SPTM 225 Intercollegiate Athletics – Final Exam Study Guide, Revision Notes, and
Practice Questions
The recruiting process is the culmination of years of effort on the part of prospects and rogue
families as they participate on various sports teams and chase the dream of receiving
athletically related aid to subsidize their college education. Which of the following is not a fact
associated with this dream? - ✔✔Federal and state governments require full disclosure
concerning aid packages from all four-year colleges and universities.
An athletic grant-in-aid (GIA) refers to the amount of aid awarded to a prospective student-
athlete based on his or her athletic ability. Which of the following is NOT a true statement
regarding GIAs? - ✔✔If a student-athlete receives any aid in which athletic ability is a
determining criterion, the aid is awarded for a period of no fewer than five academic years
Which of the following are sports in which each student-athlete who receives athletidcally
related aid in any amount counts toward the maximum allowable number of students receiving
such aid? - ✔✔head count
Which of the following is NOT part of the NCAA's general rule governing permissible recruiters?
- ✔✔Institutional staff members such as faculty can contact recruits at any time on or off
campus
Which of the following outlines the four types of recruiting periods for NCAA Division I football
and basketball? - ✔✔Contact, Evaluation, Quiet, Dead
Each of the following describes an important element of official visit information EXCEPT: -
✔✔Schools may provide no more than three official visits to a prospect
Which of the following is not a step in the decision-making process? - ✔✔Involve others in the
decision-making process
, one approach to overcoming information barriers in the decision-making process is called
"________", or "MBWA" - ✔✔management by walking around
the characteristics for comparison in ______ are not limited to costs or numbers of items, which
are typically part of quantitative decisions. - ✔✔T-charts
The _____ is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and a member
institution, in which the prospect agrees to attend the institution full-time for one academic
year, and the institution agrees to provide athletic financial aid for one academic year -
✔✔National Letter of Intent (NLI)
Which of the following was NOT a result of the SMU football program's rules-violation scandal
in the 1980s? - ✔✔the 1987 through 1990 seasons were canceled
The NCAA enforcement staff follows a specific procedure in all investigative actions. Which of
the following is NOT one of the four procedural steps? - ✔✔if violations are contested and
believed to be major in nature, the institution is immediately placed on probation until a
hearing is held
Which of the following is NOT a method that Denison University could have used to create a
motivational work environment? - ✔✔Appeal to employees' self-actualization needs and thier
desire to improve the program - for their sakes and not just to satisfy the terms of their
probation
Each of the following is a core penalty that may be imporsed for incurring NCAA Level I or II
violations EXCEPT: - ✔✔Competition penalties, including limitations on the institution's
participation in postseason play in all sports at the school whether or not directly invovled with
actual violations
True or False: The term "compliance" refers to the degree to which schools follow the rules
specified by their governing bodies, such as their conference or the NCAA - ✔✔TRUE
Practice Questions
The recruiting process is the culmination of years of effort on the part of prospects and rogue
families as they participate on various sports teams and chase the dream of receiving
athletically related aid to subsidize their college education. Which of the following is not a fact
associated with this dream? - ✔✔Federal and state governments require full disclosure
concerning aid packages from all four-year colleges and universities.
An athletic grant-in-aid (GIA) refers to the amount of aid awarded to a prospective student-
athlete based on his or her athletic ability. Which of the following is NOT a true statement
regarding GIAs? - ✔✔If a student-athlete receives any aid in which athletic ability is a
determining criterion, the aid is awarded for a period of no fewer than five academic years
Which of the following are sports in which each student-athlete who receives athletidcally
related aid in any amount counts toward the maximum allowable number of students receiving
such aid? - ✔✔head count
Which of the following is NOT part of the NCAA's general rule governing permissible recruiters?
- ✔✔Institutional staff members such as faculty can contact recruits at any time on or off
campus
Which of the following outlines the four types of recruiting periods for NCAA Division I football
and basketball? - ✔✔Contact, Evaluation, Quiet, Dead
Each of the following describes an important element of official visit information EXCEPT: -
✔✔Schools may provide no more than three official visits to a prospect
Which of the following is not a step in the decision-making process? - ✔✔Involve others in the
decision-making process
, one approach to overcoming information barriers in the decision-making process is called
"________", or "MBWA" - ✔✔management by walking around
the characteristics for comparison in ______ are not limited to costs or numbers of items, which
are typically part of quantitative decisions. - ✔✔T-charts
The _____ is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and a member
institution, in which the prospect agrees to attend the institution full-time for one academic
year, and the institution agrees to provide athletic financial aid for one academic year -
✔✔National Letter of Intent (NLI)
Which of the following was NOT a result of the SMU football program's rules-violation scandal
in the 1980s? - ✔✔the 1987 through 1990 seasons were canceled
The NCAA enforcement staff follows a specific procedure in all investigative actions. Which of
the following is NOT one of the four procedural steps? - ✔✔if violations are contested and
believed to be major in nature, the institution is immediately placed on probation until a
hearing is held
Which of the following is NOT a method that Denison University could have used to create a
motivational work environment? - ✔✔Appeal to employees' self-actualization needs and thier
desire to improve the program - for their sakes and not just to satisfy the terms of their
probation
Each of the following is a core penalty that may be imporsed for incurring NCAA Level I or II
violations EXCEPT: - ✔✔Competition penalties, including limitations on the institution's
participation in postseason play in all sports at the school whether or not directly invovled with
actual violations
True or False: The term "compliance" refers to the degree to which schools follow the rules
specified by their governing bodies, such as their conference or the NCAA - ✔✔TRUE
