November 2013 Kansas Athletics Compliance Newsletter Contents Page 1: National Letters of Intent Page 2: Institutional Vacation Period Reminder Gambling Reminder & Compliance MVP
National Letters of Intent Sports
Initial Signing Date
Final Signing Date
All sports except Football, Soccer, Cross Country, Track & Field
Nov. 13
Nov. 20
Reminders pertain to KAI and KU employees: Permissible • • • •
• • •
May send through express mail Prior to signing: may only confirm recruitment of prospect After signing: no restrictions on publicity Immediately after the NLI is declared valid: May tweet @prospect and/or write on “wall”
Impermissible • •
May not delivery in person May not be present at signing (unless on-campus) • Media may not be present • On-campus signing may not take place during a dead period
4-4 transfers may not sign an NLI, but may sign an athletics grant-in-aid. This is not a binding agreement and the individual may still be recruited by other universities. NLI must be signed within seven (7) days of issuance Athletics must release NLI signing prior to KU communications releasing media content regarding specific prospects
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November 2013 Kansas Athletics Compliance Institutional Vacation Period Reminder Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, November 27 – Sunday, December 1 In-Season • Hourly and weekly limitations do not apply to countable athletically related activity • No activity between midnight and 5am Out-of-Season • No countable activity • Voluntary activity permissible as long as: • Activity is initiated by student-athlete • No coaches are present other than those permitted by the safety exception: Rowing, Track & Field, Swimming & Diving • No sport-specific staff members present (i.e., Director of Operations) • No information is reported back to coaching staff • No sport-specific instruction is provided
Gambling Reminder KAI staff members and student-athletes are not permitted to wager anything of value on any NCAA sponsored sport at any level (amateur, professional, Olympic Games, etc.).
Compliance MVP Katie Capps (Women’s Basketball Director of Operations) Katie has played an integral role in protecting the eligibility of student-athletes by helping to educate the Hardwood Club regarding NCAA rules.
Ask Before You Act! David Reed • Associate AD •
[email protected] Dino Bell • Director, Eligibility •
[email protected] Randy Krahulik • Assistant AD •
[email protected] Khadian Kelly • Director •
[email protected] Kelly Giblin • Associate Director •
[email protected] Tiffany Burbridge Beal • Asst. Director •
[email protected] Claire Schaeperkoetter • Graduate Assistant •
[email protected] @JayhawkComply
www.facebook.com/KansasCompliance
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