Amateurism
The following are NCAA guidelines for maintaining athletic amateur eligibility:
Within your sport, you may not:
Accept payment, or a promise of payment (in cash, prizes, gifts, or travel) for participation in your sport.
Enter into an agreement of any kind to compete in professional athletics. (You cannot negotiate a verbal or written professional contract).
You cannot conduct your own camp or clinic. You may however, be employed by a camp or clinic, as long as you receive compensation for work actually performed and at the "going rate" for camp counselors at that camp. You are not permitted to receive compensation for only lecturing at the camp or clinic.
Play on a professional athletic team. A professional team is an organized team that provides any of its players more than actual and necessary expenses, or declares itself to be a professional team.
Have your athletically related financial aid determined by anyone other than the University.
Participate on teams other than those of Saint Joseph's University during the academic year, except during published vacation periods.
New Legislation, Effective August 1, 2007 - In sports other than basketball, an enrolled student-athlete may enter a professional league's draft one time during his or her collegiate career without jeopardizing eligibility in that sport, provided the student-athlete is not drafted and within 72 hours following the draft he or she declares his or her intention to resume participation in intercollegiate athletics.
In Basketball, during the summer of during the academic year while not a full-time student, a student-athlete may accept actual and necessary travel, and room and board expenses from a professional sports organization to attend that organization's pre draft basketball camp.
In Any Sport, you may not:
Agree to have your picture or name used to promote a commercial product.
Accept such things as gifts, meals, loans of cars or money from athletic interest groups or people within the athletic program at the University.
Be represented by an agent or organization to market your athletic skill or reputation.
Receive any benefit that is not available to other students at the University.
Participate in a summer league not approved by the NCAA. (You must have written permission from an Athletic Department Administrator for summer league participation.)
If you are in doubt about an activity, ask.
