Division I Student-Athlete Reinstatement Stephanie Grace | Matt Maher | Brad Rochman

Overview Legislative updates. Committee updates. Student-athlete reinstatement guidelines. Case study.

Participation Prior to Final Certification Violations occurring after October 29, 2015, are now de minimis provided the student-athlete is subsequently certified without conditions (Bylaw ) or as a final academic qualifier (Bylaws and ). What does this mean? –SA’s eligibility is not affected. –Reinstatement through RSRO is not necessary. –Report institutional violation to enforcement staff through RSRO.

Legislative Changes Impacting SAR Proposal No : In men’s basketball, amends IAWP legislation (Bylaws and ) to make it less restrictive with respect to reassigning a coach from a countable coaching position to a noncoaching position. Proposal No : Eliminates administrative burdens with respect to institutional, charitable, education or nonprofit promotions under Bylaw

Legislative Changes Impacting SAR Proposal No : All academic misconduct legislation has been moved to Bylaw 14. Additionally, the application of academic misconduct has been expanded to include any situation in which an institutional staff member is involved and the academic extra benefit analysis has been replaced with a limited definition of impermissible academic assistance.

SAR Committee Updates

Case Study: Hillary Trump Hillary Trump is a fifth-year softball SA at White House University. YearInstitutionCompeted? Oval Office CollegeYes Oval Office CollegeYes; medical hardship waiver White House UniversityYes White House UniversityYes White House UniversityYes

Facts On WHU’s transfer questionnaire, OOC indicated Hillary received a medical hardship waiver for the softball season. After Hillary competed in nine contests during the season, WHU discovered OOC never filed a hardship waiver for Hillary. Hillary has competed in five seasons. Violation: Bylaw (Five-Year Rule).

Facts After the violation was discovered, WHU immediately filed a hardship waiver with its conference office for The conference office denied the hardship waiver due to a lack of medical documentation. Due to a misunderstanding, Hillary’s head coach allowed her to play in four more games while the waiver was pending. Violation: Bylaw (Obligation of Member Institution to Withhold Student-Athlete from Competition).

Facts When Hillary came by the compliance office to sign her Buckley Statement, she mentioned she set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for graduate school. Violation: Bylaw (Advertisements and Promotions After Becoming a Student-Athlete).

Hillary and SAR What should the reinstatement staff process first? –Hardship waiver appeal. –Reinstatement request (three violations). The staff should process the hardship waiver first. If it is denied, Hillary has exhausted her four seasons of competition and has no eligibility left to reinstate.

SAR Analysis Division I Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement guidelines. Case precedent. Totality of the circumstances. Temporary Review Process.

Hardship Waiver Appeal Hillary sustained a traumatic brain injury in a car accident August WHU provided emergency room documentation and recommendation from treating physician not to enroll in college. WHU was unable to provide medical documentation throughout the softball season. After the year, Hillary was evaluated by a second physician, who stated she never should have enrolled or competed with her injury. Hillary stated she did not understand the severity of the injury when she chose to return to school for her second year.

Violation: Bylaw Hillary competed in nine contests in a fifth season. Starting point: one-for-one withholding. Mitigation?

Violation: Bylaw Hillary competed in four additional contests while her hardship waiver was pending. Starting point: one-for-one withholding. Mitigation?

SAR Guidelines

Violation: Bylaw

Summary Legislative and committee updates. SAR guidelines. Analyzing cases. Questions?

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