Days 1-30
Listen and set up: learn what players and programs need.
College NIL education · 18+ and college athletes only
Own your name. Know your game.
Straight-talk NIL education for college athletes: the rules, the money basics, the contract basics.
The basics
What NIL is.
- NIL means name, image and likeness. College athletes may be able to earn money from outside businesses for things like appearances, camps, clinics and content, where their school and state rules allow.
- Rules vary and change. Check with your school's compliance office before you sign anything.
College baseball
The 90-day proof of concept.
A 90-day proof of concept for college baseball NIL education. It is a test, not a promise of deals, money or results.
Days 31-60
Pilot education sessions with a small number of programs, with each school's compliance office aware, on budgeting, taxes and contracts.
Days 61-90
Review feedback and decide whether to continue.
NIL education
Three skills.
Budgeting
Plan for irregular income: set aside taxes, savings and costs.
Taxes on NIL income
NIL pay is generally taxable; keep records and talk to a tax professional.
Reading a contract
Know the term, deliverables, exclusivity and exit before you sign.
Journal explainer (coming soon)
An education track for college baseball players 18 and older.
18+ and college athletes only. Education only. TAP is not an athlete agent and does not negotiate, broker or arrange NIL deals or refer athletes to agents, and never works with minors. Nothing here is financial, tax or legal advice. Talk to your school's compliance office and a qualified professional.