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at all times. Additionally, the Athletics Department does not condone unethical conduct,
gambling activities or deliberate violations of NCAA, CAA and institutional rules and
regulations. All Athletics Department personnel are required to abide by and sign the Ethical
Conduct and Sportsmanship Policy for Athletics Department Staff. It is the responsibility of
all staff members to be good role models for student-athletes and conduct themselves in a
professional manner. If it is determined that a staff member is responsible for unethical or
un-sportsmanlike conduct, appropriate sanctions will be levied, which may include
termination of employment. It is the responsibility of each coach to be familiar with the
Ethical Conduct and Sportsmanship Policy for Student-Athletes and is also your
responsibility to assure that your student-athletes abide by the Ethical Conduct and
Sportsmanship Policy for Student-Athletes.
RULES EDUCATION
It is required of all coaches to attend a monthly Rules Education Meetings on the second
Monday of each month. A required Full Staff Meeting is held the last Monday of each
month. Attendance is monitored at these meetings and forwarded to the Director of Athletics
for staff evaluation purposes. Excused absences from these meetings may be granted by the
Deputy Athletic Director/SWA, Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance and/or Director
of Athletics. All staff members are responsible for securing any information that is covered
during the meetings.
Additionally, the Athletics Department provides all staff members and appropriate
departmental offices with a current NCAA Manual, a bi-monthly compliance newsletter,
Hawk’s Bill, weekly interpretations, and current compliance issues to assist in rules
education. All staff members are encouraged to utilize these resources to strengthen their
understanding and compliance of rules and regulations. All questions should be directed to
the compliance staff.
Finally, education is also provided to representatives of the institution’s athletics interests
through a brochure as well as in-person educational meetings. University constituents who
have Athletics Department related duties are also educated on NCAA, CAA and institutional
rules throughout the year by the AssistDirector of Compliance.
RULES VIOLATIONS
All violations of NCAA and CAA rules and regulations shall be reported to the CAA and the
NCAA. If you have committed, or are aware of, a violation of rules and regulations, you are
required to report this information to the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance, Deputy
Athletic Direcgtor/SWA, FAR and/or Director of Athletics. Secondary violations shall be
reported to the NCAA and the CAA with Level I violations being reported directly to the
NCAA, and Level II violations being reported to the CAA.
REPORTING OF NCAA RULES VIOLATIONS
UNCW is committed to operating its athletic programs in a manner which is consistent with
the NCAA, CAA and university rules and regulations. Toward that end, the UNCW
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