• You cannot accept anything from an employee of UW athletics department or a UW Representative of Athletics Interests (e.g., use of a car, hair cut, clothing, gifts, money, payment of long distance telephone calls, etc.).
• You cannot accept free or reduced cost room and/or board from an employee of the UW athletics department or Representatives of Athletics Interests of the UW's athletics programs. This includes in Washington, in your home city or any other location.
• You cannot accept free or reduced-cost merchandise or services from any merchant unless that free or reduced-cost item is also available to the general public.
• You cannot receive a special discount arrangement or credit on a purchase (e.g., airline ticket, clothing), or service (e.g., laundry, dry cleaning) from an employee of the UW athletics department or Representative of Athletics Interests.
• You cannot eat at a restaurant as the guest of Representatives of Athletics Interests or an employee of the UW athletics department.
• On infrequent, special occasions (e.g., a birthday, Thanksgiving, etc.) you may accept an invitation to the home of an employee of the UW athletics department or Representatives of Athletics Interests for a meal.
• You cannot use a Department of Athletics fax machine and/or make long distance phone calls using departmental equipment or the long distance access code of an employee of the UW athletic department or Representative of Athletics Interests.
• Student-athletes may use the athletic department copying machine with the assistance from an athletic department staff member.
• Staff members of the UW athletics department or Representatives of Athletics Interests are not permitted to type reports, papers, letters, etc., for you.
• An employee of the UW athletics department or Representatives of Athletics Interests cannot provide you with a loan of money, a guarantee of a bond, the use of an automobile or the signing or co-signing of a note to arrange a loan.
• You may accept frequent traveler miles for trips, which are financed by the Department of Athletics.
• An employee of the UW athletics department may provide you only reasonable and occasional local (i.e., within 30-mile radius of the UW campus) transportation. However, an employee of the UW athletics department may not utilize a University vehicle for purposes of assisting your move from one residence to another.

A Representative may not provide extra-benefits to a currently enrolled student-athlete (or the student-athlete's family or friends). The acceptance by a student-athlete of any extra benefit is a violation of NCAA regulations and places the student-athlete's eligibility for intercollegiate competition in immediate jeopardy. The University is responsible for ensuring that all student-athletes and representatives of the University's athletics interests abide by NCAA rules and regulations. Any inappropriate, even inadvertent activity on your part could result in:

• A currently enrolled student-athlete being declared ineligible to participate for UW.
• The eligibility of a prospective student-athlete being jeopardized.
• Violations of NCAA regulations and sanctions placed on the University and the athletics programs.
• Restrictions placed upon your involvement with UW's athletics program.

Do's

Don'ts

In order to keep you up-to-date and informed regarding NCAA and University regulations that pertain to your involvement with any gambling activity and to provide a timely reminder to help you avoid any activities that may jeopardize your eligibility to participate and compete, please review the following rules. It is important that University of Washington athletic department staff members and student-athletes know and abide by all NCAA rules and regulations.

Per Bylaw 10.3 University of Washington Student-athletes and Athletic Department Staff Members shall not knowingly:

(a) Provide information to individuals involved in any type of organized gambling activities concerning intercollegiate athletics competition;
(b) Solicit a bet on any intercollegiate team;
(c) Accept a bet on any team representing the institution;
(d) Solicit or accept a bet on any intercollegiate competition for any item (e.g., cash, shirt, dinner) that has tangible value; or
(e) Participate in any gambling activity that involves intercollegiate or professional athletics through a bookmaker, a parlay card or any other method employed by organized gambling.

Sanctions:

• Use their athletic skills (directly or indirectly) for pay in any form in that sport.
• Become involved in any commercial endorsement for a product, service or establishment.
• Accept a promise of pay even if such pay is to be received following completion of intercollegiate athletics participation.
• Compete on any professional athletics team, even if you do not receive pay or remuneration for your expenses.
• Negotiate, sign or enter into an agreement or commitment of any kind, either orally or written, to be represented by an agent for the purposes of marketing your athletic ability or reputation in a sport, regardless of its legal enforceability or any consideration received. You could lose your eligibility even if you:
  
• Do not date the agreement.
• Date the agreement for a date after you have completed your eligibility in that sport.
• Agree that the agent will only represent you in future negotiations after you have completed your eligibility in that sport.
• Accept (or allow a family member(s) or friends to accept) money, transportation or any other benefits from anyone who wishes to represent them to market their athletic ability.
• Receive any preferential treatment, benefits or services, including loans that do not have to be paid back immediately, because of their athletic reputation or money they may earn as a professional athlete.
• Receive, directly or indirectly, a salary reimbursement or expenses or any other form of financial assistance from a professional sports organization based upon their athletic skill or participation, except as permitted by NCAA rules and regulations.
• Compete on any professional athletics team and knew (or had reason to know) that the team is a professional athletics team, even if no pay or remuneration for expenses were received.
• Enter into a professional draft (Exceptions: Professional Basketball Draft):
• A student-athlete in the sport of basketball may enter a professional league's draft one time during his or her collegiate career without jeopardizing eligibility in that sport, provided the student -athlete is not drafted by any team in that league and the student-athlete declares his or her intention to resume intercollegiate participation within 30 days after the draft. The student-athlete's declaration of intent shall be in writing to the institution's director of athletics.

• Agents/Financial Advisors: Individuals, Agencies or Organizations who are interested in Student-Athlete Agent Program, please contact John Morris at 206-543-4621.
• State of Washington Uniform Athlete Agent Act

If you have questions or concerns, please contact the compliance office for further information.

Compliance Staff Members

John Morris, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Compliance

John Morris joined the Husky staff in September 2004. He is originally from St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, where he earned his undergraduate degree in 1990 and his law degree in 1993. After law school, John worked as an attorney for a large law firm in Orlando before deciding to pursue a career in intercollegiate athletics. He returned to Vanderbilt for one year to work as a compliance assistant and then began a three-year stint at the NCAA national office as an Associate Director of Membership Services. Most recently, he worked for 2½ years as the Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance & Student Services at California State University, Sacramento.

MaryAnn Emery, Continuing Eligibility Coordinator

Shawn Farrell, Initial Eligibility & Housing Coordinator

Shawn Farrell came to the University of Washington in January 2004 after practicing law for several years in Seattle. Shawn earned his law degree from the University of Washington School of Law in June 1998. Shawn was an NCAA soccer student-athlete at Sonoma State University and completed his undergraduate degree in Political Science at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock.

Robin Chang, Financial Aid Program Coordinator

Robin Chang became the UW Athletic Department's Financial Aid Program Coordinator in August 2004, after serving as the Compliance and Student-Athlete Academic Services intern during law school. Robin earned her law degree from the University of Washington School of Law in June 2004. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Idaho, majoring in English and History.