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Impermissible Activities
- Do not contact or evaluate any prospective student-athletes off campus.
- Do not telephone or write to a prospective student-athlete for the purpose of soliciting his or her participation in the athletics program.
- Do not make in-person contact with a prospective student-athlete either on or off the college campus. If a booster approaches a coach who is entertaining one or more prospects at an event on the UAB campus, the coach should not allow the booster to have contact with the prospect(s).
- Do not contact a prospect's coach, principal or counselor in order to evaluate the prospect's academic or athletics ability and do not pick up films or transcripts from a prospect's educational institution.
- Do not directly or indirectly become involved in making special arrangements for a prospect or for the prospect's relatives or friends to receive money or other benefits regardless of whether or not these benefits are available to prospective students in general, their relatives or friends.
- Do not provide a prospect, the prospect's relative or friend with a free ticket or tickets at a reduced cost to any UAB home or away event.
- Do not provide a prospect, the prospect's relative or friend with any transportation, including transportation to campus to attend athletics events.
- Do not invite selected high school athletes to alumni events.
- Do not perform any duties or arrangements to prospects or enrolled student-athletes without specific authorization from the UAB Athletics Department.
- Do not become involved in the recruiting process. Recruitment of prospective student-athletes is the sole responsibility of the coaching staff at UAB.
- Do not give money to any student-athlete. All funds for expenses must be provided through the University.
- Do not provide employment to a student-athlete during the regular academic year or summer months unless you have checked with the Compliance Office staff regarding NCAA rules and regulations.
- Do not buy athletics event tickets from student-athletes. The NCAA prohibits a student-athlete from receiving and selling game tickets.
- Do not provide benefits or arrangements to currently enrolled student-athletes or parents of student-athlete regardless of if similar benefits or arrangements are available to students in general.
- Do not use the name, picture or appearance of a currently enrolled student-athlete to promote the sale or use of a commercial product or service of any kind.
