Indiana University Athletics
Compliance Question Of The Week
Compliance Question Of The Week
Question:
Once my incoming student-athletes are certified as academic final qualifiers they are finished with the Eligibility Center and are cleared for practice and competition, right?
Answer:
No. Once an incoming student-athlete is certified as an academic qualifier, he or she may practice (after pre-season or fall school begins) temporarily while waiting for amateurism certification (recruited SAs get a 14-day grace period while non-recruited SAs get 45 days). To continue practicing beyond that time, and to be cleared for competition a SA must be a qualifier AND a certified amateur. These are two distinct processes at the Eligibility Center. In order for a PSA to be certified as an amateur he or she must:
1. Register with the Eligibility Center (www.eligibilitycenter.org)
2. Truthfully answer the amateurism questions during the registration process.
3. Request final amateurism certification (after Nov. 1st for Spring enrollees and after April 1st for Fall enrollees; so now is good).
a. I've attached instructions on how to do this, and please note that it takes less than a minute.
4. Monitor the email address used to register for possible correspondence from the amateurism processing staff.
a. This email address will be used if there are additional questions like, "Please provide a copy of your agreement with your semi- professional team." If the student does not respond to these questions within 1-2 weeks they will automatically be deemed "Non-Certified due to lack of response."
Steps 3 & 4 are widely ignored or forgotten, but remain critical towards your incomer's eligibility for competition. Also, please be aware that NO-ONE gets to do ARA or receive any workout gear until he/she has been "processed" by compliance (rules ed, paperwork, clearance, etc.) and been cleared by the Athletic Training/Medical staff.
Question:
Once my incoming student-athletes are certified as academic final qualifiers they are finished with the Eligibility Center and are cleared for practice and competition, right?
Answer:
No. Once an incoming student-athlete is certified as an academic qualifier, he or she may practice (after pre-season or fall school begins) temporarily while waiting for amateurism certification (recruited SAs get a 14-day grace period while non-recruited SAs get 45 days). To continue practicing beyond that time, and to be cleared for competition a SA must be a qualifier AND a certified amateur. These are two distinct processes at the Eligibility Center. In order for a PSA to be certified as an amateur he or she must:
1. Register with the Eligibility Center (www.eligibilitycenter.org)
2. Truthfully answer the amateurism questions during the registration process.
3. Request final amateurism certification (after Nov. 1st for Spring enrollees and after April 1st for Fall enrollees; so now is good).
a. I've attached instructions on how to do this, and please note that it takes less than a minute.
4. Monitor the email address used to register for possible correspondence from the amateurism processing staff.
a. This email address will be used if there are additional questions like, "Please provide a copy of your agreement with your semi- professional team." If the student does not respond to these questions within 1-2 weeks they will automatically be deemed "Non-Certified due to lack of response."
Steps 3 & 4 are widely ignored or forgotten, but remain critical towards your incomer's eligibility for competition. Also, please be aware that NO-ONE gets to do ARA or receive any workout gear until he/she has been "processed" by compliance (rules ed, paperwork, clearance, etc.) and been cleared by the Athletic Training/Medical staff.