A Booster’s Guide to Contact with Current Student-Athletes

A Booster MAY:

·         Provide an occasional meal to a student-athlete or an entire team. The meal MUST take place in the booster’s home or on the UCLA campus, and may not be provided in a restaurant. This meal may be catered.  Meals may never be provided by boosters to a student-athlete’s family members or friends.  ALL meals provided under this rule MUST be approved in advance by the UCLA Compliance Office after completing the Occasional Meal Form.

·         Provide employment under certain circumstances to current student-athletes. Hiring of UCLA student-athletes MUST be approved in advance by the UCLA Compliance Office. The Student-Athlete Employment Form must be completed PRIOR to beginning any employment. Student-athletes must be paid the established rate in the area for similar services for work actually performed.

 

A Booster MAY NOT:

·         Provide extra benefits to any student-athlete and his/her family (see list above for examples);

·         Use the name or picture of a student-athlete to directly or indirectly promote the sale or use of a commercial product or service;

·         Provide free or reduced rate housing for a student-athlete or his/her family;

·         Hire a student-athlete to house-sit;

Provide an honorarium to a student-athlete who has been approved for a speaking engagement. Student-athletes may receive ONLY actual and necessary travel expenses to pre-approved speaking engagements.