13.12 SPORTS CAMPS AND CLINICS
| 13.12.1 Institutions Sports Camps and Clinics |
| 13.12.1.1 Definition. An institution's sports camp or instructional clinic shall be any camp or clinic that is owned or operated by a member institution or an employee of the member institutions athletics department, either on or off campus. (adopted: 1/11/89, Revised: 1/10/90) |
| 13.12.1.1.1 Purpose of Camps of Clinics. An institutions sports camp or clinic shall be one that: |
| (a) Places special emphasis on a particular sport or sports and provides specialized instruction, practice or competition; |
| (b) Involves activities designed to improve overall skills and general knowledge in the sport; or |
| (c) Offers a diversified experience without emphasis on instruction, practice or competition in any particular sport. (Adopted: 1/11/89, Revised: 1/10/90) |
| 13.12.1.1.2 Football and Basketball. An institution's football or basketball camp or clinic may be conducted only during an institution's summer-vacation period, unless such activities meet the provisions regarding developmental clinics set forth in Bylaw 13.11.3.1. Violations of this bylaw shall be considered institutional violations per Constitution 2.8.1; however, such violations shall not affect the prospective student-athlete's eligibility. (Adopted 1/11/89, Revised: 1/10/90, 1/10/05) |
| 13.12.1.2 Attendance Restriction. A member institution's sports camp or clinic shall be open to any and all entrants (limited only by number and age). (Revised 1/11/89, 1/10/91, 1/11/94) |
| 13.12.1.3 Recruiting Calendar Exceptions. The interaction during sports camps and sports clinics between prospective student athletes and those coaches employed by the camp or clinic is not subject to the recruiting calendar restrictions. However, other coaches wishing to attend the camp as observers must comply with appropriate recruiting contact and evaluation periods. In addition, institutional camps or clinics may not be conducted during a dead period. |
| 13.12.1.4 Advertisements. Reciprocations relating to advertisements of an institution's sports camps and clinics in recruiting publications are set forth by Bylaw 13.4. Such restrictions do not apply to sports camp and clinic advertisements in nonrecruiting publications (e.g. member institutions game program). Violations of this bylaw shall be considered institutional violations per Constitution 2.8.1; however, such violations shall not affect the prospective student-athlete's eligibility. (revised: 1/10/05) |
| 13.12.1.5 Employment of Prospective Student-Athletes/No Free of Reduced Admission Privileges |
| 13.12.1.5.1 Prospective Student Athlete. In operating a sports camp or clinic, an institution, members of its staff or a representative of its athletic interests shall not employ or give free or reduced admission privileges to any individual who has started classes for the ninth grade. (revised: 1/11/89) |
| 13.12.1.5.2 Payment of Expenses. A representative os n institution's athletic interests may not pay a prospective student-athlete's expenses to attend a member institution's sports camp or clinic. |
| 13.12.1.5.2 Concession Arrangement |
| 13.12.1.5.3.1 Prospective Student-Athlete. An institution may not permit or arrange for a prospective student-athlete, at the prospective student-athlete's own expense, to operate a concession to sell items related to or associated with the institution's camp. |
| 13.12.1.5.3.2 Enrolled Student-Athlete. A student-athlete, at the student-athlete's own expense, may not operate a concession to sell items related or associated with his or her institutions camp to campers or others inattendance because such an arrangement would be considered an extra benefit. However, the institution may employ the student-athlete at a reasonable rate to perform such services for the camp. |
| 13.12.1.5.4 Awards. Prospective Student-Athletes may receive awards from a member institution's sports camp or clinic with the understanding that the cost of such awards is included in the admission fees charged for participants in the camp or clinic. (Adopted: 1/10/92) |
| 13.12.1.5.5 Restitution: For violations of Bylaw 13.12.1.5 and its subsections in which the value of the benefit is $100 or less, the eligibility of the prospective student-athlete shall not be affected conditioned on the prospective student-athlete repaying the value of the benefit to a charity of his or her choice. However, the prospective student-athlete shall remain ineligible from the time the institution has knowledge of the receipt of the impermissible benefit until the prospective student-athlete refunds the benefit. Violations of this bylaw shall remain institutional violations per Constitution 2.8.1, and documentation of the prospective student-athlete's repayment shall be forwarded to the enforcement staff. (Adopted: 1/10/05, Revised: 1/9/06) |