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  • Student Athlete Appearance Request & Promotional Activity Form

    INSTRUCTIONS: Please have the sponsoring agency complete this form.The following information must be provided in order to determine the permissibility of a student-athlete’s proposed involvement in the activity. Please note, even if an event is permitted by NCAA legislation, the availability of student-athletes is subject to approval by coaches, sports administrators, and the involved student-athlete(s). If you have any questions, please contact the Compliance Services Office at 734-615-7341 or the Let's Go Do team at 734-764-7614.
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  • Promotional Activities Involving Student-Athletes

    The NCAA rules permit a member institution, a member conference or a charitable or educational agency to use a student-athlete’s name, picture or appearance to support its charitable or educational activities, provided the following conditions are met: (1) The student-athlete receives written approval to participate from the Athletic Director’s Designee, subject to the limitations on participants in such activities as set forth in the NCAA regulations. (2) The specific activity or project in which the student-athlete participates does not involve co-sponsorship, advertisement or promotion by a commercial agency other than through the reproduction of the sponsoring company’s officially registered trademark or logo printed materials such as pictures, posters or calendars. The company’s emblem, name, address and telephone number may be included with the trademark or logo. Personal names, messages and slogans are prohibited. The student-athlete’s name, picture or appearance cannot be used in any way that would directly or indirectly imply his/her endorsement of a commercial product or service. (3) The student-athlete does not miss class to participate. (4) All money derived from the activity or project go directly to the institution, charitable or educational agency. (5) The student-athlete may accept legitimate and normal expenses (e.g., for travel and meals) from the institution, or the charitable or educational agency related to the participation in such activity. (6) Items that include an individual student-athlete's name, picture or likeness (e.g., name on jersey, autograph or likeness on a bobble-head doll), other than informational items (e.g., media guide, schedule cards, institutional publications), may not be sold even for permissible charitable causes; and (7) The student-athlete and an authorized representative of the charitable or educational agency must sign this release statement ensuring that the student-athletes name, image or appearance is used in a manner consistent with the requirements of this section.
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