<p>I’m an international student and I’m trying to fill out my information on the NCAA eligibility Center for men’s soccer. I find a few of the questions quite opaque and and I’m hoping someone could help me figure out exactly what’s being asked. </p>
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<li><p>Does this team/club consider itself to be professional? What is the NCAA’s definition of professional? Getting monetary compensation or just playing on a high level?</p></li>
<li><p>Was this team part of a club in which teams competed in a league higher than the one in which yours competed? Maybe a stupid question of me to ask, but are they asking for other teams in my age group or other teams in the club regardless of age?</p></li>
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<p>There may be more, I still have a long way to go…</p>
<p>No stupid questions at all here- I remember we had to read and re-read to make sure my son was answering correctly!</p>
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<li>Go to this link (<a href=“http://athletics.bellarmine.edu/custompages/2014-15%20CBSA.pdf”>http://athletics.bellarmine.edu/custompages/2014-15%20CBSA.pdf</a>) for more details (page 21), but basically for soccer per the NCAA: </li>
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<p>“In Divisions I and II, a team is considered professional if it declares
itself to be professional or provides any player more than actual
and necessary expenses for participation on the team.
Actual and necessary expenses are limited to the following:
(a) Meals and lodging directly tied to competition and practice
directly related to the competition;
(b) Transportation (e.g., expenses to and from practice and
competition, cost of transportation from home to training/
practice site at the beginning of the season and from training/
practice site to home at the end of the season);
(c) Apparel, equipment and supplies related to competition and
practice directly related to the competition;
(d) Coaching and instruction, use of facilities and entry fees;
(e) Health/medical insurance, medical treatment and physical
therapy (directly associated with an individual’s participation
on a team or in an event); and
(f) Other reasonable expenses (e.g., laundry money).”</p>
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<li> they are referring to any teams in the club, regardless of age.</li>
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<p>Good luck!</p>