Indiana University Athletics
Compliance Question Of The Week
Compliance Question Of The Week
Questions: Equipment vs. Apparel
Part One: Which of the following items are considered to be equipment?
Part Two: Can a coach give a student-athlete an old, used piece of equipment free of charge?
Answers:
Part one: [NCAA Bylaw 12.5.5 ]
Questions: Equipment vs. Apparel
Part One: Which of the following items are considered to be equipment?
- running shoes
- knee pads
- swim towels
- batting gloves
- golf bags
Part Two: Can a coach give a student-athlete an old, used piece of equipment free of charge?
Answers:
Part one: [NCAA Bylaw 12.5.5 ]
- running shoes - Equipment
- knee pads - Equipment
- swim towels - Not Equipment (apparel)
- batting gloves - Equipment
- golf bags - Equipment
It is not permissible to provide such equipment to a student-athlete free of charge even if the institution receives such equipment at no cost.