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Cornell University Athletics

Employment

Introduction
Eligibility
     * Online Eligibility Forms
     * General Eligibility Guidelines
     * Time Away From Cornell
     * 5th Year/Medical Hardship

Extra Benefits

Recruiting
     * Official Visit Policy
     * Social Media

Employment
     * Camp Employment
     * Fee-For-Lesson

Name, Image, Likeness (NIL)
     * Required Disclosure
     * Conditions of Activity
     * Professional Representation
     * Withholding, Tax & Other Obligations

Practice & Playing
     * Outside Competition
     * Countable Athletically Related     
          Activities
     * Summer

Banned Substances/Nutrition
     * NCAA Drug Testing
     * Sports Nutrition





















































 
Coaches Student-Athletes Alumni/Friends Prospective Student-Athletes

Employment
A student-athlete may receive employment compensation unrelated to NIL, so long as the payment is:
· Only for work that is actually performed; and
· At a rate commensurate with the going rate for similar services in the area.

Student-athletes should complete a Student-Athlete Employment Form in Teamworks before they start a new job.

Camp Employment
Any student-athlete that wishes to work at a non-Cornell camp/clinic must completed a Student-Athlete Camp Employment Workflow in Teamworks.

Be advised that owning your own camp/clinic is only permissible as NIL and a NIL Disclosure must be submitted prior to the start of the camp/clinic.


Fee-for-lesson Employment
A student athlete can provide fee-for-lesson instructions to an individual so long as the following conditions are met:
· The instruction may not occur in an institutional facility;
· Skill instruction must be provided, “playing lessons” are not permitted;
· Payment must be at the going rate for such services in the area;
· Submit a Fee-for-Lesson workflow prior to providing instruction; and
· Student-Athletes must submit a NIL Disclosure if they wish to advertise/promote their lessons.

All forms mentioned in this section are available in Teamworks