The NCAA News - News and Features

April 6, 1998

Legislative assistance

NCAA Bylaws 12.5.1.7 and 12.5.1.8

Institutionally sponsored and privately owned summer camps

Institutions should note that in accordance with Bylaw 12.5.1.7, an institutionally sponsored summer camp may use the name or picture of any student-athlete employed as a counselor to publicize or promote the camp, including the use of the student-athlete's name or picture in camp brochures or other advertising. In addition, pursuant to Bylaw 12.5.1.8, a privately owned summer camp may use a student-athlete's name, picture and institutional affiliation in its summer camp brochure to identify the student-athlete as a staff member. However, a student-athlete's name or picture may not be used in any other way to directly advertise or promote the camp. During its April 28, 1994, telephone conference, the former Interpretations Committee determined that an institutional staff member who conducts a camp independent of the institution may not use the names or pictures of student-athletes with eligibility remaining in the camp brochure if the student-athletes will not be employed as counselors at the camp. Such a brochure may include the name, picture and institutional affiliation of any student-athlete who will be a counselor at the camp only to identify the student-athlete as a staff member and may not use the student-athlete's name or picture in any other way to directly advertise or promote the camp.

NCAA Bylaw 11.1.6

Involvement in noncertified all-star contests -- Division III

Division III institutions should note that pursuant to NCAA Bylaw 11.1.6, athletics department staff members of a member institution shall not knowingly participate, directly or indirectly, in the management, coaching, officiating, supervision, promotion or player selection of any noncertified all-star contest involving student-athletes. All such all-star contests must be certified by the Division III Management Council pursuant to Bylaw 30.2.2.

Finally, pursuant to Bylaw 14.7.6, any student-athlete who competes as a member of a squad in any college all-star football or basketball contest shall be denied further intercollegiate eligibility in that sport. Any student-athlete who has exhausted eligibility in the sport in question may participate in the certified all-star contest for their sport.

This material was provided by the membership services staff as an aid to member institutions. If an institution has a question or comment regarding this column, such correspondence should be directed to Kristen L. Davis or Lisa Roesler, membership services representatives, at the NCAA national office. This information is available on the College Sports Network.