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I like this idea.....we need to integrate these players into a professional environment. However....quick question...i remember hearing in the interview conducted in the aftermath of the ill fated CAC games qualifiers one foreign scout mentioned that from the time that players recieve money for playing football they are inelligible for university scholarships and such. Can anyone confirm this and how it would affect this plan??
This is true, the player have to maintain a status of amatuerism. They can however receive a stipend for travelling to and from National training, but it must only cover the exact amount. there are some other minor expenses which can be covered but it cannot be a salary.
SECTION A. DEFINITION OF AN AMATEUR
1. To properly control competition in the NAIA program, only amateur students shall be eligible to
participate in a given sport. An amateur is a student who engages in athletics contests for
educational values, personal pleasure, satisfaction, and for the love of the sport, not for monetary
or material gain.
2. A student who becomes a professional in a particular sport recognized by the NAIA is considered
a professional in that sport only and therefore is ineligible for intercollegiate competition in that
sport, except as permitted by the governing legislation of the NAIA.
http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/naia/genrel/auto_pdf/2005-06_Official_Handbook.pdfThere is more to it you can use the link to read the rest. This is NAIA but it is very similar to NCAA.