What are players allowed to receive as gifts?

[buttels]

For the coaches out there.

 

Without violating any NCAA clearinghouse rules, what are players allowed to receive as gifts at the high school level? Trying to come up with different things for next season and getting them sponsored, can they receive things like gift cards, etc. We have done plaques in the past, but what else will NOT violate their eligibility.

[theguru]

I was told once a BGP T-shirt was over the line.

 

And I have no idea buttels.

[The Double Deuce]

So many funny responses to this thread, none of which fall into the Terms of Service, so I'm just going to laugh to myself as I say them all out loud to no one in particular.

 

Sorry, Buttels, I have no actual information on what you're looking for, just a list of snarky comments about different people around the state that could probably answer your question for you. :brb:

[PP1]

It depends on who the gift is from.

[theguru]

It depends on who the gift is from.

 

What if the gift is from an AAU Coach?

[TheDeuce]

What if the gift is from an AAU Coach?

 

I'd say you shouldn't receive anything from an AAU coach to be safe.

[theguru]

I'd say you shouldn't receive anything from an AAU coach to be safe.

 

What about an official, they wouldn't do anything wrong, right?

[Randy Parker]

Here's what I found on the NCAA page. This may or may not clear things up:

 

Can a college-bound student-athlete be paid for appearing in a commercial or receiving an endorsement?

 

College-bound and current student-athletes who want to compete at Division I and II schools need to preserve their eligibility by meeting NCAA amateurism requirements. If a college-bound student-athlete is paid for appearing in a commercial or receives an endorsement before he or she is accepted at an NCAA member school, his or her eligibility could be affected.

 

If the college-bound student-athlete was chosen for the commercial or other event for reasons other than athletic ability, he or she may be compensated. If the college-bound student-athlete was chosen to participate because of his or her athletic ability, he or she may not be paid. However, the prospective student-athlete may receive expenses related to the commercial event such as meals or lodging.

 

Can a student-athlete accept prize money?

 

In all sports except tennis, a student-athlete or prospective student-athlete may accept prize money as long as the amount of the prize is less than or equal to his or her expenses for participating in the competition, such as meals or lodging. The prize money may not pay for expenses of parents or coaches.

 

In tennis, a prospective student-athlete may accept up to $10,000 per year in prize money. Once he or she has accepted $10,000 in prize money in a particular year, he or she may accept additional prize money on a per-event basis as long as the amount of the prize does not exceed his or her expenses. A current tennis student-athlete may accept prize money as long as the amount of the prize is less than or equal to his or her expenses for participating in the competition.

 

Frequently Asked Questions About the NCAA | NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA

 

Seems to me, from this information, that its a no-no for athletes to receive prizes or rewards if they are given as a direct result of the student's athletic abilities.

[statman]

Some of the above reads like something out of the Book of Armaments.

[PP1]

I think if its from their own coach then it is okay. Individual school districts may have problems with it though.

At Christmas, I bought all of my players a ten dollar starbucks gift card.

[mcpapa]

I would have given Randy Parker a hundred dollars just to watch him flail around the basketball court for a few minutes.

[4 Quarters]

At what level are your players at?

[Mustang]

Buttles is thinking along the lines of Player of the Game type awards.