COMPLIANCE NEWSLETTER
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
COMPLIANCE NEWSLETTER For Student-Athletes
FALL 2012
STUDENT HOST RESPONSIBILITIES As a STUDENT HOST, you are very important in the recruiting process for the University of Florida. You have a responsibility to understand and abide by all NCAA, SEC and University regulations. Please carefully review the following guidelines. 1. You are to conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the highest standards, treat others with respect and respect the rights of others. 2. A maximum of $40 for each day of the visit may be provided to cover all actual costs of entertaining yourself and the prospect, excluding the cost of meals and admissions to campus athletics events. It is permissible to provide the student host with an additional $20 per day for each additional prospective student-athlete the host entertains. 3. Student host money may not be used for the purchase of souvenirs such as t-shirts, hats or other mementos for either you or the prospect. Student host money may not be used to purchase drugs or alcohol. 4. No cash or apparel (e.g., t-shirts or shoes) may be given to the prospect or anyone accompanying the prospect. 5. You may not use vehicles provided or arranged by any coach, institutional staff member or booster of the athletic program. Prospects are not permitted to use or drive your vehicle. 6. You may not transport the prospect more than 30 miles from campus. You and the prospect must wear a helmet if you ride on a scooter and if you ride in your car, you must have a valid driver’s license and insurance. 7. You may not enter an adult entertainment establishment nor are you permitted to arrange for adult entertainment for the prospect. 8. You should not allow recruiting conversations to occur on or off campus between the prospect and a booster of the athletic program. 9. A prospect may engage in recreational or workout activities as long as the activities are not organized or observed by members of the athletic department’s coaching staff and are not designed to test the athletic abilities of the prospect. 10. It is against the law to consume or purchase alcoholic beverages if you are under the age of 21. It is against the law for you to provide alcoholic beverages to a prospect under the age of 21. There is a zero tolerance policy for all parties as it relates to drugs and alcohol. You may not consume alcohol at any time while serving as a student-host. 11. You are responsible for making sure the prospect is back before the 1:00 A.M. curfew. Failure to abide by these guidelines could jeopardize your eligibility to represent the University of Florida and receive athletics aid.
Should you have any questions regarding any rules or regulations please contact the Compliance Office at (352) 375-4683 ext. 6022 or visit our website at www.gatorzone.com/compliance AND follow us on Twitter @GZCompliance
Extra Benefits Ever wonder why Compliance asks for your vehicle, scooter, and housing information? The answer is two simple words: EXTRA BENEFITS. An extra benefit is any special arrangement provided to a student-athlete (or studentathlete’s relative) that is not generally available for all students. So what does this have to do with your vehicles and housing? Well, if, for example, you are living in an apartment and because you are a Gator athlete, the apartment complex only requires you to pay $250 a month, but all other residents living in the apartment are required to pay $450 a month, you would be receiving an extra benefit. In order to monitor extra benefits at the University of Florida, Compliance requires all student-athletes to report all vehicle, scooter, and housing information. Once Compliance receives the information, it is input into a monitoring file and the information is thoroughly examined. For example, for housing information a current and signed copy of the lease is required to be on file in the Compliance office. Compliance then reviews the lease agreement to verify that each student-athlete is paying the going rate for their rent. It is very important that all student-athletes are not receiving any extra benefit as this would jeopardize their eligibility and opportunity to represent the University of Florida in intercollegiate competition.
Countable Athletically Related Activities (CARA) The NCAA places the following daily and weekly restrictions on the amount of time that student-athletes may be involved in countable athletically related activities:
IN-SEASON Fours hours per day 20 hours per week Required one day off per week OUT–OF-SEASON (During Academic Year) Eight hours per week Up to two hours of required skill instruction Required two days off per week
What is ACS? ACS is a new system that the University Athletic Association (UAA) is utilizing to make Compliance forms more convenient for our student-athletes. This year, for the first time, all student-athletes completed their beginning of the year Compliance forms through ACS. All student-athletes will also be completing their CARA logs online through the ACS student-athlete portal. Finally, student-athletes in the sports of football and men’s basketball will be submitting their complimentary ticket requests through ACS.
What Do You Need to Know About ACS? Website: www.uaa.ufl.edu/student Login Information: The same as your Gatorlink When Do I Need to Login: At least once a month (see dates below) to approve your CARA logs
September 19, 2012 October 17, 2012 November 14, 2012 December 12, 2012 December 19, 2012 February 6, 2013 March 6, 2013 April 3, 2013 May 1, 2013 May 8, 2013
Charitable Activities If you are interested in participating in a charitable activity (i.e. a mission trip), please remember that you must first notify your head coach of your intentions to participate in the activity and are also required to meet with Compliance to discuss issues, such as fundraising, involved with participating in these activities. For example, the fundraising may not be given directly to the student-athlete, but must be disbursed through or paid directly to another entity, with a receipt kept on file by the institution.
REMEMBER TO ALWAYS ASK BEFORE YOU ACT ®
COMPLIANCE NEWSLETTER For Student-Athletes
FALL 2012
STUDENT HOST RESPONSIBILITIES As a STUDENT HOST, you are very important in the recruiting process for the University of Florida. You have a responsibility to understand and abide by all NCAA, SEC and University regulations. Please carefully review the following guidelines. 1. You are to conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the highest standards, treat others with respect and respect the rights of others. 2. A maximum of $40 for each day of the visit may be provided to cover all actual costs of entertaining yourself and the prospect, excluding the cost of meals and admissions to campus athletics events. It is permissible to provide the student host with an additional $20 per day for each additional prospective student-athlete the host entertains. 3. Student host money may not be used for the purchase of souvenirs such as t-shirts, hats or other mementos for either you or the prospect. Student host money may not be used to purchase drugs or alcohol. 4. No cash or apparel (e.g., t-shirts or shoes) may be given to the prospect or anyone accompanying the prospect. 5. You may not use vehicles provided or arranged by any coach, institutional staff member or booster of the athletic program. Prospects are not permitted to use or drive your vehicle. 6. You may not transport the prospect more than 30 miles from campus. You and the prospect must wear a helmet if you ride on a scooter and if you ride in your car, you must have a valid driver’s license and insurance. 7. You may not enter an adult entertainment establishment nor are you permitted to arrange for adult entertainment for the prospect. 8. You should not allow recruiting conversations to occur on or off campus between the prospect and a booster of the athletic program. 9. A prospect may engage in recreational or workout activities as long as the activities are not organized or observed by members of the athletic department’s coaching staff and are not designed to test the athletic abilities of the prospect. 10. It is against the law to consume or purchase alcoholic beverages if you are under the age of 21. It is against the law for you to provide alcoholic beverages to a prospect under the age of 21. There is a zero tolerance policy for all parties as it relates to drugs and alcohol. You may not consume alcohol at any time while serving as a student-host. 11. You are responsible for making sure the prospect is back before the 1:00 A.M. curfew. Failure to abide by these guidelines could jeopardize your eligibility to represent the University of Florida and receive athletics aid.
Should you have any questions regarding any rules or regulations please contact the Compliance Office at (352) 375-4683 ext. 6022 or visit our website at www.gatorzone.com/compliance AND follow us on Twitter @GZCompliance
Extra Benefits Ever wonder why Compliance asks for your vehicle, scooter, and housing information? The answer is two simple words: EXTRA BENEFITS. An extra benefit is any special arrangement provided to a student-athlete (or studentathlete’s relative) that is not generally available for all students. So what does this have to do with your vehicles and housing? Well, if, for example, you are living in an apartment and because you are a Gator athlete, the apartment complex only requires you to pay $250 a month, but all other residents living in the apartment are required to pay $450 a month, you would be receiving an extra benefit. In order to monitor extra benefits at the University of Florida, Compliance requires all student-athletes to report all vehicle, scooter, and housing information. Once Compliance receives the information, it is input into a monitoring file and the information is thoroughly examined. For example, for housing information a current and signed copy of the lease is required to be on file in the Compliance office. Compliance then reviews the lease agreement to verify that each student-athlete is paying the going rate for their rent. It is very important that all student-athletes are not receiving any extra benefit as this would jeopardize their eligibility and opportunity to represent the University of Florida in intercollegiate competition.
Countable Athletically Related Activities (CARA) The NCAA places the following daily and weekly restrictions on the amount of time that student-athletes may be involved in countable athletically related activities:
IN-SEASON Fours hours per day 20 hours per week Required one day off per week OUT–OF-SEASON (During Academic Year) Eight hours per week Up to two hours of required skill instruction Required two days off per week
What is ACS? ACS is a new system that the University Athletic Association (UAA) is utilizing to make Compliance forms more convenient for our student-athletes. This year, for the first time, all student-athletes completed their beginning of the year Compliance forms through ACS. All student-athletes will also be completing their CARA logs online through the ACS student-athlete portal. Finally, student-athletes in the sports of football and men’s basketball will be submitting their complimentary ticket requests through ACS.
What Do You Need to Know About ACS? Website: www.uaa.ufl.edu/student Login Information: The same as your Gatorlink When Do I Need to Login: At least once a month (see dates below) to approve your CARA logs
September 19, 2012 October 17, 2012 November 14, 2012 December 12, 2012 December 19, 2012 February 6, 2013 March 6, 2013 April 3, 2013 May 1, 2013 May 8, 2013
Charitable Activities If you are interested in participating in a charitable activity (i.e. a mission trip), please remember that you must first notify your head coach of your intentions to participate in the activity and are also required to meet with Compliance to discuss issues, such as fundraising, involved with participating in these activities. For example, the fundraising may not be given directly to the student-athlete, but must be disbursed through or paid directly to another entity, with a receipt kept on file by the institution.
REMEMBER TO ALWAYS ASK BEFORE YOU ACT ®
