Jav A. Lynn is a student at College USA. Jav decided to try out for the women's track at the beginning of the spring 2011 term. Jav has been practicing for five days and will compete in College USA's home meet this weekend. Which statement is true?
A. Jav does not have to complete the NCAA Drug-Testing Consent form until she has participated in countable athletically related activities for 14 days.
B. Jav must complete the NCAA Drug-Testing Consent form prior to competing in the meet this weekend.
C. Jav must complete the Student-Athlete Statement prior to competing in the meet this weekend.
D. Both B & C are true
The answer is D. NCAA Bylaw 14.1.3.1 states that prior to participation in intercollegiate competition each academic year, a student-athlete shall sign a statement in a form prescribed by the Legislative Council in which the student athlete submits information related to eligibility, recruitment, financial aid, amateur status, previous positive-drug tests administered by any other athletics organization and involvement in organized gambling activities related to intercollegiate or professional athletics competition under the Association's governing legislation. Failure to complete and sign the statement shall result in the student-athlete's ineligibility for participation in all intercollegiate competition. Violations of this bylaw do not affect a student-athlete's eligibility if the violation occurred due to an institutional administrative error or oversight, and the student-athlete subsequently signs the form; however, the violation shall be considered an institutional violation per Constitution 2.8.1.
Please keep this tip in mind if you have any new student-athletes on campus for the spring semester.
Thank you to Jennifer Conderas of the BigEast Conference for providing this tip of the week.
Thank you to Jennifer Conderas of the BigEast Conference for providing this tip of the week.
