WIAA Amateur Status WADA Convention November 8 2010

WIAA Amateur Status WADA Convention November 8, 2010

Article IV - Amateur Status 1 - Loss of Eligibility l A. A student shall be an amateur in all recognized sports of this Association in order to compete in any sport, and he/she shall become ineligible for all further participation in the school's interscholastic program for violation of any of the amateur status provisions. The penalty may be reduced upon request of a school on the basis of documented extenuating circumstances, when accompanied by evidence of complete restitution made by the athlete (when applicable). l Section

CASHFLOW--STUDENT FEES Examples of non-compliance funding situations include the following: 1. Monetary funds provided to the school by outside sources are not handled in accordance with school district gift acceptance policies. 2. Booster Clubs and/or Rink Associations directly paying officials fees, travel expenses, uniforms, ice time and/or coaches salaries. 3. Booster Clubs and/or Rink Associations not allowing student-athletes to try out or participate on a school team because player fees or insurance fees have not been paid. 1. 4. Booster Clubs and/or Rink Associations providing financial assistance for student fees.

CASHFLOW--STUDENT FEES 1. 2. 3. Additional non-compliance situations that violate WIAA Amateur Status regulations that have been brought to our attention during the past year include: One school from a co-op program reducing the fees for students from their school to participate in a sport, while the other schools in the co-op program do not reduce their fees. One school from a co-op program not providing monies raised in a fundraiser for their school to the lead school of the co-op for distribution amongst all schools/players participation fees in the co-op program. A student-athlete receiving a reduced student participation fee equal to the amount the student raised during a fundraising campaign.

Article IV - Amateur Status B. A student shall be determined to be in violation if he/she: l 1) Accepts, receives and/or directs to another, reimbursement or award in any form of (a) salary, (b) cash, (c) merchandise of any kind or amount or (d) share of game or season proceeds, for achievement in athletics. a. Actual and necessary reimbursement for transportation, food, and lodging paid in connection with playing a contest shall not be regarded as a violation. l

Can a player receive a gift certificate for merchandise and give it to someone else? NO, student-athlete should simply not accept any gift certificate for merchandise. In addition, WIAA Amateur Status regulations indicate a student shall be determined to be in violation if he/she “directs reimbursement of award in any form of salary, cash, merchandise of any kind or amount or share of game or season proceeds, for achievement in athletics.

Is it allowable for a golf course to provide a free membership for the year to student-athletes that make the golf team? Once again, due to the performance based nature of membership regulations, this would be a violation of the WIAA’s Amateur Status regulation. If any member of the golf team receives a free membership because they are a member of the team, they would become ineligible for all further participation in the school’s interscholastic program.

Can a foundation program provide funds to the school that will pay for a golf membership for members of the golf team if we do not cut anyone? There a couple of issues in this question that require responses on their own. First, funds provided to schools and then paid to a golf club, clinics, or other organization is an inappropriate process. Schools should work with the organization providing the funds and have them directly pay the golf club/organization benefiting from the fund. The only way that members of a golf team can have their membership paid for is if this membership opportunity is offered to the entire student population of the school. School administrators should maintain copies of the announcements made providing this information to all the school's students.

Can student-athletes purchase their own golf shirts at discounted prices through a NIKE purchase program if the purchase program is open to all students? The NIKE Golf Purchase Program specifically states "Only high school and Collegiate golf coaches are eligible to place orders for themselves and their team. Purchasing for friends, family, co-workers or others is strictly prohibited! Items available through this program are not for resale. " School officials should contact NIKE to obtain permission to sell apparel and equipment items to all students. If permission is received, school officials should document announcements informing the student body of the availability of this program.

Q&A Q. : Can a club volleyball organization, not associated with the school, give a scholarship to a 9 th grade student to pay her fees for the club? l Q. : We own a hockey pro shop and would like to give a 10 percent discount to all high school hockey players in the area. Example: Player comes in to purchase a piece of equipment and they say they are on the ABC team, and we make sure they are on the roster that we received from their coach and then we give them the 10 percent. Is this okay to do? l

Article IV - Amateur Status l b. A student may receive an award which is symbolic (nonmerchandise) in nature such as badges, certificates, cups, trophies, medals, banners, ribbons, pictures, event T-shirts, event hats, game balls, unattached emblems, letters, season highlight DVD or video, or other items of no intrinsic/utilitarian value. A student may not receive such merchandise items as shirts, jackets, sweaters, sweatshirts, jerseys, warm-ups, equipment, balls, duffel bags, backpacks, watches, rings, billfolds, coupons, gift certificates, e. g. , regardless of their value. (See Bylaws, Article XI - Awards)

Q&A Q. : I have a question about accepting prize money from cycling races I compete in over the summer. I was wondering if it would be permissible that if I were to win any cash prize, that I could accept only the amount of entry for the race? l Q. : Question on awards for representatives for our school for Wendys High School Heisman. The two representatives from each high school receive a patch, a certificate, and a $10 gift certificate to Wendys. I believe every school that has students fill out the forms receives one boys winner and one girls winner. Can the students accept the $10 gift certificate to Wendys? Article IV, Section 1, B. 1. b reads that a student cannot receive such merchandise items as coupons, gift certificates, e. g. , regardless of their value. Just wondering if I am taking this too literally. l

Q&A l Q. : Our FBLA (school group) is offering a 50/50 raffle which involves a basketball toss at halftime. My question is can a student athlete direct his/her parent to accept any awards on their behalf? My guess is no as this would essentially be the same as the student athlete accepting the cash award.

Article IV - Amateur Status l c. A school may allow a student to retain items of practice and playing uniforms which, for reasons of hygiene, obsolescence, deterioration, etc. , will not be passed on to another student.

Article IV - Amateur Status l 2) Signs a contract or agreement for services as a participating athlete. a. A student may be employed (but not self-employed) on a part-time basis as an instructor on the playgrounds, game official, lifeguard, e. g. b. This rule shall not prevent a student from signing (a) an agreement which binds him/her to play only for a particular team or (b) an athletic tender with a university or college.

Article IV - Amateur Status l 3) Receives compensation or benefit, directly or indirectly, for the use of name, picture, and/or personal appearance, as an athlete. This includes but is not limited to: receiving free and/or reduced rates on equipment, apparel, camps/clinics/instruction and competitive opportunities that are not identical for all other participants.

Article IV - Amateur Status l 4) Is identified as an athlete, provides endorsement as an athlete, or appears as an athlete, in the promotion of a commercial/advertisement and/or profit-making event, item, plan or service.

Examples

Examples - Radio

Photographers l WIAA athletes, and photographers, should adhere to these guidelines, relative to individual pictures. WIAA rules allow photographers to: 1. Display pictures of students in athletic wear (letter jackets, jerseys, uni- forms, etc. ) in their studio windows, on premises of studio and in connection with other photographic displays and exhibits. 2. Use pictures of students in athletic wear (as indicated above) in advertising brochures, postal cards, sample boards, collages, direct mailings, and similar situations. 3. Use pictures of students in athletic wear in advertising form in a publication (newspaper, magazine, etc. ) or for television advertising, or names of students identified as athletes in radio advertising.

Photographers l WIAA rules continue to prohibit athletes from: 1. Receiving the equivalent of cash or merchandise in the form of discounts in cost of pictures, waivers of sitting fees, free walletsize photos, and similar inducements, if identified as an athlete or selected because of being an athlete. 2. Providing an endorsement, as an athlete, in any promotional event. Athletes and Photographers

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Article IV - Amateur Status l 5) Plays in any contest (school or nonschool) under a name other than his/her own name.

Related Rules - Bylaws (p. 29) Article XI - Awards Section 1 - School A. A school shall not in recognition of school athletic achievement (a) present to its athletes or (b) permit presentation by others to its athletes any award other than of a type falling under the category of badges, certificates, cups, trophies, medals, banners, ribbons, pictures, season highlight DVD or video, event T-shirts, event hats, game balls, unattached emblems, letters, or other items of no intrinsic value.

Related Rules - Bylaws (p. 29) Section 2 - Nonschool l A. A banquet for a school team (or seniors, lettermen, etc. ), sponsored by other than the school, shall not constitute a violation if arranged with the approval of the school. l B. Group entertainment, sponsored by other than the school, is permissible only if such entertainment is limited to transportation, admission to event, and necessary food and lodging, and it must be approved by the school. l

Q&A l Q. : Our volleyball team would like to go see another team play as a team. Can our coach pay for them to get into the game? Can they use money they raised though fund raisers? Or do they each have to pay their own way into the game?

Related Rules - Bylaws (p. 29) Section 3 - General A. Any award presented or permitted by the school must be symbolic (no intrinsic/utilitarian value) in nature. Examples of awards which are not acceptable include such items as: shirts, jackets, sweaters, sweatshirts, jerseys, warm-ups, watches, rings, billfolds, equipment, balls, duffel bags, backpacks, coupons, gift certificates, e. g. , regardless of the monetary value of the item.