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Rule 20 - Undue Influence
(1.) The transfer student attended a Practice session, a Limited Contact session or a
Summer Open Facility session at the Receiving School during the Twelve (12) months
period prior to the student’s Enrollment at the Receiving School,
(2.) The transfer student played on or in a summer, a School sponsored or a Non-School
sponsored sports (e.g. AAU) team or program which had a coach, manager, trainer,
volunteer or employee who was a coach, manager, trainer, volunteer or employee at
the Receiving School at the time the transfer student enrolled at the Receiving School,
or had been a coach, manager, trainer, volunteer or employee at the Receiving School
anytime during the Twelve (12) month period prior to the student’s enrollment at the
Receiving School, or became a coach, manager, trainer, volunteer or employee at
the Receiving School anytime during the Ninety (90) day period after the student’s
enrollment at the Receiving School.
(3.) The transfer student received instruction from a coach, manager, trainer, volunteer
or employee who was a coach, manager, trainer, volunteer or employee at the Re-
ceiving School at the time the transfer student enrolled at the Receiving School, or
had been a coach, manager, trainer, volunteer or employee at the Receiving School
anytime during the Twelve (12) month period prior to the student’s enrollment at the
Receiving School, or became a coach, manager, trainer, volunteer or employee at
the Receiving School anytime during the Ninety (90) day period after the student’s
enrollment at the Receiving School.
20-3 History of Recruitment
a. In addition to any limitation of a student’s eligibility under any other rule herein, any student
who has a history of athletic recruitment shall be entitled to no greater than Limited Eligibility
during the time the student is attending a member school.
b. A student with a history of athletic recruitment is a student who was, at any time after the
student’s Tenth (10th) birthday, recruited by an individual or agency which has a reputation
or history of recruiting students who have shown athletic talent, have shown potential
athletic talent or whose physical appearance was consistent with those of an athlete, to
relocate to a location, facility or educational institution for the purpose, at least in part, of
participating in athletics.
c. The operation of this rule will not limit a student during the time the student is enrolled
at and attending a member school, while the student is residing with his/her parent(s) or
bona fide guardian(s).
20-4 Financial Aid Programs
All funds for or adjustments to tuition, room and board must be awarded under an objectively
determined, need-based fi nancial aid program. No new or existing student may accept, be
off ered or be given funds, or have funds paid on behalf of the student, for tuition, room or
board, at a member school, and no member school may award funds or make adjustments
for tuition, room or board, for a new or existing student, unless such funds or adjustment are
awarded under such an objectively determined, need-based fi nancial aid program.
a. An acceptable financial aid program must utilize a standardized application process which
requires an applicant to submit financial data to an independent evaluation organization,
which then makes assessments of and recommendations for financial assistance based
upon the financial resources of the student and his/her family.
b. Any award of a scholarship, financial aid, a waiver or an adjustment of tuition, room or
board, which varies from the objectively determined recommendations constitutes a form
of undue influence and violates this rule. However, a variance from the recommendations
may be made, provided the variance is consistently applied on a program wide basis.
20-5 Limitation on Participation and Contact with a Representative of a School’s Athletic
Program by a Prospective Transfer Student.
a. No transfer student may have contact with any member of the athletic program of the
prospective transfer School prior to Enrollment at that School, unless the member of the
athletic program is in some non-athletic capacity, such as admissions, counseling, etc.,
and the contact involves only non-athletic matters.
b. No transfer student may, prior to Enrollment, Practice with or participate in a Contest for
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