Coaches & Athletic Staff
NCAA Division I Manual
Personnel
General Designation Guidelines
All UofL coaches, staff (athletics and non-athletics staff, including part-time and clerical staff), student-athletes, and boosters have an obligation, by NCAA rule, to report violations. The obligation to report supports the University of Louisville’s commitment to institutional control and promoting an atmosphere of compliance.
Unethical Conduct
NCAA Bylaw 10.1 outlines various actions of unethical conduct that may jeopardize a staff member’s employment status. Any individual who performs work for the institution or the athletics department, even if he or she does not receive compensation for such work, is subject to Bylaw 10.1, which includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Refusal to furnish information relevant to an investigation of a possible violation of an NCAA regulation when requested to do so by the NCAA or the individual's institution;
- Knowing involvement in offering or providing a prospective or an enrolled student-athlete an improper inducement or extra benefit or improper financial aid;
- Knowingly furnishing or knowingly influencing others to furnish the NCAA or the individual's institution false or misleading information concerning an individual's involvement in or knowledge of matters relevant to a possible violation of an NCAA regulation;
- Receipt of benefits by an institutional staff member for facilitating or arranging a meeting between a student-athlete and an agent, financial advisor or a representative of an agent or advisor (e.g., "runner"); and
- Knowing involvement in providing a banned substance or impermissible supplement to student-athletes, or knowingly providing medications to student-athletes contrary to medical licensure, commonly accepted standards of care in sports medicine practice, or state and federal law.
Sports Wagering
NCAA Bylaw 10.3 states that staff members of an institution's athletics department and non-athletics staff members who have responsibilities within or over the athletics department shall not knowingly participate in sports wagering activities or provide information to individuals involved in or associated with any type of sports wagering activities.
Sports wagering activities includes placing, accepting, or soliciting a wager (on a staff member's or student-athlete's own behalf or on the behalf of others) of any type with any individual or organization on any amateur, collegiate, or professional team or contest. This includes the use of a bookmaker or parlay card; Internet sports wagering; auctions in which bids are placed on teams, individuals, or contests; and pools or fantasy leagues in which an entry fee is required and there is an opportunity to win a prize. A wager also includes an agreement to risk an item of value (e.g., money, apparel, dinner) in exchange for the possibility of gaining another item of value. What may seem harmless, could place the university at risk of NCAA sanctions.
Kentucky State law also prohibits an individual from placing a wager on a game or event in which they are a participant. More information on this law can be found here.
Head Coach Responsibility
Per NCAA Bylaw 11.1.1, Institutional staff members found in violation of NCAA regulations shall be subject to disciplinary or corrective action, whether such violations occurred at the certifying institution or during the individual’s previous employment at another member institution. An institution’s head coach is presumed to be responsible for the actions of all institutional staff members who report, directly or indirectly, to the head coach. An institution’s head coach shall promote an atmosphere of compliance within his or her program and shall monitor the activities of all institutional staff members involved with the program who report, directly or indirectly, to the coach.
Resources
NCAA Head Coach Responsibility Booklet
Recruiting
Recruiting 101
Recruiting Calendar
Recruiting Shutdown
Official & Unofficial Visits 101
Visit Activities
Tryouts
Athletic Activities
Time Management Plans/CARA/RARA/VARA
Camps & Clinics
