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 CHS along with other Pennsylvania schools continue to monitor information provided by the PIAA, Governor Wolf, the Department of Health and the Department of Education as it relates to Interscholastic Athletics for the Sports Season. 

NAME, IMAGE, AND LIKENESS (NIL) AMENDMENT

As you may be aware, on December 7, 2022, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) passed a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) amendment to its bylaws, Article II, Section 3(J), which permits your student-athlete/you to receive consideration for the use of your student-athlete’s/your name, image and likeness, and more specifically, the value that your student-athlete/you may bring to a particular business, service, activity, etc.

While this amendment provides new opportunities for your student-athlete/you, it also places specific prohibitions on the type of NIL engagements that you may agree to, and failure to comply with the requirements below could result in your student-athlete’s/your forfeiture of amateur status, and thereby, the ability to compete in interscholastic events on behalf of the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District. Below is a list of NIL parameters that have been established by the PIAA:

• Your student-athlete’s/Your acceptance of consideration (both monetary and “in-kind,” which includes, but is not limited to, free or discounted equipment, clothing, or training sessions, etc.) may not be contingent on enrollment in or transfer to a particular PIAA school;

• When engaging in NIL appearances, social media posts, advertisements and the like, your student-athlete/you may not wear clothing or items referencing the: PIAA, PIAA District I, Central Athletic League, Tredyffrin/Easttown School District or any District schools, your student-athlete’s/your team name, team nickname, team uniforms or related clothing, team or school logos, or terms which your student-athlete’s/your team name is commonly referred to (for example, filming an NIL advertisement while wearing a sweatshirt that says “Stoga Athletics”);

• Your student-athlete/You may not make NIL promotions or endorsements during team/school activities;

• Your student-athlete/you may not wear apparel or display a logo, insignia, or identifying mark of an NIL partner during school/team athletic activities unless it is part of the standard school uniform for that sport;

• Your student-athlete/you may not engage in any NIL activities involving, displaying, or endorsing the following categories of products and services:

• 1. Adult entertainment products and services;
  2. Alcohol products;
  3. Casinos and gambling, including sports betting, the lottery, and betting in connection with video games, on-line games, and mobile devices;
  4. Tobacco and electronic smoking products and devices;
  5. Opioids and prescription pharmaceuticals;
  6. Controlled dangerous substances;
  7. Weapons, firearms, and ammunition.

• Your student-athlete/you must provide a copy of any NIL agreement to their school’s athletic director prior to signing so the terms can be reviewed for compliance.