Compliance Newsletter October 2012

Compliance Newsletter

Written/Designed by: Sam Mavrick

FUMA Fall Sports in full swing Fork Union Military Academy’s fall sports are in full swing as fall sets in on campus. The Prep football team is 5‐1 as it approaches Prep League play and the post‐graduate football team is 4‐2 as they look to peak verse rival Hargrave Military Academy on Sat. Nov. 10th. Prep soccer off and running and Jr. Prep soccer is s ll figh ng for their first victory of the young season. Our Rifle team is young and looking to defend their State championship once again behind their leader, Chaplain James Benson. Cross‐country is run‐ ning hard and listening intently to Coach Brown.

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October 1, 2012 Volume 1, Issue 2 Did you know that FUMA...  has produced a dozen NFL 1st round draft picks  Has won eight VISAA state football championships  has produced two Heisman Trophy winners  has produced five Olympic athletes  has won 21 STRAIGHT State Track and Field Championships

What the NCAA says about Non-traditional coursework Bylaw 14.3.1.2.2 states that any courses taught via the internet, distance learning, independent study, individualized instruc on, correspondence, etc must meet the following requirements: 

The course meets all requirements for a core‐course as defined in bylaw 13.3.1.2

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The instructor and the student have ongoing access to one another for purposes of teaching, evalua ng and providing assistance to the student throughout the dura on of the course

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The instructor and the student have regular interac on with one another for purposes of teaching, evalua ng, and providing assistance to the student throughout the dura on of the course

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The student’s work (e.g., exams, papers, assignments, etc) is available for evalua on and valida on

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Evalua on of the student’s work is conducted by the appropriate academic authori es in accordance with the high school’s established academic policies

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The course includes a defined me period for comple on, and

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The course is acceptable for any student and is placed on the high school transcript.

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NAIA athletics - “Is it legit and how can I find out more?”

Of course the NAIA (Na onal Associa on of Intercollegiate Athle cs) is legit. In fact the NAIA used to be very, very large, but over the last twenty or so years, several of these schools and their sports programs opted to seek out eligibility through the NCAA Division II. In large part, several conferences shi ed all their schools to the NCAA D‐II level. For example, in the early 1990’s the WVIAC (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athle c Conference) made the 2‐3 year transi on to become full members of the NCAA D‐II. As most schools and conferences have made the move, there s ll remains a large con ngent of member ins tu ons that compete at a very high level. There are around 80‐100 NAIA member schools that carry a collegiate football program as well as over 20 na onal conferences. You can research addi onal informa on about the NAIA at: www.naia.org .

As of 2011, the NAIA has also implemented an Eligibility Center of their own. It can be found at: www.playnaia.org. As is with the NCAA, a PSA (Prospec ve Student‐Athlete) who wishes to par cipate at a NAIA ins tu on must meet the eligibility requirements as set by the NAIA. And the requirements are:

1. Achieve a 2.000 overall GPA

2. Achieve a minimum SAT two part (Math/Cri cal Reading) score of 860 or ACT composite of 18

3. Graduate in the top‐half of your high school class

In order to be eligible, a PSA must meet two out of the three criteria above and register with the NAIA eligibility center. Most of the NAIA schools do offer athle c scholarships, and they do vary from school to school.

Most parents and PSA’s only know about the NCAA; however, as you can see there is plenty more op ons out there when seeking an opportunity to receive an accredited college degree and play college athle cs at a high

Scholarship Maximums and how to figure counters/equivalencies D‐I Equivalencies

D‐II Equivalencies

Football: 36

Football ‐ FCS (IAA): 63 (Maximum), equivalencies (par als) to 85

Men’s B‐ball: 10.0

Men’s B‐ball: 13 (Maximum)

Baseball: 9.0

Cross‐Country/Track: 12.6

Cross‐Country/Track: 12.6

Soccer: 9.9

Soccer: 9.0

Wrestling: 9.9

Wrestling: 9.0

Swimming/Diving: 9.9

Swimming/Diving: 8.1

Lacrosse: 12.6

Lacrosse: 10.8

Tennis: 4.5

Football ‐ FBS (I‐A): 85 (Maximum)

Baseball: 11.7 and 27 total counters

A Counter is defined as an individual who receives ins tu onal financial aid that is countable toward the limita ons (maximums) in a par cular sport. An equivalency is determined by using a frac on (numerator=scholarship amount/denominator=full amount of money to a end school). In other words, in sports other than D‐I (FBS) football and D‐I basketball, all other sports in D‐I and D‐II use this equivalency (frac on) to figure the limita ons per sport. For example, if a D‐I soccer school awarded $10,000 to a par cular PSA and the total cost of the school is set at $30,000, then this PSA is only a 0.33 equivalency, which means this school s ll has 9.9‐0.33 = 9.57 scholarships to give. In money terms, this example states that this school’s full‐scholarship is $30,000, so 9.9 mes $30,000 equals $297,000 of money that can be used for soccer. However, this overall maximum amount of money and or scholarships is up to each specific school. This school may only allow five ($150,000) scholarships because of budget constraints.

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Related News

Here is a very interes ng ar cle concerning ESPN.com’s research on the NBA’s minimum age requirement.

Informa on concerning the “waiver” process for PSA’s who do not meet the NCAA Freshmen Ini al Eligibility standards

h p://espn.go.com/mens‐college‐basketball/story/_/id/8101090/the‐unknown‐future‐nba‐ one‐done‐rule‐men‐college‐basketball

h p://ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/eligibility/becoming+eligible/

ini al+eligibility+waivers

The BCS has a new four team playoff format set for the 2014 college football postseason.

h p://espn.go.com/college‐football/story/_/id/8099205/college‐football‐ me‐celebrate‐approval‐f

our‐team‐playoff

Recruiting Lingo

Tips to make PSA’s more marketable

Contact period (C) – is that period of me when it is permissible for authorized athle cs department staff members to make  in‐person, off‐campus contacts and evalua ons.

Evalua on period (E) – is that period of me when it permissible for authorized athle cs department staff members to be involved in off‐campus ac vi es designed to assess the academic qualifica ons and playing ability of PSA’s. No in‐person, off‐campus recrui ng contacts shall be made with the PSA during an evalua on period.

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Try to par cipate in na onal compe ons, whether it is for music, academics, etc. This can only benefit his worth, especially if he is not an elite athlete.

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Essen ally, the PSA, needs to create as many opportuni es as he can to show his energy, crea vity, and or skills.

Quiet period (Q)‐ is that period of me when it is permissible to make in‐person recrui ng contacts only on the member ins tu ons’ campus. No in‐person, off‐campus recrui ng con‐ tacts or evalua ons may be made during the quiet period.

Dead Period (D)– is that period of me when it is not permissible to make in‐person recrui ng contacts or evalua ons on or off the member ins tu on’s campus or to permit official or unofficial visits by PSA’s to the ins tu ons campus. During a dead period, a coaching staff member may not serve as a speaker at or a end a mee ng or banquet at which PSA’s are in a endance, except as provided in bylaw 13.1.8.1, and may not visit a PSA’s educa onal ins tu on. It remains permissible, however, for an ins tu onal staff member to write or telephone PSA’s during such a dead period.

A end camps designed for his specific sport or sports.

What the NCAA says about...

Pass‐Fail Grades ‐ courses awarded pass‐fail grades maybe used as core‐courses; however, the NCAA will assign the lowest passing grade that the high‐school assigns for each course.

Educa on‐Impac ng Disabili es students ‐ can use up to three core‐courses a er high school gradua on if the PSA graduates within the core‐curriculum ‘Time ‐limita on’ as set forth in bylaw 14.3.1.2.1.

D-I Recruiting Calendar

Football

Oct:

E— 1‐31 Recrui ng period

Nov:

Men’s Basketball Track/Cross‐Country Contact

Contact

Contact

C—1‐11 D—12‐15

C—1‐11, 16‐20 D—12‐15, 21‐25

E—1‐24, C—25‐30

Recrui ng—1‐11, 16‐30 D—12‐15

C—1‐16, 18‐30 D—17

Dec:

C—1‐15 Recrui ng—1‐23,27‐31 Q—16 D—24‐26

D—17‐31

Baseball Men’s Lacrosse

C—1‐9

Q—10‐15, 21‐31 D—16‐20

Q—16‐30

Quiet

Q– 1‐23 D—24‐31