NCAA Compliance

Extra Benefits

What is an extra benefit?

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 relatives(s) or friend(s) a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation.  Receipt of a benefit by student-athletes or their relatives or friends 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, such as foreign or minority students, determined on a basis unrelated to athletics ability.

Types of Non-permissible Benefits

”Extras” for dorm rooms, such as TVs, radios, refrigerators, etc.

Payment of any expenses for family or friends to visit enrolled student-athletes.

Payment for student-athlete to return home to receive an award for athletics accomplishments or other personal purposes.

Money for unitemized or prohibited expenses.

Discounts special payment arrangements, or credit on a purchase, such as tickets, clothing, etc., or a service, such as laundry, etc.

Use of a telephone, phone card or credit card for personal reasons at no charge or reduced cost.

Discounts, coupons, etc. on any “entertainment services” such as meals, movie tickets, etc. unless those services are also available to the general student body.  However, a student-athlete or the entire team may receive an occasional family home meal from an institutional staff member or representative of athletics interests under certain conditions.

“Sponsors” from outside the institution from student-athletes unless the same benefit or support service is available to all students.

For more information, please contact Lenoir-Rhyne College Director of Compliance, Todd Lawing,
at lawingt@lrc.edu