Action Plan: Communication.

A head coach should demonstrate and document a commitment to compliance through ongoing communication with his or her director of athletics, compliance staff and coaching staff. The outline below was created to assist a head coach with managing this dialogue.

Meet with the coaching and support staff to discuss the head coach's expectations for NCAA rules compliance. Include a written document outlining the head coach's commitment to ethical conduct along with suggested talking points:
o Program's ethical standards.
o Expectations for reporting actual and potential NCAA rules issues (e.g., immediate action; reporting lines).
o Review the president's, director of athletics' and compliance director's philosophy and expectations for rules compliance.