April Rules EdVillanova University Compliance

Summary of TopicsWritten offers of aidNLI – Unofficial SigningsScholarship RenewalsSummer StorageBreast Cancer Awareness UniformsCounting DaysOfficial Visits - Reminder

Paying for FlightsHotel Stays on the Night Prior to the Official Visit

Question/Answer

Written Offers of AidWritten offer of aid cannot be provided until Aug.

1 prior to the PSA’s senior year. To receive written offer, PSA must be:

Registered with Eligibility CenterAdded to team’s Institutional Request List (IRL)

Please inform compliance of the prospects that will be receiving written offers of aid.

Please provide us with any current letters that you use for written offers of aid in order for the language of the letter to be approved.

NLI – Unofficial Signings

Any fake NLI documents must be sent from the compliance

office.

Scholarship RenewalsDue June 1st

Can obtain document from website or compliance office.

Summer StorageStudent-athletes in need of storing items in

the area over the summer should refer to the following website:

http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/studentlife/reslife/housing/storage.html

If on campus in summer school, you may store extra items in South Campus trailers. Need to contact Residence Life.

Breast Cancer Awareness UniformsPermissible:

Wearing a warm-up t-shirt that is pink with a breast cancer awareness logo (i.e. Pink Ribbon)

Wearing a pink uniform (as long as specific sport uniform regulations deem it permissible)

Impermissible:Wearing a uniform/sneakers/cleats/headband

with a breast cancer awareness logo along with normal sponsor logo (i.e. Nike symbol) Currently requires a waiver in order to wear during a

game

Counting DaysDuring defined championship or

nonchampionship segment, each day counts excluding:Required days off (1 day per week)Official vacation, holiday and final-exam

periods when no practice or competition occurs

This does not apply to basketball or football. Baseball and softball are not affected by this

during their nonchampionship segment.

Counting Days - ExampleFor example:When two days are given off (free of any

countable athletically related activities) in one week during a championship or nonchampionship segment, one of the days will still count towards the team’s playing season.

Specifically: If Golf provided two days off during either their

nonchampionship or championship segment, six of the seven days would still count towards the 144-day maximum.

Official Visits - ReminderPaying for flights

A PSA may not be reimbursed by the institution for payment of his or her own flight for an official visit.

An institution may purchase a plane ticket for a PSA coming to campus on an official visit.

If PSA and his or her parents want to be on the same flight, Jen Burns can take the credit card number of the parents to pay for their flight or the parents can pay from themselves.

Please remember that you are only allowed to pay for the PSA’s flight.

Official Visits - ReminderHotel stays on the night prior to the official visit.

PSA can stay in a hotel the night before the start of an official visit without starting the visit (under the discretion of compliance)

Any in-room entertainment (i.e. purchasing a movie) or room service cannot be paid by the institution In the event that a PSA does purchase those items, they

must pay for them and proof of payment must be demonstrated

The official visit will have begun if a PSA stays at the Villanova Conference Center Villanova Conference Center is considered on-campus

facility

Question?The baseball coaches at Ocean State College

are planning their summer recruiting trips. There are a couple of situations where an assistant coach would like to go straight from his recruiting trip to a family vacation site and then on to the next recruiting trip.

Is this permissible or does the coach have to return to campus before he can

resume off-campus recruiting activities?

AnswerThe coach does not have to return to campus in

order to be replaced as a permissible off-campus recruiter.

With the adoption of NCAA Proposal 2010-21, a coach replaced for purposes of off-campus recruiting activities is not required to return to campus before engaging in additional recruiting activities provided no more than the permissible number of off-campus recruiters in a particular sport engage in recruiting activities each day. (June, July, August only)

Have a great day!