Indiana University Athletics
Compliance Question Of The Week
Compliance Question Of The Week
Question:
What can we do to better "know" our current student-athletes in terms of their psychological proclivities? What about our recruits?
Answer:
What you do with your student-athletes is entirely up to you...within the rules of course....playing & practice season and extra benefits especially. Plus you should bear in mind the laws and regulations of the USA, State of Indiana, Indiana University, Big Ten and decency, physics and diminishing returns. But administering your current team a personality questionnaire, or psych test or any such work is permissible, assuming a professional is involved or at hand (like a medical / psychological one).
The rules do not allow for psychological testing of your prospects, at least not without it being part of a medical exam in the presence of a medical doctor. See the interp below for more information. Also:
1. Administering any kind of "test" or psychological profile to a "minor" usually requires parental permission - I would guess that it does.
2. The compliance office does not permit the use of personality tests being used at camp unless the camp curriculum and duration reflects this as part of the normal camp process. Again, parental consent is needed on the camp paperwork.
3. The NCAA has the following interp to rely on:
Staff Interpretation
Psychological test administered during campus visit
Date Published: January 26, 1990
Interpretation:
Psychological Test Administered During Campus Visit: Reviewed Bylaws 13.11.2.5 (medical examination) and determined that a psychological test for prospective student-athletes may be administered only in conjunction with a medical examination during the prospect's unofficial or official campus visit.
Question:
What can we do to better "know" our current student-athletes in terms of their psychological proclivities? What about our recruits?
Answer:
What you do with your student-athletes is entirely up to you...within the rules of course....playing & practice season and extra benefits especially. Plus you should bear in mind the laws and regulations of the USA, State of Indiana, Indiana University, Big Ten and decency, physics and diminishing returns. But administering your current team a personality questionnaire, or psych test or any such work is permissible, assuming a professional is involved or at hand (like a medical / psychological one).
The rules do not allow for psychological testing of your prospects, at least not without it being part of a medical exam in the presence of a medical doctor. See the interp below for more information. Also:
1. Administering any kind of "test" or psychological profile to a "minor" usually requires parental permission - I would guess that it does.
2. The compliance office does not permit the use of personality tests being used at camp unless the camp curriculum and duration reflects this as part of the normal camp process. Again, parental consent is needed on the camp paperwork.
3. The NCAA has the following interp to rely on:
Staff Interpretation
Psychological test administered during campus visit
Date Published: January 26, 1990
Interpretation:
Psychological Test Administered During Campus Visit: Reviewed Bylaws 13.11.2.5 (medical examination) and determined that a psychological test for prospective student-athletes may be administered only in conjunction with a medical examination during the prospect's unofficial or official campus visit.