Summary of DIII Regs
DIII Outside Financial Aid
General Info - It is important that all alumni, boosters, parents, and friends abide by NCAA rules regulating college athletics. The LVC Athletics Department is responsible for all actions of alumni, boosters, parents, and friends regarding athletics. Below is some general information regarding the relationship of boosters and friends to the athletics program.
Boosters/alums/friends/parents must abide by NCAA rules. - According to the NCAA, anyone who is promoting the LVC athletics program in any way must follow the rules set forth by the NCAA. Once a person is identified as such a representative, the person retains that identity indefinitely.
"Representative of LVC Athletics Interests" Definition - A "representative of the institution's athletics interests" is an individual, independent agency, corporate entity (e.g., apparel or equipment manufacturer), or other organization that is known (or who should have been known) by a member of the institution's executive or athletics administration to:
a) Have participated in, or to be a member of, an agency or organization promoting the institution's intercollegiate athletics program;
b) Have made financial contributions to the athletics department or to an athletic booster organization (e.g. alumni council) of that institution;
c) Assist or have been requested (by the athletics department staff) to assist in the recruitment of prospects;
d) Be assisting or to have assisted in providing benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their families; or
e) Have been involved otherwise in promoting LVC's athletics programs.
"Prospective student-athlete" Definition - The NCAA definition of a prospective student-athlete is a student who has started classes for the ninth grade. An individual remains a prospective student-athlete until one of the following occurs (whichever occurs earlier):
a) The individual officially registers and enrolls in a minimum full-time program of studies and attends classes in any term of a four-year collegiate institution's regular academic year (excluding summer); or
b) The individual participates in a regular squad practice or competition at a four-year collegiate institution.
Permissible activities as a parent/alum/friend of athletics, for the current student-athletes at LVC? – Most importantly, you should contact the coach to let him or her know of your interest in doing something for/with the current student-athlete. You are allowed to provide an 'occasional meal' under the following conditions:
a) The occasional meal may be provided at any location in the locale of the College;
b) Meals must be restricted to infrequent and special occasions;
c) Transportation may be provided to student-athletes to attend occasional meals.
If you are a relative of a student, there is an exception to the above rules. You are allowed to provide meals to team members at any location. Please note, alums, friends, and boosters do not have this same allowance.
Permissible recruitment efforts for the benefit LVC coaches - There are a lot of NCAA rules regarding recruiting, so please leave the recruiting to the coaches. However, you may inform the coaching staff know about possible prospective student-athletes in your area. Send newspaper clippings, biographical information, etc. Let coaches know about upcoming athletic events in your area.
You can help by contacting a coach about prospective student-athlete(s) that you know personally. It is helpful to provide the coach with contact information if you have it. If you do not have this information handy, give the LVC coach as much information as you can about prospects (high school, club team, stats, etc).
The NCAA does not allow Division III student-athletes to receive "extra benefits" because they happen to participate on an athletic team. What is a non-permissible "extra benefit"? - An extra benefit includes any special arrangement by an LVC employee or booster to provide student-athletes, their relatives or friends, a benefit not expressly authorized by the NCAA. Examples of impermissible extra benefits include, but are not limited to:
a) Gifts or loans of clothing, stereo equipment, compact discs, food, beverages
b) Transportation
c) Use of an automobile
d) Low interest or interest-free loans, telephone cards, credit cards, charge accounts, etc.
e) Gifts of professional sports tickets
f) Special discounts on products or services
g) Special payment arrangements on personal purchases
h) Material benefits that are not available to the general student body
NCAA rule regarding texting, tweeting, social network sites and chat rooms – NCAA rules are constantly changing/evolving regarding the use of social networking in regard to the recruitment of prospective student-athletes. Please contact the coach before engaging in ANY recruitment efforts involving social media.
NCAA rules question(s) contact - The information on this site does NOT cover every possibility or situation. Any questions regarding prospects, student-athletes, or NCAA rules and regulations, please contact the compliance officer, Stacey Hollinger (
sholling@lvc.edu)
