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UAB Student-Athlete Newsletter April 2014
Inside This Issue
Hot Topic of the Month: Amateurism - Staying Eligible Competing Against Professionals Practice/Tryout for Pro Team Pro Draft and Inquiries
Hot Topic of the Month: Amateurism - Staying Eligible
You will lose your NCAA amateur status and be ineligible for intercollegiate competition in your sport if you:
Academic Calendar
Jan 6
Classes Begin
Jan 13
Last Day to Drop/Add
Jan 20
MLK Holiday
Mar 24-28 Spring Break Mar 31
Last Day to Withdraw
Apr 18
Last Day of Class
Apr 19-20 Undergraduate Reading Days Apr 21-25 Final Exams Apr 26
Graduation
Use your athletic skill for pay in any form; Accept a promise of pay, even if the pay is to be received after you are finished playing your sport in college; Sign a contract of any kind to play professionally in your sport; Receive, directly or indirectly, a salary, reimbursement of expenses or any other form of financial assistance from a professional sports organization above actual and necessary expenses;
Compete on a pro team; Enter a professional draft; or Enter into an agreement with an agent.
Only amateur studentathletes are eligible for intercollegiate athletics participation. A professional athlete is one who receives any kind of payment for athletics participation, except as permitted by NCAA rules. Examples of forms of pay that you cannot receive include:
Direct or indirect, salary, gratuity or comparable compensation; Any division or split of surplus (e.g., bonuses, game receipts, etc.); Cash or an equivalent as an award for participation in competition, even if permitted under the rules governing an amateur, noncollegiate event in which you are participating; Expenses from an outside amateur sports organization in excess of
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actual and necessary travel, room and board, and apparel and equipment for practice and competition; Any payment, including actual and necessary expenses, conditioned on place finish or performance or given on an incentive basis; and Preferential treatment because of your athletics reputation or skill or future earning potential as a professional athlete.
If you have any questions regarding your status as an amateur stop by the Compliance Office in Bartow Arena (room 115) or contact us by phone at 205-9753051.
Always ASK Before You ACT!
Compliance in the News!
SA, AD, FAR Would Have Votes On Proposed New Board
Competing Against Professionals
Practice/Tryout For Pro Team
You may participate with an amateur team, or on your own, in competition against professional athletes and teams, but you are ineligible to play for UAB if you have competed on a professional team in your sport. However, your eligibility will not be effected if you compete in golf, tennis, or two-person sand volleyball, with a partner who is receiving cash or comparable prize, as long as you, yourself, do not receive any payment of any kind.
Under NCAA rules, you are allowed to practice with, or tryout for a pro team (or participate in a combine involving a pro team), without losing eligibility. You are also allowed to receive only actual and necessary expenses for one 48-hour period per pro team practice/tryout. The permitted 48 hours start counting once you have reached the practice/ tryout location. When you have completed your practice/tryout with that team, you must leave the practice location immediately to receive expenses from that team. If the practice/tryout lasts longer than 48 hours, you must pay for your own expenses (i.e., travel, lodging, food). A self-financed practice/tryout can last for any length of time. You cannot miss class for either a self-financed or an expense-paid 48-hour practice/tryout. In addition, you are prohibited from: (1) receiving any compensation for the practice sessions; (2) entering into a contract with the pro team or sports organization; and (3) taking part in any outside competition as member or representative of that team.
COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
If you have questions regarding any of the information covered in this newsletter or any other NCAA rules, please contact the Athletics Compliance Office! We are located in the East Tower of Bartow Arena, or you can contact us by phone or email: Corey Bray Associate Athletics Director for Compliance 205-975-3051 [email protected]
Pro Draft and Inquiries You may, at any time, inquire about your eligi- bility for a professional draft or request information about your own market value without affecting your status as an amateur. However, as a general rule, when you ask to be placed on a draft list—or supplemental draft list—you will lose your amateur status, even if you withdraw your name, do not get drafted, or do not sign a contract with a professional team. There are several exceptions to this rule, and here are some:
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Men's Basketball - You can declare for the draft once during your collegiate career without losing your amateur status, if: (1) you ask that your name be taken off the draft list, (2) you declare your intent to resume playing at UAB in writing to the Athletics Director no later than April 16 (one day before the spring NLI signing period), and (3) you are not drafted.
Women’s Basketball - You can declare for the draft once during your collegiate career without losing your amateur status, if: (1) you are not drafted, and (2) you declare your intent to resume playing at UAB in writing to the Athletics Director no later than 30 days after the draft. Football - You can declare for the draft once during your collegiate career without losing your amateur status, if: (1) you are not drafted, and (2) you withdraw your name from the draft and declare your intent to resume playing at UAB in writing to the Athletics Director no later than 72 hours after the NFL draft declaration date. All Other Sports - You can declare for a draft once during your collegiate career without losing amateur status, if: (1) you are not drafted, and (2) you declare your intent to resume playing at UAB in writing to the Athletics Director no later than 72 hours after the draft.
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UAB Student-Athlete Newsletter April 2014
Inside This Issue
Hot Topic of the Month: Amateurism - Staying Eligible Competing Against Professionals Practice/Tryout for Pro Team Pro Draft and Inquiries
Hot Topic of the Month: Amateurism - Staying Eligible
You will lose your NCAA amateur status and be ineligible for intercollegiate competition in your sport if you:
Academic Calendar
Jan 6
Classes Begin
Jan 13
Last Day to Drop/Add
Jan 20
MLK Holiday
Mar 24-28 Spring Break Mar 31
Last Day to Withdraw
Apr 18
Last Day of Class
Apr 19-20 Undergraduate Reading Days Apr 21-25 Final Exams Apr 26
Graduation
Use your athletic skill for pay in any form; Accept a promise of pay, even if the pay is to be received after you are finished playing your sport in college; Sign a contract of any kind to play professionally in your sport; Receive, directly or indirectly, a salary, reimbursement of expenses or any other form of financial assistance from a professional sports organization above actual and necessary expenses;
Compete on a pro team; Enter a professional draft; or Enter into an agreement with an agent.
Only amateur studentathletes are eligible for intercollegiate athletics participation. A professional athlete is one who receives any kind of payment for athletics participation, except as permitted by NCAA rules. Examples of forms of pay that you cannot receive include:
Direct or indirect, salary, gratuity or comparable compensation; Any division or split of surplus (e.g., bonuses, game receipts, etc.); Cash or an equivalent as an award for participation in competition, even if permitted under the rules governing an amateur, noncollegiate event in which you are participating; Expenses from an outside amateur sports organization in excess of
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actual and necessary travel, room and board, and apparel and equipment for practice and competition; Any payment, including actual and necessary expenses, conditioned on place finish or performance or given on an incentive basis; and Preferential treatment because of your athletics reputation or skill or future earning potential as a professional athlete.
If you have any questions regarding your status as an amateur stop by the Compliance Office in Bartow Arena (room 115) or contact us by phone at 205-9753051.
Always ASK Before You ACT!
Compliance in the News!
SA, AD, FAR Would Have Votes On Proposed New Board
Competing Against Professionals
Practice/Tryout For Pro Team
You may participate with an amateur team, or on your own, in competition against professional athletes and teams, but you are ineligible to play for UAB if you have competed on a professional team in your sport. However, your eligibility will not be effected if you compete in golf, tennis, or two-person sand volleyball, with a partner who is receiving cash or comparable prize, as long as you, yourself, do not receive any payment of any kind.
Under NCAA rules, you are allowed to practice with, or tryout for a pro team (or participate in a combine involving a pro team), without losing eligibility. You are also allowed to receive only actual and necessary expenses for one 48-hour period per pro team practice/tryout. The permitted 48 hours start counting once you have reached the practice/ tryout location. When you have completed your practice/tryout with that team, you must leave the practice location immediately to receive expenses from that team. If the practice/tryout lasts longer than 48 hours, you must pay for your own expenses (i.e., travel, lodging, food). A self-financed practice/tryout can last for any length of time. You cannot miss class for either a self-financed or an expense-paid 48-hour practice/tryout. In addition, you are prohibited from: (1) receiving any compensation for the practice sessions; (2) entering into a contract with the pro team or sports organization; and (3) taking part in any outside competition as member or representative of that team.
COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
If you have questions regarding any of the information covered in this newsletter or any other NCAA rules, please contact the Athletics Compliance Office! We are located in the East Tower of Bartow Arena, or you can contact us by phone or email: Corey Bray Associate Athletics Director for Compliance 205-975-3051 [email protected]
Pro Draft and Inquiries You may, at any time, inquire about your eligi- bility for a professional draft or request information about your own market value without affecting your status as an amateur. However, as a general rule, when you ask to be placed on a draft list—or supplemental draft list—you will lose your amateur status, even if you withdraw your name, do not get drafted, or do not sign a contract with a professional team. There are several exceptions to this rule, and here are some:
We’re on the web www.uabsports.com/compliance
Men's Basketball - You can declare for the draft once during your collegiate career without losing your amateur status, if: (1) you ask that your name be taken off the draft list, (2) you declare your intent to resume playing at UAB in writing to the Athletics Director no later than April 16 (one day before the spring NLI signing period), and (3) you are not drafted.
Women’s Basketball - You can declare for the draft once during your collegiate career without losing your amateur status, if: (1) you are not drafted, and (2) you declare your intent to resume playing at UAB in writing to the Athletics Director no later than 30 days after the draft. Football - You can declare for the draft once during your collegiate career without losing your amateur status, if: (1) you are not drafted, and (2) you withdraw your name from the draft and declare your intent to resume playing at UAB in writing to the Athletics Director no later than 72 hours after the NFL draft declaration date. All Other Sports - You can declare for a draft once during your collegiate career without losing amateur status, if: (1) you are not drafted, and (2) you declare your intent to resume playing at UAB in writing to the Athletics Director no later than 72 hours after the draft.
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