Compliance: Extra Benefits
| NCAA Bylaw 16.02.3 states that an extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution's athletics interests to provide a student-athlete or the student-athlete's relative or friend a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation.  Some examples of non-permissible extra benefits include the following:       * Special discounts and credit      * Free or reduced cost service      * Use of telephone or credit card for personal reasons without charge      * Entertainment services (e.g. free movie tickets)      * Loans of money      * Use of an automobile or transporting of student-athletes      * Gifts or awards of any kind      * Use of a student-athlete's name/picture to promote a commercial product Receipt of a benefit by student-athletes or their relatives or friends is not a violation of NCAA legislation if it is demonstrated that the same benefit is generally available to the institution's students or their relatives or friends or to a particular segment of the student body (e.g., foreign students, minority students) determined on a basis unrelated to athletics ability.  Receipt of any extra benefit will jeopardize athletic eligibility and must be reported to the Athletics Director, Sport Supervisor, Head Coach, or Compliance Office. |
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