no bigger than 8 ½ by 11), blank on the other side.
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No restrictions on design or content of one side.
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Additional pages limited to plain white paper.
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Same for attachments.
Limits on envelopes.
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Name and logo on outside, blank on inside.
No bigger than 9 x 12.
Effective date: August 1, 2010.
Proposal No. 2009-42
ATHLETICS PUBLICATIONS — NO PRINTED
PUBLICATIONS TO PSAs
Institution shall not provide printed media guide or
any other printed athletics publication not listed in
NCAA Bylaw 13.4.1.1 to prospective studentathlete, parents or legal guardians, prospective
student-athlete's educational institution or any
individual involved in the coaching of a prospective
student-athlete.
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Effective date: August 1, 2010.
What Does 13.4.1.1 Still Permit?
(a) General Correspondence.
(b) Business Cards.
(c) Camp or Clinic Brochures.
(d) Questionnaires.
(e) Nonathletics Institutional Publications. (e.g., official
academic, admissions).
(f) NCAA Educational Material Published by the NCAA
(g) Game Programs. (Provided during official and unofficial
recruiting visits)
(h) Pre-enrollment Information. (NLI signees or officially
admitted students)
(i) Institutional Note Cards.
(j) Postcards.
Should I make a media guide?
You can… although few institutions do, and you can’t…
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make the publication available by leaving it out
make printed portfolios of information
But you can….
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Provide media guides digitally via e-mail or media storage devices
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Print media guides, as long as…
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8 ½ by 11.
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Under 208 pages.
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Supplemental info posted to Web site and printed in black and white and provided
to media.
Proposal No. 2009-44
VIDEO/AUDIO MATERIALS AND COMPUTER
GENERATED RECRUITING PRESENTATIONS
Institution may produce video/audio or computer
generated materials to show to, play for or provide to
PSAs, provided they include only general information
related to institution or athletics and not created for
recruiting purposes.
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Timing is governed by the general rule for
providing recruiting materials.
(Audio/video that is available to all students may be provided to PSAs.)
Proposal No. 2009-47-B
WRITTEN OFFER OF AID BEFORE SIGNING DATE
Prior to August 1 of a PSA‘s senior year,
institution shall not provide a written offer of
athletically related financial aid or
indicate
in writing to the prospective student-athlete that
an athletically related grant-in-aid will be
offered by institution.
Effective date: August 1, 2010
Proposal No. 2009-56
PSA Scouting Service Criteria:
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Identifies rates (available at same rate to all);
Disseminates information at least four times per year;
Identifies geographical scope (broad-based coverage);
Provides analysis beyond demographics;
Provides access to samples or previews; and
If applicable, video is restricted to regularly scheduled regular
season contests.
Individual PSA analysis beyond demographics and rankings
When in doubt whether you can subscribe, come see me!
Proposal No. 2009-56
WHY?!
There has been a proliferation in scouting services that use
subscriptions to their services as leverage to make money in
exchange for access to high profile PSAs. Some scouting
services requiring a subscription for admission into an event,
and providing inaccurate, incomplete, or otherwise easily
obtained information at high cost.
Rather than ban scouting services, this legislation aims to
return to the intent of the original legislation.
Perk: Cost savings by eliminating bogus subscriptions!
Camps and Clinics
Proposal No. 2009-51-B
INSTITUTION'S SPORTS CAMPS AND CLINICS —
LOCATION RESTRICTION — BASKETBALL
Institution's camp or clinic must be conducted on the
institution's campus or within a 100-mile radius of
the institution's campus.
Downtown Atlanta is 85 miles away = permissible.
Effective date: April 29, 2010 (unless you have a previously executed contract)
Proposal No. 2009-55
CAMPS AND CLINICS — EMPLOYMENT DURING
QUIET PERIODS —WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Impermissible for a coach or noncoaching staff
member with responsibilities specific to volleyball to
be employed (or volunteer) at an institutional camp
or clinic or a noninstitutional, privately owned camp
or clinic that is conducted off the institution's campus
during a quiet period.
Effective date: August 1, 2010.
Proposal No. 2009-95&99
Who is a “recruited PSA” in Men’s Basketball?
For the purposes of camps and clinics:
 PSA attendance has been solicited by the institution or a booster
 Institution has provided recruiting materials to the PSA
 Coaches have had recruiting contact with the PSA
 PSA has a verbal offer, or has verbally committed
If a PSA is “recruited,” in a two-year period before and two-year
period after his actual enrollment, the institution cannot employ (or
enter into a contract for employment with) ANY person associated with
that PSA.
Basketball Focus Group Legislation- enacted by emergency.
Proposal No. 2009-101
(as amended by 2009-101-1)
Men’s basketball coaches can engage in
recruiting conversations with PSAs during
institutional camps/clinics. However, other
aspects of recruiting (e.g., campus tours for
recruiting purposes, meetings with faculty
members, complimentary admissions, extending
written offers or aid) are not permitted.
WHY JUST MEN’S BASKETBALL?!?
Allowing meaningful exchanges of information between PSAs and DI
MBB coaches combats the importance of third parties (AAU coaches,
handlers) in the recruiting process. Plus, it makes the lives of
compliance staffs much easier.
Eligibility
Proposal No. 2009-61&62
In individual sports, a former student-athlete, who has
graduated and has no remaining eligibility, may participate in
organized practice activities at an institution other than the one
he or she previously attended, if the USOC or another national
governing body in the sport recommends it.
This practice participation is limited to the number of years
that allows the individual to prepare for two consecutive
Olympic Games following exhaustion of eligibility/completion
of degree.
Effective date: August 1, 2010.
Proposal No. 2009-63
Good News for Fundraising and Alumni Events
Student-athletes may engage in outside competition in
either one alumni game, one fundraising activity or one
celebrity sports activity during a season without
counting competition as season of competition.
Event must be exempted from institution's maximum
number of contests or dates of competition as
permitted in the particular sport per Bylaw 17.
Effective date: August 1, 2010.
Proposal No. 2009-64
NON-TRADITIONAL COURSES
In order to use a nontraditional course to satisfy core-course
requirements, course must be one in which (in addition to current
requirements):
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Instructor and student-athlete must have ongoing access to one another and
regular interaction with one another for purposes of teaching, evaluating
and providing assistance to the student throughout the duration of the
course;
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Student-athlete's work (e.g., exams, papers, assignments) is available for
review and validation; and
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A defined time period for completion of the course is included.
Effective for PSAs enrolling this school year.
Proposal No. 2009-66
4-4 TRANSFERS —TENNIS
If 4-4 midyear transfer qualifies for exception to
one-year residence requirement, student-athlete is
not eligible for competition until following academic
year if student-athlete competed during same
academic year or received athletically related
financial aid during same academic year from
previous four-year institution.
Effective date: August 1, 2010.
Proposal No. 2009-96
TWO-YEAR COLLEGE TRANSFERS — PHYS ED — MBB
Not more than two credit hours of physical education activity
courses may be used to fulfill transfer requirements for MBB
SAs.
EXCEPTION: Student-athletes in physical education degree programs or
education degree programs that require physical education activity courses may
use up to the minimum number of credits of physical education activity courses
required for specific degree program to fulfill the transfer requirements.
Not more than 2 hours of PE courses may be used to fulfill the twoyear and 4-2-4 transferable degree credit and grade-point
average requirements.
Applicable to JUCO transfers initially enrolling on or after August 1, 2010.
Proposal No. 2009-68
MIDYEAR REPLACEMENT —WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Financial aid of counter who graduates at midyear
or who graduates during the previous academic
year (including summer) may be provided to
another student-athlete without making the second
student-athlete a counter for the remainder of that
academic year.
Effective date: August 1, 2010.
Proposal No. 2009-69
EQUIVALENCY COMPUTATIONS — EXCEPTIONS — ACADEMIC
HONOR AWARDS — TRANSFER STUDENTS
Institutional academic honor awards may be exempted from a team’s
equivalency computation, provided the recipient achieved a cumulative
transferable GPA of at least a 3.3.
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Based solely on recipient's cumulative academic record from
all collegiate institutions previously attended; or
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Based on recipient's high school record and cumulative
academic record from all collegiate institutions previously
attended.
Effective date: August 1, 2010.
Proposal No. 2009-97
COUNTERS -- AID AFTER DEPARTURE OF HEAD COACH -NONCOUNTER -- MEN'S BASKETBALL
Student-athlete who receives athletically related financial aid in academic
years following the departure of a head coach from institution is not a counter,
provided:
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Student-athlete participated in basketball and received athletically related aid
during coach's tenure at institution; and
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Student-athlete does not participate in basketball during later academic years at
institution.
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If student-athlete later participates in basketball at institution, student-athlete shall
become a counter for all years during which athletically related aid was received.
Effective date: August 1, 2010.
Proposal No. 2009-97
Why?
The Men’s Basketball Academic Enhancement Group
and the Division I Board of Directors felt that
providing additional flexibility (and continuing to
allow aid) to men's basketball student-athletes after
their head coaches leaves, will increase the
likelihood that a student-athlete will graduate.
Awards and Benefits
Proposal No. 2009-72
EXPENSES FOR SA'S RELATIVES — REASONABLE
REFRESHMENTS
Institution may provide the family of studentathlete with reasonable refreshments in
conjunction with educational meetings or
celebratory events and on an occasional basis
for other reasons.
Proposal No. 2009-74
OCCASIONAL MEALS — LOCATION OF MEAL
PROVIDED BY A BOOSTER
Permits representative of institution's athletics interests
to provide an occasional meal to student-athlete or
entire team in a sport on campus or in a facility that
is regularly used for home competition.
Why? Flexibility when the squad size is large.
Proposal No. 2009-75-B
(as amended by 2009-75-B-1)
SICKLE CELL SOLUBILITY TEST
ALL SAs beginning initial season of eligibility (and students who are
trying out for a team) must undergo a required medical examination
or evaluation that shall include a sickle cell solubility test prior to any
athletic activity.
Exceptions:
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Documented results of a prior test are provided to institution.
Individual declines the test and signs a written release.
Questions? Ask Rob.
Proposal No. 2009-76
COUNTABLE ATHLETICALLY RELATED ACTIVITIES BETWEEN
MIDNIGHT AND 5 A.M.
Countable athletically related activities may not occur
between midnight and 5 a.m., except for:
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During participation in conference championship or NCAA
championship;
In any competition that begins prior to midnight and concludes after
midnight; or
A promotional practice activity (e.g., first practice of the season).
Proposal No. 2009-77
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL — PRESEASON PRACTICE —
ON-COURT PRACTICE — 30 DAYS OF COUNTABLE
ACTIVITIES WITHIN 40 DAYS PRIOR TO FIRST CONTEST
Institution shall not commence on-court preseason
basketball practice sessions prior to 5 p.m. on the date
that is 40 days prior to date of institution's first regularseason contest.
Further, the institution shall not engage in more than 30
days of countable athletically related activities prior to
first regular-season contest.
Proposal No. 2009-79-B
TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS — CROSS COUNTRY,
SOCCER, SOFTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL
Team travel to competition in the nonchampionship
segment shall be restricted to ground transportation,
unless there are no other Division I institutions located
within 400 miles of the institution.
Proposal No. 2009-88
FOREIGN TOURS AND COMPETITION — ELIGIBILITY OF STUDENT-ATHLETES
— INCOMING-STUDENT PARTICIPATION — BASKETBALL
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Participation permissible during summer prior to enrollment if:
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Earned three hours of degree credit at institution.
Eligible to compete during following academic year.
May practice if enrolled in course that will fulfill credit requirement.
Student-athlete shall not participate in more than one foreign tour for a particular
institution.
Why?
Institutions can only go on a foreign tour once every four years. Therefore,
student athletes who graduate in four years very well may miss out. PSAs
enrolled in summer school are no longer subject to contact restrictions, are
eligible for financial aid, and can participate in voluntary summer work outs,
so it’s only consistent that they can participate in a foreign tour.
Proposal No. 2009-98
MISSED CLASS-TIME POLICIES — MBB
Athletics participation schedule shall be
approved by the FAR prior to beginning of each
regular academic term.
Teams may depart for competition no earlier
than 48 hours prior to start of actual competition
and remain no more than 24 hours.
Proposal No. 2009-9
UNETHICAL CONDUCT
“Knowingly influencing others to furnish" is now a
violation of Bylaw 10.1-(d).
Proposal No. 2010-1
EMERGING SPORTS— SAND VOLLEYBALL —
EFFECTIVE DATE
Amends the effective date of Proposal No.
2008-59 (addition of sand volleyball to the list
of emerging sports for women) from August 1,
2010 to August 1, 2011.
Other schools adding sand volleyball include USC,
FSU, Florida Gulf Coast, and UCF.