are d1 players compensated on the road with meal money.
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i heard they are....and are you nate's dad?
yes maam, and u must be his soc teacher. he has spoken of you often.
where is ur son going to school next year?
he'll be attending unc-greensboro. sorry for the delay....was giving another final.
the field will not be frozen on opening day. i wish global warming would accelerate in the baltimore area. some of our kids may freeze in the dugout this spring.
I see both of you are new members to the HSBBW, welcome.
Players are given a stipend while traveling for food. Depending on the program, they are provided meals and given money as well. I think a lot of how much you get depends on the program and conference. It comes down to how much money is available.
Players may also be provided meals while at home during season. At sons school if they play past cafeteria closing they are give money for dinner.
During post season their stipend becomes a bit more generous.
Some schools do things differently, it is a good question to ask while recruiting. At one school, son would have been provided all meals spring sememster
Players are given a stipend while traveling for food. Depending on the program, they are provided meals and given money as well. I think a lot of how much you get depends on the program and conference. It comes down to how much money is available.
Players may also be provided meals while at home during season. At sons school if they play past cafeteria closing they are give money for dinner.
During post season their stipend becomes a bit more generous.
Some schools do things differently, it is a good question to ask while recruiting. At one school, son would have been provided all meals spring sememster
If they are lucky, they attend where booster groups(s) barbecue for them after every home game, on holidays, pre and post season parties thing like jambalaya, crawfish, catfish, gumbo, steak, etc. 
oops, forgot to mention, if mom and dad are on road trip and pay for meals, player has the best of both worlds!
Even if mom and dad are not there the player can still have the best of both worlds-- as in a call two days before the trip " Dad can your wire me money for the trip"
Happened before every trip---I wonder sometimes if I wasn't feeding the entire team
Happened before every trip---I wonder sometimes if I wasn't feeding the entire team
thank you folks.
I thought “food on the road” was a whole bunch of recipes for "Road kill"....Darn!!
Boosters are restricted in what they can do for athletes. Providing free meals may not be allowed. Be sure and check with the compliance office before accepting ANYTHING from a booster!! If you can't find a compliance office, don't accept anything from a booster. If the team is in post season play and the school semester has ended, the payments to players can increase significantly and players are paid for every day they continue to represent their college no matter whether it is a game day or not. This becomes a per diem allowance and if I remember correctly is about $40/50 dollars a day until they are eliminated.
On meal money for away series: Prepster is on the ball with the link...During my son’s college days he had two coaches. One coach would give each player about $120.00 cash prior to the away weekend series. Players would spend this money as they pleased but they were required to feed themselves. The next coach came in and stopped the cash payments and provided all meals for the players during the away series.
Fungo
Boosters are restricted in what they can do for athletes. Providing free meals may not be allowed. Be sure and check with the compliance office before accepting ANYTHING from a booster!! If you can't find a compliance office, don't accept anything from a booster. If the team is in post season play and the school semester has ended, the payments to players can increase significantly and players are paid for every day they continue to represent their college no matter whether it is a game day or not. This becomes a per diem allowance and if I remember correctly is about $40/50 dollars a day until they are eliminated.
On meal money for away series: Prepster is on the ball with the link...During my son’s college days he had two coaches. One coach would give each player about $120.00 cash prior to the away weekend series. Players would spend this money as they pleased but they were required to feed themselves. The next coach came in and stopped the cash payments and provided all meals for the players during the away series.
Fungo
Fungo
Good point about the boosters limitations. I believe I misspoke regarding the player cookouts at homegames. I'm not sure who those folks are. I assume they are university employees and boy can they sure cook.
A family friend was a team manager at the 1996 Sugar Bowl while a student at the The University of Florida. $150 per day was his per diem.
Good point about the boosters limitations. I believe I misspoke regarding the player cookouts at homegames. I'm not sure who those folks are. I assume they are university employees and boy can they sure cook.
A family friend was a team manager at the 1996 Sugar Bowl while a student at the The University of Florida. $150 per day was his per diem.
Dad04,
On boosters feeding players .... I won’t say it’s ALWAYS against NCAA rules but there are certain guidelines that have to be met and I’m not sure what those guidelines are. We have been to different dinners where the players are fed for free and the staff explains the parents have to pay for their meals to comply with NCAA regulations. I have also been to cookouts with boosters and they explain they are not allowed to invite players but they can invite parents and the parents can in turn invite the players if they so choose. I have also heard the president of the booster club announce that a particular event has been cleared by the coaching staff so we will move forward with the planned event. I usually just keep a fork and spoon in my pocket just in case anyone offers food. I always accept their offer for fear of breaking some NCAA regulations.
I’m not sure how this per diem works but here is the way it was explained to me. Many players are on scholarship, and the scholarship ends at the end of the semester, so their are no scholarship funds to cover the additional expenses. Therefore the university is allowed to pay the normal expense a player would have by having to remain and play baseball. Of course the Sugar Bowl is a unique situation and hotels were probably priced 3 times the normal price so the $150 per day in ’96 was not out of line in my opinion.
On boosters feeding players .... I won’t say it’s ALWAYS against NCAA rules but there are certain guidelines that have to be met and I’m not sure what those guidelines are. We have been to different dinners where the players are fed for free and the staff explains the parents have to pay for their meals to comply with NCAA regulations. I have also been to cookouts with boosters and they explain they are not allowed to invite players but they can invite parents and the parents can in turn invite the players if they so choose. I have also heard the president of the booster club announce that a particular event has been cleared by the coaching staff so we will move forward with the planned event. I usually just keep a fork and spoon in my pocket just in case anyone offers food. I always accept their offer for fear of breaking some NCAA regulations.
I’m not sure how this per diem works but here is the way it was explained to me. Many players are on scholarship, and the scholarship ends at the end of the semester, so their are no scholarship funds to cover the additional expenses. Therefore the university is allowed to pay the normal expense a player would have by having to remain and play baseball. Of course the Sugar Bowl is a unique situation and hotels were probably priced 3 times the normal price so the $150 per day in ’96 was not out of line in my opinion.
TPM, Discrepancy? Do you mean at Clemson? I do think the coach has some flexibility as long as it doesn't exceed the maximum allowed by the NCAA. The link also explains the Associate Athletic Director for that particular sport can issue a waiver to exceed the $35 per day and increase it to $45.00. This would fall in line with what my son received. You take a player in post season that plays after the semester has ended and he could get as much as $315.00 per week.
