Chestnut Hill College Athletics
Information for Representatives of Athletic Interests
Contact: Denise Wisniewski Asst. AD, Compliance Coord., SWA 9601 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19118 [email protected] 215.248.7081
Who is a Representative of Athletic Interests? National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) rules indicate that all alumni, friends, and employees of the College are categorized as Representatives of Athletic Interest. The NCAA stipulates that once an individual has been identified as a representative or booster/ donor of the College athletics program he/she retains this status forever even if the individual is no longer associated with the athletics program. Furthermore, the NCAA states that it is possible to be a representative of athletic interests at more than one university or college at the same time. A Representative of Athletic Interests is anyone who has ever… ♦
Made any type of contribution to the College’s Department of Athletics and Recreation or to a team.
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Been a PARENT of a Chestnut Hill College student-athlete.
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Provided benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their families.
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Assisted in any manner in the recruitment of prospective student-athlete
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Promoted the College’s athletic programs in any manner.
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Been involved with a Chestnut Hill College Athletics program in any capacity.
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You are the spouse of a Chestnut Hill College Department of Athletics and Recreation employee.
As a Representative of Athletic Interests, you may not… ♦
Contact a prospective student-athlete’s coach, principal, or counselor in an effort to evaluate a prospective student-athlete.
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Visit the prospective student-athlete’s institution to pick up film or transcripts pertaining to the evaluation of the prospective student-athlete’s academic eligibility or athletic ability.
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Contact a prospective student-athlete, his/her parents, legal guardians, or spouse, on or off campus.
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Contact a prospective student-athlete by telephone or in writing.
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Make special arrangements for entertainment for the recruiting purposes.
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Provide “Extra Benefits” to a prospective or current student-athlete at Chestnut Hill College, their parents, family, and/or legal guardian.
Who is a Prospective Student-Athlete? NCAA rules stipulate that a Prospective Student-Athlete is a person who has started classes for the ninth (9th) grade, regardless of his/her athletic ability and/or participation. ♦
A prospective student-athlete remains a prospect even after he/she has signed a National Letter of Intent or accepts an offer of financial aid to attend an institution.
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A prospective student-athlete remains a prospect until he/she reports for the first day of classes for regular term (fall or spring) or the first official day of practice (whichever comes first).
Transfer Students As a representative of athletic interests you are not permitted to contact any student-athlete or family member/legal guardian of a student-athlete who is or has enrolled at another institution for the purposes of recruiting and/or to determine the possibility of transferring to Chestnut Hill College. The same rules apply to these student-athletes as they do for other prospective student-athletes.
What is an Extra Benefit? The NCAA defines an Extra Benefit as any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution’s athletic interests to provide a student-athlete (or a student-athlete’s relative or friend) a benefit that is not generally available to other Chestnut Hill College students and their relatives and/or friends. Therefore, please be aware of the following: ♦
A student-athlete cannot use an Athletics Department copy or fax machine or make long distance phone calls using departmental equipment.
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A student-athlete cannot accept anything from an employee of Chestnut Hill College or representative of the Athletics Department (e.g., use of car, hair cuts, clothing, gifts, money, tickets for any kind of entertainment, payment of long distance telephone calls, etc...).
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A student-athlete cannot accept free or reduced cost room and/or board from any Chestnut Hill College employee or representative of the Chestnut Hill College athletics programs. This includes on and off campus, in the student athlete’s home city or any other location. This would preclude a student-athlete from “house sitting” without paying rental costs at a comparable rate for similar housing in that locale.
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A student-athlete may not accept free or reduced cost storage room for personal belongings for the summer months from any Chestnut Hill College employee or representative of the Chestnut Hill College athletics programs.
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A student-athlete cannot accept free or reduced merchandise or services from any merchant unless that free or reduced cost item is also available to the general public.
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A student-athlete cannot eat at a restaurant as the guest of a representative of athletic interests or an employee of Chestnut Hill College.
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On infrequent, special occasions (e.g., a birthday, Thanksgiving, etc...), a student-athlete may accept an invitation to the home of an employee of Chestnut Hill College or athletics representatives for a meal.
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Members of the Athletic Department staff or an athletics representative are not permitted to type reports, papers, letters, etc... for a student-athlete.
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A student-athlete cannot receive a special discount, payment arrangement or credit on a purchase (e.g., airline tickets, clothing, etc...), or service (e.g., laundry, dry cleaning, etc...) from an employee of Chestnut Hill College or an athletics representative.
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A Chestnut Hill College employee or donor/booster cannot provide a student-athlete with a loan of money, a guarantee of bond, the use of an automobile, or the signing or co-signing of a note to arrange a loan, or pay or provide other compensation for work performed or not performed at unreasonable levels.
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A Chestnut Hill College employee may only provide a student-athlete with reasonable and occasional local (i.e., within a 30 mile radius of the Chestnut Hill College campus) transportation. However, a Chestnut Hill College employee may not utilize a College vehicle for purposes of assisting a student-athlete in moving from one residence to another.
What are the consequences of violating the NCAA rules? Recruiting violations by Chestnut Hill College employees and/or representatives will result in the prospective or enrolled student-athlete becoming immediately ineligible to represent Chestnut Hill College in intercollegiate athletics. A major recruitment violation can cause a prospect or current student-athlete to become permanently ineligible for intercollegiate athletics at Chestnut Hill College.
Contact: Denise Wisniewski Asst. AD, Compliance Coord., SWA 9601 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19118 [email protected] 215.248.7081
Who is a Representative of Athletic Interests? National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) rules indicate that all alumni, friends, and employees of the College are categorized as Representatives of Athletic Interest. The NCAA stipulates that once an individual has been identified as a representative or booster/ donor of the College athletics program he/she retains this status forever even if the individual is no longer associated with the athletics program. Furthermore, the NCAA states that it is possible to be a representative of athletic interests at more than one university or college at the same time. A Representative of Athletic Interests is anyone who has ever… ♦
Made any type of contribution to the College’s Department of Athletics and Recreation or to a team.
♦
Been a PARENT of a Chestnut Hill College student-athlete.
♦
Provided benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their families.
♦
Assisted in any manner in the recruitment of prospective student-athlete
♦
Promoted the College’s athletic programs in any manner.
♦
Been involved with a Chestnut Hill College Athletics program in any capacity.
♦
You are the spouse of a Chestnut Hill College Department of Athletics and Recreation employee.
As a Representative of Athletic Interests, you may not… ♦
Contact a prospective student-athlete’s coach, principal, or counselor in an effort to evaluate a prospective student-athlete.
♦
Visit the prospective student-athlete’s institution to pick up film or transcripts pertaining to the evaluation of the prospective student-athlete’s academic eligibility or athletic ability.
♦
Contact a prospective student-athlete, his/her parents, legal guardians, or spouse, on or off campus.
♦
Contact a prospective student-athlete by telephone or in writing.
♦
Make special arrangements for entertainment for the recruiting purposes.
♦
Provide “Extra Benefits” to a prospective or current student-athlete at Chestnut Hill College, their parents, family, and/or legal guardian.
Who is a Prospective Student-Athlete? NCAA rules stipulate that a Prospective Student-Athlete is a person who has started classes for the ninth (9th) grade, regardless of his/her athletic ability and/or participation. ♦
A prospective student-athlete remains a prospect even after he/she has signed a National Letter of Intent or accepts an offer of financial aid to attend an institution.
♦
A prospective student-athlete remains a prospect until he/she reports for the first day of classes for regular term (fall or spring) or the first official day of practice (whichever comes first).
Transfer Students As a representative of athletic interests you are not permitted to contact any student-athlete or family member/legal guardian of a student-athlete who is or has enrolled at another institution for the purposes of recruiting and/or to determine the possibility of transferring to Chestnut Hill College. The same rules apply to these student-athletes as they do for other prospective student-athletes.
What is an Extra Benefit? The NCAA defines an Extra Benefit as any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution’s athletic interests to provide a student-athlete (or a student-athlete’s relative or friend) a benefit that is not generally available to other Chestnut Hill College students and their relatives and/or friends. Therefore, please be aware of the following: ♦
A student-athlete cannot use an Athletics Department copy or fax machine or make long distance phone calls using departmental equipment.
♦
A student-athlete cannot accept anything from an employee of Chestnut Hill College or representative of the Athletics Department (e.g., use of car, hair cuts, clothing, gifts, money, tickets for any kind of entertainment, payment of long distance telephone calls, etc...).
♦
A student-athlete cannot accept free or reduced cost room and/or board from any Chestnut Hill College employee or representative of the Chestnut Hill College athletics programs. This includes on and off campus, in the student athlete’s home city or any other location. This would preclude a student-athlete from “house sitting” without paying rental costs at a comparable rate for similar housing in that locale.
♦
A student-athlete may not accept free or reduced cost storage room for personal belongings for the summer months from any Chestnut Hill College employee or representative of the Chestnut Hill College athletics programs.
♦
A student-athlete cannot accept free or reduced merchandise or services from any merchant unless that free or reduced cost item is also available to the general public.
♦
A student-athlete cannot eat at a restaurant as the guest of a representative of athletic interests or an employee of Chestnut Hill College.
♦
On infrequent, special occasions (e.g., a birthday, Thanksgiving, etc...), a student-athlete may accept an invitation to the home of an employee of Chestnut Hill College or athletics representatives for a meal.
♦
Members of the Athletic Department staff or an athletics representative are not permitted to type reports, papers, letters, etc... for a student-athlete.
♦
A student-athlete cannot receive a special discount, payment arrangement or credit on a purchase (e.g., airline tickets, clothing, etc...), or service (e.g., laundry, dry cleaning, etc...) from an employee of Chestnut Hill College or an athletics representative.
♦
A Chestnut Hill College employee or donor/booster cannot provide a student-athlete with a loan of money, a guarantee of bond, the use of an automobile, or the signing or co-signing of a note to arrange a loan, or pay or provide other compensation for work performed or not performed at unreasonable levels.
♦
A Chestnut Hill College employee may only provide a student-athlete with reasonable and occasional local (i.e., within a 30 mile radius of the Chestnut Hill College campus) transportation. However, a Chestnut Hill College employee may not utilize a College vehicle for purposes of assisting a student-athlete in moving from one residence to another.
What are the consequences of violating the NCAA rules? Recruiting violations by Chestnut Hill College employees and/or representatives will result in the prospective or enrolled student-athlete becoming immediately ineligible to represent Chestnut Hill College in intercollegiate athletics. A major recruitment violation can cause a prospect or current student-athlete to become permanently ineligible for intercollegiate athletics at Chestnut Hill College.
