Rules EducationRules EducationCamps/ClinicsCamps/Clinics

May 20, 2009

Three types of camps and clinics regulated by NCAA legislation:

1.Developmental – Bylaw 13.11.3.12.Institutional – Bylaw 13.12.1.1

3.Noninstitutional – Bylaw 13.12.2.3.3

Definition of Definition of Camps/ClinicsCamps/Clinics

13.11.3.1 Developmental Clinics - those designed to develop fundamental skills in a sport

13.12.1.1 Institutional sports camp - any camp or clinic that is owned or operated by a member institution or an employee of the

member institution’s athletics department, on or off its campus.13.12.2.3.3 Noninstitutional Privately Owned Camps/Clinics -

privately owned camp or clinic, provided the camp or clinic is operated in accordance with restrictions applicable to institutional camps (e.g.,

open to any and all entrants, no free or reduced admission toor employment of any individual who has started classes

for the ninth grade).

Developmental Developmental Camps/Clinics PurposeCamps/Clinics Purpose

•Teach the basics of a sport (not advanced)

•Open (limited only by number and age)

•Conducted by institution

•Held for educational purposes only

•NO material benefits provided to participants

•NO RECRUTING PRESENTATIONS Bylaw 13.11.3.1

PurposePurpose•Participants must live in the state

•Outside of state, within 100 miles of the camp/clinic

•May occur anytime EXCEPT during a Dead Period

•Bylaw 13.11.3.1

Institutional Institutional Camps/Clinics PurposeCamps/Clinics Purpose•Provide specialized instruction, practice or competition

•Places special emphasis on a particular sport

•Improve overall skills and general knowledge in a sport

•Bylaw 13.12.1.1.1

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Institutional Institutional Camps/Clinics PurposeCamps/Clinics Purpose

Attendance Requirements:

•Open to any and all entrants (limited only by number/age) Bylaw 13.12.1.2

•Student-athletes may not enroll in own institutions camp/clinic

Institutional Institutional Camps/Clinics PurposeCamps/Clinics Purpose

•Sending camp invitations to prospective student-athletes is permissible

•The camp/clinic is legitimately advertised making it open to all entrants

NCAA Staff Interpretation August 19, 1988

True or False?True or False?True or False?

A member institution’s sports camp or clinic shall be open to any and all entrants (limited only by number and age).

True or False?True or False?True or False?

PSA’s attending the camp and those coaches employed by the camp or clinic are not subject to the

recruiting calendar restrictions?True or False?

Institutional camps can be conducted during a dead period?

Camp/Clinic Camp/Clinic AdvertisementsAdvertisements

13.12.1.4 Advertisements Restrictions Restrictions relating to advertisements of an institution’s

sports camps and clinics in recruiting publications are set forth in Bylaw 13.4.

Institutions may not buy or arrange to have its’ camps and/clinic

advertisements in game programs or other printed materials published to provide information concerning the athletics

participation or evaluation of PSAs (i.e. recruiting publications)***Be sure to submit Camp Advertisements to compliance prior to

advertising any camp/clinic

Camp EmploymentCamp EmploymentStudent Athlete Employment

•Perform general supervisory duties;

•Must be paid the going rate;

•May NOT be paid on skill level

Bylaw 13.12.2.1.1

Employment Employment cont.cont.Student Athlete Employment

•May not be compensated if only lecturing or demonstrating; Bylaw 13.12.2.1.1

•Must NOT conduct own camp/clinic;Bylaw 13.12.2.1.1.1

•May receive travel expenses, only if expenses are provided

for all employeesBylaw 13.12.2.1.1.2

Employment Employment cont.cont.High School, preparatory school and two year

college and two-year college coach employment •Must be paid the going rate;

•Pay cannot be based on reputation or contact with prospective student athletes

•Not paid based on number of campers sent to the camp

Bylaw 13.12.2.1.1

Employment Employment cont.cont.Prospective Student Athlete Employment

•May not employ an individual who has started the 9th grade;Bylaw 13.12.1.5.1

•Exception: Children of athletic staff membersNCAA Staff interpretation October 29, 2003

•4 yr. college transfer student-athletes may not be employed

True or False?True or False?TRUE or FALSE?

You may pay a student athlete on the basis of their athletics reputation or fame the student-athlete has achieved

TRUE or FALSE?It is permissible to establish varying levels of

compensation for a student-athlete employed in a sports camp or clinic based on the level of athletics

skills of the student-athlete

True or False?True or False?A student-athlete who only lectures or demonstrates at a camp/clinic may not receive compensation for his or her

appearance at the camp/clinic.

True or False?

Self EmploymentSelf Employment13.12.2.1.1.1 Self-Employment.

A student-athlete with remaining eligibility is not permitted toconduct his or her own camp or clinic.

Camp AdmissionsCamp AdmissionsIt is not permissible to provide free or reduced

admission privileges to:•Individuals who have started the 9th Grade

Free or reduced admissions exceptions:•Children of coaches employed at the camp and children

of institutional staff membersNCAA Staff Interpretation October 29,2003

•Group DiscountsNCAA Staff Interpretation October 29,2003

Noninstitutional Noninstitutional Camps/ClinicsCamps/Clinics

•Not owned or operated by the institution or employee of the institutions athletic department

•May be held at any location, including on the•institution’s campus.

• •May not host, sponsor or conduct camp devoted to

agility, flexibility, speed or strength test.Bylaw 13.11.1.5

Noninstitutional Noninstitutional Camps/Clinics Camps/Clinics cont.cont.

•Athletics staff may serve in any capacity (e.g. counselor, guest lecturer, consultant)

•Provided the camp or clinic is operated under the restrictions applicable to institutional camps

Bylaw 13.12.2.3.3

Noninstitutional Noninstitutional Camps/Clinics Camps/Clinics cont.cont.

ExceptionIf not operated under restrictions applicable to

institutional camps, noninstitutional camps must meet the following conditions:

Noninstitutional Noninstitutional Camps/Clinics Camps/Clinics cont.cont.•Designed to develop fundamental skills in a sport

•Open to the general public (except for restrictions in number, age, grade and/or gender)

•Conducted primarily for educational purposes and does not include material benefits for participants

•Participants do not receive a recruiting presentation

Noninstitutional Noninstitutional Camps/Clinics Camps/Clinics cont.cont.

•Participants reside in the same state in which the camp/clinic is located

•Outside of the state, within 100 miles of the camp/clinic

•Cannot be connected to a recruiting or scouting service

Bylaw 13.12.1.3.3.1Bylaw 13.12.2.3.1

Camp/Clinic BrochuresCamp/Clinic Brochures•Camp brochures may be sent to prospective

•student-athletes anytime

•Including prior to permissible recruiting materials date of particular sports

Camp/Clinic Brochures Camp/Clinic Brochures cont.cont.

Institutional camps – May use the name or picture of any student-athlete employed as a counselor or any

student-athlete from the member institution to promote the institution’s camp/clinic.

Bylaw 12.5.1.7

Camp/Clinic Brochures Camp/Clinic Brochures cont.cont.

Noninstitutional camps – May ONLY use the name or picture of any student-athlete employed as a counselor

the noninstitutional camp/clinic.

Bylaw 12.5.1.7

Best Practices & Best Practices & MonitoringMonitoring

•Establish and document camp policies and procedures•Implement monitoring system with checks and balances and

administrative oversight•Provide rules education

•Require documentation from staff and student-athletes•Spot check camps and clinics