KENNESAW STATE COMPLIANCE

Coaches Educational Session

Playing and Practice Seasons/Benefits

October 20, 2011

AGENDA

2011-2012 Compliance Staff

The Pyramid

Resources

Playing and Practice Seasons

Awards and Benefits

In Closing….It’s a Wrap

2011-12 COMPLIANCE STAFF

Heath Senour – Associate Athletic Director for Compliance

Phone: 678.797.2290 E-Mail: hsenour@kennesaw.edu

Cindy Gillam – Compliance Coordinator

Phone: 770.794.7538 E-Mail: cgillam@kennesaw.edu

THE PYRAMID

COMPLIANCE RESOURCES

www.ksuowls.com Athletic Department >>>> Compliance

Forms

Policies

Newsletters

Recruiting Calendars

Compliance Office Twitter Account Coming Soon

PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS

MICHIGAN COI REPORT

Violations in Countable Athletically Related Activities

Required Warm Up and Stretching Activities Were Not Being Counted

Sport Specific Staff Members Were Watching Volunteer Activities (Director of Operations/Quality Control)

Time In Between Activities is Countable

DURING DECLARED SEASON Weekly Hour Limitation:

20 Hrs. of Countable Athletics Related Activities per week (not an all inclusive list): Competition (3 Hours a day)

Practice

Strategy Sessions/Film/Chalk Talk

Skill Instruction

Required Weight Training/Conditioning

Team meetings

DURING DECLARED SEASON

Weekly Hour Limitation:

4 Hours per day Max Golf Practice Round Exception

Required 1 day off per week Travel Day May Be Used

Basketball Exception – 3 contests in a week

DURING DECLARED SEASON

Vacation Periods: Daily and weekly hour limitations do not apply

during official vacation periods

CARA Prohibited After Competition Film/Video on bus

After arrival back to campus

OUTSIDE OF DECLARED SEASON

Weekly Hour Limitation:

8 hours per week No more than 2 hours of skill instruction

6 hours of strength and conditioning

Required 2 days off per week

OUTSIDE OF DECLARED SEASON

Skill Instruction

September 15 – April 15 More than 4 student-athletes may participate

Prior to September 15 – After April 15 No more than 4 student-athletes at any one

time

Equipment related to sport may not be used during conditioning activities

OUTSIDE OF DECLARED SEASON

No CARA During a Vacation Period Strength coaches may conduct workouts, provided

student-athlete request workouts

Practice Logs Weekly Logs Submitted Monthly

Will Contact Those Who Need to Submit

VOLUNTARY ACTIVITIES

All Conditions must be met:

Activity must not be required to report back to coach

Activity must be initiated and requested by student-athlete

Activity may not be recorded for purposes of reporting back to coaching staff

Student Athlete may not be subject to penalty if student-athlete elects not to participate

VOLUNTARY ACTIVITIES

COACHING STAFF MEMBERS MAY NOT BE PRESENT DURING ANY VOLUNTARY ACTIVITIES

Exceptions:

Safety Exception: Track and Field field events, jumping hurdles or jumping element of steeplechase

Coach may provide safety and skill instruction, but may not conduct the workout

VOLUNTARY ACTIVITIES

COACHING STAFF MEMBERS MAY NOT BE PRESENT DURING ANY VOLUNTARY ACTIVITIES

Exceptions:

Summer-Workout Sessions: Golf, Tennis, Track and Field/XC

May participate in individual-workout sessions, provided request is initiated by student-athlete

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Baseball, Soccer, Softball and Volleyball

No class time missed in conjunction with nonchampionship competition, including travel

No class time missed for practice activities

No practice between Midnight and 5am

CARA

Review Hand-out

Countable

Athletic Meetings

Visiting Competition Site in XC and Golf

Review of Game Films

CARA

Not Countable

SA Initiated Meetings (No CARA)

Travel (as long as no CARA occurs)

Training Room Activities

Fund Raising/Community Service Activities

AWARDS AND BENEFITS

PARTICIPATION AWARDS

Underclassman - $225

Seniors - $425

Timing of Awards – February 16, 2000 Interp states that we may not provide annual participation awards prior to conclusion of regular season

OTHER AWARDS

Special Event Participation

Championship Awards

Special Achievement Awards

Scholar-Athlete, MVP - $175

Per November 17, 1996 interp, we may not award game balls to student-athletes for performances in contests

TEAM ENTERTAINMENT

Away from Home Competition (16.7.1)

Permissible to pay actual costs of reasonable entertainment w/in 100 mile radius of practice or competition

May not provide cash to student-athletes for entertainment purposes

Pro sports tickets are permissible

TEAM ENTERTAINMENT

Vacation Periods (16.7.1) When team is required to remain on

campus during vacation period

Permissible to pay actual costs of reasonable entertainment w/in 30 miles of campus

May not provide cash to student-athletes for entertainment purposes

Pro sports tickets are not permissible

TEAM ENTERTAINMENT

Movies in Conjunction w/ Home Contest (16.7.2)

Permissible night before a contest DVD Rental

Movie Theater

May not provide cash

MISCELLANEOUS BENEFITS

Nutritional Supplements [16.5.2(g)] Carbohydrate/electrolyte Drinks Energy bars Carbohydrate boosters Vitamins and minerals

Fruits, Nuts and Bagels [16.5.2(h)] No cream cheese, jelly, butter, etc.

IN CLOSING….IT’S A WRAP

IN CLOSING….IT’S A WRAP

CAi Phone logs Contacts/Evals

Recruiting/Compliance Technology Mike Sansing

FrontRush BlueChip JumpForward (October 26)

IN CLOSING….IT’S A WRAP

Questions? Thoughts?