NCAA GAMBLING STATEMENT AND POLICY...DON'T BET ON IT!
The NCAA Student–Athlete Statement signed by all student–athletes at the beginning of every year says that, "you affirm that you meet the NCAA regulations regarding eligibility, recruitment, financial aid, amateur status and involvement in organized gambling." This means you may not gamble on college or pro sports! It's against the rules! (NCAA Bylaw 10.3)
Eligibility
The NCAA says you have 5 years (or 10 semesters) to remain eligible for competition
The NCAA also says that you must remain in good academic standing and be enrolled at least full–time in course hours applying toward your degree.
Here at University of Indianapolis, we require you to keep in continuous contact with your academic advisor who will keep you current in your academic standing. In addition, you must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours! As always, we know that situations arise from time to time. Please feel free to contact the Compliance office if you have any questions!
Extra Benefits
Extra benefits are a big deal to the University of Indianapolis and the NCAA. Extra benefits include any special arrangements offered to a student–athlete that is not authorized by NCAA legislation. Here are some examples of extra benefits:
- A loan or gift of money.
- A guarantee of bond.
- The use of an automobile.
- Signing or co–signing of a loan.
- Items at reduced costs offered.
Certainly, these things alone will not constitute an extra benefit. BUT, if something is offered to a student–athlete that is not made readily available to non-student–athletes, that is an extra benefit. We realize these benefits can be tempting, but it is not worth losing your eligibility.
Practice and Playing
Countable Athletically Related Activities – In Season
- Practice – Any meeting, activity or instruction involving sports–related information and having any athletics purpose, held for one or more student–athletes at the direction of or supervised by any member of the institution's coaching staff.
- Competition
- Required weight training and conditioning activities held at the direction of or supervised by an institutional staff member.
- Individual skill–related activities requested by a student–athlete or individual workouts required by or supervised by a member of the institution's coaching staff.
- On–site activities called by a member(s) of a team that is considered as a requisite for participation in that sport (e.g. captain's practice).
These above activities are limited to the following:
- In–Season Limits: 4 hours per day, 20 hours per week.
- Competition
- Required 1 day off per week during playing season.
- All competition counts as 3 hours, regardless of actual duration.
- Hourly and weekly limitations do not go into effect until the first day of classes or the first date of competition, whichever occurs first.
- Hourly and weekly limitations are not in effect during the academic year between terms when classes are not in session (e.g. Christmas Break).
- A round of golf may exceed the 4 hours, but the total number of hours for the week must not exceed the 20-hour limit.
Please See NCAA Bylaw 17.02.1.1 For A Detailed Description Of Countable Athletically Related Activities.
Countable Athletically Related Activities – Out–Of–Season
- Required weight training and conditioning activities held at the direction of or supervised by an institutional staff member.
- Individual skill–related instruction (sports other than football) requested by a student–athlete (no more than 4 student–athletes from the same team may participate in instruction at any one time anywhere).
- Out–Of–Season Limits: 8 hours per week.
- Maximum of 2 hours per week for individual skill–related instruction.
- No Countable Athletically Related Activities permitted outside of the playing season during an institutional vacation period (e.g. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring Break, and Summer Vacation).
Please See NCAA Bylaw 17.1.6.2 For A Detailed Description Of Countable Athletically Related Activities Outside of the Playing Season.