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1 ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF Sandy Baldridge Baseball Administrative Assistant Kristen Bauer Head Volleyball Alan Connie Track & Field Jody Davis Tennis Shaun Docking Soccer Brendan Dougherty Assistant Baseball Cliff Ellis Gary Gilmore Head Baseball Kelley Green Head Softball Jacquie Grimes Assistant Men s & Women s Track & Field Gus Hauser Assistant Men s Don Hogan Assistant Men s Jeff Jacobs Track & Field Mark Kost Assistant Women s Erin Lee Assistant Volleyball Alan LeForce Tracey Leipold Assistant Women s Soccer Shameka Montgomery Assistant Women s Frank Moorhead Assistant Women s Rohan Naraine Soccer Bonnie Neal Basketball Administrative Assistant Chris Powers Tennis Katie Quinney Golf Richie Riley Assistant Men s Kevin Schnall Assistant Baseball Berry Shumpert Assistant Men s & Women s Track & Field Allen Terrell Golf Drew Thomas Assistant Baseball Jimbo Tolbert Director of Men s Basketball Operations Chris Wilson Associate Head Men s Golf 2009 COASTAL CAROLINA FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 93

2 CHANTICLEER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION The Chanticleer Athletic Foundation provides financial assistance for Coastal Carolina University Athletic Department needs, while generating interest in building a comprehensive and competitive Division I athletic program. The Chanticleer Athletic Foundation s goals are consistent with the policies of Coastal Carolina University, the University Athletic Department, the NCAA, and any conference the University is affiliated with. Without the Chanticleer Athletic Foundation, each year more than 400 student athletes would be denied the opportunity to pursue their dreams of achievement in the classroom, on the playing surface, and as young men and women beginning their adult lives. Whether you have been a longtime supporter of Coastal Carolina University Athletics, or you have not returned back to the Conway/Myrtle Beach area since graduation, it is truly the right time to step forward in support of Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Celebrating conference championships, individual student-athlete accolades, sold out stadiums, and national name recognition were just part of what made this past year successful. Performance in the classroom was also a major feather in the cap for our Chanticleers this past year, as our student-athletes posted outstanding overall GPAs. A portion of Chanticleer Athletic Foundation funds raised each year goes toward promoting academic excellence. Methods of Giving Cash/Check/Credit Card Donations in the form of cash, checks or by credit card (Visa, Master Card, Discover, or American Express) are the most popular and preferred method of giving. If you are writing a check, please make all donations payable to the Chanticleer Athletic Foundation and all ticket requests payable to the Coastal Carolina University Ticket Office. Matching Gifts Many organizations will match their employee s Chanticleer Athletic Foundation contributions. Check with your company s benefits department for matching gift information. Gifts-in-Kind Non-monetary donations can also be accepted through the Chanticleer Athletic Foundation. Please keep in mind that these types of gifts must have prior approval by the Chanticleer Athletic Foundation. Courtesy Cars Anyone interested in donating a car should contact the Chanticleer Athletic Foundation. Scholarship Endowments Membership Decal Invitations to Special Events Coastal Carolina Hat Basketball Hospitality Room Coastal Carolina Coaster Teal Parking Pass Coastal Carolina House Flag Coastal Carolina Pullover Black $ Membership Benefits White $ Bronze $500-1,199 Teal $1,200-1,999 All-Conf. $2,000-2,999 All-American $3,000 + Endowment gifts are a great way to pay tribute to a family member, friend, alumnus or former student-athlete, and to ensure continued support for Coastal Carolina University Athletics. These gifts are invested to maximize financial return and funds are allocated annually to support the scholarship or athletic program of your choice. Major Gifts Major gifts include such items as naming opportunities, gifts designated for special athletic projects or facility projects. Such contributions may even be spread out over a period of years. Please contact Patrick Ransdell for more information. If you are not already a member of our team, call the Chanticleer Athletic Foundation at For ticket information call the Athletic Ticket Office at CHANTS! Mark Roach Executive Director / mroach@coastal.edu Patrick Ransdell Assistant AD-Major Gifts / pransdel@coastal.edu Melinda Hyman Assistant Director / mhyman@coastal.edu COASTAL CAROLINA FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE

3 SPORTS MEDICINE The Coastal Carolina University Sports Medicine program consists of five NATA certified staff athletic trainers, five interns, 13 affiliated team physicians, and many local allied health care providers and specialists. Athletic trainers are educated and highly skilled allied health care professionals. In cooperation with physicians and other allied health care providers, athletic trainers function as members of the athletic health care team. Athletic trainers are required to maintain Continuing Education Requirements by their national certifying body (NATA Board of Certification) and the State of South Carolina. s are certified by the National s Association Board of Certification and in South Carolina by the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). These bodies require written and oral examinations that test skills in the five domains of athletic training once a degree program has been completed. All s work in the following areas: medical conditions and disabilities injury and illness Dwayne Beam Head Jeff Pounds Associate Jennifer Spindler Assistant Barry Lippman Assistant Heather Fons Assistant Dr. Richard Ward Head Physician Dr. Curtis Elliott Physician Dr. Winston McIver Physician 2009 COASTAL CAROLINA FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 95

4 ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES The goal of the Coastal Carolina University Athletic Department and Student-Athlete Academic Support Services is to provide a comprehensive program that emphasizes academic success and personal development. Our Athletic Academic Advising and Student Services staff is dedicated to a holistic approach to supporting studentathletes in reaching academic, personal, and career goals through providing educational opportunities and services to promote academic success, personal growth, and career development. In the department of athletics at Coastal Carolina University, academic support services include academic counseling, advising and mentoring. Academic advisors coordinate student-athlete study hall and academic tutoring in specific subject areas as well as provide a mentoring program for at-risk students. Serving as the liaison between athletic coaches and faculty members, the Student-Athlete Academic and Student Services staff monitors academic progress through interim reports and close communication with faculty members regarding missed class time related to team travel and competition. Additionally, athletic academic advisors help to promote understanding of progress toward degree and NCAA academic eligibility requirements through individual and team meetings. Programming throughout the year to discuss study skills, time management and goal setting also assists in helping student-athletes achieve in the classroom while maintaining excellence in their respective sports. The academic advising staff for student-athletes hosts an annual Academic Awards Banquet to celebrate academic highlights and also counsels the institution s national student-athlete honorary, Chi Alpha Sigma, Delta Chapter, recognizing juniors and seniors who have earned a 3.2 GPA or higher. Providing opportunities for student-athletes that promote personal development is also important to the Academic Advising and Student Services Staff at Coastal Carolina University. Through program planning and various series of educational courses, the CHAMPS/Life Skills program seeks to educate student-athletes on healthy choices, positive life skills, safe environments, respecting others and embracing diversity. The staff also provides many community service and leadership opportunities on campus, in the Big South Conference, and nationally to achieve personal growth and development. Additional programming on stress management, self-esteem, sexual assault and social development aid student-athletes in developing self-awareness and achieve understanding in terms of their own student development. Coastal Carolina s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is a student group composed of noted leaders among Chanticleer teams who meet regularly throughout the year to discuss various issues that teams are facing and organize events such as the Welcome Back Celebration and Student-Athlete Dance. These functions, along with the annual Senior Banquet which recognizes senior studentathletes, are opportunities for student-athletes to integrate appropriate social growth and development into their college experience while participating in their sport. The Coastal Carolina University Athletic Department and Student-Athlete Academic and Student Services staff are dedicated to providing programming and opportunities for academic success and personal development. Student-athletes have more demands, stricter requirements and more complex (left to right) Student-Athlete Academic Advisor (Football) Walter Goffigan, Studentschedules than non-athletes. To help meet those demands, each student-athlete has Athlete Academic Advisor Vicki Pirher, Associate A.D.-Academics Dr. Joe Mazurkiewicz access to an academic advisor. Academic advisors perform a variety of functions which include: The primary goal of the tutorial program is to provide student-athletes with academic assistance beyond what they receive in the classroom. Tutor appointments may be scheduled through the academic advising staff. Tutors are also available during night time Study Hall in certain subjects and may be utilized on a walk-in basis. All student-athletes have access to tutors on any subject matter. Academic Mentors The purpose of an academic mentor is to provide individualized and/or small group academic support and assistance for student-athletes, assisting them in their transition to the University, developing their study skills and habits, fostering an understanding of learning and motivation, and helping them to develop academic literacy skills. These duties include: COASTAL CAROLINA FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE

5 NCAA COMPLIANCE THE NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER What is the NCAA Eligibility Center? The NCAA Eligibility Center will certify the academic and amateur credentials of all college-bound student-athletes who wish to compete in NCAA Division I or II athletics. If you intend to participate in Division I or II athletics, you must register with and be certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center. How do I register with the Eligibility Center? The only method of registration is online. Please note that the Web address for the Eligibility Center was changed in the summer of Go online to Register as a U.S. or international student and complete the Student Release Form online. Then follow instructions to complete the registration process. You will be asked to include your credit or debit card information to pay the fee at the time of registration. The registration fee is $60 for domestic and $85 for international students. Students should register with the Eligibility Center at the beginning of their junior year in high school. What information does the Eligibility Center need to certify me? In order to receive a final certification decision from the NCAA Eligibility Center, you must: 1) Register online and pay the registration fee. 2) Send official transcripts from every high school you attended to the Eligibility Center. Faxed transcripts are no acceptable. 3) Request the appropriate testing agency (SAT/ACT) to send your official test scores to the Eligibility Center using code Test scores on your high school transcript will not be used. 4) Submit your final high school transcript with proof of graduation to the Eligibility Center. 5) Complete the Amateurism Questionnaire AND request final amateurism certification. What is the 16 Core Course Requirement? If you want to participate in Division I athletics or receive an athletics scholarship during your first year out of high school, you must satisfy the 16 core course requirement. Remember that not all classes you take to meet high school graduation requirements may be used as core courses. These 16 core courses must be included on your high school s list of approved core courses which can be found on the Eligibility Center Web site or by asking your guidance counselor. The minimum approved core course requirements are: How do I have my test scores sent to the Eligibility Center? All SAT and ACT scores must be reported to the Eligibility Center directly from the testing agency. Test scores will not be accepted if reported on a high school transcript. When registering for the SAT or ACT, input the Eligibility Center code of 9999 to make sure the score is reported directly to the Eligibility Center. You may also log on to the SAT or ACT web site and request your scores to be sent to the Eligibility Center. RECRUITING REGULATIONS When do I become a prospective student-athlete? Typically when you start ninth-grade. However, if a college gives you, your relatives or your friends any financial aid or other benefits that the college does not provide to students generally, then you become a prospective student-athlete before your ninth-grade year. When is a college considered to be recruiting me? Recruiting is considered to have occurred when a coach, institutional staff member or representative of the institution s athletics interests solicits a prospect (or a prospect s relatives or legal guardians) for the purpose of securing that student s enrollment and participation in athletics at their institution. Who can recruit me? Only University coaches and authorized institutional staff members. Representatives of an institution s athletics interests, such as boosters, alumni, and friends of the University, are NOT permitted to have contact with a prospective student-athletes in any way. OFFICIAL VISITS What is an official visit? Any visit to a college campus by you and your parents paid for by the college. The college may pay all or some of your expenses and provide you with three complimentary admissions to a home athletics contest. How many official visits am I allowed to take? Beginning when? You are limited to one official visit per college and up to a maximum of five official visits total to Divisions I and II colleges. These visits may be taken following the opening day of classes during your senior year of high school. What must the school have from me before I take an official visit? Before a college may invite you on an official visit, you will have to register with the Eligibility Center and provide the college with a copy of your high school transcript and SAT, ACT or PLAN score. UNOFFICIAL VISITS What is an unofficial visit? Any visit by you and your parents to a college campus paid for by you or your parents. The only expense you may receive from the college is three complimentary admissions to a home athletics contest. How many unofficial visits am I allowed to take? Beginning when? You may make as many unofficial visits as you like and may take those visits at any time. The only time you cannot talk with a coach during an unofficial visit is during a dead period. TELEPHONE CALLS & CONTACTS Who can call me on the telephone? When? How often? Only coaches and authorized institutional staff members may call prospects, and rules regarding telephone calls do vary by sport. In sports other than football and basketball, coaches may begin call you once per week starting July 1st following your junior year. In football, coaches may call you one time from April 15 May 31 during your junior year. es may then start calling you once per week after September 1 of your senior year. In men s basketball, coaches are permitted one call per month beginning June 15 before your junior year through July 31 after your junior year. Beginning August 1 after your junior year, coaches may call twice per week. In women s basketball, coaches are permitted to call once per month in April, May and from June 1-20 during your junior year, as well as once between June 21 30, and three times in July after your junior year. Beginning August 1 after your junior year, coaches can make one call per week. Can I call a coach? When? How often? Yes. You can make an unlimited number of calls to a coach at your own expense at any time. Remember though that a coach may not be able to call you back if you leave a message if it is not a permissible call period explained above based on your grade level, or if the coach has reached the maximum number of permissible calls for that time period. Who can have an in-person, off-campus contact with me? When? How often? Only coaches can have in-person, off-campus contact with a prospect, and similar to telephone calls, the rules regarding contacts do vary by sport. In sports other than football and basketball, it is permissible to make an in-person, off-campus recruiting contact starting July 1 following your junior year, limited to three per year. Football is permitted off-campus contact beginning July 1 of your senior year and is limited to six contacts during a contact period. Men s basketball is permitted to make an in-person, off-campus recruiting contact starting September 9 of your senior year, limited to three contacts during the prospect s senior year. Women s basketball is permitted to do so starting September 16 of your senior year, limited to three contacts during the prospect s senior year. When are coaches allowed to have unlimited calls to me? During the five days immediately prior to, and during, your official visit to that University; on the day of a permissible, in-person, off-campus contact that occurs between you and a coach; after the calendar day on which you sign a National Letter of Intent (NLI); and in all sports other than football, on the initial NLI signing date and during the two days immediately following the initial signing date. In football, coaches are permitted to make unlimited calls during the 48 hours before and after 7 a.m. on the initial NLI signing date. CORRESPONDENCE AND RECRUITING MATERIALS From whom can I receive letters? Beginning when? es can begin sending you recruiting materials, such as letters and s, beginning September 1 of your junior year. In men s basketball, you may begin receiving recruiting materials June 15 after your sophomore year. What can a university send me? General correspondence (such as letters and s), questionnaires, media guides, camp brochures, business cards, institutional note cards or postcards, pre-enrollment information subsequent to signing a National Letter of Intent, nonathletics institutional publications, and NCAA educational material published by the NCAA may all be mailed to a prospect. Game programs, however, cannot be mailed to a prospect but may be provided during an official or unofficial visit. Can they send me anything prior to my junior year? Yes, but only questionnaires, summer camp brochures, non-athletics institutional publications, and NCAA educational material published by the NCAA. SUMMER JOBS Can a university I will be attending help me get a summer job? Beginning when? Yes, an institution may arrange for employment opportunities provided the employment does not begin until after graduation from high school. Are there payment regulations for summer employment? Yes, compensation may only be paid for work actually performed and at a rate comparable with the going rate in that locality for similar services. It is preferred that payment is received by check or direct deposit, as opposed to a cash transaction. Can I accept transportation from my employer? Free transportation to and from a job may not be provided unless it is the employer s established policy to transport all employees to and from the job site. ANY QUESTIONS? If you should have any further questions, please contact a member of Coastal Carolina University s Athletic Compliance Office. You can also gain further information through the NCAA s Web site at and the Web site for the NCAA Eligibility Center, located at Jim Curry Director of Compliance / jcurry@coastal.edu AraLeigh Beam Asst. Director of Compliance / abeam@coastal.edu 2009 COASTAL CAROLINA FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 97

6 FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY The Coastal Carolina University football team feels its important to be involved in the communities of Horry County. Among the many projects the Chanticleers have helped out with include the 2007 Extreme Home Makeover house transformation in Longs, S.C. The Coastal Carolina football team helped out in all phases of the project, especially in the demolition of the old house. The new home was presented to a family on the ABC primetime show. The Chanticleers receive their instructions prior to working on the Extreme Home Makeover house. The Coastal Carolina football team returns to campus after a day of work in rain and cold weather. The destruction of the house occurs, with the hook using a giant golf club to destroy the house. The Coastal Carolina football team helped out in all phases of the Extreme Home Makeover project. Host Ty Pennington talks with one of the show s staff prior to moving that bus to unveil the new home. The finished project COASTAL CAROLINA FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE

7 FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY The Coastal Carolina University football program kept an annual tradition going with its Chant for a Day football clinic in June. The morning clinic was free for all youths and had football instruction from the Coastal Carolina coaches in a fun environment. The clinic was a huge success this year, as more than 200 kids came out on a Saturday morning. The Coastal Carolina football program thanks the community for its support in making the annual Chant for a Day clinic possible. Above: Camp participants work on their throwing skills with coaching from Assistant Kevin Brown (right) while quarterbacks Zach MacDowall (left) and Jamie Childers (center) assist. Above: A camp participant goes through the dummies with the swim technique, as Assistant Antoine Rivens coaches them through the drill. Left: Assistant Jamie Snider (center, white shirt) coaches offensive linemen on proper stance technique, with the help of Ryan Boehm (far left), Brian Kane (second left), Blake Culbertson (second right) and Patrick Martin (far right). Above: A group of youngsters goes through warm-ups and stretching under the watchful eye of Football Strength & Conditioning es Viktor Boyd (right) and Mitch St. Martin (left). Right: Assistant Gary Smallen looks on as a youngster goes through the cones to catch a pass COASTAL CAROLINA FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 99

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