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Inside this issue
Athletic Department News &
Reminders ................ ..... 2
Follow us on Twitter @BroncoBylaws SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 VOLUME 1 ISSUE 6
DID YOU KNOW?
Coaches are not permitted
to proctor exams for
student-athletes on the
road. Student-athletes
must make prior
arrangements with our
academic support
services staff (per Boise
State academic policy).
COMPLIANCE STAFF
Matt Brewer
Associate Athletic Director,
Compliance
PH: (208)426-1781
Jenny Bellomy
Assistant Athletic Director,
Compliance
PH: (208) 426-2811
Danielle Berish-Charters
Director of Compliance
PH: (208) 426-5185
Assistant Director, Compliance
TBA
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC COMPLIANCE NEWSLETTER
Scouting Future Opponents
In recent headlines, an assistant football coach for Baylor was spotted on the
sidelines of the Tulsa/Oklahoma game. Although the assistant coach has
connections to both programs, his presence on the sideline violated NCAA Bylaw
11.6.1. because Baylor plays Oklahoma later this season. In-person scouting of
opponents has been prohibited by the NCAA since 1994. As a result, the
assistant coach was suspended for the first half of the Baylor/Oklahoma game.
Bylaw 11.6.1 states:
Off–campus, in-person scouting of
future opponents (in the same
season) is prohibited. However, an
institution’s coaching staff may
scout future opponents also
participating in the same event at
the same site. Coaching staff may
also attend a contest in the
institution’s conference
championship or NCAA
championship contest in which a
future opponent participates.
To view more on this situation visit: http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/
big-12/
Upcoming Athletic Events ........ 2
Compliance Quiz ................... 3
Education Column .................. 4-5
Football Coaches’ Club luncheon is Thursday, October 1 at 12:00 p.m. in the Stueckle Sky
Center. Due to MWC compliance meetings, there will nobody in the Compliance Office Tuesday,
October 6.
Athletic Department Events & Reminders
RECRUITMENT CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 2015
Football Softball Men’s
Basketball Volleyball
Quiet Period Contact Period Contact Period Contact Period
Women’s
Basketball Track and Field
All Other
Sports
Contact Period Contact Period Contact Period
Friday 25 Saturday 26 Sunday 27 Monday 28 Thursday (Oct) 1
W TENNIS
Jack Taylor Classic
All Day
Boise, ID
W TENNIS
Jack Taylor Classic
All Day
Boise, ID
W TENNIS
Jack Taylor Classic
All Day
Boise, ID
W GOLF- Day 1
All Day
Langdon Farms Golf
Club in Aurora, OR
W TENNIS
ITA All-American
Championships
All Day
Pacific Palisades, CA
W SOCCER
vs. San Diego State
4:00 PM MT
Boise, ID
W VOLLEYBALL
at Colorado State
1:00 PM MT
Fort Collins, CO
W SOCCER
vs. New Mexico
1:00 PM MT
Boise, ID
W GOLF- Day 2
All Day
Langdon Farms Golf
Club in Aurora, OR
M TENNIS
Dar Walters Boise State
Fall Classic
All Day
Boise, ID
FOOTBALL
at Virginia
6:00 PM MT
Charlottesville, VA
CROSS COUNTRY
Griak Invitational
TBA
Minneapolis, MN
W VOLLEYBALL
vs. UNLV
7:00 PM MT
Boise, ID
Tuesday 29
1) In order for an SAT or ACT score to be used to certify the initial-eligibility of a prospective student-
athlete, the score must be provided to the NCAA Eligibility Center on which of the following
documents:14.3.1.3.4
A) An official high school transcript.
B) The testing agency`s official test-score report.
C) An unofficial high school transcript.
D) Any of the above.
2) A QUALIFIER has completed which of the following requirements:14.02.10.1; 14.3.1.1
A) Achieved a corresponding ACT or SAT score and core course grade-point average.
B) Completed a minimum number of core courses in specified subject areas.
C) Graduated from high school.
D) All of the above.
3) A prospective student-athlete, Buster, who has started his senior year of high school, made arrangements
for an OFFICIAL visit to Boise State. Buster registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center, is listed on
Boise State's institutional request list and has taken the SAT on a national testing date under national
testing conditions. Buster’s high school faxed a copy of the high school transcript that includes the SAT
score. Buster has met the requirements for the OFFICIAL visit. 13.6.3
A) True
B) False
4) Boise State may not publish advertising or promotional materials designed to solicit the enrollment of
prospective student-athletes in any type of publication that provides information concerning the athletics
participation or evaluation of prospective student-athletes. 13.4.3.1
A) True
B) False
Answers:
1) B 2) D 3) A— True 4) A—True
Responsibilities of Non-coaching Staff Members and Managers
Practice or Competition Manager
(Bylaw 11.01.6)
Noncoaching Staff Members
with Sport-Specific
Responsibilities(Bylaw
11.7.3)
Participate in limited on-court or on-field activities
during practice or competition on a regular basis (e.g.,
assist with drills, throw batting practice, signal in plays
at the direction of the coaching staff).
Yes, may participate in
limited activities during
practice or competition
No
Observe or perform administrative duties during
practice or competition (e.g., track statistics, run
clock)
Yes Yes
Perform administrative duties outside practice or
competition (e.g., attend meetings involving coaching
activities, analyze film)
Yes Yes
Sit on institution's bench or in the coaches box or
stand on the sidelines during competition Yes Yes
Provide technical or tactical instruction to
student-athletes at any time (e.g., teaching any sports-
related technique, strategy, maneuver, play or scheme)
No No
Make or assist in making tactical decisions related to
the sport during on-court or on-field practice or
competition (e.g., determination related to strategy,
maneuver, play, scheme or the like)
No No
Participate with (e.g., shag balls, pick-up games) or
observe student-athletes engaged in voluntary
athletically related activities
Yes* No
Q & A:
1) May a strength and conditioning coach throw batting practice?
Answer: No. A strength and conditioning coach who only conducts flexibility, warm-up and physical conditioning activities before contests and before or during practices or other organized activities is not included in the institution's coaching limitations for a specific sport. Throwing batting practice is not one of those activities; therefore, a strength and conditioning coach who throws batting practice would become a countable coach.
2) May a director of basketball operations referee during basketball practice?
Answer: No. A noncoaching staff member with sport-specific responsibilities is prohibited from participating in on-court or on-field activities (e.g., assisting with drills). Refereeing is outside the permissible activities in which a noncoaching staff member with sport-specific responsibilities may participate and would cause the director of basketball operations to become a countable coach.
3) May a director of football operations signal in plays at the direction of the coaching staff during football practice or competition?
Answer: No. A noncoaching staff member with sport-specific responsibilities is prohibited from participating in on-court or on-field activities (e.g., assisting with drills). Signaling in plays at the direction of the coaching staff is outside the permissible activities in which a noncoaching staff member with sport-specific responsibilities may participate and would cause the director of football operations to become a countable coach.
4) May a quality control staff member who is a noncoaching staff member with sport-specific responsibilities analyze game film or review game film analysis with student-athletes?
Answer: Analyzing game film is considered an administrative duty within the permissible activities for a noncoaching staff member with sport-specific responsibilities and would not cause the quality control staff member to become a countable coach. However, reviewing game film with student-athletes is considered tactical instruction and would cause the quality control staff member to become a countable coach.
5) During a contest, may a director of softball operations sit in the dugout, record the pitch count and discuss in-game pitching strategy with the head coach?
Answer: It is permissible for the director of softball operations to sit in the dugout during competition and record the pitch count, which is considered an administrative duty within the permissible activities for noncoaching staff members with sport-specific responsibilities. Further, the director of softball operations may report the pitch count to a member of the coaching staff without becoming a countable coach. However, discussing pitching strategy with the head coach during the competition is considered providing assistance in making a tactical decision, and providing such assistance would cause the director of softball operations to become a countable coach.
6) In preparation for practice or competition, may a director of basketball operations formulate game plans or design plays?
Answer: Yes, provided the director of basketball operations does not provide any technical or tactical instruction related to the game plans or plays to student-athletes and the director of basketball operations does not make or assist in making any tactical decisions related to the game plan or plays during on-court practice or competition.
7) What are some examples of how an outside consultant may be involved with an intercollegiate athletics program?
Answer: An outside consultant cannot provide any technical or tactical instruction to student-athletes at any time, nor may he or she make or assist in making any tactical decisions during on-court or on-field practice or competition. Provided none of those activities occur, examples of what the outside consultant can do include attending practice and competition, participating in coaches meetings, formulating game plans and analyzing video involving the institution's or opponent's team before or after practice or competition.
8) May the institution hire a free throw shooting consultant to attend basketball practice, observe the student-athletes' shooting technique and discuss his or her observations with the coaching staff without that individual becoming a countable coach?
Answer: Yes, provided the outside consultant does not provide any technical or tactical instruction to the student-athletes at any time.
9) May a student-athlete, on his own initiative, hire an outside individual as a coach (e.g., position-specific coach, speed coach, choreographer, etc.) to provide tactical or technical instruction without that individual becoming a countable coach?
Answer: Yes, provided the institution is not involved in any way in arranging the activity, the institutional coaching staff members do not observe the activity and the activity does not occur at the institution's facility. Further, the student-athlete must pay the going rate for the services provided.
10) Is it permissible for a manager to participate only in limited on-court or on-field activities and not perform any traditional managerial duties?
Answer: No. A manager must perform traditional managerial duties (e.g., equipment, laundry, hydration) in addition to participating in limited on-court or on-field activities.