Athlete Protect Plan

The Athlete Protect Plan is available to any individual who is currently enrolled in any higher educational institution, ie: junior colleges, universities, trade schools, graduate programs, located in the United States (excluding New York, New Jersey, Washington and Connecticut, Puerto Rico, and US Territories outside of the USA).

 

Athlete Protect Plan Benefits

The Athlete Protect Plan provides all of the same benefits as the Student Protect Plan plus the media relations benefit and a more robust counseling benefit that includes access to a sports psychologist during an administrative action. Athlete Plan members do not have to be an athlete. Often these members are simply high profile students who wish to have access to the additional benefits.

 

Scholar Protect recognizes that high-profile students, such as athletes, often need public and media relations management when facing an administrative action. Typically, the media coverage surrounding an administrative action is negative and places pressure on the student’s institution to suspend the athlete (or high-profile student) pending the outcome of the investigation and administrative process. Effective media relations and social media management is critical in order to put an athlete back on the field as soon as possible.

 

The Media Relations benefit includes up to $10,000 to retain a reputable media relations professional to assist in managing media relations, social media messaging and media coverage surrounding the member’s administrative action. This benefit includes media relations, social media management, and support from Scholar Protect attorneys experienced in media relations for high profile athletes facing administrative actions.

 

Athlete Protect membership provides comprehensive benefits to student-athlete members facing any administrative or Title IX action or investigation by their educational institution. During an administrative action or investigation, Athlete Protect members receive unlimited attorneys fees, investigative fees, and expert witness and consultation fees. When an Athlete Protect member is notified s/he is a party to or a witness in an administrative investigation or proceeding, Scholar Protect immediately identifies, vets, and retains an experienced local attorney to represent the Member. At the conclusion of the administrative action, Scholar Protect will continue to pay up to $20,000 in attorneys fees in the event an appeal is necessary.

 

Athlete Protect includes the 24-hour attorney access hotline, providing Scholar Protect members immediate access to our founding attorneys. Hotline calls are answered by a live agent 24 hours per day, 365 days a year which ensures our members have access to spontaneous and immediate legal support.

 

During an administrative action, student athletes and high profile students often need professional mental health and/or emotional support. Access to a psychologist or licensed mental health counselor provides Athlete Protect members greater support during a challenging and difficult process, and allows the member to access the highest level of specialized mental health support. Athlete Protect members have access to up to 30 counseling sessions by a psychologist or a licensed mental health professional, including a sports psychologist, up to $7,000.

 

Athlete Protect Members receive access to online content including instructional and educational materials designed to educate the college bound athlete in the potential pitfalls of athlete conduct violations, and how to avoid an administrative disciplinary action.

 

For legal service needs outside the Athlete Protect Plan benefits, Athlete Protect members receive unlimited attorney vetting services.

 

Subscription Details and Cancellation

Athlete Protect is an annual membership and is a recurring subscription membership with either yearly or monthly payment options. Members may cancel their membership anytime without penalty.

 

Limitations

In order to receive benefits under the Athlete Protect plan, members must have been enrolled in the Athlete Protect Plan at the time of the alleged violation which is the subject of the administrative action. The Athlete Protect Plan does not provide benefits for administrative actions relating to political protests. Scholar Protect Plans are not transferable.