Common Level III Violations and Best Practices to Reduce the Likelihood of These Violations Presented by: Ike Ukaegbu, Texas Christian University Daren Koudele, Kansas State University Beth Chapman, The Compliance Group

What are the most common types of secondary violations in the NCAA? Bylaw Total Overall Violations Percentage of Violations to Total Violations 13 - Recruiting 2,281 45% 17 – Playing and Practice Seasons 739 14% 14 – Academic Eligibility 712 12 – Amateurism and Eligibility 700 16 – Awards and Benefits 657 13% Note: Data based on NCAA Enforcement chart for Calendar Year 2016. Total # of Secondary Cases is 5,085.

Sports with Most Violations % Football 33% Men’s Basketball 19% Women’s Basketball 17% Women’s Volleyball 12% Women’s Soccer 10% Baseball Note: Data based on NCAA Enforcement chart for Calendar Year 2016. – 6 Sports most frequently involved.

Coaching Suspensions 32 - DI Level III Violations Head Coach Suspensions 365 – Other Head and Assistant Coach Suspensions Note: Data based on NCAA Enforcement chart -as of May 1, 2017

What is the Most Commonly Violated Bylaw in the Big 12 Conference? Academic Year Total Overall Violations Total Bylaw 13 Violations Percentage of Bylaw 13 Violations to Total Violations 2013-14 261 178 68% 2014-15 268 181 67% 2015-16 304 186 61% 2016-17 263 148 56% Of Note: The number of Bylaw 13 violations remained the same for the past three years but declined 25% this past year. The number of Bylaw 13 violations as a percentage of violations has decreased over the past few years.

Of the Bylaw 13 Violations, Which Are the Most Common?

Most Common Bylaw 13 Violations 13.4.1 – Recruiting Materials and Electronic Correspondence 13.1.3 – Telephone Calls 13.10.2 – Publicity Before Commitment Of Note: These are the most common violations, regardless of the bylaw.

Top 10 Bylaw 13 Violations Compared to NCAA Ranking Big 12 Bylaw 13 Violations Parallel National Trend Top 10 Bylaw 13 Violations Compared to NCAA Ranking Bylaw Bylaw Description   NCAA Violations  Total Violations NCAA Ranking 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 13.4.1 Recruiting Materials and Electronic Correspondence 67 48 58 49 222 1 13.1.3 Telephone Calls 42 51 22 157 2 13.10.2 Publicity Before Commitment 10 16 17 11 54 3 13.6.7 Entertainment/Tickets on Official Visit 8 13 33 5 13.1.1 Contactable Individuals 9 30 4 13.7.2 Entertainment/Tickets 7 23 13.1.2 Permissible Recruiters 13.02.5 Periods of Recruiting Activities 20 6 13.6.4 Length of Official Visit 14 12 13.2.1 General Regulations (Offers and Inducements)

What Is Your Belief on the Next Two Most Commonly Violated Bylaws?

The Next Two Most Commonly Violated Bylaws 17.1 – General Playing Season Regulations 11.7 – Limitations on Numbers and Duties of Coaching and Non-Coaching Staff

Most Common Level III Violations by Big 12 Conference Members Academic Year 13.4.1 13.1.3 13.10.2 17.1 11.7 2013-14 67 42 10 14 16 2014-15 48 51 12 9 2015-16 58 17 2016-17 49 22 11 Total 222 157 55 54 50

Provide regular specialized rules education What Are the Best Practices to Reduce Bylaw 13.4.1 – Recruiting Materials and Electronic Correspondence? Provide regular specialized rules education Pre-approve materials as needed Social media – do’s and don’t’s Monitoring and auditing

What Are the Best Practices to Reduce Bylaw 13.1.3 – Telephone Calls? Policy and procedure Reminder - institutional phones only Using software monitoring system. Rules Education – internal Rules Education – external

What Are the Best Practices to Reduce Bylaw 13. 10 What Are the Best Practices to Reduce Bylaw 13.10.2 – Publicity Before Commitment? Policy and process for announcing signed prospects Monitor press releases/social media Rules education Recruiting Coordinators Communications/Broadcasting Fan Experience/Marketing Social Media Coordinator Graphic Design Academics

Educating all athletic dept units What Are the Best Practices to Reduce Bylaw 17.1 – General Playing Season Regulations? Educating all athletic dept units Timely collection of CARA logs and validation by SAs Protecting SA identities when reporting issues with CARA logs Attending practice/workouts Time-management plans

Specialized education – how it relates to their sport What Are the Best Practices to Reduce Bylaw 11.7 – Limitations on Number and Duties of Coaching and Non-Coaching Staff Members? Specialized education – how it relates to their sport Head Coach Responsibility Attending practices/workouts Lessons learned

Questions?