Indiana University Athletics
Compliance Question Of The Week
Compliance Question Of The Week
Question: Can an IU coach take a parent of a prospect who is on-campus for his/her official visit to an athletics event (football or basketball game) if the prospect is not going to go to the game?
Answer: According to Jen Heppel at the Big Ten Conference Office, this would be permissible because the legislation does not state that the prospect needs to be present at the game for the guests to enter. For unofficial visits, we will still require that the guests come with the prospect to avoid monitoring problems (on official visits, the coaching staff is at least aware that the prospect is indeed on campus making his or her official visit).
Question: Can an IU coach take a parent of a prospect who is on-campus for his/her official visit to an athletics event (football or basketball game) if the prospect is not going to go to the game?
Answer: According to Jen Heppel at the Big Ten Conference Office, this would be permissible because the legislation does not state that the prospect needs to be present at the game for the guests to enter. For unofficial visits, we will still require that the guests come with the prospect to avoid monitoring problems (on official visits, the coaching staff is at least aware that the prospect is indeed on campus making his or her official visit).
Interpretation:
For a student-athlete who enrolled in a non-NCAA collegiate institution before August 1, 2002, an institution may evaluate his or her amateur status using either the definition of a professional athletics team in effect before August 1, 2002, or the definition in effect on or after August 1, 2002, whichever definition is most beneficial to the student-athlete. [Reference: NCAA Bylaw 12.02.4 (professional athletics team)]