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Extra Benefit
Per NCAA Bylaw 16.02.3, an extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution's athletics interests to provide a student-athlete or the student-athlete's relative or friend a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation. Receipt of a benefit by student-athletes or their relatives or friends not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation is not a violation of NCAA legislation if it is demonstrated that the same benefit is generally available to the institution's students or their relatives or friends or to a particular segment of the student body (e.g., international students, minority students) determined on a basis unrelated to athletics ability.
Extra Benefits that are not authorized by the NCAA regulations would include, but are not limited to:
- A loan of money;
- A guarantee of bond;
- An automobile or the use of an automobile;
- Providing any form of transportation;
- Signing or cosigning a note with an agency to arrange a loan;
- Discount and/or credit arrangements;
- Free or reduced-cost services;
- Payment to a student-athlete for work not performed;
- Expending funds to entertain prospects; or
- Funding a prospect's sports camp attendance.
