A NOTE FROM THE SPC COMPLIANCE OFFICE

Saint Paul�s College wishes to thank those who support SPC Athletics. Your assistance will continue to be solicited and, as always, greatly appreciated.

"REPRESENTATIVE OF ATHLETIC INTERESTS" is a term given by the NCAA to members of athletic support groups. The NCAA holds its institutions responsible for the education and orientation of these organizations, a process called INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL. In the NCAA the worst violation you can have is LACK of "institutional control." The following in brief are the rules and regulations as they relate to representatives of athletics interest. Please read carefully because the NCAA will not accept ignorance of the rules as an excuse. SO BE A KNOWLEDGEABLE BOOSTER and KNOW THE RULES.

Thanks�the Saint Paul�s College Compliance Office

6.4.2 Representatives of Athletics Interests. An institution�s �responsibility�� for the conduct of its

intercollegiate athletics program shall include responsibility for the acts of individuals when a member of the institution�s executive or athletics administration has knowledge or should have knowledge that such an individual:

(a) Has participated in or is a member of an agency or organization, including corporate entities (e.g., apparel and equipment companies), as described in Constitution 6.4.1; (Revised: 1/14/02)

(b) Has made financial contributions to the athletics department or to an athletics booster organization of that institution;

(c) Has been requested by the athletics department staff to assist in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes or is assisting in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes;

(d) Has assisted or is assisting in providing benefits to enrolled student-athletes; or

6.4.2.1 Agreement to Provide Benefit or Privilege. Any agreement between an institution (or any organization that promotes, assists or augments in any way the athletics interests of the member institution, including those identified per Constitution 6.4.1) and an individual who, for any consideration, is or may be entitled under the terms of the agreement to any benefit or privilege relating to the institution�s athletics program, shall contain a specific clause providing that any such benefit or privilege may be withheld if the individual has engaged in conduct that is determined to be a violation of NCAA legislation. The clause shall provide for the withholding of the benefit or privilege from a party to the agreement and any other person who may be entitled to a benefit or privilege under the terms of the agreement. (Adopted: 1/10/95)

6.4.2.2 Retention of Identity as �Representative.� Any individual participating in the activities set forth in Constitution 6.4.2 shall be considered a �representative of the institution�s athletics interests,�� and once so identified as a representative, it is presumed the person retains that identity.

13.01.5 Recruiting by Representatives of Athletics Interests. Representatives of an institution�s athletics interests (as defined in Bylaw 13.02.10) are prohibited from making in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts or telephone calls with a prospect or the prospect�s relatives or legal guardians. On-campus contact is permitted, as are written communications. Recruiting contacts by representatives during a prospect�s official visit are confined to campus and may not extend to the 30-mile radius permitted institutional staff members (see also Bylaw 13.1.3.5.2). (Revised: 1/11/00 effective 8/1/00)

13.02.10 Representative of Athletics Interests. A �representative of the institution�s athletics interests� is an individual who is known (or who should have been known) by a member of the institution�s executive or athletics administration to:

(a) Have participated in or to be a member of an agency or organization, including corporate entities (e.g., apparel and equipment companies), promoting the institution�s intercollegiate athletics program; (Revised: 1/14/02)

(b) Have made financial contributions to the athletics department or to an athletics booster organization of that institution;

(c) Be assisting or to have been requested (by the athletics department staff) to assist in the recruitment of prospects;

(d) Be assisting or to have assisted in providing benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their families; or

(e) Have been involved otherwise in promoting the institution�s athletics program.

13.02.10.1 Representative of Athletics Interest. Once an individual is identified as such a representative, the person retains that identity indefinitely.

13.1.2.1 Authorized Staff Members. All in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts with a prospect or the prospect�s relatives or legal guardian(s) shall be made only by authorized athletics department staff members. Such off-campus contact by representatives of an institution�s athletics interests is prohibited.

13.2.1 General Regulation. An institution�s staff member or any representative of its athletics interests shall not be involved, directly or indirectly, in making arrangements for or giving or offering to give any financial aid or other benefits to the prospect or the prospect�s relatives or friends, other than expressly permitted by NCAA regulations. This prohibition shall apply regardless of whether similar financial aid, benefits or arrangements are available to prospective students in general, their relatives or friends. For violations of this bylaw in which the value of the offer or inducement is $50 or less, the eligibility of the individual (i.e., prospective or enrolled student-athlete) shall not be affected conditioned on the individual repaying the value of the benefit to a charity of his or her choice. The individual, however, shall remain ineligible from the time the institution has knowledge of the receipt of the impermissible benefit until the individual repays the benefit. Violations of this bylaw remain institutional violations per Constitution

2.8.1, and documentation of the individual�s repayment shall be forwarded to the enforcement staff. (Revised: 1/13/98)

13.2.2 Specific Prohibitions. Specifically prohibited financial aid, benefits and arrangements include, but are not limited to, the following:

(i) Use of an institution�s athletics equipment (e.g., for a high-school all-star game); or

(j) Sponsorship of or arrangement for an awards banquet for high-school, preparatory school or two-year college athletes by an institution, representatives of its athletics interests, or its alumni groups or booster clubs.

13.2.2.1 Eligibility Ramifications�Restitution for Receipt of Improper Benefits. For violations of Bylaw 13.2.2 in which the value of the offer or inducement is $50 or less, the eligibility of the individual (i.e., prospective or enrolled student-athlete) shall not be affected conditioned on the individual repaying the value of the benefit to a charity of his or her choice. The individual, however, shall remain ineligible from the time the institution has knowledge of the receipt of the impermissible benefit until the individual repays the benefit. Violations of this bylaw remain institutional violations per Constitution 2.8.1, and documentation of the individual�s repayment shall be forwarded to the enforcement staff. (Adopted: 1/13/98)

1. Give financially to the institution's athletic program as long as the gift is to the general program and not to a specific sport or individual.

2. Help with providing employment to signed athletes as long as the pay scale is going rate for all employees.

3. Accept phone calls from a prospect for general information. Questions involving athletics must be referred to the athletic department.

19.5.2.6 Disassociation of Representatives of Athletics Interests. The disassociation of relations with a representative of an institution�s athletics interests may be imposed on a permanent basis, for the duration of the applicable probationary period or for another specified period of time. When an institution is required to show cause why a representative of the institution�s athletics interests should not be disassociated from its athletics program, such disassociation shall require that the institution:

(a) Refrain from accepting any assistance from the individual that would aid in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes or the support of enrolled student-athletes;

(b) Not accept financial assistance for the institution�s athletics program from the individual;

(c) Ensure that no athletics benefit or privilege be provided to the individual that is not generally available to the public at large; and

(d) Take such other actions against the individual that the institution determines to be within its authority to eliminate the involvement of the individual in the institution�s athletics program.

Saint Paul�s College
Department of Athletics
115 College Drive
Lawrenceville, VA 23868
Office Phone: (434) 848-1870
Office Fax: (434) 848-1845

Saint Paul�s College Guide for Representatives of Athletics Interests

Saint Paul�s College
Guide for Representatives of Athletics Interests