February 2013
TIP OF THE MONTH
For
Coaches and Compliance
Hosting High School Events
SCHOLASTIC
High school, preparatory school and two-year-college athletics contests or matches, conducted
by a member institution or sponsored jointly with an outside organization and held on the
campus of a member are allowed as well as an institution’s athletic department staff including
coaches can administer and attend provided the following conditions are met:
Team Sports
Individual Sports
The opportunity to participate in the event is not limited
to specific educational institutions and all educational
institutions in a specific geographical area are eligible to
compete (limited only by number, by institutional
classification or on the basis of some objective standard
of performance);
Each participant represents his or her educational
institution in the event (no nonscholastic team
representation); and
No financial compensation (e.g., transportation,
expenses, guarantee, percentage of income) from the
event may be provided to the educational institutions.
The opportunity to participate in the event is not limited
to specific PSA or educational institutions and all
individual PSA or educational institutions in a specific
geographical area are eligible to compete (limited only
by number, by institutional classification or on the basis
of some objective standard of performance);
A participant may compete as an individual or may
represent his or her educational institution or a
nonscholastic team; and
No financial compensation (e.g., transportation
expenses, guarantee, percentage of income) from the
event may be provided to an individual, educational
institution or nonscholastic team.
NONSCHOLASTIC
An institution including any institutional department staff shall not host, sponsor or conduct a
nonscholastic men’s/women’s basketball practice or competition in which PSAs participate on
its campus or at an off-campus facility regularly used by the institution for practice and/or
competition by any of the institution’s sport programs.
Exceptions:
 May host basketball related events that are part of an officially recognized state
multisport event.
 May host, sponsor or conduct a nonscholastic event that involves basketball PSAs,
provided it is an open event and all participating basketball PSAs reside within a 50-mile
radius of the institution's campus.
 May host, sponsor or conduct a nonscholastic event that involves basketball PSAs that is
part of a program consistent with the mission of the institution (e.g., state wellness and
educational programs).
 May host, sponsor or conduct an ancillary event that is part of a non-athletics program
(e.g., Girl Scouts) and is conducted without the involvement of athletics department staff.
APPLIES TO BOTH:
 The institution’s facilities may be used for physical activities of PSAs if the institution's
athletics department staff members or representatives of its athletics interests are not
involved in the conduct, promotion or administration of the activity (other than activities
incidental to supervising the use of the facilities) and are subject to all applicable NCAA
recruiting legislation
 During a dead period, it is not permissible for an institution's coaching staff members and/or
individuals with sport-specific responsibilities to be involved in any manner in the conduct or
administration of a campus event involving prospects (as permitted under NCAA tryout
exceptions).
 The facility may only be rented out as it normally would for a high school, preparatory
school or two-year college contest. If a state association would like to rent out the facilities
for a state championship event, then it is permissible to rent out the facilities at a reduced
rate.
 It is permissible to host a high school, preparatory school or two-year college contest in
conjunction with an institution’s intercollegiate contest (other than the sports of basketball,
football, gymnastics and volleyball) provided it is regularly scheduled and approved by the
appropriate high school authority, there is no compensation provided to the high school, and
the only expenses received by the institution are the operation and maintenance of the
facility.
 An intercollegiate contest may be scheduled on the same day as a high school, preparatory
school or two-year college contest without being considered ‘in conjunction’ if the college
and high school, preparatory school or two-year college events are conducted in separate
sessions, separate tickets are sold for the events, and the playing facility is cleared between
the contests.
 The institution may advertise the event, as well as the names of the participating teams,
through normal media outlets used, but may not publicize the appearance of any specific
PSA and may not use individual or team photographs to advertise for the event.
 An institution may not host, sponsor or conduct a tryout camp, clinic, group workout or
combine devoted to agility, flexibility, speed or strength tests for prospective student-athletes
at any location even if it is in conjuction with a high school event. An institution's staff
members may only attend (subject to sport-specific restrictions) such an event sponsored by
an outside organization if the event occurs off the institution's campus and is open to all
institutions.
REFERENCES:
NCAA Bylaws – 13.11.1.6, 13.11.1.8-10, 13.11.1.14, 13.11.3.2, 13.11.3.4, 13.15.1.4-5; NCAA
Ed. Col. 5/7/12, 8/26/09; NCAA Staff Interp 10/23/92, 7/17/09, Official Interp 6/30/93, 3/27/02