NCAA Bylaw 16.11.5 Occasional Meal
An institutional staff member may provide a student-athlete or an entire team with an occasional meal (and transportation to attend the meal) in the locale of the institution (e.g., home, campus, restaurant) on infrequent and special occasions.
A booster may provide a student-athlete or an entire team with an occasional meal ONLY in an individual's home, on campus or at a facility that is regularly used for home competition. The meal may be catered.
Booster Meal Reminders
- Recruits and family members of student-athletes may NOT be present.
- Request must be approved by the Compliance Office prior to the meal.
- Student-athletes may NOT receive an extra benefit (i.e. cash/gift cards, clothes, loans, etc.)unavailable to the institution's students.