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Must Read All
Student Athletes!!!
An individual loses amateur status
and, thus, shall not be eligible for intercollegiate competition in a
particular sport if the individual:
- Uses his or her athletics skill (directly or indirectly) for pay
in any form in that sport (e.g., receipt of payment from agents or
for participation in exhibitions or postseason all-star contests).
- Accepts a promise of pay even if such pay is to be received
following completion of intercollegiate athletics participation.
- Signs a contract or commitment of any kind to play professional
athletics, regardless of its legal enforceability or any
consideration received.
- Legal Enforceability of Contract. A student-athlete in the
sport of football at an institution was declared ineligible per
, inasmuch as he signed an agreement with a Canadian agent to
play Canadian professional football, even though the institution
argued that the agent intentionally misrepresented the matter,
thus making the agreement void. Members of the Council noted
that the student-athlete clearly had signed the agreement and
the fact that he may have been misled by the agent would be a
mitigating factor to be considered in determining whether to
restore eligibility.
- Contractual Arrangements for Participation in Certified
College All-Star Contest. Prior to the conclusion of an
individual's collegiate eligibility in a particular sport, a
student-athlete or his or her director of athletics may enter
into a contract guaranteeing the participation of the
student-athlete in a certified all-star contest, provided all
student-athletes in the all-star contest will receive only
actual and necessary expenses for their participation.
- Receives, directly or indirectly, a salary, reimbursement of
expenses or any other form of financial assistance from a
professional sports organization based upon athletics skill or
participation, except as permitted by NCAA rules and regulations.
- Competes on any professional athletics team and knows (or had
reason to know) that the team is a professional athletics team ,
even if no pay or remuneration for expenses was received.
- Enters into a professional draft (other than in the sport of
basketball) or an agreement with an agent or other entity to
negotiate a professional contract.
Participation in a Foreign Tour Subsequent to Exhausting Eligibility.
A student-athlete who no longer is eligible to represent his or her
institution in intercollegiate competition due to a violation of NCAA
amateurism regulations (e.g., signed with a professional organization,
secured the services of an agent, asked to be placed on the draft list
of a professional league) may not participate in an institution's
foreign tour.
Equipment & Apparel Items.
- A student-athlete may not accept athletics equipment, supplies
or clothing (e.g., tennis racquets, golf clubs, hockey sticks,
balls, shirts) from a manufacturer or commercial enterprise. Such
items may be provided to the student-athlete's institution, to be
used by the institution's team in accordance with accepted practices
for issuance and retrieval of athletics equipment.
- A prospect may receive apparel or equipment items related to the
prospect's sport directly from an apparel or equipment manufacturer
or distributor without jeopardizing the prospect's eligibility for
intercollegiate athletics in that sport. However, a prospect may not
enter into an arrangement (e.g., open account) with an apparel or
equipment manufacturer or distributor that permits the prospect to
select apparel and equipment items from a commercial establishment
of the manufacturer or distributor without jeopardizing the
prospect's eligibility for intercollegiate athletics in that sport.
Negotiations. An individual may request information about
his or her professional market value without affecting his or her
amateur status. Further, the individual, his or her legal guardians or
the institution's professional sports counseling panel may enter into
negotiations with a professional sports organization without the loss of
the individual's amateur status.
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