cheermommaRN
Cheer Parent
- Dec 14, 2009
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I don't even understand all of this.
I don't think NCAA eligibility works the way everyone is thinking.
"Part of being an NCAA athlete is abiding by some basic rules set forward by the association. Chief among these is that all college athletes maintain their amateur status. Because a college athlete is having his education paid for by the university, it is expected that the athlete is financially comfortable. As a result, athletes must agree not to take money for things such as sponsorship deals, celebrity appearances, or contact with professional sports personnel. The NCAA even enforces rules on how many hours an athlete can work for a company each week." (NCAA Eligibility. Don't Accept Payment From Agents).
The way I'm reading that is it doesn't matter if the sponsorship was taken under "All Star Cheer", if they accept money in sponsorship period, it can affect eligibility. Maybe I'm reading it wrong but the article goes on to say two OK football players were dismissed and they worked for a car dealership as administrative assistants. I don't know, not something I would want to mess around with.
Going on to say...the majority of "cheerlebrities" I've seen on social media do not have parents hurting in the money department anyway so maybe NCAA eligibility isn't on their radar.
As far as the income discussion, this is a mid-high income sport. If there is anyone left in that lower middle class bracket that hasn't been priced out, they are currently to busy working 2-3 jobs to make it through these last few seasons they have to be thinking about how to make Susie a "Cheerlebrity".
I don't think NCAA eligibility works the way everyone is thinking.
"Part of being an NCAA athlete is abiding by some basic rules set forward by the association. Chief among these is that all college athletes maintain their amateur status. Because a college athlete is having his education paid for by the university, it is expected that the athlete is financially comfortable. As a result, athletes must agree not to take money for things such as sponsorship deals, celebrity appearances, or contact with professional sports personnel. The NCAA even enforces rules on how many hours an athlete can work for a company each week." (NCAA Eligibility. Don't Accept Payment From Agents).
The way I'm reading that is it doesn't matter if the sponsorship was taken under "All Star Cheer", if they accept money in sponsorship period, it can affect eligibility. Maybe I'm reading it wrong but the article goes on to say two OK football players were dismissed and they worked for a car dealership as administrative assistants. I don't know, not something I would want to mess around with.
Going on to say...the majority of "cheerlebrities" I've seen on social media do not have parents hurting in the money department anyway so maybe NCAA eligibility isn't on their radar.
As far as the income discussion, this is a mid-high income sport. If there is anyone left in that lower middle class bracket that hasn't been priced out, they are currently to busy working 2-3 jobs to make it through these last few seasons they have to be thinking about how to make Susie a "Cheerlebrity".