Coaches Compliance Meeting April 2012

Agenda Transportation Handout Education for Secondary Schools on New Eligibility Rules Reminder of High School Awards Recent Violations: Tickets Interps & Reminders

Transportation Handout Please look over the handout we have provided which explains transportation of PSAs during official and unofficial visits. Any questions?

Type of Transportation Unofficial VisitOfficial Visit Transportation of PSA to Wells Fargo Center by COACH See Compliance Office. Permissible with Qualifications:  ONLY in Coach’s CAR or Institutional Van  NO current student may be present Permissible with Qualifications:  ONLY in Coach’s Car or Institutional Van  Current SA may be present  May transport PSA’s Parent’s Transportation Chart

Type of Transportation Unofficial VisitOfficial Visit Transportation of PSA to Wells Fargo Center by CURRENT SA NOT PERMISSIBLEPermissible with Qualifications:  ONLY in Current SA’s car

Transportation Chart Type of Transportation Unofficial VisitOfficial Visit Transportation of PSA to Off Campus Practice Facility by COACH Permissible with Qualifications:  Only in Coach’s Car or Institutional Van  NO PSA in team van with team (must be in separate vehicle)  Only to view practice and competition site in PSA’s sport  must ensure no current SA talks to PSA off campus Permissible with Qualifications:  PSA may ride in practice van/vehicle to facility  ONLY for practice

Transportation Chart Type of Transportation Unofficial VisitOfficial Visit Transportation of PSA to Off Campus Practice Facility by CURRENT SA NOT PERMISSIBLE Permissible with Qualifications:  ONLY in Current SA’s car

Transportation Chart Type of Transportation Unofficial VisitOfficial Visit Transportation to Off Campus Competition at a home facility in PSA’s Sport by Coach See Compliance Office. Permissible with Qualifications:  ONLY in Coach’s car Permissible with Qualifications:  ONLY in Coach’s car  NO transportation in team van with team

Transportation Chart Type of Transportation Unofficial VisitOfficial Visit Transportation to Off Campus Competition at a home facility in PSA’s Sport by Current SA NOT PERSMISSIBLE NOT PERMISSIBLE

Transportation Chart Type of Transportation Unofficial VisitOfficial Visit Transportation to Airport, Train Station, Bus Station by COACH NOT PERMISSIBLEPermissible with Qualifications:  May provide to PSA and PSA’s parents/legal guardians

Transportation Chart Type of Transportation Unofficial VisitOfficial Visit Transportation to Airport, Train Station, Bus Station by CURRENT SA NOT PERMISSIBLE

NCAA High School Education for Guidance and Schools The plan of the NCAA to ensure high schools understand the new eligibility guidelines: High School Newsletter: sent to high schools who have an address on file with the EC. Quick Reference Sheet : useful for parents, coaches, high school personnel. We can supply a copy. PowerPoint Presentation: useful for coaches giving presentations at high schools. We can send it to you. New Section on High School Portal Resources page: any and all information relating to NEW rules.  Upcoming Plans: posters, pamphlets, blasts, mailings, social media, videos/webinars, presentations at conferences and youth clinics, engagement with coaches.

FRESHMAN: HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS Please remind your incoming freshmen to report any and all high school awards they received to you (the coaches) and to the compliance office! Award Form will be ed to you in May – forward to your PSA’s.

COMPLIANCE TRIVIA Ocean State University men's tennis team will still be in their season when summer school starts next week. The coaches would like to move practice from 4pm to 10am during the week. NCAA Bylaw states that it is not permissible for a student-athlete to miss class during the academic year for practice activities except when traveling to an away from home contest and the practice is in conjunction with the contest. Can a student-athlete miss class during summer school to participate in practice?

TRIVIA ANSWER: No. NCAA Staff Interpretation- 6/11/10- Missed Class Time for Practice Activities (I)- states that a student-athlete may not miss class at any time (e.g., regular academic term, mini term, summer term) for practice activities, except when a team is traveling to an away-from- home contest and the practice is in conjunction with the contest.

Student-Athlete Reinstatement/Secondary Case Facts: Assistant women's basketball coach arranged for a women's basketball student-athlete to purchase four tickets at face value to a football game October 11, Specifically, assistant coach sold four tickets to a regularly scheduled football game to SA. SA paid the coach face value ($35) for each ticket. The game was not sold out and SA could have purchased the tickets at the regular ticket window. Violation was discovered when the women's basketball staff contacted the compliance staff to inquire whether the activity constituted a violation. At that time, the coach returned the money to the institution. Institution Action: Institution required SA to make a donation to a charity of her choice in the amount she paid to the coach for the tickets. In addition, institution issued a letter of admonishment to assistant coach and will provide a rules education session to the women's basketball staff regarding applicable legislation. Eligibility Action: Eligibility reinstated based on institution's action requiring SA to donate the value of tickets to a charity of her choice.

 Please remember the only way a student athlete may receive a ticket to a home sporting event is one of the following: 1)Through the student lottery. 2)As a host for a recruit during an official or unofficial visits. 3)Buy a ticket from the ticket office. Coaches cannot give their own tickets or tickets that they purchase to their players. Student-Athlete Recent Violations

Contact and Conditioning Activities Outside of thePlaying Season (I) Date Published: March 23, 2012 Type: Staff Interpretation Interpretation: The academic and membership affairs staff determined that required conditioning activities outside the playing season may not include contact-related drills or activities (e.g., wrestling, combative activities, blocking drills). Further, the staff determined that the use of training or resistance sleds in required conditioning activities is permissible, provided such equipment is not related to the sport (e.g., blocking sleds in football).

Quick Reminders Last practice for teams NOT in championship segment is Friday, April 27 th (4/27/12). Outside the Playing Season (Championship & Non-Championship Segments) ▫Sports other than BA & FTB - As of April 15 th not more than 4 student-athletes may participate in skill-related instruction with a coach at any one time in any facility.

Questions? Thank you!