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Legislation UpdateLegislation Update Official Visit IssuesOfficial Visit Issues Eligibility CenterEligibility Center Recent InterpretationsRecent Interpretations RemindersReminders Coaches ExamCoaches Exam Follow upFollow up

Legislation UpdateLegislation UpdatePending Board Review April 29thPending Board Review April 29th

2009-51-B Camps2009-51-B Camps

Back to normal camp legislationBack to normal camp legislation New - New - 13.12.1.2 Location Restriction -- Basketball 13.12.1.2 Location Restriction -- Basketball

and Football.  In basketball, an institution's camp or and Football.  In basketball, an institution's camp or clinic shall be conducted on the institution's campus clinic shall be conducted on the institution's campus or within a 100-mile radius of the institution's or within a 100-mile radius of the institution's campus.  In football, an institution's camp or clinic campus.  In football, an institution's camp or clinic shall be conducted on the institution's campus, within shall be conducted on the institution's campus, within the state in which the institution is located or, if the state in which the institution is located or, if outside the state, within a 50-mile radius of the outside the state, within a 50-mile radius of the institution's campus. institution's campus. 

2009-37 WBB Summer Evals2009-37 WBB Summer Evals

Intent: In women's basketball, to prohibit Intent: In women's basketball, to prohibit evaluations at noninstitutional evaluations at noninstitutional nonorganized events (e.g., pick-up games, nonorganized events (e.g., pick-up games, open gyms) during the summer evaluation open gyms) during the summer evaluation period. period.

FINALFINAL

2009-22 Amateurism & 2009-22 Amateurism & Delayed EnrollmentDelayed Enrollment

Allows S/A to enter into a contract to Allows S/A to enter into a contract to play professionally before enrolling. No play professionally before enrolling. No pay beyond actual and necessary pay beyond actual and necessary expenses. Effective 8/1/10expenses. Effective 8/1/10

In sports other than, tennis, swim & In sports other than, tennis, swim & dive, women’s volleyball, delaying dive, women’s volleyball, delaying enrollment causes a loss of 1 season enrollment causes a loss of 1 season and S/A must sit a year. Effective for and S/A must sit a year. Effective for initial enrollees 8/1/11initial enrollees 8/1/11

Bylaw 11 – Undergraduate Bylaw 11 – Undergraduate student-assistant coachstudent-assistant coach

Intent: To permit a student-athlete to serve as an Intent: To permit a student-athlete to serve as an undergraduate student-assistant coach at the undergraduate student-assistant coach at the institution at which the student-athlete most recently institution at which the student-athlete most recently participated in intercollegiate athletics, provided the participated in intercollegiate athletics, provided the student-athlete is currently enrolled at the institution student-athlete is currently enrolled at the institution as a full-time undergraduate student who has as a full-time undergraduate student who has exhausted his or her eligibility in the sport or has exhausted his or her eligibility in the sport or has become injured to the point that he or she is unable to become injured to the point that he or she is unable to practice or compete ever again; further, to specify practice or compete ever again; further, to specify that that the limit of undergraduate student-the limit of undergraduate student-assistant coaches in each sport shall be the assistant coaches in each sport shall be the same as the limit of countable coaches same as the limit of countable coaches permitted in the sportpermitted in the sport. .

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Bylaw 11- Manager in Bylaw 11- Manager in BaseballBaseball

Intent: In baseball, to specify that an Intent: In baseball, to specify that an individual who serves as a manager individual who serves as a manager shall forfeit any remaining eligibility shall forfeit any remaining eligibility in the sport at the institution at in the sport at the institution at which the individual serves as a which the individual serves as a manager. manager.

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Bylaw 13- Transfer ReleaseBylaw 13- Transfer Release RECRUITING AND ELIGIBILITY -- FOUR-YEAR PROSPECTIVE RECRUITING AND ELIGIBILITY -- FOUR-YEAR PROSPECTIVE

STUDENT-ATHLETES -- PERMISSION TO CONTACT AND TRANSFER STUDENT-ATHLETES -- PERMISSION TO CONTACT AND TRANSFER RELEASE -- RESPONSE TO REQUEST AND HEARING OPPORTUNITY RELEASE -- RESPONSE TO REQUEST AND HEARING OPPORTUNITY

Intent: To specify that if an institution receives a written request Intent: To specify that if an institution receives a written request from a student-athlete to permit another institution to contact a from a student-athlete to permit another institution to contact a student-athlete about transferring or a request for a release in student-athlete about transferring or a request for a release in conjunction with the application of the one-time transfer conjunction with the application of the one-time transfer exception, the institution shall grant or deny a request within exception, the institution shall grant or deny a request within seven business days of receipt of the requestseven business days of receipt of the request; further, to ; further, to specify that if the request is denied, the institution shall conduct a specify that if the request is denied, the institution shall conduct a hearing and provide written results within 15 business days of hearing and provide written results within 15 business days of receipt of the student-athlete's written request and that the receipt of the student-athlete's written request and that the student-athlete shall be provided the opportunity to appear in-student-athlete shall be provided the opportunity to appear in-person or via telephone and actively participate in the hearing. To person or via telephone and actively participate in the hearing. To also specify that if the institution fails to respond to the student-also specify that if the institution fails to respond to the student-athlete's written request or fails to conduct the hearing or provide athlete's written request or fails to conduct the hearing or provide written results within the specified time period, permission to written results within the specified time period, permission to contact or the transfer release shall be granted by default and the contact or the transfer release shall be granted by default and the institution shall provide the written permission or release to the institution shall provide the written permission or release to the student-athlete. student-athlete.

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Bylaw 13- Noncoaching Bylaw 13- Noncoaching StaffStaff

RECRUITING -- PERMISSIBLE RECRUITERS -- NONCOACHING STAFF RECRUITING -- PERMISSIBLE RECRUITERS -- NONCOACHING STAFF MEMBERS WITH SPORT SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES MEMBERS WITH SPORT SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Intent: To specify that a noncoaching staff member with sport-Intent: To specify that a noncoaching staff member with sport-specific responsibilities (except a staff member who only performs specific responsibilities (except a staff member who only performs clerical duties) clerical duties) shall not attend an on- or off-campus shall not attend an on- or off-campus athletics event in the staff member's sport that involves athletics event in the staff member's sport that involves prospective student-athletes (e.g., high-school contest, prospective student-athletes (e.g., high-school contest, sports camp) unless the staff member is an immediate sports camp) unless the staff member is an immediate family memberfamily member or legal guardian of one of the participants in the or legal guardian of one of the participants in the activity; further, to establish conditions by which a staff member activity; further, to establish conditions by which a staff member who is an immediate family member or legal guardian of a who is an immediate family member or legal guardian of a participant may attend such an event, as specified. participant may attend such an event, as specified.

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Bylaw 13 – Telephone CallsBylaw 13 – Telephone Calls

RECRUITING -- TELEPHONE CALLS -- TIME PERIOD RECRUITING -- TELEPHONE CALLS -- TIME PERIOD FOR TELEPHONE CALLS -- EXCEPTION -- UNLIMITED FOR TELEPHONE CALLS -- EXCEPTION -- UNLIMITED DURING CONTACT PERIOD -- SPORTS WITH DURING CONTACT PERIOD -- SPORTS WITH DEFINED RECRUITING CALENDARS OTHER THAN DEFINED RECRUITING CALENDARS OTHER THAN FOOTBALL FOOTBALL

Intent: In sports with defined recruiting calendars Intent: In sports with defined recruiting calendars other than football, to specify that other than football, to specify that during a during a contact period, telephone calls may be made contact period, telephone calls may be made at the institution's discretion. at the institution's discretion.

Baseball, XC/Track, M & W Lax, Softball, W. Baseball, XC/Track, M & W Lax, Softball, W. VolleyballVolleyball

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Bylaw 13- Recruiting MaterialsBylaw 13- Recruiting Materials

GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE -- GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE -- INSTITUTIONAL LETTERHEAD INSTITUTIONAL LETTERHEAD Intent: To establish additional provisions governing Intent: To establish additional provisions governing

general correspondence that an institution may general correspondence that an institution may send to prospective student-athletes, their parents send to prospective student-athletes, their parents or legal guardians, their coaches or any other or legal guardians, their coaches or any other individual responsible for teaching or directing an individual responsible for teaching or directing an activity in which a prospective student-athlete is activity in which a prospective student-athlete is involved, as specified. involved, as specified.

Single sheet of letterhead, the rest must be plain Single sheet of letterhead, the rest must be plain paperpaper

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Bylaw 13- Recruiting Bylaw 13- Recruiting MaterialsMaterials

13.4.1.1.2 Athletics Publications.  13.4.1.1.2 Athletics Publications.  An institution may produce a printed media guide; however, an An institution may produce a printed media guide; however, an

institution institution shall not provide a printed media guide or any shall not provide a printed media guide or any other printed athletics publication not listed in Bylaw other printed athletics publication not listed in Bylaw 13.4.1.1 to a prospective student-athlete13.4.1.1 to a prospective student-athlete, his or her parents , his or her parents or legal guardians, the prospective student-athlete's educational or legal guardians, the prospective student-athlete's educational institution or any individual involved in the coaching of a institution or any individual involved in the coaching of a prospective student-athlete.  It is not permissible to make a prospective student-athlete.  It is not permissible to make a printed media guide or any other printed athletics publication not printed media guide or any other printed athletics publication not listed in Bylaw 13.4.1.1 available free of charge to a prospective listed in Bylaw 13.4.1.1 available free of charge to a prospective student-athlete, his or her parents or legal guardians, the student-athlete, his or her parents or legal guardians, the prospective student-athlete's educational institution or any prospective student-athlete's educational institution or any individual involved in the coaching of a prospective student-individual involved in the coaching of a prospective student-athlete, even if such publications are available to other members athlete, even if such publications are available to other members of the general public free of charge.  An institution may not create of the general public free of charge.  An institution may not create a printed portfolio of information (e.g., pictures) to be used in the a printed portfolio of information (e.g., pictures) to be used in the recruiting process.  recruiting process.  An institution may provide a media guide An institution may provide a media guide to a prospective student-athlete via a digital media to a prospective student-athlete via a digital media storage device (e.g., compact disc, flash drive).storage device (e.g., compact disc, flash drive).

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Bylaw 13- NLIBylaw 13- NLI

RECRUITING -- LETTER OF INTENT PROGRAMS, FINANCIAL RECRUITING -- LETTER OF INTENT PROGRAMS, FINANCIAL AID AGREEMENTS -- WRITTEN OFFER OF AID BEFORE AID AGREEMENTS -- WRITTEN OFFER OF AID BEFORE SIGNING DATE SIGNING DATE

Intent: To specify that Intent: To specify that prior to August 1 of a prior to August 1 of a prospective student-athlete's senior yearprospective student-athlete's senior year in high in high school, an institution school, an institution shall not provide a written offer of shall not provide a written offer of athletically related financial aidathletically related financial aid or indicate in writing to or indicate in writing to the prospective student-athlete that an athletically related the prospective student-athlete that an athletically related grant-in-aid will be offered by the institution. grant-in-aid will be offered by the institution.

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Bylaw 16- Awards & Bylaw 16- Awards & BenefitsBenefits

AWARDS, BENEFITS AND EXPENSES -- BENEFITS, AWARDS, BENEFITS AND EXPENSES -- BENEFITS, GIFTS AND SERVICES -- OCCASIONAL MEALS -- GIFTS AND SERVICES -- OCCASIONAL MEALS -- LOCATION OF MEAL PROVIDED BY LOCATION OF MEAL PROVIDED BY REPRESENTATIVE OF ATHLETICS INTERESTS REPRESENTATIVE OF ATHLETICS INTERESTS

Intent: To permit a representative of the Intent: To permit a representative of the institution's athletics interests to provide an institution's athletics interests to provide an occasional meal to a student-athlete or the occasional meal to a student-athlete or the entire team in a sport on campus or in a entire team in a sport on campus or in a facility that is regularly used for home facility that is regularly used for home competition. competition.

ImmediateImmediate

Bylaw 17-WBBBylaw 17-WBB PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS -- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL -- PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS -- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL --

PRESEASON PRACTICE -- ON-COURT PRACTICE -- 30 DAYS OF PRESEASON PRACTICE -- ON-COURT PRACTICE -- 30 DAYS OF COUNTABLE ACTIVITIES WITHIN 40 DAYS PRIOR TO FIRST CONTEST COUNTABLE ACTIVITIES WITHIN 40 DAYS PRIOR TO FIRST CONTEST

Intent: In women's basketball, to specify that an institution Intent: In women's basketball, to specify that an institution shall not shall not commence on-court preseason basketball practice sessions commence on-court preseason basketball practice sessions prior to 5 p.m. on the date that is 40 days prior to the date prior to 5 p.m. on the date that is 40 days prior to the date of the institution's first regular-season contestof the institution's first regular-season contest ; further, to ; further, to specify that an institution shall not engage in more than 30 days of specify that an institution shall not engage in more than 30 days of countable athletically related activities prior to its first regular-countable athletically related activities prior to its first regular-season contest. season contest.

17.3.2.2 Women's Basketball.  An institution shall not commence on-17.3.2.2 Women's Basketball.  An institution shall not commence on-court preseason basketball practice sessions prior to 5 p.m. on the court preseason basketball practice sessions prior to 5 p.m. on the date that is 40 days prior to the date of the institution's first regular-date that is 40 days prior to the date of the institution's first regular-season contest.  An institution shall not engage in more than 30 season contest.  An institution shall not engage in more than 30 days of countable athletically related activities prior to its first days of countable athletically related activities prior to its first regular-season contest.regular-season contest.

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Bylaw 17- Nonchampionship Bylaw 17- Nonchampionship SegmentSegment

PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS -- PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS -- NONCHAMPIONSHIP SEGMENT -- TRAVEL NONCHAMPIONSHIP SEGMENT -- TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS -- CROSS COUNTRY, FIELD HOCKEY, RESTRICTIONS -- CROSS COUNTRY, FIELD HOCKEY, SOCCER, SOFTBALL AND WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL -- SOCCER, SOFTBALL AND WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL -- EXCEPTION -- 400-MILE RADIUS EXCEPTION -- 400-MILE RADIUS

Intent: In cross country (for institutions without Intent: In cross country (for institutions without indoor or outdoor track and field), field hockey, indoor or outdoor track and field), field hockey, soccer, softball and women's volleyball, to specify soccer, softball and women's volleyball, to specify that team travel to competition in the that team travel to competition in the nonchampionship segment nonchampionship segment shall be restricted to shall be restricted to ground transportationground transportation, unless there are no other , unless there are no other Division I institutions located within 400 miles of Division I institutions located within 400 miles of the institution. the institution.

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Bylaw 30- Foreign ToursBylaw 30- Foreign Tours

ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS -- FOREIGN TOURS AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS -- FOREIGN TOURS AND COMPETITION -- ELIGIBILITY OF STUDENT-ATHLETES -- COMPETITION -- ELIGIBILITY OF STUDENT-ATHLETES -- INCOMING-STUDENT PARTICIPATION -- BASKETBALL INCOMING-STUDENT PARTICIPATION -- BASKETBALL

Intent: In basketball, to permit an incoming student-athlete Intent: In basketball, to permit an incoming student-athlete (freshman or transfer) to represent the institution on a foreign (freshman or transfer) to represent the institution on a foreign tour that occurs during the summer prior to his or her initial full-tour that occurs during the summer prior to his or her initial full-time enrollment at the certifying institution and participate in time enrollment at the certifying institution and participate in practice prior to departure for the foreign tour, provided: (a) he practice prior to departure for the foreign tour, provided: (a) he or she has earned at least three hours of acceptable degree or she has earned at least three hours of acceptable degree credit during the summer term at the certifying institution; and credit during the summer term at the certifying institution; and (b) he or she is eligible to represent the institution in (b) he or she is eligible to represent the institution in intercollegiate competition during the academic year intercollegiate competition during the academic year immediately following the tour; further, to specify that a immediately following the tour; further, to specify that a basketball student-athlete shall not participate in more than one basketball student-athlete shall not participate in more than one foreign tour for a particular institution. foreign tour for a particular institution.

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Bylaw 30- Event Bylaw 30- Event CertificationCertification

ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS -- BASKETBALL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS -- BASKETBALL EVENT CERTIFICATION -- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL -- EVENT CERTIFICATION -- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL -- GEOGRAPHIC REQUIREMENT GEOGRAPHIC REQUIREMENT

Intent: In women's basketball, to specify that in Intent: In women's basketball, to specify that in order for a basketball event to be certified, order for a basketball event to be certified, participants on nonscholastic teams in a certified participants on nonscholastic teams in a certified event must be legal residents of the state in which event must be legal residents of the state in which the team is located or a geographically adjoining the team is located or a geographically adjoining state and not more than a total of three prospective state and not more than a total of three prospective student-athletes from adjoining states may student-athletes from adjoining states may participate on any one nonscholastic team. participate on any one nonscholastic team.

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Bylaw 13- Recruiting at Bylaw 13- Recruiting at CampsCamps

RECRUITING -- SPORTS CAMPS AND CLINICS -- RECRUITING -- SPORTS CAMPS AND CLINICS -- RECRUITING CONVERSATIONS DURING RECRUITING CONVERSATIONS DURING INSTITUTION'S CAMPS AND CLINICS -- EXCEPTION INSTITUTION'S CAMPS AND CLINICS -- EXCEPTION -- MEN'S BASKETBALL -- MEN'S BASKETBALL

Intent: To specify that, in men's basketball, it is Intent: To specify that, in men's basketball, it is permissible for an institution's men's basketball permissible for an institution's men's basketball coaches to engage in coaches to engage in recruiting conversationsrecruiting conversations with prospective student-athletes during the with prospective student-athletes during the institution's men's basketball camps or clinics. institution's men's basketball camps or clinics.

ImmediateImmediate

Official Visit IssuesOfficial Visit Issues

Meal CouponsMeal Coupons Your benefit to use themYour benefit to use them Do not let hosts use guest meals/points for PSADo not let hosts use guest meals/points for PSA

Host $$$$Host $$$$ Cannot reimburse hostsCannot reimburse hosts Get Advance from Business OfficeGet Advance from Business Office No out of pocket $ from S/A or CoachNo out of pocket $ from S/A or Coach

Host Rules Ed. (NEW)Host Rules Ed. (NEW)

Eligibility Center UpdatesEligibility Center Updates

The time has come for your fall 2010 enrollees to request their The time has come for your fall 2010 enrollees to request their final amateurism certification.  Beginning Thursday, April 1, fall final amateurism certification.  Beginning Thursday, April 1, fall 2010 enrollees will be able to submit the request online.  2010 enrollees will be able to submit the request online.  Prospective student-athletes should log into Prospective student-athletes should log into www.eligibilitycenter.orgwww.eligibilitycenter.org, select the box for "Fall 2010 or , select the box for "Fall 2010 or After."  They should then log in using their e-mail address After."  They should then log in using their e-mail address and password.  Students will need to request their final and password.  Students will need to request their final amateurism separately for each sport. amateurism separately for each sport. 

Students who originally registered on the old Web site and have Students who originally registered on the old Web site and have not yet transferred their account to the new site must complete not yet transferred their account to the new site must complete the transfer process the transfer process priorprior to requesting final amateurism to requesting final amateurism certification.  (PSA’s in certification.  (PSA’s in REDRED)  )  

Remember, the Eligibility Center processes amateurism cases Remember, the Eligibility Center processes amateurism cases based on enrollment date.  Please remind your fall enrollees to based on enrollment date.  Please remind your fall enrollees to review the information they are submitting to ensure its accuracy, review the information they are submitting to ensure its accuracy, paying specific attention to the paying specific attention to the enrollment period and the enrollment period and the sports-participationsports-participation information they have provided.   information they have provided.  The The earlier the request for a final amateurism certification is earlier the request for a final amateurism certification is made by the prospective student-athlete, the sooner a made by the prospective student-athlete, the sooner a review can begin.review can begin.

Recent InterpretationsRecent Interpretations Participation in a High School All-Star Skills Competition (I)Participation in a High School All-Star Skills Competition (I)

Interpretation: Interpretation: The academic and membership affairs staff determined The academic and membership affairs staff determined

that a high school that a high school all-star skills competitionall-star skills competition (e.g., (e.g., slam-dunk contest, three-point shooting contest) slam-dunk contest, three-point shooting contest) is is considered to be an all-star contestconsidered to be an all-star contest pursuant to the pursuant to the definition of a high school all-star contest.  A high school definition of a high school all-star contest.  A high school all-star skills competition conducted all-star skills competition conducted in conjunction with in conjunction with a high school football or basketball all-star game is a high school football or basketball all-star game is not considered to be a separate high school all-star not considered to be a separate high school all-star contest.contest.

RemindersReminders

No outside consultantsNo outside consultants Remember your coaching staff limitRemember your coaching staff limit

Must review all eligibility sheets after Must review all eligibility sheets after each semester each semester Beginning in 2010/2011- Need yearly Beginning in 2010/2011- Need yearly

competition schedule (Champ/Non-competition schedule (Champ/Non-Champ)Champ)

Track on Non-Championship particiationTrack on Non-Championship particiation

Coaches ExamCoaches Exam

2010-2011 Practice Exam on web 2010-2011 Practice Exam on web (ncaa.org)(ncaa.org)

May Rules Ed- Going over May Rules Ed- Going over exam/questions (May 19exam/questions (May 19thth))

Scheduled Exam Times in JuneScheduled Exam Times in June

Follow UpFollow Up

Fall/Winter Sports – Awards TrackingFall/Winter Sports – Awards Tracking Summer Equipment FormSummer Equipment Form Incoming Transfers for 2010 ?? Incoming Transfers for 2010 ??

Questions?Questions?