Compliance
As a member of the Ivy League and the NCAA, Princeton is committed to upholding the high degree of integrity in Athletics. Fellows are encouraged to direct any questions about compliance to Associate Director of Athletics Kelly Widener (kw2@princeton.edu or 8-5312). Princeton's Interim Name, Image, Likeness Policy is available here.
Permissible
Occasional Meals: Fellows may provide an occasional meal to a student-athlete or entire team on infrequent and special occasions at their home or in a local restaurant. Reasonable local transportation may be provided to student-athletes only if the meal is in the fellow's home. Please contact the Head Coach to receive approval to host a meal. Coaches must be given enough notice to register the meals.
Practice: Fellows may attend practices, but may not participate in any coaching activities (i.e. strategic advice, demonstrating skills, team drills or skill instruction, etc.).
Reasonable Support: Fellows may provide reasonable support to student-athletes (transportation, housing, or meals) in the event of injury, illness, or death of a family member or another student-athlete. Please contact Compliance for approval prior to providing any such support.
Recruiting: Fellows may meet with prospective student-athletes and parents/guardians on campus. Fellows may provide a meal at their home for a prospect and parents or guardians on an official visit, provided the meal is not excessive and occurs only once during the visit. Head coach must approve such meals.
Miscellaneous Permissible Activities:
1. Be present at on-campus recruiting events and meet with prospective student-athletes
2. Sit on team bench, stand on sideline, be in the team area during competition
3. Be in a team meeting or game huddle, but not instructing or coaching
4. Engage in community service with team
Impermissible
Extra Benefits: An extra benefit is any special arrangement to provide a student-athlete or the student-athlete's relative or friend, a benefit that is not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation. Extra benefits may include but are not limited to:
1. Transportation – Fellows may not provide transportation to a student-athlete, even if the student-athlete reimburses the appropriate amount of gas or mileage. Two exceptions: Fellows may occasionally provide reasonable local transportation, and transportation for an occasional home meal as outlined above.
2. Lodging – Fellows may not provide free or reduced rent or housing during the academic year or summer to a student-athlete. Student-athletes must be charged a normal rent for the local area and Compliance must approve the arrangement in advance.
3. Money – Fellows may not provide cash or loans in any amount to student-athletes.
4. Gifts – Fellows may not provide gifts to student-athletes for any occasion unless the same gifts are provided to all students or those in a specific group like a class, club, etc.
5. Cell Phones – Student-athletes may use a fellow's cell phone only in an emergency situation.
Instruction/Analysis: It is impermissible for fellows to do any of the following:
1. Analyze video involving the team or scout opponents
2. Set up offenses/defenses, or offer competition strategy
3. Provide analysis of a practice session
4. Engage in any coaching activity during practice, skill instruction, competition, etc.
5. Participate in off-campus recruiting activities or have any contact with recruits off campus.
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