Mike Cunningham
11-30-2009, 05:45 PM
Rall E. Scoring is a volleyball student-athlete at Ocean State University. Rall’s team was required to stay in the locale of the institution over the Thanksgiving holiday to prepare for the NCAA Tournament. Some of the coaches and student-athletes decided to take advantage of the Black Friday sales, so Rall went with them. Rall found the perfect gift for her mom, but she did not have enough money because she forgot her check book in her dorm room. Rall’s coach lent her the money she needed to get the gift, and Rall paid the coach back the next day.
Is this a violation?
Yes. NCAA Bylaw 16.11.2.3 states that an institutional employee or representative of the institution's athletics interests may not provide a student-athlete with extra benefits or services, including, but not limited to:
(a) A loan of money;
(b) A guarantee of bond;
(c) An automobile or the use of an automobile;
(d) Transportation (e.g., a ride home with a coach), except as permitted in 16.9.1 (javascript:document.bylawSelect1164711891.submit( );)-(e), even if the student-athlete reimburses the institution or the staff member for the appropriate amount of the gas or expense; or
(e) Signing or cosigning a note with an outside agency to arrange a loan.
NCAA Bylaw 16.02.3- An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution's athletics interests to provide a student-athlete or the student-athlete's relative or friend a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation. Receipt of a benefit by student-athletes or their relatives or friends is not a violation of NCAA legislation if it is demonstrated that the same benefit is generally available to the institution's students or their relatives or friends or to a particular segment of the student body (e.g., international students, minority students) determined on a basis unrelated to athletics ability. (Revised: 1/10/91)
**Thanks again to the TROY and Big East Compliance Teams.
Is this a violation?
Yes. NCAA Bylaw 16.11.2.3 states that an institutional employee or representative of the institution's athletics interests may not provide a student-athlete with extra benefits or services, including, but not limited to:
(a) A loan of money;
(b) A guarantee of bond;
(c) An automobile or the use of an automobile;
(d) Transportation (e.g., a ride home with a coach), except as permitted in 16.9.1 (javascript:document.bylawSelect1164711891.submit( );)-(e), even if the student-athlete reimburses the institution or the staff member for the appropriate amount of the gas or expense; or
(e) Signing or cosigning a note with an outside agency to arrange a loan.
NCAA Bylaw 16.02.3- An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution's athletics interests to provide a student-athlete or the student-athlete's relative or friend a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation. Receipt of a benefit by student-athletes or their relatives or friends is not a violation of NCAA legislation if it is demonstrated that the same benefit is generally available to the institution's students or their relatives or friends or to a particular segment of the student body (e.g., international students, minority students) determined on a basis unrelated to athletics ability. (Revised: 1/10/91)
**Thanks again to the TROY and Big East Compliance Teams.