BOSTON COLLEGE
ATHLETICS DEPT.
COMPLIANCE OFFICE
Beginning of the Year
Coaches Meeting
August 26, 2008
MEETING TOPICS
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Structure of Compliance Office
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Distribution of Primary Duties
Hot Topics of Interest
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Responsibility of Head Coach
Academic Fraud (FSU and U. of New
Mexico)
Telephone calls – 3 min. Rule
Meals in Conjunction with Competition
Century Club Members
(1)
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIMARY
DUTIES
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Jerome P. Rodgers
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 Development and execution of key initiative for the
Compliance Office
 Conduct ongoing evaluations of policies and procedures
to ensure institutional control
 Investigate and process violations
 Monitor NCAA Governance
 Early Financial Aid Reads Process
 Agent Program
Aaron Aaker
 Certification of Continuing Eligibility
 Filemaker Pro Database
 Playing and Practice Season Process (e.g. declaration, 
practice logs)
 Amateurism Issues (e.g., domestic or int’l)
 Student-Athlete Outside Competition
 Promotional Activities (e.g. media guides, appearances)
 Liaison to: Registrar and LRSA
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Carly Pariseau
 Recruitment Process (e.g. official visits, transfer
recruitment, recruiting logs)
 Scholarship Renewal/Non-Renewal Process
 Annual Scholarship Projections
 National Letter of Intent
 Rules Education Program (e.g. workshops, coaches
meetings)
 Camps and Clinics/Local Sports Clubs
 Coaching Limitations (e.g. coaching staff limits,
football GA’s)
 Liaison to: Financial Aid, Dining & Admissions
Yadira Reyes
 NCAA Initial Eligibility Center
 Compliance Website
 Student-Athlete Employment
 Student-Athlete Outside Scholarships/Aid
 Varsity Letter Award Program, Team Awards, and
Team Banquet
 Occasional Meal Request
 Team Entertainment (away-from home, vacation
periods)
Bylaw 11.1.2.1
Responsibility of Head Coach
It shall be the responsibility of an institution’s
head coach to promote an atmosphere for
compliance within the program supervised by
the coach and to monitor the activities regarding
compliance of all assistant coaches and other
administrators involved with the program who
report directly or indirectly to the coach.
(3)
Rationale: the head coach has an obligation to promote
a culture of compliance among the entire team, including
assistant coaches, other staff and student-athletes. The
head coach must monitor the activities of assistant
coaches and staff to determine if they are acting in
compliance with NCAA rules. Too often, when assistant
coaches or other administrators involved with the
program are involved in serous violations, head coaches
profess ignorance regarding such violations while
indicating such responsibilities were entrusted to their
assistants. A head coach should be presumed to have
knowledge and therefore responsibility for the actions of
those individuals associated with his or her team whom
the coach directly or indirectly supervises.
(4)
However, a violation of the proposed bylaw will
occur only in major-infractions cases, similar to
institutional control allegations, or in very serious
secondary cases. This proposal does not imply
that every violation by a staff member or studentathlete involved in the head coach’s program will
be considered a lack of control of the part of the
head coach. There is a rebuttable presumption
that exists when situations indicate that the head
coach has set a proper tone of compliance.
Under such circumstances, the head coach
would not be charged with a lack of control for
activities that may result in NCAA rules violations.
(5)
Proposal Nos. 2007-78 and 2007-79
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Home competition:
 Meals
may begin with the evening prior to the
competition;
 Meals may be provided up until S-As are
released; and
 On release, an additional Meal or $15 may be
provided.
Bylaw 16.5.2
(6)
Proposal Nos. 2007-78 and 2007-79
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Away-from-home competition: the institution may
chose to provide:
 Option
(i): Three meals (or cash allowance) per day,
plus a pregame or postgame meal on competition
day; or
 Option (ii): Meals at institution’s discretion once the
S-A reports on call until the team returns to campus
(no cash allowances).
Bylaw 16.5.2
(7)
Proposal No. 2007-78
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Away-from-home competition: allows for
$15 (up from $10) in lieu of a postgame
meal under Option (i), which allows three
meals per day or the cash allowance for
the three meals.
Bylaw 16.5.2
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Century Club
MBB
MFB
MFB
MFB
MIH
MIH
MSO
MTE
WBB
WFH
WIH
WLX
WRO
WSB
WSO
WSO
WSO
WTE
WTR
WVB
WVB
Mo
Barry
Mike
Don
Greg
John
Ed
Scott
Stepanie
Ainslee
Katie
Bowen
Wendy
Jen
Mike
Chris
Jenny
Nigel
Randy
Adam
Kristen
Cassara
Gallup
Siravo
Yanowsky
Brown
Hegarty
Kelly
Wilkins
Yelton
Lamb
King
Holden
Wilbur
Finley
Calise
Hamblin
Maurer
Bentley
Thomas
Martel
Shockley
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REMINDER
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Be sure to sign the Certification for
Compliance Form
GOOD LUCK THIS SEASON!!!
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