NLI’s

 

Early signing period for all sports except football and soccer begins 7 a.m. (local time) November 9 and runs until November 16.

 

COMPLIANCE REMINDERS

 

Moving

 

Compliance Services is on the move.  Completion of the new women’s basketball offices is slated for late November.  If all goes according to plan, Compliance Services will move into the offices currently occupied by women’s basketball in early December.

 

New Assignments

 

In an effort to improve efficiency, each sport at Clemson has been assigned to either Stephanie or Jess as a direct contact for compliance related issues.  Here is the complete listing of sports and their new contact:

 

Steph- Men’s Basketball, Baseball, Golf, Women’s Tennis, Women’s Soccer, Rowing, Men’s Tennis

 

Jess- Football, Women’s Basketball, Volleyball, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Track, Men’s Track, Men’s and Women’s Swimming

                                               

Staff Designation Forms

 

If you have not already, please complete and return your “Staff Designation Form” to Compliance Services.   

 

Forms Available On-Line

 

The following forms are now available on-line for coaches to print off and fill out: Practice Log, Telephone Log, Squad List Change Form.

 

New Staff Members

 

If you have any new coaches on your respective staffs that have not taken the NCAA Recruiting Exam, please have those new coaches contact Stephanie Ellison to set up a time to take the exam.  Here is a link to the practice exam:

 

www1.ncaa.org/membership/membership_svcs/coaches_certification/Coaches_Practice_Test

 

 

NLI News and Notes

 

-- Please keep in mind, it is not appropriate for prospects to sign a National Letter of Intent (NLI) as a ceremonial gesture when there is not an athletics offer of aid accompanying the NLI.  Failure to have an offer of aid accompanying an NLI signing will render the institution in violation of the expectations of the NLI program and may be subject to sanctions from the NLI Steering Committee.

 

 

 

 

-- In accordance with NLI Provision 11, prospects who are not yet 21 must have a parent/legal guardian cosigner to the National Letter of Intent. In the event that such an individual is not available (incarcerated, death, etc.), it is permissible for another, Steering Committee approved individual to act as cosigner. The "fill-in" must be approved by the Committee prior to the prospect signing the NLI. Therefore, any requests for permissible cosigners need to be made ASAP to the NLI office for review and decision.

 

-- In accordance with NLI Provision 14, all National Letters of Intent must be filed in the conference office no more than 21 days from the date of final signature. The NLI program does permit conference administrators to accept faxed or e-mailed documents to meet this deadline.

 

-- In accordance with the NLI Administrative Guidelines and Interpretations, it is the responsibility of the signing institution to notify a prospect when his or her National Letter of Intent is not valid. This notification, which must be copied to the conference office and in writing, should be made no more than 5 business day from when then decision is made regarding the status of the NLI.

 

-- In accordance with NLI Provision 2, a National Letter of Intent must be provided with an offer of athletics aid applicable for one full academic year (two semesters or three quarters). NLIs with offers of aid for one semester or two quarters should not be validated by the conference office. Furthermore, the financial aid agreement offered at the time of signing must be valid in order for the National Letter of Intent to be valid.

 

EMAIL and the NLI

 

Language was added to the 2006-2007 National Letter of Intent (NLI) to permit the use of e-mail as an acceptable method to deliver an NLI to a prospective student-athlete.

 

The prospect who receives an NLI issued via e-mail is held to the following expectations:

 

1.        Two copies of the NLI, along with two copies of the financial aid agreement, must still be sent to the prospect.

 

2.        It is permissible for the institution to use e-signatures on the Director of Athletics (or designee) line of the NLI.

 

3.        A prospect must still print and sign "pen to paper" with his or her parent/legal guardian the NLI. It is NOT permissible for a prospect to use an e-signature to complete the NLI.

 

4.        If a prospect chooses to scan a signed NLI for return via e-mail to the institution, one of the originals should still be regular-mailed back to the signing institution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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