Secondary/Level III Violations and Online Self-Reporting Process

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1 Secondary/ III Violations and Online Self-Reporting Process A. Faith English Kelly Groddy Overview Obligation to Self-Report Definitions By the Numbers Standard Penalties and Corrective Actions Additional Penalties Eligibility Implications RSRO What's New? Resources Obligation to Self-Report It is REQUIRED! NCAA Constitution and NCAA Division I Bylaw Report noncompliance with NCAA rules. Efficient and effective way to handle Secondary/ III violations. 1

2 Division I I IV Violation s II III Definitions Division I I Severe Breach of Conduct "Violations that seriously undermine or threaten the integrity of the NCAA collegiate model including any violation that provides or is intended to provide a substantial or extensive recruiting, competitive or other advantage, or a substantial or extensive impermissible benefit." Bylaw I Definitions Division I II Significant Breach of Conduct Violations that provide or are intended to provide more than a minimal but less than a substantial or extensive recruiting, competitive or other advantage; Includes more than a minimal but less than a substantial or extensive impermissible benefit; or Involves conduct that may compromise the integrity of the NCAA collegiate model. Bylaw II 2

3 Definitions Division I III Breach of Conduct "Violations that are isolated or limited in nature; provide no more than a minimal recruiting, competitive or other advantage; and do not include more than a minimal impermissible benefit. Multiple IV violations may collectively be considered a breach of conduct." Bylaw III Definitions Division I III Breach of Conduct Violations that: Are isolated or limited in nature; Provide no more than a minimal recruiting, competitive or other advantage; and Do not include more than a minimal impermissible benefit. Multiple IV violations may be considered a breach of conduct. III Definitions Division I IV Incidental Infractions Minor infractions that are technical in nature and do not constitute a III violation. IV infractions generally will not affect eligibility for intercollegiate athletics. Bylaw IV NOTE: A limited set of identified bylaws. 3

4 Divisions II and III Major Violation s Secondary Definitions - Secondary Violations Secondary Violation Isolated or inadvertent in nature; Provides or is intended to provide only a minimal recruiting, competitive or other advantage; and Does not include any significant impermissible benefit. Bylaw Definitions - Major Violations Major Violation All violations other than secondary violations are major violations, specifically including those that provide an extensive recruiting or competitive advantage. Multiple secondary violations, collectively, can be considered a major violation. Bylaw

5 By The Numbers Total Number 5090 By Division DI = 3624 DII = 1147 DIII = 319 Violations By The Numbers Division I % 10% 11% 55% Bylaw 13 Bylaw 16 Bylaw 17 Other Bylaws By The Numbers Division II % 36% 14% 14% Bylaw 13 Bylaw 16 Bylaw 17 Other Bylaws 5

6 By The Numbers Division III % 31% 21% 26% Bylaw 13 Bylaw 17 Bylaw 14 Other Bylaws Standard Penalties Secondary and III Violations The Committee on Infractions (COI) gives the NCAA enforcement staff authority to: Process Secondary/ III cases; and Impose appropriate penalties using case precedent. Any standard penalty imposed by the staff is the "minimum threshold" penalty for that violation. Institutions and conferences can impose more significant penalties than the NCAA minimum. The COI retains authority to make the ultimate determination of the level of violation. Standard Penalties Secondary and III Violations Facts: Assistant men's tennis coach had impermissible off-campus contact with a sophomore in high school. Two-for-One Penalty 6

7 Standard Penalties Secondary and III Violations Penalties should: Affect the area in which the violation occurred (e.g., financial aid violation = financial aid penalty); Be designed to affect the involved sport program, not just the involved individual; and Go beyond just eliminating the advantage (e.g., two-for-one). Standard penalty document. Standard Penalties Secondary and III Violations Division I: The institution should be required to count the impermissible contact as one of the permissible off-campus contact opportunities with the prospective student-athlete and reduce the remaining contacts by one. Divisions II and III: The institution should be required to preclude the entire men's tennis coaching staff from any recruiting activities with the prospect for two weeks when otherwise permissible. Two- for-one Penalty Standard Penalties Secondary and III Violations Resources to Determine Penalties: Secondary infractions database (LSDBi). Requests and Self-Reports Online (RSRO). Bylaws (Division I) and (Divisions II and III). Standard penalties documents. Secondary/ III enforcement staff. III violations resulting in head coach suspension (Division I). 7

8 Additional Penalties Division I Head Coach Suspensions for Certain III Violations Effective August 2013, these penalties are imposed for ALL sports. Additional violations specifically for football and men's basketball. In addition to head coach suspensions, penalties can include: Suspension of assistant coach from all coaching-related activities for one or more contests. Often Bylaw 13 (recruiting) violations. Additional Penalties All Divisions Coaching Staff Suspensions Longstanding legislated penalty. Support compliance efforts. Often Bylaw 14 (eligibility) violations. Additional Penalties All Divisions Paying a Fine Amounts Division I $500/$5,000 Division II $250/$2,500 For Invoice and/or Credit Card Payments Contact NCAA Accounts Receivable Check Payments Include RSRO Case Number Mail to: NCAA Attention: Accounts Receivable P.O. Box Atlanta, GA

9 Corrective Actions Rules education. Improved monitoring procedures. Eligibility Implications All Divisions De Minimis and Restitution General rule. De Minimis (institutional violation only). Travel expenses provided to an ineligible student-athlete. Restitution (ineligibility handled at institutional level). Value must be $100 or less. Example - Bylaw 16 (extra benefits). RSRO Basics How to Create a Violation Report 9

10 Creating a Violation Report Access. NCAA Directory + RSRO. addresses must match. Type of access. Application administrator access. Signatory access. Violation Report Checklist Who? Involved student-athlete(s) and NCAA IDs. Other involved individuals. What? Subcase type. One sentence summary. The facts. When? Occurrence and discovery. Other important dates. Violation Report Checklist How? Institutional action. Conference action. Why? Mitigating circumstances. Where (do I) Add required signature? Create a related SAR? Communicate with NCAA staff? 10

11 Secondary/ III Processes What's new? IV Reporting Basics IV violations are reported to and processed by the conference office. "If it ain't on the list, it ain't IV." - Chris Strobel, beloved Director of Enforcement for Secondary/ III Infractions Using RSRO: Optional Identifying "not applicable" under conference action is not appropriate when submitting IV violation. No decision by NCAA staff. Sample IV Violations Division I Use of Tobacco Products (Bylaw ) Schedule Cards (Bylaw ) Student-Athlete Statement (Bylaw ) Drug Testing Consent Form (Bylaw ) Squad Lists (Bylaw ) Printed Recruiting Materials (Bylaw ) Requirements for Offer of GIA (Bylaw ) Effect of Violation of Conference Rule (Bylaw ) Declaration of Playing Season (Bylaw ) Remember: If it ain't on the list, it ain't a IV violation! Find a complete list on the NCAA Division I enforcement webpage. 11

12 Nullification Divisions II and III Effective August 1, DIII nullifications. AMA New Interpretations Philosophy Division I only. Role of enforcement staff. The process: Submit interpretation request to AMA first. Staff review. Decision. Of the 300 plus DI self-reports considered between August 2014 and April , approximately 25 percent were determined not to be a violation by AMA due to NIP. Letters of Inquiry Enforcement receives information that violation may have occurred If information is specific If information appears credible Letter of Inquiry sent to institution by with link to Box Institution is required to follow up Institution is required to respond Institution should follow up even if information not from enforcement If violation(s) = RSRO If no violation(s) = Letter An anonymous credible source source. can be a credible source. 12

13 Conference Violation Summary Report Available twice a year to conference office through secure website link. Includes all information from application. Future enhancement: real time report capability. NCAA Website Check it out! Secondary Infractions Self-Reporting Division I/II/III Enforcement Thank You Janet Calandro jcalandro@ncaa.org A. Faith English fenglish@ncaa.org Kelly Groddy kgroddy@ncaa.org Chris Strobel cstrobel@ncaa.org 13

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