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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
Men’s Basketball Staff
Kobie Baker – [email protected]
Ken Huber – [email protected]
Dave Kuhnz – [email protected]
Elizabeth Ramsey – [email protected]
Frank Smith – [email protected]
Darin Van Vlerah – [email protected]
Football
Chris Howard, Director
Football Staff
Vic DeNardi – [email protected]
Tiffini Grimes – [email protected]
Aaron Hernandez – [email protected]
Charlie Jackson – [email protected]
Ryan Steinberg– [email protected]
TBD - _________________
Development Staff Contact Information
Baseball
Stephanie Swiger – [email protected]
Track and Field
Joyce Thompson – [email protected]
Mike Zonder – [email protected]
ANY QUESTIONS?
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