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  Ball  State  University                                                                                                                            Basketball  Summer  Athletics    Athletics  Compliance  Office                                                                                                                                          Participation  Request     BASKETBALL  SUMMER  ATHLETICS  PARTICIPATION  REQUEST     NCAA   Bylaw   17.31.4   Exceptions   –   Basketball.   Summer   League.   A   student-­‐athlete   may   compete   during   the   period   between   June   15   and   August   31   or   the   institution’s   opening   day   of   classes   (see   Bylaw   17.02.13.3),   whichever   comes   earlier,   on   a   team   in   a   league   certified   per   Bylaw   17.31.4.1,   provided   the   student-­‐athlete   has   received   written   permission  from  the  institution’s  athletics  director  (or  the  director’s  official  representative)  prior  to  participation  in  the   league.     If   the   student-­‐athlete   is   transferring   and   has   been   officially   accepted   for   enrollment   in   a   second   institution,   and   if  the  previous  institution  certifies  that  the  student  has  withdrawn  and  does  not  intend  to  return  to  that  institution  for   the   next   term,   this   written   permission   is   be   obtained   from   the   member   institution   to   which   the   student-­‐athlete   is   transferring.     Under   such   circumstances,   the   student-­‐athlete   does   not   count   on   the   summer-­‐league   roster   as   a   representative  of  either  institution  unless  he  or  she  has  enrolled  and  attended  classes  during  the  certifying  institution’s   summer  term.     The  student-­‐athlete  understands  the  following,  per  NCAA  Bylaw  17.31.4:   • Before  I  compete,  I  MUST  receive  written  permission  from  the  Ball  State  University  Athletics  Department;   • The  league  in  which  I  compete  must  be  NCAA  sanctioned;   • I  CANNOT  receive  payments  for  play  or  expenses  of  any  kind;   • I  can  compete  in  ONLY  one  (1)  summer  basketball  league  on  ONLY  one  (1)  team;   • I   can   compete   ONLY   in   a   league   that   does   NOT   charge   admission   or   parking   fees   and   holds   raffles   or   similar   activities.  The  league  CANNOT  gain  revenue  from  over-­‐the-­‐air,  cable  television,  or  radio  rights  fees;     • I   can   compete   ONLY   during   the   period   between   June   15   and   August   31,   or   the   start   of   classes   whichever   is   earlier;   • I   CANNOT   be   on   the   same   team   with   more   than   one   of   my   teammates   from   Ball   State   University   (Incoming   freshmen   and   transfers,   and   student-­‐athletes   who   have   exhausted   their   eligibility   do   not   count   toward   this   limit.);   • If  I  am  injured  or  withdraw  from  the  league,  Ball  State  University  is  only  allowed  one  (1)  replacement  per  team;   • The   league   in   which   I   play   must   be   within   100   air   miles   of   my   official   residence   at   the   end   of   the   previous   academic  year,  or  the  institution  which  I  last  attended  as  a  regular  student.  If  a  league  is  not  available  within  100   air   miles,   a   student-­‐athlete   may   participate   in   a   league   closest   to   the   official   residence,   or   the   institution   if   staying  for  the  summer;   • I  can  compete  in  only  “intraleague”  post-­‐season  playoff  or  tournament  competition  which  MUST  be  complete  by   August  31.  All  Star  games  are  NOT  permitted;   • I  CANNOT  compete  in  a  league  that  employs  staff  or  participants  associated  with  a  2-­‐  or  4-­‐year  college,  except   for  those  employees  who  have  no  dealings  with  athletics  departments  who  serve  as  game  officials.  The  league   must   NOT   employ   those   found/plead   guilty   in   the   court   of   law   for   being   involved   with   sports   bribery,   point   shaving,  or  game  fixing;   • I   CANNOT   compete   in   a   league   that   conducts   games   in   a   venue   where   sports   wagering   on   intercollegiate   athletics   is   permitted   or   on   property   sponsored   by   an   establishment   that   permits   sports   wagering   on   intercollegiate  athletics  or  branded  with  signage  for  such  an  establishment;   • I  MAY  receive  an  award,  provided  the  cost  is  included  in  the  entry  fee;  and   • I   CANNOT   compete   in   a   league   operated/managed   by   an   individual/agency   involved   in   the   marketing   of   an   individual’s  athletics  ability/reputation.         Continued  on  page  2…     Page  1  of  2  

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  Address  at  End  of  Spring  Semester:       Name  of  Summer  League:     Dates:      

 

 

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Ball  State  Athletics  Compliance   6.12.2015  MCC