2016-2017 Athletic Department Booster Information
2016-2017 Athletic Department Booster Information
General Information One Seton Hill Drive Greensburg, PA 15601 Ph: 724-830-1162 Fax: 724-830-1173 http://athletics.setonhill.edu/index.aspx You are a Booster or a Representative of Athletics Interest if you: • • • • • • • •
Are or have ever been a member of a booster organization that supports Seton Hill Athletics; Have made financial contributions to the athletics department or a booster organization; Are or have ever been involved with the recruitment of a prospect; Have provided or are providing benefits to an enrolled student-athlete or their relatives or friends; Have otherwise been involved in promoting Seton Hill University’s athletic program (e.g., alumni, friends); Provide or have helped to arrange employment for student-athletes; Are the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of an enrolled student-athlete; Are or ever have been a season ticket holder.
Is it possible to become a booster without doing anything listed above? YES. The NCAA has developed a four-part test to determine whether or not an individual has become a booster and/or provided a student-athlete, their relatives or friends with an impermissible benefit. If any of the following statements are true then providing benefits to prospects or student-athletes, their relatives and friends can result in the student-athlete being rendered ineligible and cause the individual providing the benefit to be classified as a booster: 1. The relationship between the student-athlete (or parents of the student-athlete) and the individual providing the benefits developed as a result of the student-athlete’s participation in athletics of their reputation as an athlete; or 2. The relationship began only after the athlete became a prospect; or 3. The relationship began only after the athlete had achieved notoriety due to his or her athletic ability or reputation; or
4. The pattern of giving and/or frequency of giving increased after the athlete attained notoriety as a skilled athlete (e.g., purchased small gifts in the past and now purchases a television or other large gift). Once A Booster…Always A Booster. According to the NCAA, once an individual has been identified a booster, he or she retains this identity forever. What is an extra benefit or recruiting inducement? An extra benefit or recruiting inducement is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or booster to provide a current student-athlete, prospect, or their relatives or friends a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation. Examples of impermissible recruiting inducements and extra benefits include, but are not limited to, the following: • • • • • • • • •
Cash or loans in any amount, or signing or cosigning for a loan. Gifts of any kind, including birthday and holiday gifts. Free or reduced-cost services such as car repairs, haircuts, tutoring, etc. The use of an automobile. Free or reduced rent or housing. Tickets to an athletic or community event. Academic course supplies or assistance. Arranging the employment of the relatives or friends of a prospect or student-athlete. Entertaining a prospect or prospect’s family or legal guardian on or off campus.
Who is a Prospective Student-Athlete? A prospective student-athlete, commonly known as a “prospect”, is any individual who has started classes for the 9th grade. In addition, student-athletes enrolled in preparatory school or two-year colleges are considered prospects. Ultimately, a student remains a prospect until enrollment at a four-year collegiate institution. Who Can Recruit for Seton Hill University? Only Seton Hill University Coaches who successfully complete the annual NCAA Coaches Certification Exam, which tests their knowledge of NCAA recruiting legislation, are permitted to be involved in the recruiting process. NCAA Rules Regarding Booster Involvement with Prospects MAY NOT: • Make any recruiting contacts with prospects or their relatives. This includes telephone calls, letters, e-mails, and facsimiles, along with face-to-face contact either on or offcampus. • Assist Seton Hill coaches by picking up transcripts, films, or any other information pertaining to a prospect’s ability from the prospect’s educational institution. • Provide financial aid or benefit or any kind (e.g., clothing, special documents, lodging, meals, transportation, tickets, loan of money) to prospects of their relatives. • Make contact with a prospective student-athlete or his/her parents when the prospect is on campus for an official or unofficial recruiting visit.
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Contact a prospective student-athlete to congratulate him/her on signing a National Letter of Intent to attend Seton Hill University. Provide transportation or arrange for payment of transportation costs for a prospect or his/her relatives or friends to visit campus. Earmark funds for specific prospects to attend a Seton Hill summer camp. Instead, you must donate the funds to the high school, and the school and the students will decide which camps they will attend. Employ or arrange for employment for a prospect before the completion of his/her senior year. After graduation, a booster may employ a prospect as long as compensation is for work actually performed and at a rate commensurate with experience and the going rate. Provide ANYTHING to a prospect or the prospect’s family or friends without prior approval from the Compliance Office.
MAY: • Forward information about prospects to the appropriate coaching staff member • View a prospect’s athletic contest on your own initiative, provided you do not contact the prospect’s relatives, coach, principal or counselor in an attempt to evaluate the academic or athletic abilities of the prospect. You are responsible for all incurred costs or fees contest. • Speak to a prospect on the telephone ONLY if your prospect initiates the call. YOU MAY NOT HAVE A RECRUITING CONVERSATION, but you refer questions about athletics program to the athletics department staff. NCAA Rules Regarding Booster Involvement with Enrolled Student-Athletes YOU MAY NOT: • Pay for or arrange for payment of room, board, or any type of transportation at any time for currently enrolled student-athletes, their relatives, or their friends. • Provide student-athletes with any sort of extra benefit, which refers to any special arrangement to provide a student-athlete or his/her relatives or friends with a benefit unavailable to the general student population. • Provide student-athletes with any special discount, payment arrangements (e.g., cosigning a loan), credits on a purchase (e.g., airline ticket, clothing), or services (e.g., dry-cleaning, transportation). • Allow student-athletes to use your telephone to make free calls. • Provide awards or gifts to student-athletes for any reason. This also prohibits honorarium for speaking engagements.
General Information One Seton Hill Drive Greensburg, PA 15601 Ph: 724-830-1162 Fax: 724-830-1173 http://athletics.setonhill.edu/index.aspx You are a Booster or a Representative of Athletics Interest if you: • • • • • • • •
Are or have ever been a member of a booster organization that supports Seton Hill Athletics; Have made financial contributions to the athletics department or a booster organization; Are or have ever been involved with the recruitment of a prospect; Have provided or are providing benefits to an enrolled student-athlete or their relatives or friends; Have otherwise been involved in promoting Seton Hill University’s athletic program (e.g., alumni, friends); Provide or have helped to arrange employment for student-athletes; Are the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of an enrolled student-athlete; Are or ever have been a season ticket holder.
Is it possible to become a booster without doing anything listed above? YES. The NCAA has developed a four-part test to determine whether or not an individual has become a booster and/or provided a student-athlete, their relatives or friends with an impermissible benefit. If any of the following statements are true then providing benefits to prospects or student-athletes, their relatives and friends can result in the student-athlete being rendered ineligible and cause the individual providing the benefit to be classified as a booster: 1. The relationship between the student-athlete (or parents of the student-athlete) and the individual providing the benefits developed as a result of the student-athlete’s participation in athletics of their reputation as an athlete; or 2. The relationship began only after the athlete became a prospect; or 3. The relationship began only after the athlete had achieved notoriety due to his or her athletic ability or reputation; or
4. The pattern of giving and/or frequency of giving increased after the athlete attained notoriety as a skilled athlete (e.g., purchased small gifts in the past and now purchases a television or other large gift). Once A Booster…Always A Booster. According to the NCAA, once an individual has been identified a booster, he or she retains this identity forever. What is an extra benefit or recruiting inducement? An extra benefit or recruiting inducement is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or booster to provide a current student-athlete, prospect, or their relatives or friends a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation. Examples of impermissible recruiting inducements and extra benefits include, but are not limited to, the following: • • • • • • • • •
Cash or loans in any amount, or signing or cosigning for a loan. Gifts of any kind, including birthday and holiday gifts. Free or reduced-cost services such as car repairs, haircuts, tutoring, etc. The use of an automobile. Free or reduced rent or housing. Tickets to an athletic or community event. Academic course supplies or assistance. Arranging the employment of the relatives or friends of a prospect or student-athlete. Entertaining a prospect or prospect’s family or legal guardian on or off campus.
Who is a Prospective Student-Athlete? A prospective student-athlete, commonly known as a “prospect”, is any individual who has started classes for the 9th grade. In addition, student-athletes enrolled in preparatory school or two-year colleges are considered prospects. Ultimately, a student remains a prospect until enrollment at a four-year collegiate institution. Who Can Recruit for Seton Hill University? Only Seton Hill University Coaches who successfully complete the annual NCAA Coaches Certification Exam, which tests their knowledge of NCAA recruiting legislation, are permitted to be involved in the recruiting process. NCAA Rules Regarding Booster Involvement with Prospects MAY NOT: • Make any recruiting contacts with prospects or their relatives. This includes telephone calls, letters, e-mails, and facsimiles, along with face-to-face contact either on or offcampus. • Assist Seton Hill coaches by picking up transcripts, films, or any other information pertaining to a prospect’s ability from the prospect’s educational institution. • Provide financial aid or benefit or any kind (e.g., clothing, special documents, lodging, meals, transportation, tickets, loan of money) to prospects of their relatives. • Make contact with a prospective student-athlete or his/her parents when the prospect is on campus for an official or unofficial recruiting visit.
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Contact a prospective student-athlete to congratulate him/her on signing a National Letter of Intent to attend Seton Hill University. Provide transportation or arrange for payment of transportation costs for a prospect or his/her relatives or friends to visit campus. Earmark funds for specific prospects to attend a Seton Hill summer camp. Instead, you must donate the funds to the high school, and the school and the students will decide which camps they will attend. Employ or arrange for employment for a prospect before the completion of his/her senior year. After graduation, a booster may employ a prospect as long as compensation is for work actually performed and at a rate commensurate with experience and the going rate. Provide ANYTHING to a prospect or the prospect’s family or friends without prior approval from the Compliance Office.
MAY: • Forward information about prospects to the appropriate coaching staff member • View a prospect’s athletic contest on your own initiative, provided you do not contact the prospect’s relatives, coach, principal or counselor in an attempt to evaluate the academic or athletic abilities of the prospect. You are responsible for all incurred costs or fees contest. • Speak to a prospect on the telephone ONLY if your prospect initiates the call. YOU MAY NOT HAVE A RECRUITING CONVERSATION, but you refer questions about athletics program to the athletics department staff. NCAA Rules Regarding Booster Involvement with Enrolled Student-Athletes YOU MAY NOT: • Pay for or arrange for payment of room, board, or any type of transportation at any time for currently enrolled student-athletes, their relatives, or their friends. • Provide student-athletes with any sort of extra benefit, which refers to any special arrangement to provide a student-athlete or his/her relatives or friends with a benefit unavailable to the general student population. • Provide student-athletes with any special discount, payment arrangements (e.g., cosigning a loan), credits on a purchase (e.g., airline ticket, clothing), or services (e.g., dry-cleaning, transportation). • Allow student-athletes to use your telephone to make free calls. • Provide awards or gifts to student-athletes for any reason. This also prohibits honorarium for speaking engagements.
