Division II Post-Enrollment Amateurism Issues

1
Division II Post-Enrollment Amateurism Issues

• Chance Miller and
• Leslie Schuemann

2
Outline

• Sports Wagering.
• Educational Material.
• Agent Issues.
• Amateurism Issues.
• Promotional Activities.
• Media Activities.
• Questions.

3
Sports Wagering

• Staff members of a conference, institution and
  SAs shall not knowingly
• Provide information to individuals involved in
  organized gambling activities concerning
  intercollegiate competition and
• Solicit a bet on any intercollegiate team

4
Sports Wagering(continued)

• Accept a bet on any team representing the
  institution
• Solicit or accept a bet on any intercollegiate
  competition for any item (e.g., cash, shirt,
  dinner) that has a tangible value or
• Participate in any gambling activity that
  involves intercollegiate athletics or
  professional athletics, through a bookmaker,
  parlay card or any other method employed by
  organized gambling.

5
Keep in Mind

• NO sports pools, including March Madness
  bracket.
• Contests that award a prize and require a fee to
  participate.
• NO Internet gambling on sporting events.
• NO fantasy leagues that award a prize and require
  a fee to participate.

6
Keep in Mind

• NO sports wagering using 800 numbers.
• NO exchange of information about your team with
• ANYONE who gambles.
• In other words, no information about injuries,
  new plays, team morale, discipline problems or
  anything else.

7
Sports Wagering Sanctions

• Minimum one-year suspension from collegiate
  participation if student-athlete (SA) solicits or
  accepts a bet or participates in any gambling
  activity (college or professional) through a
  bookie, parlay card or other method of organized
  gambling.
• If SA accepts or places a bet on any team at his
  or her school, he or she will be declared
  PERMANENTLY INELIGIBLE.
  
• NCAA Bylaw 10.3.2
  

8
Sports Wagering Case Precedent

• Graduate assistant trainer has been betting on
  college and professional football games with a
  bookie.
• Basketball head coach resigned after
  participating in fantasy leagues that ranged from
  100 to 300.
• 28 mens baseball SAs withheld from competition
  after participating in March Madness tournament
  pool.
• Golf coach made SAs gamble on practice rounds.

9
Fantasy Sports Case Precedent

• The NCAA Division II Committee on Infractions
  issued a violation of Bylaw 10.3 because of
  dealings with fantasy sports leagues.
• The head coach owned and operated a fantasy
  football league enterprise and employed SAs.
• The fantasy football league awarded prizes over
  100,000.

10
Educational Materials

• www.Dontbetonit.org.
• Mens and womens basketball video.
• Don't Bet On It posters.
• AGA Newsletter.
• Sports Wagering Tool Kit.
• Sports Wagering Brochure.

11
www.dontbetonit.org
12
Proactive Educational Initiatives

• Presentations with law enforcement 
• Invite Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  agents to campus to speak about the dangers of
  sports wagering.
• Sports wagering is often tied to organized crime.

13
Proactive Educational Initiatives

• Michael Franzese 
• Former organized crime leader, Michael Franzese,
  speaks to SAs about the dangers and pitfalls of
  all types of organized gambling. 

14
Agent Issues
15
Agent Issues/Update

• Update on recent cases in the media.
• Proliferation of third parties and brand
  managers.
• Financial advisors role in recruiting.
• Party promoters.
• Agents using friends from other institutions to
  recruit SAs.
• Contact through social networking sites.

16
How are Division II Student-Athletes Effected?

• Agents are recruiting Division II SAs for
  international sports.
• Agents are setting up tryouts and competitions
  with professional teams in soccer, basketball,
  tennis, track and field, and volleyball.

17
How are Division II Student-Athletes Effected?

• Agents are using Division II SAs to help recruit.
• If a Division II SA grew up with and is a friend
  of a high-profile SA, the agent will use them to
  recruit.

18
Amateurism Issues
19
Amateurism Issues

• Party promotions.
• Local party promoters and club owners using SAs
  to promote events.
• Training testimonials/pictures.
• Local trainers are using SAs to promote their
  facilities.
• Bylaw 12.5

20
Amateurism Issues

• Outside competition.
• SAs are participating on professional teams
  (e.g., private track and field clubs).
• Prize money.
• Open tournaments and meets offer prize money and
  gifts.
• Tryouts.
• Tryouts are being set up for SAs overseas by
  agents.
• Bylaws 12.2, 12.1.2.1.5

21
Promotional Activities
22
Promotional Activities

• Bylaw 12.5.1.1
• Written approval to participate.
• Does not include co-sponsorship, advertisement or
  promotion by commercial agency.
• No missed class.
• Proceeds go directly to the permissible entity.
• SA may accept actual and necessary expenses from
  institution, conference or agency.

23
Promotional Activities

• Bylaw 12.5.1.1
• SAs name, picture or appearance not used to
  promote commercial ventures.
• Commercial items with SA name or picture sold
  only by specific entities.
• Signed statement ensuring SAs name, image and
  appearance is used per legislation.

24
Promotional Activities Case Study

• SA has been asked to autograph his high school
  football jersey by his former high school to be
  used for an athletics fundraiser.
• Is this permissible?

25
Promotional Activities-Case Study

• It is permissible for the SA to sign items
  provided by his high school for purposes of
  athletics or nonathletics fundraising provided
• Request initiated by the high school
• SAs institution or representative of athletics
  interest not involved in providing items to the
  high school.
• Staff Action
  November 10, 2009

26
Promotional Activities-Case Study

• A member institution has been asked to contribute
  to a fundraiser for a local resident that needs
  assistance with his medical costs.
• The local resident has three prospect aged
  children.
• Is it permissible for the institution to make
  this donation?

27
Promotional Activities-Case Study

• It is permissible provided
• No benefits provided directly to prospective
  student-athletes (PSA)
• Institution not recruiting PSAs in immediate
  family
• Donations only to bona fide trust fund and
• Recipient resides in institutions state or
  within 100-mile radius.
• Staff Interpretation
  November 12, 2003

28
Promotional Activities

• Bylaw 12.5.1.1.2
• Promote fundraising activities at commercial
  locations provided
• Commercial establishment is not co-sponsor
• SA does not promote sale of commercial product.
• Commercial establishment becomes co-sponsor if
• Advertises presence of SA
• Indirectly or directly promotes activity.

29
Promotional Activities-Case Study

• A local restaurant is hosting a birthday bash to
  celebrate a football SA's birthday.
• The restaurant has created flyers with the SAs
  name and picture promoting the party.
• The SA is very excited about the party and is
  inviting all his friends.
• Is this permissible?

30
Promotional Activities-Case Study

• This would be an impermissible use of the name
  and picture of the SA to promote a commercial
  entity.

31
Promotional Activities

• What about advertisements and flyers promoting
  the institution?
• Do they include an SA's name, picture or
  likeness?
• Bylaw 12.5.1
• What is the purpose of the advertisement or
  flyer?

32
Media Activities
33
Media Activities

• Bylaw 12.5.3
• SA may participate in media activities when
  participation is related to athletics provided
• SA is academically eligible at the time of
  participation
• SA does not receive any pay, and
• SA does not endorse commercial product or
  service.
• Institution or sponsoring entity may provide
  actual and necessary expenses.

34
Media Activities-Case Study

• A current SA has been approached to participate
  in a commercial film about soccer.
• Can a current SA appear in a commercial film
  without jeopardizing eligibility?

35
Media Activities-Case Study

• The SA may participate in a commercial film in
  the sport of soccer if he meets the legislation
  in Bylaw 12.5.3.
• Staff Action January 9, 2009

36
Media Activities-Case Study

• A current SA writes a weekly column for a local
  newsletter.
• The newsletter is produced by a commercial
  entity.
• Can the SA continue to write the weekly column if
  he follows the media activities legislation?

37
Media Activities-Case Study

• It is not permissible for a SA to write a weekly
  column for a newsletter produced by a commercial
  entity.
• Bylaw 12.5.3.1

38

• Chance Millercmiller_at_ncaa.org
• Leslie Schuemannlschuemann_at_ncaa.org