Coach’s MeetingOctober 2012

Agenda

0 Core Course Update0 2011-2012 NLI Summary 0 NLI Reminders0 Financial Aid Refresher0 Question & Answer0 Skill –related instruction

Core Course Change

0 10 out of the 16 necessary core courses must be complete during the 1st 6 semesters

0 7 out of the 10 core courses during the 1st 6 semesters must be English, Math, and Science courses

0 These courses must be used in academic certification (the courses cannot be retaken senior year)

• A PSA who is granted a complete release may not sign another NLI during the same signing year.

• The PSA must sign the NLI and athletics aid agreement within 14 days of issuance; otherwise the NLI is invalid.

• Cosigner’s who are not parents or legal guardians must be approved by the NLI office.

NLI Reminders

• Every space and box must be filled in and/or checked.

• Make sure date and time are correct.

• Can be emailed, mailed, or faxed back.

• NLI’s must be approved by Compliance prior to any public comments.

• May not comment on verbal commitments!

NLI Reminders

• Before becoming a counter, a PSA may release the institution of the NLI obligation if they are receiving aid unrelated to athletics that is of equal or greater value than the NLI.

• The aid may be awarded to another student-athlete as long as the team limit has not been reached.

• Different from a S/A voluntarily quitting the team- aid can only be given the following semester.

NLI Reminders

NLI – Unofficial Signings

Any fake NLI documents must be sent from the compliance office.

Financial Aid Refresher

• Athletics awards are granted for a period of one academic year.– Exceptions:

• Midyear Enrollment• Final Semester• One Time Exception• Eligibility Exhausted

• May be increased for any reason at any time.• Can be reduced/canceled if:

– Ineligible– Serious Misconduct– Withdraws voluntarily– Fraud

QuestionDuring the recruiting process, can

you offer aid for one year to a PSA for future years? For example, can you

promise them aid for their junior/senior year and not their

freshman/sophomore year?

Offer of financial assistance in future years: Determined that the provisions of Constitution 3-

4-(d) would not preclude a member institution from promising a prospective student-athlete

financial assistance for the academic year after initial enrollment (i.e., the student-athlete self-

finances the first academic year and is guaranteed a scholarship the next academic

year), so long as the offer of aid is signed by the appropriate financial aid authorities and is not in

excess of one year

Answer

QuestionThe head women's golf coach at Ocean State

University (OSU) attended a local high school's  "Senior Day" event involving Club House, a prospective student athlete.  The

OSU coach participated in a public announcement of Club's signing a national

letter of intent with OSU.  Is this permissible?

No. NCAA Bylaw 13.10.9.3 states that press conferences to announce a signing may be arranged independently by the prospective student-athlete (or the prospective student-

athlete's family), provided there is no arrangement or involvement whatsoever by the

institution or representatives of its athletics interests.

Answer

Skill-related instruction

0 17.1.6.2 – Sports other than Football0 Beginning of school – 1 week prior to finals0 In your declared “Outside the Playing Season”0 8 hours a week – 2 hours of skill instruction

0 FCS Football0 Between last contest and summer conditioning =

0 Weights, conditioning, & game film0 8 hours total – 2 hours of game film

0MAY NOT BE PUBLICIZED or CONDUCTED IN VIEW OF A GENERAL PUBLIC AUDIENCE!

Skill-related instruction

0 17.1.6.2.2 – Sports Other Than Baseball and Football0 Skill instruction –

0 Beginning of school to September 15th = only 4 student-athletes 0 April 15th to the end of the semester = only 4 student-athletes0 September 15th – April 15th – more than 4 student-athletes

0 Baseball – 0 September 15th – one week prior to finals = more than 4

student-athletes0 January 15th- April 15th = more than 4 student-athletes

Skill-related instruction

0 A PSA and individuals accompanying them may view skill-related instruction during an official or unofficial visit.0 Provided it is not publicized or held in view of the

general public.0 You may not invite boosters or high school coaches to

watch skill related instruction.0 A member of the general public can walk into a facility

where a team is involved in skill-related instruction.0 No arranging skill-instruction FOR the public.

Conditioning Activities

0 Permissible Conditioning Activities (Ed Col 10/10/12)0 Simulation of game activities provided no offensive or

defensive alignments are set up and no equipment related to the sport is used;

0 Weight training;0 Running/Sprints;0 Agility/Plyometric drills0 Tug-of-war0 Resistance sprints0 Sledgehammer training

Conditioning Activities

0 Impermissible Conditioning Drills0 Wrestling0 Mixed Martial Arts0 Boxing0 Blocking/Tackling/Checking Drills

0Use of football sleds to develop blocking, tackling, checking or other contact techniques

0 Offensive or defensive alignments