division i enforcement: what is development?. overview of session o overview of football and...

Division I Enforcement: What is Development?

Overview of Sessiono Overview of football and basketball development units.

o Structureo Purpose

o Common issues and best practices affecting both football and basketball.

o Academic Misconducto Third Partieso Nonscholastic events on campus

o Sport specific development activities, issues and best practices.

Basketball Football

o Resources.

Enforcement Development Unit

Purpose of the Development Unit

• Subject-matter experts:  The development unit consists of subject-matter experts who understand industry trends and issues in order to (1) assist the enforcement department with fair, accurate, collaborative and timely investigations; (2) serve as a resource to the NCAA membership and other stakeholders; and (3) deter or prevent violations from happening. 

• Cultivate leads: The development unit works proactively to be in a position to learn about potential violations of NCAA legislation that wouldn’t otherwise be reported.

Structure of Enforcement

Structure of Development Unit

Jon Duncan

Vice PresidentMark Hicks

Development

Football

(7)

Basketball

(7)

Track & Field

(2)

Baseball

(1)

Basketball

Certification (4)

Sports Wagering

(1)

Derrick Crawford

Processing

Development Staff Backgrounds 7 staff were student-athletes. (53%) 6 staff were college coaches. (46%) 10 staff have worked in the membership. (76%) 3 staff have a law degree. (23%) 3 staff have masters and law degrees. (23%) The staff has over 40 years of experience working at

the national office.

Common Issues and Trends

Academic Misconduct

Agents/Third Parties

Nonscholastic events on campus

Academic Misconduct

2016 DI Eligibility• 2.3 core GPA plus

required SAT/ACT score• 10 core courses prior to

seventh semester in high school

• 7 out of 10 core courses in English, Math or Science

Potential Issues• Falsifying of HS

transcripts and/or SAT and ACT scores

• Increase use of online courses

• Impermissible grade changes

Agents – Who Are They?• Bylaw 12.02.1 – Any individual who, directly or

indirectly:

• Represents or attempts to represent an individual for the purpose of marketing his/her athletics abilities or reputation for financial gain; or

• Seeks to obtain any type of financial gain or benefit from securing a prospective student-athlete’s enrollment at an educational institution or from a student-athlete’s potential earnings as a professional athlete.

Third Parties – Who Are They?

• Agents• Financial advisors• Runners• Business/brand

managers• Trainers

• Shoe companies• Nonscholastic coaches• Family members• Mentors

Issues/Trends with Agents and Third Parties

• Involvement with nonscholastic teams.

• Early contact with prospects and student-athletes.

• Agent relationships with coaches and former student-athletes.

• Provision of impermissible benefits to prospects and student-athletes.

Issues/Trends with Agents and Third Parties

• Scouting services used for access to prospects.

• Involvement in recruitment of international prospects.

• Interaction between student-athletes, agents, advisors and professional scouts.

• Communication between agents and student-athletes.

Best Practices: Agents and Third Parties

COMMUNICATE• Coaching staff and

administrators • Student-athletes• Prospects• Families • Agents, advisors and

third parties

REVIEW• Complimentary

admission lists • Coaches’ discretionary

ticket lists• Student-athlete

automobile records• Staff telephone records• Unofficial visit records

Best Practices:Agents and Third Parties

MONITOR• Access to practice and locker rooms.• Individuals who are consistently present around

student-athletes and prospects. • Individuals who suddenly appear in student-

athletes’ or prospects’ “inner circle.” • Social media.• Build relationships.

Best Practices:Nonscholastic Events on Campus

• Determine:o Who or what organization contacted the institution or contest facility to

schedule the event?o Who or what organization will be signing the facility rental agreement?o Who or what organization is responsible for insuring the event?o Who or what organization will be advertising or promoting the event?

• Review all facility rental agreements prior to signing.

Men’s and Women’s Basketball

Jeremy McCool - Director

Kobie Baker

Ken Huber

Dave Kuhnz

Elizabeth Ramsey

Frank Smith

Darin Van Vlerah

Basketball:Development Activities

• Attendance • April, July and Fall (WBB) events• Camps and clinics• NBA/NBPA events

• Outreach• NABC and WBCA• NCAA, high school and nonscholastic coaches • Agents and third parties (e.g. event operators, shoe

companies, scouting services) • Educational presentations

Basketball:Issues and Trends

• Parent/guardian relocation and/or employment.

• Non-traditional boosters.

• Individuals Associated With a Prospect (IAWP). (MBB)

• Camp employment. (WBB)

Basketball:Best Practices

• Relocation/Employment • Communicate regularly with family.• Understand moving and living arrangements (e.g. how traveling;

current and previous home value). • Understand job arrangements (e.g. qualifications; rate of pay;

employer).

• Nontraditional boosters.• Ask prospect, family and booster questions. • Understand booster’s relationship with coaching staff.• Familiarize yourself with which scouting services your staff purchases.• Ask questions.

Basketball:Best Practices

• IAWP (Men’s Basketball). • Ask coaching staff to identify any potential IAWPs and prospects.• Ensure individuals in noncoaching staff roles understand IAWP

legislation.• Implement a process for the coaching staff to review camp hires to

identify any potential IAWPs and/or certify no knowledge of IAWPs. • Communicate with other institutions regarding potential IAWP issues.

• Camp Employment (Women’s Basketball).• Ensure compensation is not tied to the number of prospects the coach

brought to camp or his/her relationship with a prospect.• Review whether the person has previously worked camp. If not,

communicate with the coaching staff regarding why being hired.

Football

Chris Howard – Director

Vic DeNardi

Tiffini Grimes

Aaron Hernandez

Charlie Jackson

Ryan Steinberg

TBD

Football:Development Activities

• Attendance • 7-on-7 and non-scholastic events• High school games and state championships• High school and college all-star games

• Outreach• NCAA, high school and non-scholastic Coaches• Prospective student-athletes and families• NFL and NFLPA• Agents, financial advisors and third parties (e.g. event

operators, shoe companies, scouting services)

Football:Issues and Trends

• Hiring individuals associated with a prospect for non-coaching positions.

• Recruiting websites and services conducting interviews with prospects during unofficial visits to campus and injecting themselves into the recruiting process.

• Student-athletes participating in workouts with elite trainers that are associated with third parties during academic year vacation periods (e.g., spring and winter break).

• Institutional fans and/or boosters providing personalized pictures and graphics to prospects.

• Third parties conducting “Bus Tours” to college campuses to provide prospects with exposure to college football programs.

Football: Best Practices

• Hiring of individuals associated with a prospect.

• Communicate with the head coach and sport administrator to determine the professional background of the non-coaching candidate.

• Apply the definition of an IAWP, used in the sport of men’s basketball, to identify individuals with relationships that may necessitate heightened rules education and monitoring.

• Provide rules education to the individual, if hired, to ensure a thorough understanding of the legislation. Additionally, implement a comprehensive monitoring program.

Football: Best Practices

• Recruiting websites and services conducting interviews with prospects during unofficial visits to campus and injecting themselves into the recruiting process.

• Engage in dialogue with the football staff to confirm that they are aware of the rules governing recruiting publicity and prohibition of third parties acting in a recruiting capacity on behalf of the institution (e.g., arranging visits, relaying messages).

• Ensure that the staff is not facilitating, promoting, or acting in a manner that is negligent and thereby permits third party entities to have access to prospects during on-campus visits.

• Student-athletes participating in workouts with elite trainers that are associated with third parties during academic year vacation periods (e.g., spring and winter break).

• Request that student-athletes provide information regarding training facilities they have been or currently are involved with during vacation periods.

• Provide student-athletes with rules education regarding the endorsement or promotion of a commercial entity.

Football: Best Practices

• Institutional fans and/or boosters providing personalized pictures and graphics to prospects.

• Educate boosters and fans about recruiting publicity and ensure institutional staff members are aware that they may not encourage, instruct, or promote such activity.

• Third Parties conducting “Bus Tours” to college campus to provide prospects with exposure to college football programs.

• Engage in dialogue with the football staff to receive proactive notification and information regarding group visits that are not conducted by a high school.

• Provide rules education to coaching and non-coaching staff members detailing who may permissibly fund a prospect’s unofficial visits to an institution.

• Identify if the visit is in conjunction with a camp or junior day and determine, based on the specific facts of the visit, if it is permissibly funded.

Resources

Enforcement Website

• General Enforcement Information• http://www.ncaa.org/enforcement?division=d1• Information on the enforcement process, violation structure, head coach

responsibility and other resources for all divisions.

• Agent and Amateurism Information • http://www.ncaa.org/enforcement/agents-and-amateurism?division=d1• Educational memos for men’s basketball, women’s basketball, football,

track and field and baseball.• Information on UAAA.

Development Staff Contact Information

Basketball

Jeremy McCool, Director

jmccool@ncaa.org

Men’s Basketball Staff

Kobie Baker – kbaker@ncaa.org

Ken Huber – khuber@ncaa.org

Dave Kuhnz – dkuhnz@ncaa.org

Elizabeth Ramsey – eramsey@ncaa.org

Frank Smith – fsmith@ncaa.org

Darin Van Vlerah – dvanvlerah@ncaa.org

Football

Chris Howard, Director

choward@ncaa.org

Football Staff

Vic DeNardi – vdenardi@ncaa.org

Tiffini Grimes – tgrimes@ncaa.org

Aaron Hernandez – ahernandez@ncaa.org

Charlie Jackson – cdjackson@ncaa.org

Ryan Steinberg– rsteinberg@ncaa.org

TBD - _________________

Development Staff Contact Information

Baseball

Stephanie Swiger – sswiger@ncaa.org

Track and Field

Joyce Thompson – jthompson@ncaa.org

Mike Zonder – mzonder@ncaa.org

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