Did You Know...?
June 13, 2019 | Compliance
Did you know...?
A student-athlete may be compensated for providing lessons to individuals on an instructional basis as long as a few requirements are met. The student-athlete must not conduct the lessons using their institution's facilities, the compensation must be paid by the individual receiving the lesson or their family, and the student-athlete must not advertise the lessons using their name or image. See bylaw 12.4.2.1 for more information.
12.4.2.1 Fee-for-Lesson Instruction. A student-athlete may receive compensation for teaching or coaching sport skills or techniques in his or her sport on a fee-for-lesson basis, provided: [R](Revised: 1/9/96 effective 8/1/96, 4/25/02 effective 8/1/02, 4/2/03 effective 8/1/03, 1/23/19)
(a) Institutional facilities are not used;
(b) Playing lessons shall not be permitted;
(c) The compensation is paid by the lesson recipient (or the recipient's family member) and not another individual or entity;
(d) Instruction to each individual is comparable to the instruction that would be provided during a private lesson when the instruction involves more than one individual at a time; and
(e) The student-athlete does not use his or her name, picture or appearance to promote or advertise the availability of fee-for-lesson sessions.
