ATLANTA — The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) will no longer allow high school athletes to earn money by using their name, image, and likeness (NIL) from a club or collective.
The change was made on Thursday after the GHSA held a meeting with its board of trustees. The group voted to amend the rules to prevent NIL clubs and collectives from allowing athletes to profit at the high school level.
Going forward, if an athlete is caught earning money using NIL from a club or collective, they could possibly lose their eligibility to play sports at their respective high school.
The only exception to the new amendment is that athletes can publicize their name, image and likeness, but it cannot be associated with the school, its logos, facilities or video footage that relates to it.
Robin Hines, who was in his last official meeting as the executive director of the GHSA, said he encourages parents and student-athletes to become better educated on the rules of NIL within GHSA so a possible violation never happens.
