Did You Know...?
September 13, 2019 | Compliance
Did You Know...?
It is permissible to provide all teams participating in an institutionally sponsored meet or tournament with a goodwill package containing various mementos of nominal value, such as, coffee mugs and candy packets. See Division I NCAA Staff Interpretation- 8/26/13 and Bylaws 16.11.1 and 16.11.2 for more information.
Division I NCAA Staff Interpretation- 8/26/13
Providing Goodwill Packages to Visiting Teams (I)
 I
 August 26, 2013
    The academic and membership affairs staff confirmed it is permissible to provide all teams participating in an institutionally sponsored competition with a goodwill package containing various mementos (e.g., coffee mugs, candy packets) of nominal value.
[References: NCAA Division I Bylaws 16.02.3 (extra benefit), 16.11.1.1 (general rule), 16.11.2.1 (general rule) and official interpretation (12/16/87, Item No. 3) which has been archived]
16.11.1 Permissible. [A]
16.11.1.1 General Rule. [A] Receipt of a benefit (including otherwise prohibited extra benefits per Bylaw 16.11.2) by student-athletes, their family members or friends is not a violation of NCAA rules if it is demonstrated that the same benefit is generally available to the institution's students and their family members or friends. (Revised: 1/19/13 effective 8/1/13, 8/7/14)
16.11.2 Nonpermissible. [A]
16.11.2.1 General Rule. [A] The student-athlete shall not receive any extra benefit. The term "extra benefit" refers to any special arrangement by an institutional employee or representative of the institution's athletics interests to provide the student-athlete or his or her family members or friends with a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation. [R] (Revised: 1/19/13 effective 8/1/13)
