Football
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Tracker: High School NIL (current standing of NIL in Tennessee)
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Last updated July 20, 2022
Tennessee: Currently prohibited, allegedly addressing topic at December legislative council meeting. An amateur is defined as one who has never used and is not using his/her knowledge of athletics or his/her athletic skill for pay in the sports which this Association governs and who has always contested under his/her own name. A student-athlete cannot accept anything of commerical value from his/her school other than a medal, trophy, state championship ring, high school letter, seater, jacket, shirt, blazer or blanket.
TSSAA Amateur Rule
Article II- Section 18. A student who has never used and is not using his/her knowledge of athletics or his/her athletic skill for pay in the sports which this association governs and who has always contested under his/her own name is an amateur. (Accepting money for officiating athletic contests or for working as an employee in a city or county recreation program is not a violation of this regulation.) A student who violates the amateur rule shall be ineligible for 12 months in the sport in which the violation occurs. Bowling, golf and tennis students will abide by USBC, USGA, and USTA regulations in accepting pay.
Such a student may be reinstated as an amateur after a period of one calendar year from the time he/she was declared ineligible has elapsed, provided he/she has not violated the amateur rule during this period.
Full article from businessofcollegesports.com
Last updated July 20, 2022
Tennessee: Currently prohibited, allegedly addressing topic at December legislative council meeting. An amateur is defined as one who has never used and is not using his/her knowledge of athletics or his/her athletic skill for pay in the sports which this Association governs and who has always contested under his/her own name. A student-athlete cannot accept anything of commerical value from his/her school other than a medal, trophy, state championship ring, high school letter, seater, jacket, shirt, blazer or blanket.
TSSAA Amateur Rule
Article II- Section 18. A student who has never used and is not using his/her knowledge of athletics or his/her athletic skill for pay in the sports which this association governs and who has always contested under his/her own name is an amateur. (Accepting money for officiating athletic contests or for working as an employee in a city or county recreation program is not a violation of this regulation.) A student who violates the amateur rule shall be ineligible for 12 months in the sport in which the violation occurs. Bowling, golf and tennis students will abide by USBC, USGA, and USTA regulations in accepting pay.
Such a student may be reinstated as an amateur after a period of one calendar year from the time he/she was declared ineligible has elapsed, provided he/she has not violated the amateur rule during this period.
Full article from businessofcollegesports.com
