RULES EDUCATION SEMINAR
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
RULES EDUCATION SEMINAR October 2011
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Agenda Brain Teaser Monthly Reminders Student Assistance Fund Changes Recruiting Telephone Calls and Text Messages University Cell Phones – Android Application for ACS Comprehensive Package of Academic Proposals Recent NCAA Educational Columns, Interpretations and Infractions Cases Rules Education – Social Media Communication with PSAs Social Media Monitoring Other Business
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Brain Teaser Answers First person singular Add insult to injury Elevator out of order Cubed steak No two ways about it It’s a small world after all The odds are overwhelming High seas Getting it all together Jai (high) alai A break in custom Mad about you Teetotaler Singing in the rain The good, the bad, the ugly Call it a day
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Monthly Reminders Non-Athletics Office Contact Prohibition Contact and Evaluation Logs in ACS Official and Unofficial Visit Forms Initial Eligibility and Transcript Review Forms CARA Logs in ACS Institutional Request Lists (IRL) Updates Declaration of Coaches Form Updates Recruiting Calendar (Handout)
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Student Assistance Fund Changes Internal Audit Student Accounting/Banner Clothing Allowance Parking Tickets Late Fees
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Recruiting Calls and Text Messages Calls from office phone – log in ACS Calls from cell phone – log through ACS application on phone Import office and cell phone records into ACS = no more phone logs
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
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UAB Cell Phones – Android App for ACS ACS application for Android smart phones works without logging into ACS before making a phone call or sending a text message Use your smart phone normally and the ACS application for Android smart phones will log calls and text messages automatically The ACS application for Android smart phones will give you warnings if you are about to make an impermissible call The ACS application for Android smart phones will prevent you from sending an impermissible text message
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Comprehensive Package of Academic Proposals Division I Board of Directors (BoD) charged the Division I Committee on Academic Performance (CAP) to provide recommendations for embedding student-athlete academic success in the Division I model of intercollegiate athletics CAP is reviewing three areas Initial Eligibility Two-Year College Transfer Requirements APR Penalty Structure
Anticipate recommendations to BoD for October meeting
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Comprehensive Package of Academic Proposals Initial-Eligibility Standards A more rigorous academic standard for competition than for practice and receipt of athletically related financial aid Two potential models for increasing the minimum combination of H.S. core course GPA and test score need for competition in a PSA’s first year of collegiate enrollment PSAs complete at least 10 core courses prior to the start of the 7th semester of H.S. Possible effective date for PSAs entering college 8/1/2015 or after
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
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Comprehensive Package of Academic Proposals Two-Year College Transfer Academic Requirement Support amended effective dates of proposals 2011-65, 69, and 70 from 2013 to 2012 These proposals: Increase 2-4 college transfer academic standards Provide a year of academic readiness during the initial year of two-year collegiate enrollment Establish an appropriate appellate body for 2-4 transfer waivers
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Comprehensive Package of Academic Proposals Championships Access and APR Penalty Structure BoD directed CAP to include a postseason competition ban in the first level of penalties for teams with an APR below 930 3 level penalty structure Level 1 – ban on postseason competition and financial aid penalties Low resource filter Very rigorous waiver threshold – extraordinary circumstances
Level 2 – adds practice and/or regular season competition restrictions Level 3 – adds a menu of penalties the CAP could choose from Restricted membership Coaching suspensions Fines TV ban Other penalties
May implement an improvement filter for levels 2 and 3
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
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Comprehensive Package of Academic Proposals Championships Access and APR Penalty Structure (cont.) CAP supports a requirement that conferences develop a policy regarding revenue distribution and AQ for teams ineligible for postseason competition Penalty structure effective for penalties imposed during 2012-13 Two-year timeline for implementation of the 930 benchmark 2012-13 & 2013-14 - minimum 900 APR for championship access 2014-15 and beyond – minimum 930 APR for championship access
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Comprehensive Package of Academic Proposals Progress Toward Degree Standards CAP will receive recommendations from the Academic Cabinet after the cabinet’s February 2012 meeting BoD requested CAP to provide recommendations in April
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Recent NCAA Educational Columns, Interpretations and Infractions Cases Interpretations Transportation to Off-Campus Competition Site on Unofficial Visit Contact with a Prospective Student-Athlete who Repeats Junior Year Recreational Activities During Official or Unofficial Visit Providing Transportation to Those Persons Accompanying a Prospective Student-Athlete on an Unofficial Visit Transportation to Off-Campus Competition Site on Unofficial Visit
Educational Columns Provision of Athletics Publications to PSAs
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Rules Education Social Media Communication with PSAs Microblogs (Twitter) Communication with or about a prospective student-athlete in the public's view (e.g., Twitter "@replies" or "mentions") is contrary to the publicity legislation and also constitutes an impermissible form of electronic communication with a prospective student-athlete. It is permissible for an athletics department staff member to send electronically transmitted correspondence to a prospective studentathlete using a service that permits a private message to be sent between only the sender and recipient in a manner comparable to traditional e-mail (e.g., Twitter "direct message").
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
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Rules Education Social Media Communication with PSAs Social Networking Websites (Facebook) It is permissible for an athletics department staff member to send electronically transmitted correspondence to a prospective studentathlete using a social networking website's (e.g., MySpace, Facebook) e-mail feature. All other electronically transmitted correspondence including, but not limited to, text messaging, Instant Messenger, chat rooms or message boards (e.g., a user's wall) within a social networking website or through other services or applications remain impermissible. Although it is permissible for a prospective student-athlete's name and/or picture to appear on an athletics department staff member's profile page of a social networking website to identify the prospective student-athlete as a "friend" of the athletics department staff member, staff members may not initiate or accept such requests until such time that it is permissible to send electronically transmitted correspondence to a prospective student-athlete.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Social Media Monitoring University of North Carolina Major Infractions Case Cited with failure to monitor social media that revealed violations
Monitor the social media activity of student-athletes, boosters, agents, coaches, administrators, etc. Purpose Social media responsible usage education Brand management NCAA rule violation monitoring
Potential companies UDiligence VarsityMonitor Socialverse
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
QUESTIONS? Other Business
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Ask Before You Act!
RULES EDUCATION SEMINAR October 2011
1
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Agenda Brain Teaser Monthly Reminders Student Assistance Fund Changes Recruiting Telephone Calls and Text Messages University Cell Phones – Android Application for ACS Comprehensive Package of Academic Proposals Recent NCAA Educational Columns, Interpretations and Infractions Cases Rules Education – Social Media Communication with PSAs Social Media Monitoring Other Business
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Brain Teaser Answers First person singular Add insult to injury Elevator out of order Cubed steak No two ways about it It’s a small world after all The odds are overwhelming High seas Getting it all together Jai (high) alai A break in custom Mad about you Teetotaler Singing in the rain The good, the bad, the ugly Call it a day
3
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Monthly Reminders Non-Athletics Office Contact Prohibition Contact and Evaluation Logs in ACS Official and Unofficial Visit Forms Initial Eligibility and Transcript Review Forms CARA Logs in ACS Institutional Request Lists (IRL) Updates Declaration of Coaches Form Updates Recruiting Calendar (Handout)
4
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Student Assistance Fund Changes Internal Audit Student Accounting/Banner Clothing Allowance Parking Tickets Late Fees
5
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Recruiting Calls and Text Messages Calls from office phone – log in ACS Calls from cell phone – log through ACS application on phone Import office and cell phone records into ACS = no more phone logs
6
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
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UAB Cell Phones – Android App for ACS ACS application for Android smart phones works without logging into ACS before making a phone call or sending a text message Use your smart phone normally and the ACS application for Android smart phones will log calls and text messages automatically The ACS application for Android smart phones will give you warnings if you are about to make an impermissible call The ACS application for Android smart phones will prevent you from sending an impermissible text message
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Comprehensive Package of Academic Proposals Division I Board of Directors (BoD) charged the Division I Committee on Academic Performance (CAP) to provide recommendations for embedding student-athlete academic success in the Division I model of intercollegiate athletics CAP is reviewing three areas Initial Eligibility Two-Year College Transfer Requirements APR Penalty Structure
Anticipate recommendations to BoD for October meeting
8
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Comprehensive Package of Academic Proposals Initial-Eligibility Standards A more rigorous academic standard for competition than for practice and receipt of athletically related financial aid Two potential models for increasing the minimum combination of H.S. core course GPA and test score need for competition in a PSA’s first year of collegiate enrollment PSAs complete at least 10 core courses prior to the start of the 7th semester of H.S. Possible effective date for PSAs entering college 8/1/2015 or after
9
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
10
Comprehensive Package of Academic Proposals Two-Year College Transfer Academic Requirement Support amended effective dates of proposals 2011-65, 69, and 70 from 2013 to 2012 These proposals: Increase 2-4 college transfer academic standards Provide a year of academic readiness during the initial year of two-year collegiate enrollment Establish an appropriate appellate body for 2-4 transfer waivers
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Comprehensive Package of Academic Proposals Championships Access and APR Penalty Structure BoD directed CAP to include a postseason competition ban in the first level of penalties for teams with an APR below 930 3 level penalty structure Level 1 – ban on postseason competition and financial aid penalties Low resource filter Very rigorous waiver threshold – extraordinary circumstances
Level 2 – adds practice and/or regular season competition restrictions Level 3 – adds a menu of penalties the CAP could choose from Restricted membership Coaching suspensions Fines TV ban Other penalties
May implement an improvement filter for levels 2 and 3
11
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
12
Comprehensive Package of Academic Proposals Championships Access and APR Penalty Structure (cont.) CAP supports a requirement that conferences develop a policy regarding revenue distribution and AQ for teams ineligible for postseason competition Penalty structure effective for penalties imposed during 2012-13 Two-year timeline for implementation of the 930 benchmark 2012-13 & 2013-14 - minimum 900 APR for championship access 2014-15 and beyond – minimum 930 APR for championship access
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Comprehensive Package of Academic Proposals Progress Toward Degree Standards CAP will receive recommendations from the Academic Cabinet after the cabinet’s February 2012 meeting BoD requested CAP to provide recommendations in April
13
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Recent NCAA Educational Columns, Interpretations and Infractions Cases Interpretations Transportation to Off-Campus Competition Site on Unofficial Visit Contact with a Prospective Student-Athlete who Repeats Junior Year Recreational Activities During Official or Unofficial Visit Providing Transportation to Those Persons Accompanying a Prospective Student-Athlete on an Unofficial Visit Transportation to Off-Campus Competition Site on Unofficial Visit
Educational Columns Provision of Athletics Publications to PSAs
14
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Rules Education Social Media Communication with PSAs Microblogs (Twitter) Communication with or about a prospective student-athlete in the public's view (e.g., Twitter "@replies" or "mentions") is contrary to the publicity legislation and also constitutes an impermissible form of electronic communication with a prospective student-athlete. It is permissible for an athletics department staff member to send electronically transmitted correspondence to a prospective studentathlete using a service that permits a private message to be sent between only the sender and recipient in a manner comparable to traditional e-mail (e.g., Twitter "direct message").
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
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Rules Education Social Media Communication with PSAs Social Networking Websites (Facebook) It is permissible for an athletics department staff member to send electronically transmitted correspondence to a prospective studentathlete using a social networking website's (e.g., MySpace, Facebook) e-mail feature. All other electronically transmitted correspondence including, but not limited to, text messaging, Instant Messenger, chat rooms or message boards (e.g., a user's wall) within a social networking website or through other services or applications remain impermissible. Although it is permissible for a prospective student-athlete's name and/or picture to appear on an athletics department staff member's profile page of a social networking website to identify the prospective student-athlete as a "friend" of the athletics department staff member, staff members may not initiate or accept such requests until such time that it is permissible to send electronically transmitted correspondence to a prospective student-athlete.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
Social Media Monitoring University of North Carolina Major Infractions Case Cited with failure to monitor social media that revealed violations
Monitor the social media activity of student-athletes, boosters, agents, coaches, administrators, etc. Purpose Social media responsible usage education Brand management NCAA rule violation monitoring
Potential companies UDiligence VarsityMonitor Socialverse
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Ask Before You Act!
QUESTIONS? Other Business
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