NCAA Compliance

Meeting

TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY

WELCOME TO TRUMAN!!

Athletics Front Office Team

Jerry Wollmering – Director of Athletics

Liz Jorn – Faculty Athletics Representative

Michael Bazemore - Associate AD for Compliance and Operations

Kevin White – Assistant AD/Director of Communications

Cooper Weidenthaler – Coordinator of Media Relations

Jeri Speak – Athletic Office Manager/Ticket Manager/SWA

Michelle Boyd – Head Athletic Trainer

Luke Mudd – Director of Grounds/Turf grass Specialist

Who I am, Who I am NOT!!

Who I am

Resource

Information Hub

Liaison

Educator

Checks and Balance Overseer/Monitor

Who I am NOT!

Watch Dog

FBI, CIA, NCAA Secret Agent

Bylaw Debater

Our Responsibility to You

Ensure you have a successful experience as a collegiate student-athlete, while supporting your path to earn a college degree

Support your academic, athletic, and life goals

Support your coaches to be the best they can be for your program

Email updates and need to know information

Ignore at your own risk!!

Our Expectations of You

Be a Good Sport

Positive sportsmanship is a core principle of the NCAA and GLVC

Honor the game, honor the rules

Go to Class

Department cumulative GPA minimum goal is 3.00

Be serious about earning a degree which will provide you with a career after sports

Be a Good Role Model

You represent yourself, family, coaches, teammates, the department, the University, and community at all times

Understand “US”

Get involved with the community

Wear Your Truman Gear with Pride and Have Fun!

Michael Bazemore

Associate AD for Compliance and Operations

mbazemore@truman.edu

Office Phone: 660.785.4261

Cell: 267.481.5065

Work Cell: 660.341.7120

Pershing Building 212C

What We Will Discuss

Initial Eligibility

Continuing Eligibility

Practice “CARA” Hours

FAR

Amateurism

NCAA Drug Testing

Sports Gambling

Initial Eligibility-Incoming Freshmen

& 2-Year College Transfers

Incoming Year at a 4 Year Institution

NCAA Eligibility Center Academic Certification

Full Qualifier

Practice, Compete, Athletic Aid

Partial Qualifier

Practice, Athletic Aid, but cannot compete!!

Non-Qualifier

Can’t practice, compete, or receive athletic aid

Extra Transfer Regulations

Final Amateurism Certification

45 Day Grace Period, Yes – Practice, NO – Competition!

Practice, Competition, &

Athletic Aid

Must be enrolled Full-time; registered in a minimum of 12 credits

Graduating Seniors visit compliance office for exception

Graduate Students – Full-time enrollment, 9 credits

Complete Compliance Forms

Student-Athlete Statement

Drug Testing

Amateurism

Athletic Training Paperwork

Can’t practice or compete without

Drug Test Suspensions

NCAA – 1 calendar year & LOE – performance enhancing

NCAA – ½ calendar year – street drugs

Missed test counts as a positive

Continuing Eligibility for

Competition Partial Qualifiers and Ineligible Returners Cannot Compete as Individual

Must Pass 9 credits in the previous full-time semester

Must pass a minimum of 24 credits per academic year (includes max of 6 summer credits)

18 credits must come within Fall and Spring

Can count up to 6 minor credits per regular academic (Fall & Spring) term

Maintain a minimum 2.0 Institutional GPA & Overall 2.0 GPA (Prior to Fall)

Academic Probation and Suspension

2 consecutive semesters below 2.0 institutional GPA

Declare major by the beginning of your 3rd year (5th semester)

Double Major must be documented also!

Must consult with your head coach and compliance department before dropping a course!

Continuing Eligibility for

Competition

Juniors and Seniors – Be aware of and Check Degree Works Profile

COUNTABLE credits only

Varsity Sport Credit Only Counts Once!! NO REPEATS!!!

Applied to course load the semester of championship season. (If it causes an overload, varsity credit is not added)

Do not use as one of countable credits for the semester

Repeat credits previously passed may not count!

CHECK WITH COMPLIANCE OFFICE FIRST!!

Graduating Senior in Final Semester

Under 12 credits PTD forms must be submitted

Consortium agreements

Checks and Balance

Practice aka “CARA” Hours

Meetings & Video Study, Weights & Conditioning, Practice & Individual Training,

Competition

Study Hall, Voluntary Activities, Travel for Competition, Hosting Recruits, Team

Entertainment, Community Service and Fundraising Events don’t count

SAAC Reps, Captains or designated student-athletes CARA check

Championship Segment

20 hours per week

4 hours per day

1 Mandatory Day Off!!

Checks and Balance

Non-championship Segment (aka previously known as 24 Days, Spring

Ball, Spring or Fall Exhibition Season, etc.)

15 hours per week

Golf and Tennis, 20 hours per week

4 hours per day

2 mandatory days off per week

Out of season

14 consecutive day mandatory break after last contest in championship segment

8 hours per week. No more than 2 hours on individual skill instruction or team

activities (Anything involving your sports specific equipment and/or movements

generally)

Checks and Balance

No CARA during Vacation Periods and Between Terms

No CARA during preseason; before 1st day of classes (Aug. 21) or 1st scheduled

contest

Preseason Activities

No more than 6 hours per day (5 on physical activity)

No more than 3 hours at a time

3 hour break from everything-no meetings or weightlifting

Outside Competition

Ask US!!!

Partial Qualifiers and Ineligible Returners Cannot Compete as Individual

When in doubt???? ASK Us!!!!

Amateurism & Extra Benefits

Can’t accept money for athletics ability or performance

Crowdfunding (GoFundMe, kickstarter, indiegogo, etc.)

Can’t sign with an agent. Verbal or Signed Contracts

No sports wagering/gambling on any NCAA, Professional, or Amateur sporting events

March Madness

Fantasy Sports

Super Bowl

Professional Champions

Olympics

Not Allowed to Receive Extra Benefits!!

Send Boosters/Friends of the Program to AD or other Athletics Personnel

Academics & Scholarships

Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR)

Mandated by NCAA

Liaison between Athletic Department and Academic Personnel (Advisors, Professors, Registrar, etc.)

READ YOUR SYLLABI!!!!

Introduce yourself to your professor, have active and open communication

Discuss how to make up assignments when traveling for competition

CAN’T MISS CLASS FOR PRACTICE

Contest report time

Letter from Athletic Department for absence

Outside/Non-Truman Scholarships

Must be reported to the Compliance Department

Other Need To Know Info

Medical hardship waivers aka medical redshirt

Incapacitating Injury that occurs during the first half of the season. No more than 3 contests or 30% of the maximum permissible contests or dates of competition. Need the proper documentation!!

Student handbook, student-athlete handbook and Team Rules

Scholarships

Prorated with dismissals from Team and or Institution, and voluntary quits

Student Life Waiver

GLVC Sportsmanship and Media Release

Compliance Reference Card

Ignore my emails at your own risk!!!

Leadership Development

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)

Committee of student-athletes who represent the voice of student-athletes

Goal: to provide social activities for athletes, organize community service projects, and create awareness for student-athletes and athletics on the Truman Campus

Minimum of Two representatives from each team

2 meetings a month, every other Wednesday evening 7pm

SAAC Projects:

Dogspys

Purple Fridays

Food Drive for local Food Bank

$1000 for Make a Wish

Student-athlete t-shirt

Basics with Bulldogs

ES 199: Athletic Leadership

Review

12 credits, 9 credits, 24 credits

#1 Spot

CARA Hours

No Money, No Agent

Get Involved with SAAC

Understand “Us”

Parting Gems

Asset vs Liability

Access

Make your actions consistent with your why!

It’s Only Compliance, When in Doubt, Ask!!!!!

#BulldogUp!!!

Thank you for your

attention

Have a great

year!