ELIGIBILITY
ATHLETICS STAFF NEWSLETTER
KEEPING UTAH “ABOVE THE REST”
AUGUST 2009
August Division I Recruiting Calendar
ELIGIBILITY
Baseball August 1-31 Contact Period Basketball (Men’s) August 1-31 Quiet Period Basketball (Women’s) August 1-31 Quiet Period
With the beginning of practice and competition just around the corner, here are a few things to remember regarding student-athlete eligibility.
Cross Country August 1-8 Quiet Period August 9-31 Contact Period Football August 1-31 Quiet Period Gymnastics August 1-31 Contact/Eval Period
AMATEURISM • •
FINANCIAL AID
Softball August 1-31 Contact Period Volleyball August 1-31 Contact Period
•
All Other Sports August 1-31 Contact/Eval Period
Permissible to make in‐person, off‐ campus, recruiting contacts and evaluations.
Evaluation Period Permissible to be involved in off‐campus activities designed to assess the academic qualifications and playing ability of prospects. NO in‐person, off‐campus contacts may be made periods.
Quiet Period Permissible to make in‐person recruiting contacts ONLY on campus. Evals may continue.
DEAD Period NOT permissible to make in person contacts or evals on- or off-campus or to permit official or unofficial visits.
Beginning on August 24, incoming student-athletes are NOT permitted to receive athletically-related financial aid until they are deemed an NCAA Eligibility Center qualifier.
PRACTICE •
Scholarship student-athletes are allowed to practice, but not compete, for 14 days prior to Eligibility Center certification, provided he or she meets all other requirements to be eligible to practice (14.3.5.1.1)
•
Nonrecruited (walk-on) student-athletes are allowed to practice, but not compete, for up to 45 days before Eligibility Center certification (14.3.5.1.2)
ASK FIRST
Contact Period
All student-athletes must finalize their amateurism status through the NCAA Eligibility Center Coaches may send student-athletes to the Compliance Office for assistance with this process.
Kyle Brennan; Assistant A.D. for Compliance 801.585.3819 or [email protected] Kate Charipar; Director of Athletics Compliance 801.585.1629 or [email protected] Ashley Lear; Eligibility & Compliance Coordinator 801.558.8185 [email protected]
KEEPING UTAH “ABOVE THE REST”
Crimson Courier
INTERP. CENTRAL: YOUR ONE STOP SHOP FOR ANSWERS! ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS AND MICROBLOGS NCAA Educational Column: Published July 14, 2009
It is permissible for an institution's Web site or an athletics department staff member's personal Web site … to include information related to the institution's athletics program, subject to the restrictions applicable to an institution's athletics Web site. Accordingly, a coach may post general informational content not created for a recruiting purpose such as game scores, team updates, facility updates or generic updates regarding the coaching staff and/or team to the extent they do not mention a specific prospect. These formats may include Web site posts, online personal journals such as blogs and microblogs (Twitter). In accordance with NCAA Bylaw 13.10.2, before the signing of a prospective student-athlete to a National Letter of Intent or an institution's written offer of admission and/or financial aid, a member institution may comment publicly only to the extent of confirming its recruitment of the prospective student-athlete. The institution may not comment generally about the prospective studentathlete's ability or the contribution that the prospective student-athlete might make to the institution's team. Further, electronically transmitted correspondence that may be sent to a prospective student-athlete is limited to: • E- mail and facsimiles until either after the calendar day on which a prospective studentathlete signs a National Letter of Intent or the institution’s written offer of admission and/or financial aid for an institution not using the NLI in a particular sport or for a prospect who is not eligible to sign an NLI on or after May 1 of a prospective student-athlete's senior year in high school, provided the institution has received the prospective student-athlete's tuition deposit in response to the institution's offer of admission. • Text messages after May 1 IF tuition and/or room deposit has been provided to the institution (phone call limitations remain in effect) • All other forms of electronically transmitted correspondence (e.g., Instant Messenger, text messaging) are prohibited
AUGUST EDUCATIONAL SESSION AUGUST 26, 2009 ALL STAFF SESSION -- 2009-10 COMPLIANCE ORIENTATION 8:30 - 10:00am Huntsman Center Lounge-MANDATORY
SWOOP’S STAR
OF THE
August 2009
COMPLIANCE TRIVIA Who is permitted to contact and evaluate prospects off‐campus for recruiting purposes? A. Coaches who are certified regarding applicable recruiting rules. B. Any athletics department staff member. C. Any institutional staff member. D. All of the above. Answer: A. Only those coaches who have taken and passed the annual NCAA coaches certification exam may contact or evaluate any prospect off‐campus.
The academic and membership affairs staff determined it is permissible for a member institution to arrange for media outlets to conduct interviews with a prospective student-athlete during the summer prior to initial full-time enrollment, provided the prospective student-athlete is on campus and permitted to participate in voluntary summer workouts conducted by an institution's strength and conditioning coach. [References: NCAA Division I Bylaws 13.10.5 (prospective student-athlete's visit), 13.11.3.8 (voluntary summer conditioning -- football), 13.11.3.9 (voluntary summer conditioning -basketball), 15.2.8.1.4 (prior to initial, full-time enrollment at the certifying institution -- athletics aid)] [Published July 17. 2009]
THE RUNDOWN
Online articles from around the country
MONTH
The Compliance Office would like to recognize Graduate Assistant David Rasmussen. He spent the summer directing work flow and helping prepare for the 09-10 year. Thanks for your hard work, David, and good luck in your final year at Penn State Law.
NCAA to Oklahoma: Improve Job Education http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4337667 NU must keep up with NCAA rules, even absurd ones http://www.huskerextra.com/articles/2009/07/20/husker_ sports/doc4a62610878631628938584.txt?orss=1
KEEPING UTAH “ABOVE THE REST”
AUGUST 2009
August Division I Recruiting Calendar
ELIGIBILITY
Baseball August 1-31 Contact Period Basketball (Men’s) August 1-31 Quiet Period Basketball (Women’s) August 1-31 Quiet Period
With the beginning of practice and competition just around the corner, here are a few things to remember regarding student-athlete eligibility.
Cross Country August 1-8 Quiet Period August 9-31 Contact Period Football August 1-31 Quiet Period Gymnastics August 1-31 Contact/Eval Period
AMATEURISM • •
FINANCIAL AID
Softball August 1-31 Contact Period Volleyball August 1-31 Contact Period
•
All Other Sports August 1-31 Contact/Eval Period
Permissible to make in‐person, off‐ campus, recruiting contacts and evaluations.
Evaluation Period Permissible to be involved in off‐campus activities designed to assess the academic qualifications and playing ability of prospects. NO in‐person, off‐campus contacts may be made periods.
Quiet Period Permissible to make in‐person recruiting contacts ONLY on campus. Evals may continue.
DEAD Period NOT permissible to make in person contacts or evals on- or off-campus or to permit official or unofficial visits.
Beginning on August 24, incoming student-athletes are NOT permitted to receive athletically-related financial aid until they are deemed an NCAA Eligibility Center qualifier.
PRACTICE •
Scholarship student-athletes are allowed to practice, but not compete, for 14 days prior to Eligibility Center certification, provided he or she meets all other requirements to be eligible to practice (14.3.5.1.1)
•
Nonrecruited (walk-on) student-athletes are allowed to practice, but not compete, for up to 45 days before Eligibility Center certification (14.3.5.1.2)
ASK FIRST
Contact Period
All student-athletes must finalize their amateurism status through the NCAA Eligibility Center Coaches may send student-athletes to the Compliance Office for assistance with this process.
Kyle Brennan; Assistant A.D. for Compliance 801.585.3819 or [email protected] Kate Charipar; Director of Athletics Compliance 801.585.1629 or [email protected] Ashley Lear; Eligibility & Compliance Coordinator 801.558.8185 [email protected]
KEEPING UTAH “ABOVE THE REST”
Crimson Courier
INTERP. CENTRAL: YOUR ONE STOP SHOP FOR ANSWERS! ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS AND MICROBLOGS NCAA Educational Column: Published July 14, 2009
It is permissible for an institution's Web site or an athletics department staff member's personal Web site … to include information related to the institution's athletics program, subject to the restrictions applicable to an institution's athletics Web site. Accordingly, a coach may post general informational content not created for a recruiting purpose such as game scores, team updates, facility updates or generic updates regarding the coaching staff and/or team to the extent they do not mention a specific prospect. These formats may include Web site posts, online personal journals such as blogs and microblogs (Twitter). In accordance with NCAA Bylaw 13.10.2, before the signing of a prospective student-athlete to a National Letter of Intent or an institution's written offer of admission and/or financial aid, a member institution may comment publicly only to the extent of confirming its recruitment of the prospective student-athlete. The institution may not comment generally about the prospective studentathlete's ability or the contribution that the prospective student-athlete might make to the institution's team. Further, electronically transmitted correspondence that may be sent to a prospective student-athlete is limited to: • E- mail and facsimiles until either after the calendar day on which a prospective studentathlete signs a National Letter of Intent or the institution’s written offer of admission and/or financial aid for an institution not using the NLI in a particular sport or for a prospect who is not eligible to sign an NLI on or after May 1 of a prospective student-athlete's senior year in high school, provided the institution has received the prospective student-athlete's tuition deposit in response to the institution's offer of admission. • Text messages after May 1 IF tuition and/or room deposit has been provided to the institution (phone call limitations remain in effect) • All other forms of electronically transmitted correspondence (e.g., Instant Messenger, text messaging) are prohibited
AUGUST EDUCATIONAL SESSION AUGUST 26, 2009 ALL STAFF SESSION -- 2009-10 COMPLIANCE ORIENTATION 8:30 - 10:00am Huntsman Center Lounge-MANDATORY
SWOOP’S STAR
OF THE
August 2009
COMPLIANCE TRIVIA Who is permitted to contact and evaluate prospects off‐campus for recruiting purposes? A. Coaches who are certified regarding applicable recruiting rules. B. Any athletics department staff member. C. Any institutional staff member. D. All of the above. Answer: A. Only those coaches who have taken and passed the annual NCAA coaches certification exam may contact or evaluate any prospect off‐campus.
The academic and membership affairs staff determined it is permissible for a member institution to arrange for media outlets to conduct interviews with a prospective student-athlete during the summer prior to initial full-time enrollment, provided the prospective student-athlete is on campus and permitted to participate in voluntary summer workouts conducted by an institution's strength and conditioning coach. [References: NCAA Division I Bylaws 13.10.5 (prospective student-athlete's visit), 13.11.3.8 (voluntary summer conditioning -- football), 13.11.3.9 (voluntary summer conditioning -basketball), 15.2.8.1.4 (prior to initial, full-time enrollment at the certifying institution -- athletics aid)] [Published July 17. 2009]
THE RUNDOWN
Online articles from around the country
MONTH
The Compliance Office would like to recognize Graduate Assistant David Rasmussen. He spent the summer directing work flow and helping prepare for the 09-10 year. Thanks for your hard work, David, and good luck in your final year at Penn State Law.
NCAA to Oklahoma: Improve Job Education http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4337667 NU must keep up with NCAA rules, even absurd ones http://www.huskerextra.com/articles/2009/07/20/husker_ sports/doc4a62610878631628938584.txt?orss=1
