Student Manager
Program
Rules Education 2010
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Student Manager
Program (Bylaw 11.01.6):
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In good academic standing
Enrolled full-time in at least 12 credit hours
except during final semester if carrying degree
requirements
Ethical Conduct
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All Coaches, Department Staff & StudentAthletes
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Act with Honesty & Sportsmanship
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Must provide complete & accurate
information to the NCAA & ND regarding
any ongoing or pending investigations of
possible violations of NCAA rules
Ethical Conduct
Gambling
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Solicit/Accept a bet on any professional or
collegiate team (for an item of tangible value)
Provide inside information
Participate in any gambling activity on NCAA
sponsored collegiate or professional sports
◦ Includes bracket pools & fantasy leagues if BOTH an
entry fee is required and a prize is awarded
Academic Fraud
An NCAA Violation can occur if:
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An institutional staff member (coach, professor, tutor,
teaching assistant) knowingly arranges fraudulent
academic credit or false transcripts for an enrolled studentathlete
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A student-athlete, acting alone or with others, knowingly
arranges fraudulent academic credit or false transcripts
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If a student-athlete commits an academic offense
(cheating, plagiarism) with no involvement of an
institutional staff member & the academic offense results in
an erroneous declaration of eligibility & the student-athlete
subsequently competes for the institution
Extra Benefits
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A student-athlete, their family and friends,
may not accept a benefit from an employee
of Notre Dame or a representative of the
University’s athletics interests (e.g.,
alumnus, season-ticket holder, donor)
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If it is not available to the Notre Dame
student body or the general public – it is an
extra benefit
Extra Benefits
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Money, gifts, clothing, tickets for
entertainment, haircut, use of a car
Loan of money or co-signing of a
note to arrange for a loan
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Receipt of complimentary
admissions for your family or friends
other than your comps or those of a
teammate
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Sale or trade of your comps for
merchandise, services or debt
repayment
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Sale or trade of any items you’ve
received for your participation in
athletics (shoes, uniform,
awards)
Free or reduced-cost room or board
anywhere (SB, hometown)
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Free or reduced-cost merchandise
or services
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Use of Athletics Department
copy/fax machines, long distance
telephone service, free use of a cell
phone
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Special discount or credit on
the purchase of an airline ticket
Boosters
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What can a representative of the
University’s athletics interests do for a
current student-athlete?
◦ Occasional home or on-campus meal
◦ Legitimate employment opportunity
NOTHING ELSE!
Countable Hours
IN-SEASON
OUT-OF-SEASON
During the academic year
20 hours per week & max 4
hours per day
 1 required day off per week
 No practice activities
permitted after competition
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8 hours per week & max 4
hours per day
 2 required days off per week
 Skill instruction limited to 2
of the 8 hours/week
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Weekly hour limitations don’t include voluntary activities
Without coaching staff supervision
No limitation during preseason practice prior to 1st day of class or
scheduled competition (whichever is earlier)
No limitations during official vacation periods
Fall Break, Christmas Break, Spring Break
Countable Hours
Countable
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Practice – 4 hrs per
day
Ath meetings with a
coach initiated by a
coach
Competition - counts
as 3 hours
Required weight
training
Discussion/review of
film
Set-up of
offensive/defensive
alignments
Non-Countable
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Compliance meetings
Meetings with a coach
initiated by SA
Study hall, tutoring
Voluntary weight
training not conducted
by staff
Team travel
Training room activities
Voluntary sport
activities (no coach, no
attendance)
Per Diem/Meals
In Conjunction with Home Contests:
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All student-athletes are permitted to receive meals at the
institution’s discretion beginning with the evening before
competition and continuing until they are released.
It is not permissible to provide cash in lieu of meals during this
time period.
At the time the student-athletes are released following
competition, the institution is permitted to provide a meal or
cash, but not both. If cash is given, the amount may not
exceed $15.
Per Diem/Meals
In Conjunction with Away-from-Home Contests:
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Option #1 – Regular meals (or per diem) plus either pregame
or postgame meal. Opportunity for cash in lieu of postgame
meal
Option #2 – Meals at discretion from required report time until
the team returns to campus or is released
Per Diem/Meals
In Conjunction with Away-from-Home Contests; Option #1:
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All student-athletes are permitted to receive a pregame or
postgame meal in addition to regular meals (or meal
allowances/per diem). An institution, at its discretion, may
provide cash, not to exceed $15, in lieu of a postgame meal
(but not a pregame meal).
◦ All student-athletes on the same team must receive identical meal
allowances
◦ Student-athletes can receive up to 4 meals per day, per diem for 3
meals plus $15 for postgame meal or a combination of meals and
per diem provided no “double dipping” occurs
Per Diem/Meals
In Conjunction with Away-from-Home Contests; Option #2:
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All student-athletes are permitted to receive meals at the
institution’s discretion from the time the team is required to
report on call for team travel until the team returns to campus
◦ Institution is not permitted to give per diem in lieu of a meal
◦ One exception - the institution is permitted to provide a meal or
cash in lieu of a meal (not to exceed $15) at the time of the
student-athlete’s release regardless of whether they are returning
to campus with the team
Coaching Limits
Permissible Activities
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Feed/retrieve balls
Run practice clock
Sit on bench
Arrange travel
Film exchange
Assign equipment
Impermissible Activities
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Coaching!
Participation in practice
drills
Instruction to SAs
Attend coaching meetings
Analyze film or practice
Evaluate team stats
Scouting opponents
Provide campus/facility
tours
Donation Requests
Should you be asked to autograph an item for a
promotional or fundraising activity, you may do so
only if:
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Prior written approval from the Athletic Compliance Office is
obtained
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The item must benefit an institutional, charitable,
educational, or non-profit organization
ASK BEFORE YOU
ACT
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