This website is intended to help educate representatives of athletics interests, boosters and alumni about NCAA rules. The University of the Pacific is grateful for all of the ways that you contribute to the success of our athletic programs. As an NCAA member institution, Pacific is responsible for the actions of all individuals and entities involved in the promotion of its intercollegiate program. A violation of NCAA rules by a representative of athletics interest can result in serious sanctions to the institution and individual student-athletes and prospects. The information on this page may not cover every question that you have, but we hope you will gain a better understanding of the rules and recognize that everyone involved at Pacific has a role in compliance.
If you have any questions about NCAA rules, please contact the Compliance Staff.
Boosters
Boosters are also known as Representatives of Athletics Interests. You fit this title if any of the following are true:
- You have ever participated in or been a member of the Pacific Athletic Foundation or any other group that supports a specific Pacific athletic team.
- You are a current or former Pacific student-athlete.
- You are the parent of a current or former Pacific student-athlete.
- You are the spouse of a Pacific athletic department employee.
- You are or have ever been an employee of Pacific.
- You have ever contributed to the Pacific athletic program.
- You have ever assisted in providing NCAA-permissible benefits to an enrolled student-athlete or his or her family or friends.
- You have ever helped arrange or have provided employment for an enrolled student-athlete.
- You have ever helped to arrange or have provided summer employment to prospects who have signed an offer or admissions to Pacific.
- You have ever purchased season tickets for any Pacific team.
- You have ever promoted the Pacific athletic program.
Once an individual qualifies as a Representative of Athletics Interest, they retain this identify forever. The University of the Pacific is ultimately responsible for the acts of all representatives in relation to NCAA rules and regulations.
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Top 10 Things You Need to Know
  1. ALWAYS ASK BEFORE YOU ACT! Breaking NCAA rules can render prospects and student-athletes ineligible for competition. The NCAA holds the university accountable for the actions of its fans and friends.
  2. You MAY NOT make recruiting contacts with prospects, their relatives or legal guardians. A prospective is a student who has started classes for the ninth grade (seventh grade for men's basketball) or above. This prohibition includes written, telephone or social media communications.
  3. You MAY NOT contact a prospect's coach, principal or counselor in an attempt to evaluate the prospect.
  4. You MAY send newspaper clippings and other information about talented prospects to the designated coaching staff. Also, you MAY continue relationships with friends and neighbors whose children are prospects or current student-athletes, provided the relationship pre-dates their reaching prospect status and is not based on their status as an athlete.
  5. You MAY attend high school or junior college competitions provided no contact occurs with the prospect or the prospect's relatives.
  6. You MAY NOT entertain any coach from a high school, preparatory school, or junior college or provide them with tickets or any other type of benefit.
  7. You MAY NOT become involved in arranging for a prospect, a current student-athlete or their family to receive gifts, money or financial benefits of any kind.
  8. You MAY NOT provide transportation to a prospect, current student-athlete or their friends and family. Also, you MAY NOT spend funds to entertain prospects, student-athletes or their friends and family.
  9. You MAY employ a student-athlete provided you are paying them only for the work they actually perform, paying the going rate for similar services, are NOT paying them or providing perks based on their status as a student-athlete and the employment has been approved by the Compliance Office.
10. You MAY use the name, image or likeness of current student-athletes to market your business or services in advertisements and on social media. Student-athletes must inform the Compliance Office of all Name, Image, and Likeness activities.
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ALWAYS ASK BEFORE YOU ACT!
