Lewis University
Extra Benefits
An extra benefit is any special arrangement by a Lewis employee or booster to provide a prospect or student-athlete, or their relatives or friends, a benefit not expressly authorized by the NCAA. A prospect or student-athlete, or their relatlves, or friends, may not accept an extra benefit. However; benefits generally available to the entire student body or the general public are permissible for both student-athletes and prospects. For example, a prospect or a student-athlete may permissibly receive the advertised student price for a movie ticket. Some examples of extra benefits Include but ere not limited to: • Cash or any type of gift; • Loans or cosigning of loons; • Vehicle or the use of a vehicle; • Payment for, or the arrangement of, any transportation costs for student-athletes, their relatives or friends; • Free or reduced cost goods or services; • Free or reduced cost housing; • Concert or sporting event tickets. A permissible benefit a booster con be involved with is an occasional meal. Student-athletes are permitted to attend on occasional meal hosted by a booster. Occasional deols must be held in the home of the booster; not at any other location, but may be catered. Additionally, the Athletics Compliance Office must approve all occosional meals in advance. Occasional meals ore permissible for student-athletes only. Prospects and their relatives or friends are not permitted to receive occasional meals.
Remember One Rule: Ask, Before You Act
Booster Responsibility
Lewis University is responsible for the actions of its boosters. If a booster violates an NCAA, GLVC, MIVA or Lewis rule the university may be subject to penalties. In addition, student-athletes or prospects moy lose their eligibility for intercollegiate competition. Further, a booster that intentionally violates NCAA, GLVC, MIVA or Lewis rules may be disassociated from Lewis’ athletics program, resulting in a loss of all benefits ond privileges offered by the Department of Athletics.
Lewis Athletics Compliance Staff Annie Coryell - Director of Compliance [email protected]
Morgan Stenson - Compliance Assistant [email protected]
Lewis University Guide to NCAA, GLVC, MIVA, and Lewis Rules for Fans, Friends, Boosters and Alumni.
Lewis University, as a member of the Great
Lokes Valley Conference (GLVC), Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) the Notional Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), is responsible for ensuring GLVC, MIVA, and NCAA regulations are followed by its coaches, student-athletes, faculty, staff, donors, boosters, alumni, fans and friends. As alumni, fans and friends of Lewis Athletics, you are a major port of the athletics department’s success. To help Lewis continue its tradition of success with excellence and integrity, please take the time to understand the rules outlined in this brochure. Please know, however, this brochure is a brief overview of NCAA rules and is not intended to be on exhaustive list. If you have any questions concerning NCAA, GLVC, MIVA or Lewis rules please don’t hesitate to contact the Athletics Compliance Office and remember one rule: Ask, before you act.
Are you a Booster?
A booster, or who the NCAA refers to as a “representative of the institution’s athletics interests,” is an individual, independent agency, corporate entity or other organization that has: 1) Donated money to the athletics department; or 2) Been a season ticket holder; or 3) Assisted in the recruitment of a prospect; or 4) Been involved in promoting Lewis athletics; or 5) Have assisted in providing benefits to student-athletes or their families; or 6) Attended Lewis as a student Once Identified as a booster, you retain that Identity ONCE A BOOSTER. ALWAYS A BOOSTER!
What’s a Prospect?
A prospective student-athlete (prospect) is a student that has started classes for the ninth grade or a student that receives any financial assistance or other benefit that Lewis does not generally provide.
Recruiting
The purpose of recruiting is to secure a prospect’s enrollment and ultimate participation in a Lewis athletics program. The NCAA regulates coaches’ recruiting activities. In order to recruit off-campus, coaches must pass a recruiting exam each year to gain recruiting certifications. Only certified Lewis coaches may engage in off-campus recruiting activities. Boosters are not permitted to make in-person, on- or off-campus recruiting contacts with prospects or their relatives or friends. Boosters are also prohibited from initiating telephone or electronic communication with prospects or their relatives or friends. A booster may speak to a prospect on the telephone only if the prospect initiates the telephone conversation and the call is not for recruiting purposes. For example, if a prospect calls a booster to inquire about the College of Business at Lewis, the booster is permitted to answer that question and discuss the College of Business. However, if the prospect then asks a question regarding Lewis’ soccer team, the booster may not answer the question. Instead, the booster must refer the prospect to the appropriate coach or athletics department staff member. Prospects may make several visits to campus throughout the recruiting process. A booster may not have any contact on- or off-campus with prospects or their relatives or friends during any visits. This includes any involvement in on- or off-campus entertainment activities (e.g., paying for a meal at a restaurant). Boosters may assist Lewis in the recruiting process by notifying Lewis coaches and athletics department staff members about prospects that may be strong additions to the university. The coach can then decide whether to recruit the prospect.
Recruitlng Extras
The NCAA does not allow boosters to contact prospects by any electronic communication, Including Twitter, Facebook, Direct Messaging, etc. A prospect remains a prospect even after he or she signs a National Letter of Intent (NLI) or commits to Lewis. Therefore, contact by a booster is not permissible until the individual begins his or her first regular term (fall or spring) at Lewis or begins preseason practice.
Employment
A booster may employ or arrange for the employment of a student-athlete or prospective student-athlete. Compensation for prospects and student-athletes; 1) Must be for work actually performed; 2) Must be at a rate commensurate with the going rate In that locality for similar services; and 3) May not include payment for the value or utility that the student-athlete may have for the employer because of the publicity, reputation or fame that the individual has obtained. Additionally, an employer may not use the name, picture or appearance of an enrolled student-athlete to advertise, recommend or promote sales or use of a commercial product or service of any kind. Remember, a student-athlete may not receive any extra benefits from their employer. A student-athlete may only receive benefits that are available to all other employees. This includes benefits such as food, transportation, and clothing or apparel.
Websites for reference: NCAA www.ncaa.org NCAA Eligibity Center https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter
An extra benefit is any special arrangement by a Lewis employee or booster to provide a prospect or student-athlete, or their relatives or friends, a benefit not expressly authorized by the NCAA. A prospect or student-athlete, or their relatlves, or friends, may not accept an extra benefit. However; benefits generally available to the entire student body or the general public are permissible for both student-athletes and prospects. For example, a prospect or a student-athlete may permissibly receive the advertised student price for a movie ticket. Some examples of extra benefits Include but ere not limited to: • Cash or any type of gift; • Loans or cosigning of loons; • Vehicle or the use of a vehicle; • Payment for, or the arrangement of, any transportation costs for student-athletes, their relatives or friends; • Free or reduced cost goods or services; • Free or reduced cost housing; • Concert or sporting event tickets. A permissible benefit a booster con be involved with is an occasional meal. Student-athletes are permitted to attend on occasional meal hosted by a booster. Occasional deols must be held in the home of the booster; not at any other location, but may be catered. Additionally, the Athletics Compliance Office must approve all occosional meals in advance. Occasional meals ore permissible for student-athletes only. Prospects and their relatives or friends are not permitted to receive occasional meals.
Remember One Rule: Ask, Before You Act
Booster Responsibility
Lewis University is responsible for the actions of its boosters. If a booster violates an NCAA, GLVC, MIVA or Lewis rule the university may be subject to penalties. In addition, student-athletes or prospects moy lose their eligibility for intercollegiate competition. Further, a booster that intentionally violates NCAA, GLVC, MIVA or Lewis rules may be disassociated from Lewis’ athletics program, resulting in a loss of all benefits ond privileges offered by the Department of Athletics.
Lewis Athletics Compliance Staff Annie Coryell - Director of Compliance [email protected]
Morgan Stenson - Compliance Assistant [email protected]
Lewis University Guide to NCAA, GLVC, MIVA, and Lewis Rules for Fans, Friends, Boosters and Alumni.
Lewis University, as a member of the Great
Lokes Valley Conference (GLVC), Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) the Notional Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), is responsible for ensuring GLVC, MIVA, and NCAA regulations are followed by its coaches, student-athletes, faculty, staff, donors, boosters, alumni, fans and friends. As alumni, fans and friends of Lewis Athletics, you are a major port of the athletics department’s success. To help Lewis continue its tradition of success with excellence and integrity, please take the time to understand the rules outlined in this brochure. Please know, however, this brochure is a brief overview of NCAA rules and is not intended to be on exhaustive list. If you have any questions concerning NCAA, GLVC, MIVA or Lewis rules please don’t hesitate to contact the Athletics Compliance Office and remember one rule: Ask, before you act.
Are you a Booster?
A booster, or who the NCAA refers to as a “representative of the institution’s athletics interests,” is an individual, independent agency, corporate entity or other organization that has: 1) Donated money to the athletics department; or 2) Been a season ticket holder; or 3) Assisted in the recruitment of a prospect; or 4) Been involved in promoting Lewis athletics; or 5) Have assisted in providing benefits to student-athletes or their families; or 6) Attended Lewis as a student Once Identified as a booster, you retain that Identity ONCE A BOOSTER. ALWAYS A BOOSTER!
What’s a Prospect?
A prospective student-athlete (prospect) is a student that has started classes for the ninth grade or a student that receives any financial assistance or other benefit that Lewis does not generally provide.
Recruiting
The purpose of recruiting is to secure a prospect’s enrollment and ultimate participation in a Lewis athletics program. The NCAA regulates coaches’ recruiting activities. In order to recruit off-campus, coaches must pass a recruiting exam each year to gain recruiting certifications. Only certified Lewis coaches may engage in off-campus recruiting activities. Boosters are not permitted to make in-person, on- or off-campus recruiting contacts with prospects or their relatives or friends. Boosters are also prohibited from initiating telephone or electronic communication with prospects or their relatives or friends. A booster may speak to a prospect on the telephone only if the prospect initiates the telephone conversation and the call is not for recruiting purposes. For example, if a prospect calls a booster to inquire about the College of Business at Lewis, the booster is permitted to answer that question and discuss the College of Business. However, if the prospect then asks a question regarding Lewis’ soccer team, the booster may not answer the question. Instead, the booster must refer the prospect to the appropriate coach or athletics department staff member. Prospects may make several visits to campus throughout the recruiting process. A booster may not have any contact on- or off-campus with prospects or their relatives or friends during any visits. This includes any involvement in on- or off-campus entertainment activities (e.g., paying for a meal at a restaurant). Boosters may assist Lewis in the recruiting process by notifying Lewis coaches and athletics department staff members about prospects that may be strong additions to the university. The coach can then decide whether to recruit the prospect.
Recruitlng Extras
The NCAA does not allow boosters to contact prospects by any electronic communication, Including Twitter, Facebook, Direct Messaging, etc. A prospect remains a prospect even after he or she signs a National Letter of Intent (NLI) or commits to Lewis. Therefore, contact by a booster is not permissible until the individual begins his or her first regular term (fall or spring) at Lewis or begins preseason practice.
Employment
A booster may employ or arrange for the employment of a student-athlete or prospective student-athlete. Compensation for prospects and student-athletes; 1) Must be for work actually performed; 2) Must be at a rate commensurate with the going rate In that locality for similar services; and 3) May not include payment for the value or utility that the student-athlete may have for the employer because of the publicity, reputation or fame that the individual has obtained. Additionally, an employer may not use the name, picture or appearance of an enrolled student-athlete to advertise, recommend or promote sales or use of a commercial product or service of any kind. Remember, a student-athlete may not receive any extra benefits from their employer. A student-athlete may only receive benefits that are available to all other employees. This includes benefits such as food, transportation, and clothing or apparel.
Websites for reference: NCAA www.ncaa.org NCAA Eligibity Center https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter
