All student-athletes may work at any time during the year, provided the employment is legitimate and does not violate any NCAA Bylaws.
Prior to beginning employment, the student-athlete must register his or her job with the Compliance Office. A job is properly registered with the Compliance Office only after the student-athlete completes and submits the Employment Form on JumpForward.
If you plan to provide fee-for-lesson instructions, you must also complete an Employment Form on JumpForward prior to beginning the instruction. This requirement applies to any instructional activity.
Please contact the Compliance Office with questions regarding employment and required forms.
Employment Guidelines
- You may not be compensated for the value that you have for the employer because of being a UW student-athlete;
- You must be compensated only for work actually performed;
- You must be compensated at a rate commensurate with the going rate in that locality for similar services; and
- You may not conduct your own sports camp or clinic.
Fee-for-Lesson Guidelines
A student-athlete may receive compensation for teaching or coaching sport skills or techniques in his or her sport on a fee-for-lesson basis, provided:
- Institutional facilities are not used;
- Playing lessons shall not be permitted;
- The institution obtains and keeps on file documentation of the recipient of the lesson(s) and the fee for the lesson(s) provided during any time of the year;
- The compensation is paid by the lesson recipient (or the recipient's family) and not another individual or entity;
- Instruction to each individual is comparable to the instruction that would be provided during a private lesson when the instruction involves more than one individual at a time;
- The student-athlete does not use his or her name, picture or appearance to promote or advertise the availability of fee-for-lesson sessions;
- You may not be compensated for the value that you have for the employer because of being a UW student-athlete;
- You must be compensated only for work actually performed;
- You must be compensated at a rate commensurate with the going rate in that locality for similar services; and
- You may not conduct your own sports camp or clinic.
