The University of Akron Athletics
Athletics Compliance Extra Benefits
Extra Benefits
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NCAA rules prohibit student-athletes from receiving "extra benefits." An extra benefit is any special arrangement provided to a prospective or current student-athlete or his or her family/friends that is not generally available to all University of Akron students. Providing a prospective or current student-athlete with an extra benefit may affect their eligibility and result in an NCAA violation. In addition, student athletes may not use their name, image and/or likeness.
Extra benefit legislation continues to apply even when a student-athlete has exhausted his or her eligibility; it is "from cradle to grave." As such, it is not permissible for a booster or booster group to provide a student-athlete with a gift, award, or any other extra benefit once the student-athlete has exhausted his or her eligibility.
Examples of Impermissible Extra Benefits
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Prohibition on the Sale of Institutionally-Issued Items
Student-athletes are not permitted to sell or trade any institutionally-issued items for profit or services, even if the item does not have the student-athlete's name on it. An institutionally-issued item is any piece of apparel, equipment, award, or any other item provided to a student-athlete by the institution, NCAA, or MAC which includes, but is not limited to:
- Apparel: Practice and game apparel, travel suits, and outerwear;
- Equipment: Training/turf shoes, cleated footwear, helmets, pads, towels, and any sport-specific implement, stick, or ball; and
- Awards and Gifts: Participation awards, varsity awards, bowl/post-season gifts, special event awards, senior awards, and championship awards (e.g., rings, pendants, etc.).
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