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NCAA Division II Initial Eligibility and
Amateurism
Presented by Maritza Jones and Stephanie Quigg
Overview Initial eligibility.
Amateurism.
General principles.
Pre-enrollment.
Organized competition or training.
Post-enrollment.
Case studies.Slide No. 2
Initial Eligibility
Initial Eligibility
Prospects must meet established standards to:
Practice;
Compete; and
Receive institutional financial aid (including athletics aid).
NCAA Bylaw 14.3.1
Slide No. 4
Elements of Initial Eligibility
Graduation from high school;
Minimum number of core courses;
Minimum core-course grade-point average; and
Minimum score on either the ACT or SAT.
Bylaw 14.3.1.1
Slide No. 5
Division II Core-CourseBreakdown
14 core courses:
Three years English. Two years math. Two years natural/physical science. Two years additional English, math or science. Two years social science. Three years additional courses.
Bylaw 14.3.1.1
Slide No. 6
Grade-Point Average/Test-Score Requirements
Minimum core-course grade-point average of 2.000.
Minimum SAT combined score of 820 or ACT sum score of 68.
Bylaw 14.3.1.1
No sliding scale.
Slide No. 7
2008 NCAA Convention Division II Proposal No. 7
Intent: To increase the total number core courses from 14 to 16. To specify that the two additional core-course units shall
include: One unit of additional courses in English, mathematics
or natural or physical science; and One unit in any core area.
Effective Date: August 1, 2013.Bylaw 14.3.1.1
Slide No. 8
2008 Proposal No. 6 Intent:
To establish an early academic certification for prospects who meet the following requirements:
A minimum combined score on the SAT of 1,000 or a minimum sum score on the ACT of 85;
A core-course grade-point average of 3.000 or higher; and A minimum of 12 core courses on completion of six semesters of
high school.
Effective Date: Immediate, for those students first entering a collegiate institution full time on or after August 1, 2008.
Bylaw 14.3.1.1Slide No. 9
Determination of Initial Eligibility
All prospects must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center.
Academic component.
Amateurism component.
Slide No. 10
Registering with the Eligibility Center
Prospects are encouraged to register at the beginning of their junior year in high school:
Log on to https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/common/. Select Prospective Student-Athletes. Register as a U.S. or International Student. Click on the Transcript Release Form. Print the Transcript Release Form, sign it and give to high
school guidance counselor.
Slide No. 11
Waivers of Initial Eligibility
For students who do not meet the initial-eligibility standards.
Filed by an NCAA institution.
Submitted to the Eligibility Center.
Objective evidence that demonstrates that circumstances warrant the waiver must be provided.
Initial-Eligibility Waiver Application may be found at: www.ncaa.org ► Legislation and Governance► Compliance► Compliance Forms
Slide No. 12
Case Study – Amy
Amy graduated in May 2008. Amy has a grade-point average of 2.150 in
14 academic courses. Amy has a combined score of 800 in the
SAT.
Will Amy be certified as a qualifier by the Eligibility Center?
Slide No. 13
Case Study – Amy – Answer
No, Amy does not have the minimum combined score of 820 in the SAT.
However, Amy is a partial qualifier and may practice and receive institutional financial aid.
May the institution certify Amy as a partial qualifier at any time?
No, the institution must wait until the Eligibility Center has certified Amy as a nonqualifier.
Slide No. 14
Completing Amateurism Questionnaire
Prospects are also required to complete the amateurism questionnaire:
Log in and click on “Enter/Update Amateur Questionnaire.”
Answer the questions and log out. Log back in and sign the 10.1 statement (after April
1 for fall enrollees and after October 1 for spring enrollees).
Slide No. 15
Amateurism Certification – Institutional Responsibility
Amateurism certification is limited to activities occurring prior to a prospect requesting a final certification or his or her initial full-time collegiate enrollment, whichever occurs earlier.
Bylaw 12.1.1.1
Institutions are responsible for certification from that time forward.
Bylaw 12.1.1.1.2.1
Institutions are responsible for sharing information and reporting discrepancies.
Bylaw 12.1.1.1.2.2
Slide No. 16
Appeals of Amateurism Certification Decisions –
Penalties
If the decision involves a penalty (per Bylaw 12):
The decision may be appealed to: NCAA student-athlete reinstatement staff.
If denied, the decision may be appealed to: NCAA Division II Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement.
Request for Reinstatement Appeal Form may be found at: www.ncaa.org ► Legislation and Governance ► Compliance ► Student-Athlete Reinstatement
Slide No. 17
Appeals of Amateurism Certification Decisions – Seasons of Competition
If the decision involves using season(s) of competition (per Bylaw 14.2.4.2):
The decision may be appealed to: The NCAA Administrative Review Subcommittee (ARS) staff.
If denied, the decision may be appealed to: NCAA Division II Committee for Legislative Relief.
ARS Waiver Application may be found at: www.ncaa.org ► Legislation and Governance ► Eligibility and Recruiting ► ►Administrative Review Subcommittee (ARS) Waivers
Slide No. 18
Amateurism
Amateurism General Principles
The Principle of Amateurism
Student-athletes shall be amateurs. Their participation should be motivated primarily by
education. Student participation in intercollegiate athletics is
an avocation.
Constitution 2.9
Slide No. 20
Amateurism General Principles
Clear Line of Demarcation Athletics programs are designed to be an integral part of the
campus educational program. The student-athlete is considered an integral part of the
student body.Bylaw 12.01.2
Eligibility for Intercollegiate Athletics Only an amateur student-athlete is eligible for intercollegiate
athletics participation. Bylaw 12.01.1
Slide No. 21
Division II Amateurism – History
Division II Amateurism Project Team
Examined issues of amateurism and competitive equity.
Reasons:
Competitive imbalance.
Challenges in determining whether certain prospects were “amateur” or “professional.”
Slide No. 22
Division II Amateurism – History
Division II Amateurism Project Team
Conclusions: Division II membership should consider deregulation of amateurism rules affecting pre-enrollment activities and a seasons-of-competition rule.
New legislation changed the focus away from classification and towards competitive experience.
Slide No. 23
Pre-enrollmentGeneral Principles
PERMISSIBLE
Salary; Prize money; Contract with a professional team; Professional draft; Competition with professionals; Expenses from a professional team; Tryouts; and Educational expenses.
Slide No. 24
Pre-enrollmentGeneral Principles
NOT PERMISSIBLE
Benefits from agents; and Agreements (oral or written) with agents.
Bylaw 12.3.1
Slide No. 25
Organized Competition or Training
Individual does not enroll as a full-time student in the term immediately after his or her class normally graduates from high school.
Individual uses a season(s) of competition when he or she participates in activities listed in Bylaw 14.2.4.2.3.
Bylaw 14.2.4.2
Individual must also serve a year of residency at a member institution.
Bylaw 14.2.4.2.2
Slide No. 26
Organized Competition or Training
Normal high school graduation date is determined based on the last class of which the prospect was a member.
If the prospect repeats a year in high school, he or she becomes a member of that class.
If the prospect graduates early and participates in organized competition or training, the prospect triggers the use of a season(s) of competition.
Expected Date of Graduation
Slide No. 27
Organized Competition or Training
Traditional Date of Graduation (e.g., May, June)
______________________l______________________l____________________l Spring 2007 Summer 2007 Fall 2007High School Grace Period First OpportunityGraduation to Enroll
Nontraditional Date of Graduation (e.g., November, December)
______________________l_________l_________________________________l November 2007 December 2007 Winter/Spring 2008High School Grace Period First OpportunityGraduation to Enroll
Next Opportunity to Enroll
Slide No. 28
Organized Competition or Training
Any competition or training with a professional team.
Any practice with a professional team (excluding a tryout).
Any competition or training with a team in which compensation is provided to any of the participants (includes actual and necessary expenses).
Activities Constituting Use of Season
Slide No. 29
Organized Competition or Training
Any individual competition or training in which compensation is provided to any of the participants.
Any competition:
After signing a contract; After involvement in professional draft; Funded by a professional sports organization; or Funded by a booster and not an “open” event.
Activities Constituting Use of Season
Slide No. 30
Modification of Wording Proposal
Intent: To clarify that for purposes of applying the organized
competition rule, an individual shall use a season of competition if he or she participates in any individual competition or training in which any of the participants receive compensation.
Effective Date: Immediate.
Bylaw 14.2.4.2.3
Slide No. 31
Organized Competition or Training
When did the prospect graduate from high school? (Note: Is this the normal date for his or her class?)
When did the prospect first enroll full time in any collegiate institution?
Was there a delay in initial full-time collegiate enrollment?
Did the prospect participate in an activity that triggered the use of a season(s) of competition in the sport during the delay?
Questions to Ask
Slide No. 32
Organized Competition or Training
For individuals who delay collegiate enrollment and engage in organized competition, assume they have triggered the use of a season(s) of competition unless he or she can demonstrate otherwise.
Burden is on institution and the individual to demonstrate that the prospect did not use a season(s) of competition.
Assumptions and Burdens
Slide No. 33
Organized Competition or Training
Once the rule is triggered for a particular sport, the prospect must fulfill an academic year in residence at any member institution before being eligible to compete in that sport at a Division II institution.
Bylaw 14.2.4.2.2
Academic Year in Residence
Slide No. 34
Case Study – Felipe
Felipe is a soccer prospect and graduated from high school in November 2007.
He participated in three soccer games in December 2007.
The amateur club team provided transportation to some of the athletes to attend the games.
Felipe wants to enroll at Carioca University, a Division II institution, in fall 2008.
Did Felipe use any seasons of competition per Bylaw 14.2.4.2?Slide No. 35
Case Study – Felipe – Analysis
When did Felipe graduate from high school? November 2007.
When is Felipe first enrolling as a full-time student in any collegiate institution? Fall 2008.
Was there a delay in collegiate enrollment? Yes.
Did Felipe participate in organized competition in soccer during the delay? Yes, but …
Slide No. 36
Case Study – Felipe – Answer
Since Felipe only participated in organized competition during the grace period, he did not trigger the use of a season of competition.
Per Bylaw 14.2.4.2, all prospects receive a “grace period” between high school graduation and the first opportunity for full-time enrollment at a collegiate institution.
Slide No. 37
Case Study – Jacques
Jacques graduated from high school in May 2006.
He played on a basketball team June 2006 through April 2008.
Jacques received meals and lodging from the team.
He wants to enroll full time at Euro College (Division II) in fall 2008.
Jacques has never previously attended any college.
Did Jacques trigger the use of seasons of competition per Bylaw 14.2.4.2?
Slide No. 38
Case Study – Jacques – Analysis
When did Jacques graduate from high school? May 2006.
When is Jacques first enrolling as a full-time student in any collegiate institution? Fall 2008.
Was there a delay in collegiate enrollment? Yes.
Did Jacques participate in organized competition in basketball during the delay? Yes.
Slide No. 39
Case Study – Jacques – Answer
How many seasons of competition did Jacques use by participating on this basketball team? Two (2006-07 and 2007-08 academic years).
Is Jacques required to sit out his first year at Euro College? Yes.
Slide No. 40
Case Study – Nicole
Nicole graduated from high school in June 2007.
During fall 2007, Nicole participated in tennis events.
Nicole did not receive expenses, but other individuals in the same events did.
Nicole entered Kangaroo University (Division II) as a full-time student in spring 2008.
Nicole wants to walk on the team in spring 2009.
Has Nicole used any seasons of competition per Bylaw 14.2.4.2?
Slide No. 41
Case Study – Nicole – Analysis
When did Nicole graduate from high school? June 2007.
When did Nicole first enroll as a full-time student in any collegiate institution? Spring 2008.
Was there a delay in collegiate enrollment? Yes.
Did Nicole participate in organized competition in tennis during the delay? Yes.
Slide No. 42
Case Study – Nicole – Answer
Did the activities constitute the use of a season of competition? Yes. Nicole participated in tennis competition in which
some of the participants received compensation.
How many seasons should be charged against Nicole’s four-season limit? One.
Will Nicole be eligible to compete in spring 2009? Yes. She will have fulfilled a year in residence at
Kangaroo University (spring and fall 2008).
Slide No. 43
Post-enrollmentGeneral Principles
An individual loses amateur status and shall not be eligible for intercollegiate competition in a particular sport if the individual, AFTER initial full-time collegiate enrollment:
Bylaw 12.1.2
Uses his or her athletics skill (directly or indirectly) for pay in any form in that sport;
Accepts a promise of pay;
Signs a contract or commitment of any kind to play professional athletics;
Slide No. 44
Post-enrollmentGeneral Principles
Receives, directly or indirectly, a salary;
Competes on any professional athletics team (see Bylaw 12.02.4);
Enters into a professional draft and jeopardizes amateur status by agreeing with agent, signing a contract; or
Enters into an agreement with an agent or receives benefits from an agent.
Slide No. 45
Resources
Google.
Web site (Agents, Gambling and Amateurism/ Membership Services).
Amateurism Certification Process Team.
NCAA Guide to International Academic Standards for Athletics Eligibility.
Slide No. 46
Questions??
Slide No. 47