STUDENT-ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY MEETING WELCOME TO THE 2016-17 ACADEMIC YEAR COMPLIANCE & INTERCOLLEGIATE SERVICES
ICA Compliance & Intercollegiate Services Staff Katherine G. Zedonis Assistant AD Compliance/SWA (Basketball) Ryan Qualls Assistant Director of Compliance (Baseball, Field Hockey, Soccer, Softball, Swimming & Diving, W. Tennis, W. Water Polo) Ayaz Hafeez Director of Compliance (Football) Lydia Sandlin Assistant Director of Compliance (Cross Country, Golf, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, M. Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, M. Water Polo)
ICA Compliance & Intercollegiate Services Staff Tracy Cumming Senior Director of Compliance & Intercollegiate Services Scott Carrell Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR)
Amateurism You are ineligible in a sport if you ever: Accept pay, or promise of pay; Agree orally or in writing to compete in professional athletics; Compete on any professional athletics team, Use athletics skill for pay; If you do any of these things you will no longer be eligible to participate in your sport at any NCAA institution.
Amateurism You are ineligible in a sport if you ever: Promote or endorse a commercial product or service; OR Allow your name to be used in commercial promotion. Braxton Miller Advocare Employer or training facility Band Etc. Check with Compliance First!
Amateurism Crowd Funding (FanPay, GoFundMe, etc.) If your name appears on a crowd funding website without your knowledge or involvement this is okay. Please notify your Sport Liaison in ICA Compliance. You may not accept any money while you are a student-athlete. You may not advertise, promote or start any crowd funding sites including ones that were created without your knowledge.
Agents & Amateurism Agent Defined: An agent is any individual who, directly or indirectly: a) Represents or attempts to represent an individual for the purpose of marketing his or her athletics ability or reputation for financial gain; or b) Seeks to obtain any type of financial gain or benefit from securing a prospective student-athlete's enrollment at an educational institution or from a studentathlete's potential earnings as a professional athlete. An agent may include, but is not limited to, a certified contract advisor, financial advisor, marketing representative, brand manager or anyone who is employed or associated with such persons.
Agents & Amateurism You are ineligible in a sport if you or a family member ever: Accept money, transportation or other benefits from an agent or runner ; Agree orally or in writing to be represented by an agent; OR Allow an agent to market your athletics ability or reputation.
Fee for Lessons (AKA Private Lessons) You may receive compensation for teaching or coaching skills or techniques in your sport on a fee-for-lesson basis, provided you: Complete the required paperwork prior to, Do not market the lessons Do not use institutional facilities, Do not provide a playing lesson, AND Do not receive payment from someone other than the recipient or the recipient s family.
Amateurism: Prize Money You may accept prize money based on your place finish or performance in an athletics event provided the following: Prize money may not exceed actual and necessary expenses Prize money may be provided only by the sponsor of the event. The calculation of actual and necessary expenses may not include the expenses or fees of anyone other than you (e.g., coach's fees or expenses, parent's expenses).
Amateurism: Expenses from Outside Sponsors Team Sports If you participate in a sport on a team, you may receive actual and necessary expenses for competition and practice held in preparation for such competition from an outside sponsor (e.g., team, neighbor, business). You may not receive any expenses from an agent, a professional sports team or a booster of UC Davis.
Amateurism: Expenses from Outside Sponsors Individual Sports If you participate in a sport as an individual (not a member of a team) you may receive actual and necessary expenses associated with an athletics event and practice immediately preceding the event, from an outside sponsor (e.g., team, neighbor, business). You may not receive any expenses from an agent, a professional sports team or a booster of UC Davis.
Awards & Benefits Awards received by an individual for participation in competition while not representing the institution shall conform to the rules of the amateur sports organization that governs the competition, but may not include cash (or cash equivalents) that exceeds actual and necessary expenses.
Awards & Benefits: Extra Benefits You may not accept anything that is not available to the general student body or the general public! Special arrangements and benefits apply to you AND your friends and relatives. Benefits include, but are not limited to the following: Transportation Food including free meals at restaurants Clothing Reduced or free housing Free or reduced membership to local gym Cover charge to Nightclubs and/or Events
Awards & Benefits: Extra Benefits Unadvertised Discounts INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Receipt of unadvertised discounts not available to the general public is considered an impermissible extra benefit. Any discount must be advertised and available to the general public. IF YOU WANT TO PROTECT YOUR ELIGIBLITY ASK: 1. Is it available to you because you are a student-athlete? OR 2. Is it available Generally to ALL UC Davis Students determined on a basis unrelated to athletic ability?
Awards & Benefits: Complimentary Admissions A student-athlete may not sell or exchange his or her complimentary admissions for money or any item of value to anyone, including teammates or other student-athletes. Pass List for comp admissions required for the following sports Baseball, basketball, football, gymnastics, soccer, softball, volleyball, water polo You must put your guest on the ICA Pass list by the deadline or your guest will need to pay admission. NO EXCEPTIONS. Guests receiving comp admissions must sign for admission and show a photo ID. Children 8 th grade and younger do not need to show photo ID.
Awards & Benefits: Complimentary Admissions Pass List Required (continued): We will be using Jump Forward this year for complimentary admissions. Student-athletes not using all of their tickets, may designate them to another teammate via Jump Forward. We will be providing training to all teams using a pass list (those sports we charge admission).
Financial Aid: Athletic Scholarships Your athletic scholarship may be reduced if you quit the team, become ineligible or break team and/or university policies. Any outside financial assistance other than from those you are legally dependent needs to be immediately reported on MyAwards. h#p://financialaid.ucdavis.edu/myawards Examples may include, but are not limited to: community scholarships, alumni scholarships, and booster club scholarships. Aid issued through the university (e.g., Pell Grant, UC Grant, UC Davis academic scholarships, etc.) does not need to be reported on MyAwards.
Financial Aid: Employment Compensation May not be based on your reputation, fame or personal following that you have obtained from being a student-athlete; Must be earned for work actually performed; AND May only be at a rate commensurate with the going rate in that locality for similar services.
Financial Aid: Employment You may establish your own business provided you do not use your name, photo, appearance or reputation to promote your business. Modeling generally prohibited unless you did this prior to becoming a studentathlete. Several restrictions if you continue modeling. Please see Compliance Services prior to modeling. You may not be employed or sell equipment or apparel related to your sport if your name, picture or athletics reputation is used to advertise or promote the product, the job or the employer. Generally, Multi Marketing jobs are prohibited.
Ethical Conduct ICA and the university expects all student-athletes to act with honesty and sportsmanship at all times. Be forthcoming and honest both on the field and off the field Report violations Abide by Big West Sportsmanship Policy Abide by NCAA Sports Wagering prohibitions Tobacco is prohibited for all participants during all athletically related activities
Social Media Be smart and represent the university and your team with respect and dignity. Do not endorse a business or product. Do not advertise that a recruit will be coming on a visit. Be cautious about commenting or tweeting publically to recruits. If you have an established relationship prior to coming to UC Davis, continue with your friendship but do not recruit for UC Davis. Do not publicize information about team injuries, team morale, etc. Be careful about advertising where team will be staying on road trips. Be safe. Be smart.
Ethical Conduct: Sports Wagering You are ineligible if you place a bet on intercollegiate, amateur or professional sporting events. Is it a sports wager under NCAA rules? Fantasy leagues, March Madness brackets, sports pools online, sports bets and sports parlay cards are all forms of sports wagering. If something is at risk, such as an entry fee, for an opportunity to win something in return, you violate NCAA sports wagering bylaws. Examples of risk that are impermissible include food, clothes, money, etc. Entering a FREE fantasy league with a chance to win, is permissible because there is no risk or wager.
Ethical Conduct: Sports Wagering Do Not Share Info such as: Team disciplinary actions New plays Team morale Injuries CONSEQUENCES If you violate the NCAA sports wagering bylaw you risk being: PERMANENTYLY INELIGIBLE if you: Engage in activities designed to influence a portion or final outcome of a sports contest (e.g., point shaving, spot fixing). Participate in a sports bet of any kind on ANY team at UC Davis.
Ethical Conduct: Sports Wagering CONSEQUENCES continued INELIGIBLE for a minimum of one year if you: Participate in a sports bet of any kind via or through the internet, a bookie or a parlay card. INELIGIBLE (length to be determined) if you: Participate in a sports bet of any kind (other than those identified in previous slide) by putting something at risk (i.e., money, entry fee or tangible item) for the opportunity to win something. This would include participation in fantasy leagues, Super Bowl pools, March Madness brackets, etc.
Recruiting & Student Hosts Hosting Recruits INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Student Hosts do NOT provide alcohol or drugs to recruits you are hosting. Be smart about how you entertain recruits. Recruiting Do not post information about recruits on social media including information about visits. Contacting recruits off campus or communicating with them is permissible as long as you do this on your own and not from the direction of your coach.
Hazing Hazing is not tolerated by UC Davis Hazing is any activity that humiliates or degrades or risks emotional and/or physical harm, regardless of the person s willingness to participate Some examples include initiations, consumption of alcohol or other substances and forcing people to shave Hazing = Suspension or Expulsion
Outside Competition During the academic year, student-athletes may not par=cipate on any outside team in any non collegiate amateur compe==on. Excep=ons - sports other than basketball: Outside of the 20-hour segment during any official vaca=on period. AHer May 1 and aher 20-hours segment has concluded for field hockey, soccer, m s water polo & volleyball. Basketball Sanc=oned summer leagues ONLY Any par=cipa=on on outside teams must be pre approved by Compliance Services. For other excep=ons, check with Compliance.
Outside Competition; Individual Sports Competition as individual ( unattached ) if applicable Must be an open event; Cannot wear/use institutional apparel; Cannot receive expenses from the institution; and Cannot receive instruction from an institution s coach.
Seasons of Competition: Five year clock Five years to play four begins with first full-time enrollment in any collegiate institution Exceptions to using a season of competition Redshirt (practice only) Medical Hardship Did not participate in sports Club sport competition counts as a season of competition if the sport was also intercollegiate at time of competition.
Seasons of Competition: Exceptions Redshirt May not compete at any time during the season In initial year of enrollment at the certifying institution, you may participate in preseason exhibition contests or informal practice scrimmages without losing a season of competition (basketball, field hockey and soccer only). For field hockey, men s water polo, men s soccer, women s soccer, and volleyball only, you may engage in outside competition during the segment of the playing season that does not conclude with the NCAA Championship (winter & spring) without using a season of competition, provided you were academically eligible during the segment that concludes with the NCAA championship (fall).
Seasons of Competition: Exceptions Medical Hardship Incapacity resulting from injury/illness; All competition during the first half of season; AND Participation in no more than 30% of scheduled contests/dates of competition. Must be sent to the Big West Conference within 6 months of the end of the season Medical Exemption/Retire Career ending injury (not season ending injury even if it s your last year). Only the team physician will make this determination.
NCAA Drug Testing If you test posi=ve for a banned substance during an NCAA administered drug test you: will be declared INELIGIBLE to compete during the regular season and postseason compe==on for ONE CALENDAR YEAR (i.e. 365 days) aher your posi=ve test, and will be charged with the loss of a minimum of one season of compe==on in all sports.
NCAA Drug Testing Testing positive for street drugs results in being withheld from competition for 50 percent of a season in all sports (at least the first 50 percent of all contests or dates of competition in the season following the positive drug test). If you test positive a second time for a banned substance during an NCAA administered drug test you: Will lose all remaining regular-season and post season eligibility in all sports Missing a drug test = tes.ng posi.ve
NCAA Drug Tes.ng Nutritional Supplement Advisory INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Products sold over-the-counter and through the internet may contain banned anabolic agents, including testosterone and DHEA. Also, weight loss products or products sold to reduce water retention may contain stimulants and diuretics, banned by the NCAA. Student-athletes have tested positive for using these products and subsequently lost their eligibility. Any supplement product or medication, even those that do not seem to be targeted to athletics performance, needs to be checked out with the athletic trainers.
Countable Athletically Related Activities (CARA) 20 hours/week max and must have 1 day off per week (Travel day can be a day off if no CARA occurs) 4 hours/day max of CARA Day of compe==on (& all associated athle=cally related ac=vi=es on compe==on day) = 3 hours Unlimited prac=ce during ins=tu=onal vaca=on periods Mul=-sport student-athlete =me is shared For fall sports except football, unlimited prac=ce un=l first contest against outside compe==on Football has limits on amount of =me spent on the field, double days and recovery =me between on-field prac=ces
CARA: Out of Season 8 hours/week Must be strength & conditioning activities & skill instruction (maximum of 2 hours), EXCEPT No CARA from one week prior to the beginning of the institution s final exam period through the conclusion of each student-athlete s final exams. 2 days off per week September 15 April 15 April 16 June 3 2 hours/week of skill instruc.on with an unlimited number of student-athletes 2 hours/week of skill instruc.on with no more than 4 student-athletes
CARA: Out of Season Football 8 hours/week Must be strength & conditioning activities & film review (maximum of 2 hours) 2 days off per week During the summer Student-athletes may be involved in voluntary weight training and conditioning activities. Such activities are limited to eight hours per week. These activities may only be conducted by the strength and conditioning coach. If enrolled in summer school, coaches may be present at weights & conditioning up to eight hours per week including two hours of film.
CARA: Out of Season Summer Access Basketball During the Summer 8 hours/week Must be strength & conditioning activities & skill instruction (maximum of 2 hours) Can be required by coaches (not voluntary) Coaches may conduct practice A maximum of eight weeks of practice does not have to be consecutive weeks Must be enrolled in summer school and attending classes during the time you will be practicing. Some academic exceptions apply. (e.g., pass 45 units after first year)
Countable Athle.cally Related Ac.vi.es (CARA) Noncountable Athle.cally Related Ac.vi.es Prac=ce (not more than four hours per day). Athle=cs mee=ngs with a coach ini=ated or required by a coach (e.g., end of season individual mee=ngs). Compe==on (and associated ac=vi=es, regardless of their length, count as 3 hours). No CARA may occur aher. Field, floor or on-court ac=vity. Seeng up offensive and defensive alignment. On-court or on-field ac=vi=es called by any member of the team and confined primarily to members of that team. Required weight-training and condi=oning ac=vi=es. Required par=cipa=on in camps/clinics. Visi=ng the compe==on site in the sports of cross country & golf. Compliance mee=ngs. Mee=ngs with a coach ini=ated by the student-athlete (as long as no countable ac=vi=es occur). Drug/alcohol educa=onal mee=ngs or CHAMPS/Life Skills mee=ngs. Study hall, tutoring, academic mee=ngs. Student-athlete advisory commi#ee (SAAC) mee=ngs. Voluntary weight training not conducted by a coach or staff member. Voluntary sport-related ac=vi=es (e.g., ini=ated by student-athlete, no a#endance taken, no coach present). Traveling to and from the site of compe==on (as long as no countable ac=vi=es occur, including film review). Safety excep=on (must be ini=ated by student-athlete) Par=cipa=on outside the regular season in individual skill-related instruc=onal ac=vi=es with a member of the coaching staff. Training room ac=vi=es (e.g., treatment, taping), rehabilita=on ac=vi=es and medical examina=ons. Recrui=ng ac=vi=es (e.g., student host).
CARA: Voluntary Activities To be considered voluntary and not count as CARA the following condi9ons must be met: Must not be required to report back to a coach or other staff member (e.g. trainer, manager, strength coach); Noncoaching staff members who observe the ac=vity may not report back to the coach any informa=on related to the ac=vity; Must be ini=ated and requested solely by the student-athlete (NOT required); A#endance and par=cipa=on (or lack thereof) may not be recorded for the purpose of repor=ng a#endance to the coach or teammates; Must not be subjected to penalty if you elect not to par=cipate nor can there be recogni=on or incen=ves for a#endance or performance.
CARA & Reviewing JumpForward Logs Coaches are required to report your weekly CARA hours to Compliance Services JumpForward will randomly select student-athletes to verify CARA logs. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your team s CARA (in-season or out of season) or voluntary activities, please contact compliance services.
Miscellaneous Fees and outstanding debts are due Fall - September 15 Winter December 15 Spring March 15 Don t pay = dropped from classes Must be enrolled in 12 units for your athletic grant to pay
Miscellaneous Check your UC Davis email account daily!!! Academic Plan Forms (APF) are due to 264 Hickey Gym no later than Friday, October 28 th at 12 PM for new student-athletes.
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