University of Minnesota Athletics
4/25/07 - Sponsor Families
10/24/2007 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Compliance Weekly E-mail
April 26, 2007
SPONSOR FAMILIES
The NCAA prohibits placing student-athletes with a sponsor or host family. The rationale is that the benefits provided by the host or sponsor family would be considered an extra benefit for the student-athlete since sponsor families are not available to all students, and there is no previous relationship between the student-athlete and the host/sponsor family.
Student-athletes may only receive support from their natural or legal family, or from an individual with whom there is a pre-existing relationship.
A pre-existing relationship exists if a relationship between a student-athlete and a non-related individual:
- began for factors other than a student-athlete’s participation in athletics or notoriety as a result of athletics, and
- began prior to the student-athlete entering the 9th grade, and
- began prior to the student-athlete gaining notoriety in athletics, and
- the pattern of benefits given was not based on athletic success
If you have any questions, please contact the Compliance Office.
