What Is A Booster?
Compliance Brochure
A "representative of ASU's athletics interests," or "booster," is anyone who:
Has ever participated in or is currently a member of the various athletic department support groups.
Has purchased season tickets.
Has made a donation to the athletics program.
Has helped arrange summer and/or vacation employment for student athletes.
Has been involved, in anyway, in the promotion of ASU's athletics program.
Extra Benefits
Prospective and current student-athletes may not receive extra benefits. An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or representative of the institution's athletic interests to provide a student-athlete or his/her family a benefit not authorized by NCAA legislation. Extra benefits would include, but are not limited to:
An employment arrangement for a prospect's relatives.
Gifts of clothing or equipment.
Cosigning of loans.
Providing loans to a prospect's relatives or friends.
Cash or like items.
Use of an automobile.
Any tangible items, including merchandise.
Free or reduced-cost services, rentals or purchases of any type.
Free or reduced-cost housing.
Use of a college's athletics equipment.
Sponsorship of or arrangement for an award banquet for high school, prep school or two-year college athletes by a college, athletics representative or its alumni groups.
Employment of a student-athlete at a rate higher than the wages paid for similar work.
Payment to a student-athlete for work not performed.
