NCAA Division I
Awards and Benefits:
A *Glee-ful* Review of the Basics
Frank Arredondo and Jobrina Perez
Academic and Membership Affairs
Overview
New Legislation and
Recent Interps
Awards, Benefits,
Expenses and
Extra Benefits
Financial Aid
Cabinet
Expenses for
Practice and
Competition
New Legislation
*Original Songs*
NCAA Proposal No. 2010-25
AMATEURISM AND AWARDS, BENEFITS AND EXPENSES --
USE OF AGENTS -- BENEFITS, GIFTS AND SERVICES --
CAREER COUNSELING AND INTERNSHIP/JOB
PLACEMENT SERVICES
◦ Permits use of career counseling and internship/job placement services
available exclusively to student-athletes.
May not be placed in a position in which he or she uses athletics
ability.
May be placed into a coaching position or into a training/fitness
instruction position.
Service may indicate in the student-athlete's information that he or
she is a current student-athlete.
Proposal No. 2010-79
Complimentary Admissions -- Institutional Awards
Banquets
◦ Student-athlete's parents or legal guardians.
One occasion during final academic year of
student-athlete's athletics eligibility.
Student-athlete must be honored.
Proposal No. 2010-80
Practice Expenses -- Swimming and Diving
◦ Expenses for diving practice at the closest available
site.
No access to diving platform within the mileage
limitations of NCAA Bylaw 16.8.1.1.
Proposal No. 2010-82-A-A
Travel expenses to NCAA Championships, National
Governing Body Championships in Emerging Sports and
Postseason Bowl Games during vacation period
◦ Student-athlete not using team travel:
◦ Permits only actual and necessary transportation costs for
student-athlete to travel from:
campus to the event site and back to campus;
campus to the event site and then to the student-athlete's home;
student-athlete's home to the event site and back home; or
student-athlete's home to the event site and then to campus.
Proposal No. 2010-82-A-A
Travel expenses to NCAA Championships, National
Governing Body Championships in Emerging Sports and
Postseason Bowl Games during Vacation Period
◦ Reimbursement for automobile mileage:
• Not to exceed institutional staff rate; and
• Limited to not more than 400 miles each way.
Proposal No. 2010-82-A-B
Incidental Expenses to NCAA Championships, National
Governing Body Championships in Emerging Sports and
Postseason Bowl Games during Vacation Period
◦ Increases unitemized incidental expenses from $20 to $30.
Limited to the maximum number of days of per diem
allowed for the involved championship.
For licensed postseason bowl contests, for a period not
to exceed 10 days.
Proposal No. 2010-83
Lodging in Conjunction with Regular-Season Home
Contest -- Championship Subdivision Football
◦ Impermissible to provide lodging to student-athletes in
conjunction with regular-season home contest.
Proposal No. 2010-84
AWARDS, BENEFITS AND EXPENSES --
PARTICIPATION AWARDS -- MAXIMUM VALUE
OF AWARD -- INCREASE TO MAXIMUM VALUES
• Increases annual participation award for a senior by
$100.
• Increases all other participation awards by $50, as
specified.
Recent Interpretations
August 27, 2010
Awards Based on Place Finish
May accept award based on place finish in outside
competition.
◦ Not cash or items redeemable for cash.
◦ Subject to the applicable pre- and
post-enrollment awards limits.
February 14, 2011
Participation Awards in Special Events
Institution may provide special event participation
award to student-athlete if eligible to represent the
institution in event.
Regardless of whether student-athlete travels to
event or represents the institution in the
competition.
Extra Benefit vs.
Preferential Treatment
Extra Benefit
Extra Benefit
Special arrangement by institutional employee or
representative of athletics interests.
Receipt of a benefit is not a violation if:
Same benefit generally available to institution's
students or their relatives or friends, or
To a particular segment of the student body
(e.g., international students, minority students), and
Determined on a basis unrelated to athletics ability.
Bylaw 16.02.3
Preferential Treatment
Preferential Treatment
Preferential treatment, benefits or services based
on his or her athletics reputation or skill.
Limited exception- Benefits Resulting from an
Established Relationship.
Official interpretation: [Reference: 06/06/00,
Item No. 4]
Bylaw 12.1.2.1.6
Distinction Between Extra Benefit
& Preferential Treatment
Extra benefits involve institutional staff
members or boosters.
Preferential treatment occurs when no
knowledge by institution of treatment, benefit
or services being provided to the individual.
Bylaws 16.02.3 and 12.1.2.1.6
Case Study No. 1
Rachel is a freshman soccer student-athlete at Sing
University during 2010-11 academic year.
“Gleeks” is a club soccer team, partially owned by William
Schuester.
Rachel participated with “Gleeks” while in high school.
Rachel and her parents met Will a few times at soccer
competitions.
Case Study No. 1
In September 2010, Rachel’s parents fell on hard times.
Will provided rent money to Rachel’s parents for September
and October 2010.
Will has loaned money to “Gleek” parents in the past.
Rachel’s parents paid Will back in January 2011.
Are Rachel and Will in double trouble?
Case Study No. 2
Carl Howell, the University team dentist, is a season ticket
holder at New Directions University.
While attending a New Directions men’s football contest,
Carl recognized the parents of the star quarterback, Finn
Hudson.
Finn’s parents were permissibly admitted to the contest via
pass list; however, their seats were not ideal.
Carl insisted Finn’s parent’s sit in his box seats with him.
Does the quarterback need to sing himself out of trouble?
Case Study No. 3
Sue Sylvester is the head coach of the “Cheerio”
cheerleaders at William McKinley University.
Sue and the Cheerios traveled with the women’s
volleyball team to an away-from-home volleyball
contest.
While traveling to the competition site, the student
-athletes and cheerleaders stopped to get lunch.
Case Study No. 3
Brittany, the superstar volleyball student-athlete,
decided to eat with the Cheerios instead of the
team since they were eating at her favorite
restaurant, Breadstix.
The Breadstix owner recognized the superstar,
Brittany, and offered to provide free food to the
group. Sue, of course, accepted!
Were Brittany’s breadstix a permissible benefit?
Case Study No. 4
The Acafella’s men’s basketball team qualified for
Nationals in Miami, Florida.
Kurt, known as “Young Kurt,” is the underdog on the
Acafella’s team. Kurt’s father, Burt, is so proud that his
son made Nationals.
Burt lives in GLEEville, Ohio and could not afford the
trip to Florida to see Kurt in the tournament; however,
several different sources helped Kurt’s father make the
trip.
Case Study No. 4
The GLEEville community held a fundraiser to help offset the cost
of Burt’s attendance. The community had just finished up with a
fundraiser to assist a local family who needed funds for items lost
in a house fire. The community fundraiser raised $500 for Burt.
Burt’s co-workers also raised $250 by “passing the hat” at work.
His co-workers helped raise money last year to help Burt with his
medical expenses when he suffered from a heart attack.
Burt’s employer provided the remaining $250 needed for Burt to
attend. Although Burt’s employer had never done anything like
this for any other employee, he wanted to help because he is a
huge college basketball fan.
Expenses for Practice and
Competition
*rehearsals and competitions*
General Rule
Expenses for practice may be paid if:
◦ Associated with an away-from-home contest, or
◦ Practice conducted at site located within member
institution’s state; or
◦ Practice outside institution’s state, location is no
more than 100 miles from institution's campus.
Bylaw 16.8.1.1
Case Study No. 5
Coach Bieste travels with baseball team.
Away-from-home contest out of state.
On road for three game series.
Bieste wonders if her pitchers could have normal
“warm-up/cool down” practice day after pitching.
Bieste would like to pay for pitchers to go local gym.
Hotel does not have the necessary equipment.
Can the institution provide these expenses?
General Rule
Institution may provide actual and necessary
travel expenses to a student-athlete for
participation in athletics competition:
◦ Provided student-athlete is representing institution
(competes in the uniform of institution) and,
◦ Is eligible for intercollegiate competition.
Bylaw 16.8.1.2
Departure and Return
General Rule
Can receive actual and necessary expenses if eligible
to compete
Departure no earlier than 48 hours prior to the start
of the actual competition
Remain no more than 36 hours following the
conclusion of the actual competition
DI Men’s Basketball Only: No more than 24
hours following the conclusion of the actual
competition (Proposal No. 2009-98)
Bylaw 16.8.1.2.1
Case Study No. 6
Start of 48 hour period
Coach Bieste and team will travel to away
game in California.
Bieste coaches at a New York college.
First pitch is 6 p.m., Friday May 20.
When can Bieste and team depart for
competition?
Bylaw 16.8.1.2.1
Case Study No. 7
Start of 48 hour period
Bieste’s College is a 45-minute drive from the
nearest airport. If the team has a 9 p.m. flight
May 18, can they take this flight?
Bylaw 16.8.1.2.1
Vacation Period Travel:
NCAA Championships
NGB Championships in Emerging Sports
Postseason/Certified Bowl Games
Basic Rule:
• An institution may provide team transportation for a
student-athlete to travel from campus to the site of
the contest and back to campus.
Bylaw 16.8.1.5.1
Proposal No. 2010-82-A-A
Effective: August 1, 2011.
• Restricts expenses to the value of the route that is
actually taken.
• Adds option for the value of the route from home to
the event site and then to campus.
• Limits mileage reimbursements to a value of no
more than what institutional staff are reimbursed,
at no more than 400 miles one way.
As a result…
Bylaw 16.8.1.5 .1 - If a student-athlete does not
use team transportation:
• Institution may provide student-athlete actual and
necessary transportation costs of the actual method the
student-athlete uses, from the following:
– Campus to the event site and back to campus;
– Campus to the event site and home;
– Home to the event site and back home; or,
– Home to the event site and back to campus.
Case Study No. 8
Puck is a FBS football student-athlete.
Is at home in Ohio during the Christmas holiday
2011.
Team is prepared to participate in bowl game in
Dallas, Texas.
The drive is over 1000 miles.
Can Puck be reimbursed for his driving expenses?
HINT: Think Proposal No. 2010-82 AA
Case Study No. 8 (continued)
What if Puck has determined that greater value
lies in taking cost from ticket from home to bowl
game and back home?
What is the result?
Awards, Benefits, Expenses and
Financial Aid Cabinet Update
Awards, Benefits, Expenses and
Financial Aid Update
Will sponsor legislation to permit
expenses for any student-athlete to be
present in following situations:
◦ Student-athlete suffers life threatening injury
or illness, or
◦ Student-athlete’s funeral.
Awards, Benefits Expenses and Financial
Aid Update (continued)
Will sponsor legislation to allow fundraised dollars
conducted for student-athletes (or immediate family
members) to go directly to beneficiary.
Funds assist student-athletes and their immediate
families in extreme circumstances.
Awards, Benefits Expenses and Financial
Aid Update (continued)
Feedback sought from N4A, CCACA, and
FARA on Departure/Return expenses.
Guidance sought on appropriate length of time
to provide these expenses.
Review
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Expenses and
Extra Benefits
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Expenses for
Practice and
Competition
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