Herbst New Employee Essentials

NCAA Violations

All student-athletes must adhere to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulations in order to participate in athletics at the University of Colorado at Boulder. It is important as a tutor and employee of the Athletics Department to be aware of these rules. NCAA Bylaw 16 of the NCAA Constitution concerns "Extra Benefits" as well as Bylaw 10.1 which govern Unethical Conduct. A tutor must never provide a student-athlete with a benefit that is not available to the general student body.

Unethical Conduct

ALL institutional staff members are bound to abide by the provisions of NCAA Bylaw 10.1 Download NCAA Division I Manual PDF on Unethical Conduct here.

Who is an Institutional Staff Member?

NCAA interpretation- Dec. 13, 2000: An institutional staff member is any individual who performs work for the institution or the athletics department, even if the individual is a student at the institution (e.g., student manager, student trainer) and/or does not receive compensation from the institution for performing such services (e.g., volunteer coaches, undergraduate assistant coaches and graduate assistant coaches). This means that as a subject tutor, you are considered by the NCAA to be an institutional staff member.

Extra Benefits

An "extra benefit" is defined by the NCAA as something that the student-athlete receives that is not available to the general public or the student body at large. This rule does not just apply to the student-athlete, as it goes for the student-athlete's friends and family as well.

Examples of PERMISSIBLE extra benefits:

Tutoring Expenses (for both scholarship and walk on student-athletes)
Use of Computers & Typewriters for required Academic Course Work
Course Supplies
Cost of Required Field Trips (additional restrictions)
Non-electronic Day Planners
CHAMPS/Life Skills Program or Equivalent Program
Use of Copy Machine/Fax Machine & the Internet for Required Academic Course Work only
Occasional rides or meals (at home or restaurant) from institutional staff members: you must complete the proper paperwork and check with the HAC Director prior to the meals

Examples of IMPERMISSIBLE extra benefits:

Typing papers or other class work at no cost
Providing reduced-rate typing services
Completing course work
Allowing the use of credit cards or long distance phone cards
Allowing the use of automobiles
Assisting with paying bills, tickets, etc.
Paying for a place on a student-athletes complimentary admissions pass list
Tutoring prospective student-athletes
Providing free or reduced merchandise
Loans or bond

Definition of Prospective Student Athlete

According to NCAA Bylaw 13.02.11: A prospective student-athlete is a student who has started classes for the ninth grade. In addition, a student who has not started classes for the ninth grade becomes a prospective student-athlete if the institution provides such an individual (or the individual's relatives or friends) any financial assistance or other benefits that the institution does not provide to prospective student in general. An individual remains a prospective student-athlete until one of the following occurs (whichever is earlier):
(a) The individual officially registers and enrolls in a minimum full-time program of studies and attends classes in any term of a four-year collegiate institution's regular academic year (excluding summer); or
(b) The individual participates in a regular squad practice or competition at a four-year collegiate institution that occurs before the beginning of any term; or (Revised: 1/11/89, 1/10/90)
(c) The individual officially registers and enrolls and attends classes during the summer prior to initial enrollment and received institutional athletics aid. (Adopted 4/28/05)

This means that as an Athletics Department Subject Tutor, you may not work with any high school student in grades 9-12 whether they participate in athletics or not. The intent of the rule is to prevent CU Boulder from grooming a prospective student to better perform on admissions assessments.

Tickets

It is IMPERMISSIBLE for you to request a student-athlete to give you ANY of his/her complimentary admissions to any CU athletic event. Those are specifically reserved for the student-athlete's friends and family. Even if the student-athlete offers them to you unsolicited, maintain your professionalism and politely decline.

Gambling/Sports Wagering

It is against NCAA rules for ALL institutional staff members to wager money or anything of value on ANY sport that the NCAA sponsors. This applies to ALL levels of competition for that sport.

Therefore, you are not allowed to participate in any of the following if they involve wagering anything of value AND/OR if a prize is available at the end for the winner (e.g. sweepstakes contest)

Super Bowl bets
March Madness pools
College Football Bowl pools
Major League Baseball
Online Fantasy Leagues (if entry fee is required)

The following are examples of events that are permissible to wager on but are officially not encouraged:

Horse racing
Texas Hold'em
Baby pools

Academic Fraud

The NCAA considers academic fraud the supreme offense an institutional staff member can commit. DON'T DO IT! The NCAA does not hold its members to specific guidelines regarding academic fraud. Each school is in charge of maintaining the academic integrity on its own campus. However, since academic integrity is a part of NCAA Bylaw 10.1, it is something that can cost you your job if violated.

Typing Papers For Student-Athletes

Typing papers for student-athletes is not a service the Herbst Academic Center offers to its student-athletes. However, if a student-athlete is injured and unable to type (e.g. shoulder surgery has immobilized a student-athlete's arm) there are entities on campus that offer assistance to disabled students in situations like that. Please see the students' Academic Coordinator should this need arise.

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