2013-2014 Stanford CS Newsletter December 2013 | Page 2

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compliance question of the month

Yes it is permissible; however, a joint practice
with another team counts as intercollegiate
competition for the season and the practice
must occur when a team is “in-season.” NCAA
Bylaw 14.02.9 states that intercollegiate
competition occurs when a student-athlete in
either a two-year or a four-year collegiate
institution: (Revised: 1/10/95)
(a) Represents the institution in any
contest against outside competition,
regardless of how the competition is
classified (e.g., scrimmage, exhibition
or joint practice session with another
institution's team) or whether the student
is enrolled in a minimum full-time program
of studies; (Revised: 1/10/91)
(b) Competes in the uniform of the
institution or, during the academic year,
uses any apparel (excluding apparel no
longer used by the institution) received
from
the
institution that
includes
institutional identification; or (Revised:
1/16/93, 1/11/94, 1/9/06)
(c) Competes and receives expenses (e.g.,
transportation, meals, room or entry fees)
from the institution for the competition.

COACHES:
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO LOG ALL
PHONE CALLS, CONTACTS, &
EVALUATIONS INTO ACS FOR THE
FALL QUARTER.

RECENT
NCAA
INTERPRETATIONS
Scouting Restrictions not Applicable to
Conference or NCAA Championships
Date Published: November 22, 2013

The [NCAA] determined that the off-campus, inperson scouting prohibition does not preclude an
institution's coaching staff from attending a conference
championship contest or an NCAA championship
contest in which a future opponent participates (e.g.,
an opponent on the institution's nonchampionship
segment schedule participates in a fall conference or
NCAA championship).

Contact with a Prospective Student-Athlete
During Practice Associated with Competition
Date Published: October 10, 2013

The [NCAA] confirmed contact shall not be made with
a prospective student-athlete who is participating in a
competition (e.g., golf tournament) from the time the
prospective student-athlete has reported on call at
the direction of a coach or has officially checked in for
the event with the event operations staff, regardless
of whether the event has officially commenced (e.g.,
before or after a practice round).

Subscribing to a Recruiting or Scouting Service
Date Published: November 14, 2013

The [NCAA] determined that an institution is considered
to have subscribed to a recruiting or scouting service
when a staff member registers to access information
provided by the service only to paid subscribers or
registers to access information available only to a
select group of individuals (e.g., coaches), regardless
of whether a charge is associated with accessing the
information.
However, an institution is not considered to have
subscribed to a recruiting or scouting service if a
staff member registers to access information about
prospective student-athletes from a service that
provides the same information to the general public at
no cost.