2011 KANSAS STATE WOMEN’S TENNIS
K-STATE COMPLIANCE ATHLETIC COMPLIANCE STAFF
JAMIE VAUGHN
BRENDAN ARMITAGE
JEFF NORRIS
VERA WHITE
Director of Compliance
Assistant Director of Compliance
Assistant Director of Compliance
Compliance Assistant
WHAT EVERY ALUMNUS AND BOOSTER OF KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE NCAA As a supporter of Kansas State University, you have a lot of pride in your school. You are proud of the high academic standards, our adherence to values and the overall quality of the K-State experience. Kansas State has a long tradition of integrity but to help assure compliance with NCAA and conference rules, please take a few minutes to read this information. The eligibility of Kansas State’s student-athletes and reputation of the department and university depend greatly upon your cooperation. Under NCAA regulations, Kansas State is held responsible for the actions of our boosters. “Representatives of Athletic Interests” may not engage in any recruitment activities or provide benefits or privileges to prospective and enrolled studentathletes. A representative is any individual who has purchased tickets, contributed to the Kansas State Athletics Department, donated to Catbacker or Alumni groups, or who has otherwise promoted K-State’s athletics program.
KEY RULE: NCAA BYLAW 13.01.5 In Division I, representatives of athletics interest are prohibited from making in-person, on-or-off campus recruiting contacts, written, telephonic communications or e-mail transactions with a prospect or the prospect’s relatives or legal guardians.
INTERPRETATIONS 1. A representative of a Division I institution is prohibited from making in-person recruiting contact with a prospect and his or her parents/guardian on or off campus. Limited Exception: You may have contact with a prospect regarding permissible pre-enrollment activities such as summer employment, provided the prospect has already signed a National Letter of Intent and K-State is aware that you are making these contacts in regard to employment. 2. A Division I representative is prohibited from writing or telephoning a prospect and his or her parents or legal guardians. Limited Exception: You may have a phone conversation with a prospect only if the prospect initiates the call. Such a call may not be prearranged by a K-State staff member and you are not permitted to have a recruiting conversation, but may exhibit normal civility. You must refer any questions about the University’s athletic program to the athletic department. 3. A representative is prohibited from contacting a prospect’s coach, principal, or counselor in an attempt to evaluate the prospect.
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Limited Exception: NCAA rules do not preclude you from viewing a prospect’s contest on your own initiative, but you may not contact the prospect, pick up game films or transcripts.
WHAT CAN I DO? If you know of a high school or junior college student-athlete who might want to attend Kansas State, the only permissible activity for a representative is to call the appropriate K-State coach.
WHAT IS AN “EXTRA BENEFIT?” An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution’s athletics interests to provide a student-athlete or the student-athlete’s relative or friend a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation. Examples or Extra Benefits: - Providing transportation - Clothes - Entertainment - Preferential loan terms - Wagnes not commensurate with duties
WHAT CAN I DO FOR CURRENT STUDENT-ATHLETES OR PROSPECTS? You may provide an occasional meal for student-athletes in your home. Please contact the athletics compliance office for more information. You may invite a team to dinner or to meet a group of alumni in a city where they are competing. The NCAA allows studentathletes as a team to receive special benefits not alowed as individuals. Arrangements for such events should be made in advance with the head coach. You may provide employment for a student-athlete. Wages must be commensurate with the going rate for similar services and only for work actually performed. You may attend high school, community college and public events in which prospects are participating however no attempt should be made to contact or recruit prospects at these events. You may continue established family relationships with prospects or student-athletes, their parents and relatives. Contact is permitted as long as it is not made for recruiting purposes.
WHAT IS NOT PERMITTED UNDER NCAA RULES? Provide gifts, free or reduced cost services including meals, drinks, clothing laundry, haircuts, legal fee or other benefits to prospects, student-athletes, their relatives or friends. Provide tickets to any event for a student-athlete or his/her relatives or friends. Contact prospective student-athletes for recruiting purposes. This includes emails, phone calls, letters, face-to-face contact and personal websites (i.e. Facebook.com, MySpace.com, etc.) Provide cash, entertainment, use of your home or other items of value. Provide the use of an automobile. Provide rent-free or reduced cost housing for any length of time. Arrange or co-sign a loan for a student-athlete or his/her relatives. Provide employment for relatives/friends as a result of their relationship to student-athletes.
QUESTIONS? Please contact David Flores (assistant athletics director), Kristin Waller (assistant director), Andrew Hamor (assistant director) or Vera White (administrative assistant) in the athletics compliance office at (785) 532-3990.