Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 7/16/17
Recruiting Q&A from the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association on the new lacrosse recruiting legislation (September 1 of junior year as the initial date for ALL recruiting contact).
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Type: Educational Column
Title: Proposal No. 2017-1 Recruiting — Off-Campus Contacts, Telephone Calls and Unofficial Visits —
September 1 of Junior Year — Lacrosse (I)
Division: I
Date Issued: July 13, 2017
Date Published: July 13, 2017
Item Ref No: 1
This educational column reflects the most recent Question and Answer Document associated with the proposal. Question Nos. 4, 6 and 7 were added to provide additional clarification to the membership.
This document contains questions and answers to assist the NCAA membership in its understanding of Proposal No. 2017-1 (off-campus contacts, telephone calls and unofficial visits — September 1 of junior year –lacrosse).
Question No. 1: What is a coach permitted to say if a prospective student-athlete initiates a call or contact with
an institution’s coach prior to September 1 of the prospective student-athlete’s junior year?
Answer: The coach may not engage in any recruiting conversations. However, the coach may confirm the prospective student-athlete’s age, explain the recruiting rules and then must end the call or contact.
Question No. 2: During an institutional camp or clinic, may a coach have recruiting conversations with a lacrosse prospective student-athlete prior to September 1 of his or her junior year?
Answer: No.
Question No. 3: During an institutional camp or clinic, may a coach provide a campus tour to a lacrosse prospective student-athlete prior to September 1 of his or her junior year?
Answer: Yes. A campus tour would be permissible; however, no recruiting conversations may occur.
Question No. 4: During an institutional camp or clinic, may a coach provide an informational session about the recruiting process and the student-athlete experience to a lacrosse prospective student-athlete prior to September 1 of his or her junior year?
Answer: Yes. A general informational session would be permissible; however, no institution specific information may occur at these informational sessions. Recruiting conversations are not permissible.
Question No. 5: May an institution’s coach send recruiting messages through a prospective student-athlete’s high school/club coach or another third party?
Answer: No. If a coach cannot contact a prospective student-athlete directly, then he or she cannot send recruiting messages indirectly through a high school/club coach or another third party.
Question No. 6: May an institution’s coach have evaluative conversations (e.g., regarding athletics ability) with a prospective student-athlete’s high school/club coach before September 1 of the prospective student-athlete’s
junior year?
Answer: Yes. However, these conversations should not be used to indirectly send recruiting messages (e.g., verbal offer of aid) to a prospective student-athlete.
Examples of permissible evaluative conversation topics with a high school/club coach:
High school/club coach’s evaluation of the prospective student-athlete’s academics, athletic skills, speed, agility, personality, character, work ethic, coachability, etc.
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Institution’s coach expression of general interest in the prospective student-athlete (e.g., Xe are interested in [name]).
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Examples of impermissible evaluative conversation topics with a high school/club coach:
Confirming if the prospective student-athlete is on institution’s recruiting list, including his or her ranking on that list (e.g., “PSA is on our A-list/B-List”, “PSA is a top [#] prospect for us”, “PSA is our top goalie prospect”, etc.).
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• Institution’s coach providing an evaluation of the prospective student-athlete to the high school/club coach.
• Requesting the high school/club coach tell the prospective student-athlete to:
1. Send transcripts, report cards and/or scores to the college coach and/or staff; and/or
2. Attend a camp where their college coach and/or staff will be present.
• Asking if the prospective student-athlete is interested in the school, including the level of interest.
• Any discussion with high school/club coach of potential financial aid or athletic scholarship offers.
• Setting up future phone calls or visits for the prospective student-athlete.
Question No. 7: May a college coach have an evaluative conversation with a high school/club coach with the prospective student-athlete listening to the conversation?
Answer: No. This would be using a high school/club coach to circumvent the recruiting rule prohibiting contact with a prospective student athlete until September 1 of junior year.
Question No. 8: May an institution’s coach ask a high school/club coach to inform his or her team of the recruiting legislation?
Answer: Yes.
Question No. 9: Are institution’s coaches still permitted to make calls related to camps and clinics logistics prior to September 1 of the prospective student-athlete’s junior year?
Answer: Yes. The content of the calls must be limited to camp logistics and may not include recruiting content.
Question No. 10: May a younger sibling (a prospective student-athlete who is not yet a junior) accompany an older sibling on an unofficial or official visit?
Answer: Yes, provided no recruiting conversation occurs with the younger sibling.
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Legislative References
Cite
Title
13.7.1 Number Permitted.
13.1.3 Telephone Calls.
13.7 Unofficial (Nonpaid) Visit.
13.1.3.2 Additional Restrictions.
13.1.1.1.1 Exception — Men’s Basketball.
13.1.3.2.2 Telephone Calls Initiated by Prospective Student-Athlete at His or Her Expense —
Sports Other Than Lacrosse.
13.1.3.2.2.1 Telephone Calls From a Prospective Student-Athlete — Lacrosse.
13.7.1.3 Exception — Lacrosse.
13.1.1.1.2 Exception — Lacrosse and Wrestling.
Proposals
Proposal
Number
Title
2017-1 RECRUITING — OFF-CAMPUS CONTACTS, TELEPHONE CALLS AND UNOFFICIAL
VISITS — SEPTEMBER 1 OF JUNIOR YEAR — LACROSSE