1. Kelly Brummett Steve Clar
Awards and Benefits
Kelly Brummett
Steve Clar

2. Agenda Season-ending awards.
Institutional involvement in crowdfunding.
Friend-to-friend benefits.
Use of Student Assistance Fund for summer access.
Provision of expenses for outside competition.
Agenda

3. Analysis Analyze under the legislation. Interpretations philosophy?
Waiver?

4. Case Study No. 1 Season-Ending Awards
Question:
Can women’s soccer student-athlete Monie Love contribute money toward season-ending award?
What if Monie is not eligible for competition? Can she purchase her own award?

5. Case Study No. 1 Season-Ending Awards
Additional Facts:
Women’s soccer wants to give each senior the following participation awards:
Framed Jersey $225
Senior Night Gifts $35
Ring $220
$480 total

6. Case Study No. 1 Season-Ending Awards (cont.)
Analysis/Answer:
Figure 16-1 limits senior participation awards to $425.
NCAA Bylaw No prohibits an awards category in which student-athletes spend their own money.
Monie Love cannot pay the $55 difference to get her down to the $425 limit.

7. Case Study No. 1 Season-Ending Awards (cont.)
Analysis/Answer:
Is a version of the award available for purchase by the public (e.g., boosters)?
Monie can purchase the award on the same terms.
Institution cannot be involved in facilitating the purchase of an award.
Cannot be received by Monie; and
Cannot be purchased using Monie’s contribution.

8. Case Study No. 1 Season-Ending Awards (cont.)
Other Discussion Items:
Uniformity of awards to student-athletes.
Awards to a portion of the team (e.g., seniors) only.

9. Case Study No. 2 Institutional Participation in crowdfunding
Questions:
Is it permissible for women’s basketball student-athlete YoYo to crowdfund for medical expenses?
If YoYo has exhausted eligibility, can she keep all the crowdfunding money?

10. Case Study No. 2 Institutional Participation in Crowdfunding (cont.)
Additional Facts:
YoYo was in her 5th year of eligibility when she was severely injured.
Without approval of the institution, one of her friends set up a crowdfunding account.
Institution immediately took control of the fundraising and access to the money.
The account raised in excess of $20,000.
Institution estimated YoYo’s actual and necessary expenses were $3,000.
All medical expenses to date have been taken care of through insurance.

11. Case Study No. 2 Institutional Participation in Crowdfunding (cont.)
Analysis/Answer:
YoYo cannot use her name, image or likeness to promote the crowdfunding.
Pursuant to Bylaw No , the institution can control the fundraiser.
All excess proceeds must be given to a not-for-profit organization and receipt must be kept on file by the institution; therefore, it is not permissible for the student-athlete to keep the proceeds, even if she has exhausted eligibility.

12. Case Study No. 2 Institutional Participation in Crowdfunding (cont.)
Other Discussion Items:
What does it mean to “take control of the fundraiser”?
What is the institution’s responsibility when it comes to monitoring?
What becomes of the excess funds raised?

13. Case Study No. 3 Friend-to-Friend Benefits
Question:
Is current men’s basketball student-athlete D.J. E-Z Rock permitted to accompany former teammate Rob Base to an awards ceremony?

14. Case Study No. 3 Friend-to-Friend Benefits (cont.)
Additional Facts:
Rob Base attended De La Soul State in and is now in the NBA.
He has been invited to the ESPY awards.
Rob would like to bring D.J. E-Z Rock, a current student-athlete, close friend and teammate at De La Soul in
Rob will pay for air fare, hotel and meals.
The total value of the trip exceeds any benefits Rob provided D.J. while they were college teammates.

15. Case Study No. 3 Friend-to-Friend Benefits (cont.)
Analysis/Answer:
It is permissible for D.J. E-Z Rock to attend the ESPY Awards as Rob Base’s guest.
Even if the total value of the trip exceeds any benefits Base provided to E-Z Rock when they were teammates.
This type of benefit may permissibly be provided between friends when the opportunity arises.
Staff did not use interpretations philosophy in reaching this outcome.

16. Case Study No. 3 Friend-to-Friend Benefits (cont.)
Additional Discussion Items:
Are there any facts that make you uncomfortable with an interpretive outcome?
Would you approve a waiver?

17. Case Study No. 3 Friend-to-Friend Benefits (cont.)
Additional Discussion Items:
What about parent of teammate providing benefit to another teammate?
Teammate’s parent?
What if parent is an institutional staff member?
Value of benefit?
Duration of benefit?

18. Case Study No. 4 Use of SAF for Summer Access
Question:
May De La Soul State use SAF to pay for prospective student-athlete Mike D’s housing while he participates in summer athletics activities?

19. Case Study No. 4 Use of SAF for Summer Access (cont.)
Additional Facts:
Mike D will graduate high school June 1.
De La Soul’s summer access is from June 26 - July 31.
Mike D will enroll in a summer course that begins July 5. He will receive athletics aid for the summer term.

20. Case Study No. 4 Use of SAF for Summer Access (cont.)
Answer/Analysis:
Because Mike D won’t trigger student-athlete status until he enrolls in summer classes, he is not eligible for SAF.
Blanket Waiver (March 16, 2017): Basketball and football prospective student-athletes may receive actual and necessary expenses in conjunction with participation in summer athletics activities during the 2017 summer term.

21. Case Study No. 4 Use of SAF for Summer Access (cont.)
Additional Discussion Items:
Can Mike D “couch surf” with Ad-Rock, a current student-athlete?
What if Mike D were a graduate transfer student?

22. Case Study No. 5 Expenses for Outside Competition
Question:
May De La Soul State pay for Biz Markie to participate in an established national championship in indoor track and field?

23. Case Study No. 5 Expenses for Outside Competition (cont.)
Additional Facts:
Biz Markie is a track and field student-athlete.
He exhausted eligibility in indoor track and field the academic year.
Biz has eligibility in outdoor track and field the academic year.
The indoor national championship occurs March 2017.

24. Case Study No. 5 Expenses for Outside Competition (cont.)
Analysis/Answer:
It is not permissible to provide Biz the expenses.
Indoor track and field and outdoor track and field are considered separate sports.
Biz exhausted eligibility in indoor track and field.

25. Case Study No. 5 Expenses for Outside Competition (cont.)
Additional Discussion Items:
Can Biz set up a crowdfunding site to pay for the indoor national championship?
Can the institution donate to Biz’s crowdfunding site? Institutional staff members? Boosters?
Use SAF?

26. Questions?

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