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Employment

Employment
NCAA rules permit you to earn income through legitimate employment opportunities. However, the NCAA has established several requirements designed to ensure that your employment is consistent with the principles of amateurism and the prohibition on extra benefits. It is important to understand and comply with these rules to avoid impacting your eligibility.
You may receive employment compensation:
  • Only for work that is actually performed;
  • Only for the number of hours actually worked;
  • At a rate commensurate with the going rate for similar services in the area.
You may not receive:
  • Payment for value that you bring to the employer because of publicity, reputation, fame or personal following that you obtained because of your athletics ability;
  • Transportation to work or other benefits, unless the same benefits are available equally to all employees;
The following additional limitations will apply if you are receiving compensation for providing instruction in your sport (i.e. fee for lesson):
  • You may receive payment for giving lessons in your sport as long as you do not use Missouri State University facilities;
  • You must actually provide skill instruction - playing lessons are not permitted;
  • Your compensation must be paid by the lesson recipient or the recipient's family and not another outside individual or entity;
  • You may not use your identity to advertise lesson availability.
Fee-for-Lesson
  • All student-athletes must receive prior approval from their head coach before giving lessons.
  • All student-athletes must receive prior approval from the Compliance Office before giving lessons.
  • If a student-athlete leaves campus for the summer unsure about plans to provide lessons, the student-athlete must immediately notify his/her head coach and the Compliance Office when he/she eventually decides to give lessons in the summer and then follow the procedures below for approval of the lessons.
  • Lessons provided to the same individual over multiple academic years must be approved each academic year.
You must notify the compliance office before beginning any type of employment throughout the year. Failure to do this could result in your ineligibility to compete or forfeiture of contests.

Student-Athlete Employment and Fee-for-Lesson Form 
Student-Athlete Employment Tip Sheet

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