Utah Tech Compliance Guidelines For Faculty & Staff

Prospective Student-Athlete (PSA or Recruit)

• Any student who has started classes for the ninth grade or above (seventh grade for particular men’s basketball rules).

• A student of any age if the institution provides benefits to the student that the institution does not provide prospective students in general.

• A student remains a prospect until the start of classes or official team practice at Utah Tech. Signing a National Letter of Intent (NLI) does not remove the status of prospect.

Recruiting

Any solicitation of a prospect or a prospect’s family by an authorized institutional staff member for the purpose of securing the prospect’s enrollment and participation in athletics.

Recruiting Inducement

A recruiting inducement under NCAA rules is any special gift or arrangement provided to a prospective student athlete that is not available to the general public. The arrangement of such a benefit would be considered an improper incentive to encourage the eventual enrollment of a prospective student-athlete at Utah Tech.

Student Athlete

A student who presently is participating in intercollegiate athletics or has participated in intercollegiate athletics and is still receiving athletics aid.

Extra Benefit

An extra benefit is a special gift or arrangement provided to a student-athlete, or a student athlete’s friend, or family member, which is not available to the general public or Utah Tech student body.

Examples of a Recruiting Inducement or Extra Benefit:

• Use of an automobile or transportation.

• Admission to an event (e.g., movies, athletics events, banquets, clubs, special events/parties, concerts, etc.).

• Cash or loans in any amount.

• Gifts of any kind, including those on special occasions such as birthdays, religious holidays, graduation, etc.

• Free or reduced-cost services, rentals, or purchase of any kind (e.g., meals, drinks, clothing, haircuts, tattoos, legal fees, rounds of golf, car repairs, etc.).

• Free or reduced-cost housing for any length of time.

• Entertainment.

• Payment of bills (e.g., cell phone, gas money, rent, etc.).

• Loans (including co-signing).

• Academic assistance of any kind (e.g., tutoring, editing papers/projects, assistance in completing classwork, use of computer, etc.).

Representative of Athletics Interest (Booster) A booster may be an individual, independent agency, corporate entity, or other organization that is known to have:

• Made financial contributions to the athletics department or to a university booster organization

• Provided a donation to obtain season tickets for any sport with Utah Tech Athletics

• Participated in or has been a member of an organization promoting any Utah Tech Athletics program

• Arranged for or provided employment for enrolled student-athletes

• Assisted or has been requested by university staff to assist in the recruiting of prospective student-athletes

• Assisted in providing benefits to enrolled student athletes or their families

• Been involved otherwise in promoting Utah Tech Athletics.

This list is not exhaustive. Remember, once you are identified as a booster, you retain that identity forever. Boosters are bound by NCAA, conference affiliates, and Utah Tech rules, policies, and guidelines. As a result, boosters are responsible for notifying the Utah Tech Athletics Compliance Office of any potential rules violations. Even if a violation is unintentional, the eligibility of a prospect or enrolled student-athlete could be in jeopardy.