NCAA Booster Guidelines - Fall 2011

THE PRINCIPLE OF INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL AND RESPONSIBILITY
Institutional control of athletics is a fundamental requirement of NCAA legislation. The institution's responsibility for the conduct of its athletics program includes responsibility for the actions of its staff members and for the actions of boosters or "representatives of the University's Athletics Interests."

WHO IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNIVERSITY'S ATHLETICS INTERESTS?
You are considered a "Representative of the University's Athletics Interests (a booster) if you:

    * have participated in or are currently a member of any athletics department booster group, the Fighting Sioux Club, or Sioux Boosters;
    * made a donation to the men's or women's athletic program;
    * have assisted or been asked to assist in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes;
    * have assisted in providing benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their families; or
    * have been or are involved in promoting UND athletics in any way.
    * Once a person is defined as a booster/representative of UND's athletic interests, they retain that identity indefinitely, even if they no longer support the athletics program.

PERMISSABLE ACTIVITIES BY BOOSTERS

    * UND boosters may attend events (e.g., contests, banquets) where prospects are present on his or her own initiative, subject to the understanding that the booster may NOT contact the prospect or the prospect's relatives.
    * UND boosters may inform the Sioux coaches of prospects in their area by contacting the UND staff and sending Sioux coaches newspaper clippings with the names of particular prospects.
    * Do continue establishing family relationships with friends and neighbors. Contacts with prospects are permitted as long as they are not made for recruiting purposes and are not initiated by UND staff members.

UND boosters may arrange employment for prospective student-athletes. The prospect may not begin the job until after the completion of his or her senior year in high school. Compensation must be based on work actually performed and at a normal rate.

Occasional Meals
A single current student-athlete or an entire team may receive an occasional family meal from a booster under certain conditions. The occasional meal MUST be provided in the individual's home, may be catered and must be restricted to infrequent or special occasions. All occasional meals must be pre-approved by the Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance PRIOR to the meal occuring. It is an NCAA violation for student-athletes to receive too many occasional meals, so seeking approval BEFORE the meal ensures that any meals offered are permissible per NCAA legislation.

IMPERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES BY BOOSTERS

In Division I, representatives of UND's athletic interests are prohibited from making any in-person, on- or off-campus recruiting contacts, as well as written or telephone communications with a prospect or the prospect's parents or relatives. This prohibition also applies to any written communication on the internet where the prospective student-athlete will actually receive the communication (i.e. tweeting "at" someone on Twitter or writing on someone's wall or creating fan pages encouraging a prospective student-athlete to attend UND on Facebook).

Contact With Prospect's Coach or School Staff
Contact with a prospect's coach, principal or counselor in an attempt to evaluate the prospect is prohibited.