BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Student-athletes in Illinois will be able to make money on the side more easily next year.
In December, the Illinois High School Association passed new by-laws related to Name Image and Likeness. NIL allows for student-athletes to receive compensation for endorsement deals and maintain their amateur status.
IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson says the organization started looking into it deeper when they were approached by a basketball player who was asked to endorse a product in a video.
“It was a promotional video that the company wanted to shoot for this student-athlete. And then as a result, they were going to pay the student-athlete to shoot this video,” Anderson said.
The by-laws allow for a student-athlete to receive up to $150 in a school year.
Anderson says the NIL rules can also allow for students to receive cash awards.
“It opens up opportunities, potentially for businesses, to offer up and recognize students, maybe in ways that they weren’t able to before for recognition,” Anderson said.
Anderson says the NCAA’s NIL rules were not a big factor when drafting their own rules.
There are some limitations still in place. Student-athletes may not do NIL activities during IHSA activities or events. And they may not use a member school’s name or logo when receiving compensation.
The by-laws will go into effect on July 1st.
