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This
guide is designed for student athletes interested in playing intercollegiate
sports. Its purpose is to give students an overview of the process
of determining a college that meets both their academic and athletic
needs. The important information found here will enable students
and their parents to make an informed decision about their plans.
Students should share the information with parents, coaches, and
counselors.
The
topics for this brochure are as follows:
- NCAA
Recruiting Rules
- Scholarship
& Financial Aid
- Marketing
and Parts to Game Plan
- Game
Plan
- College
Visit
- The
Decision
- The
Personal Statement
- Letters
of Interest
- Athletic
Profiles
- Campus
Recruiting Visit
- Narrowing
Choices and Check Lists
NCAA
DIVISION I RULES & REGULATIONS
- College
coaches may contact you in person off the college campus
only on or after July 1 after completion of your junior
year. Coaches may contact you off the college campus three
times. However, a college coach may visit you high school
(with approval of the high school principal) only once
during a contact period.
- Phone
calls from coaches and faculty members are not permitted
until or after July 1 after completion of your junior
year. After July 1, a college coach or faculty member
is limited to one phone call per week to you (or your
parents or legal guardians). Unlimited calls can be made
to you under the following circumstances:
- During
the five days immediately before your official visit
by the college that you wish to be visiting;
- On
the day of a coach's off-campus contact with you
by that coach;
- During
the First National Letter of Intent signing date
period in your sport through the two days after
the signing date.
- Accept
a maximum of one expense paid visit ("official visit")
to no more than five different NCAA membership institutions.
Each campus visit is limited to a maximum of 48 hours.
Before an official visit you must provide the college
with your academic transcript and a score from a PSAT,
SAT, or ACT test taken on a national test date under national
testing conditions.
- During
your official visit you may accept round-trip transportation
from your home or high school to the campus. You (and
your parents) may receive meals, lodging, and complimentary
admissions to campus athletic events. All meals must take
place in an on-campus dinning facility that the college's
students normally use. While at athletic events, you may
not be given special seating (i.e. press box or bench
area).
- Letters
from coaches, faculty members, and students are permitted
any time after September 1 at the beginning of your junior
year.
- You
(or your parents) may telephone a coach at your expense
as often as you wish.
- You
may visit campuses as many times as you want as long as
you pay your own expenses.
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