Indiana University Athletics
Compliance Question Of The Week
Compliance Question Of The Week
Question:
A prospect-aged athlete is contacted by a professional team in the prospect's home town (not located in the U.S.). The coach would like the prospect to tryout for the professional team (the team is made up of both professional and amateur players). She makes the team, but wants to remain amateur according to the rules of her national governing body so she does not get paid to play. Does this affect her amateur status according to the NCAA rules?
Answer:
Yes, this does affect her amateur status. An individual loses amateur status and thus shall not be eligible for intercollegiate competition in a particular sport if the individual competes on any professional team and knows (or had reason to know) that the team is a professional athletics team (per Bylaw 12.02.4), even if no pay or remuneration for expenses was received. [Bylaw 12.1.1-(e)]
Question:
A prospect-aged athlete is contacted by a professional team in the prospect's home town (not located in the U.S.). The coach would like the prospect to tryout for the professional team (the team is made up of both professional and amateur players). She makes the team, but wants to remain amateur according to the rules of her national governing body so she does not get paid to play. Does this affect her amateur status according to the NCAA rules?
Answer:
Yes, this does affect her amateur status. An individual loses amateur status and thus shall not be eligible for intercollegiate competition in a particular sport if the individual competes on any professional team and knows (or had reason to know) that the team is a professional athletics team (per Bylaw 12.02.4), even if no pay or remuneration for expenses was received. [Bylaw 12.1.1-(e)]