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3. Tennis camp and school scholarships. An amateur may receive a
scholarship or other special award:
• That recognizes a particular achievement by the amateur other than
a prize won through participation in a tournament event or which
recognizes a particular ability and financial need of the amateur; and
• That permits the amateur, at no cost or at a reduced cost, to attend
a tennis camp or school, to participate in a tennis clinic, or to
receive tennis lessons, provided that the recipient has been
selected from a group of eligible recipients in accordance with
rules established by the donor of the scholarship or special award.
4. Employment in sporting goods industry. An amateur may enter into a
bona fide arrangement for services as an individual proprietor, partner,
employee, agent, or consultant with a manufacturer or seller of sporting
goods or other products, provided the services to be performed will not
violate any of these regulations.
5. Student employment as salaried tennis instructor. An undergraduate or
a graduate student in regular full-time attendance at a recognized high
school, college, or university, or a faculty member as described in
USTA Regulation XVIII.D.6. shall not lose amateur status because of
accepting employment as:
• A counselor at a summer camp;
• An assistant to a teaching professional;
• An employee or tennis instructor at a club or establishment where
tennis is played;
• An employee or tennis instructor of a Sectional or District
Association, a city recreation department or its equivalent, or a
recognized tennis patrons organization; or
• An employee in a public junior development program.
Remuneration for any such employment may only be on a salary basis
and may not be on a fee-for-lesson basis.
6. Faculty members serving as tennis coaches. Regular full-time faculty
members of a recognized high school, college, or university may teach
tennis to the pupils or coach the tennis team as part of their faculty
assignments without affecting their amateur standings.
7. Physical education teachers. An amateur may be a physical education
or sports teacher who receives pecuniary advantage by giving
elementary tennis instruction. Remuneration for any such employment
may only be on a salary basis and may not be on a fee-for-lesson basis.
E. Expenses That May Be Reimbursed Without Causing Player to Lose Amateur
Status
1. Reasonable expenses actually incurred. An amateur may be reimbursed
for reasonable expenses actually incurred in connection with participation
in a tournament, match, or exhibition.
2. Documentation of expenses. Where practicable, expenses must be
supported by receipts or other evidence of payment.
3. Lodging. An amateur may accept reimbursement for reasonable lodging
expenses.
4. Food. An amateur may accept reimbursement for reasonable food
expenses.
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