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19Recruitment Rules
NCAA Recruitment Rules
The NCAA has established strict rules which limit when and how often a college coach may
make contact with an athlete or their guardians. This includes phone calls, emails written letters
and even electronic social media sites. It is important to understand these rules do not apply to
other associations. Likewise, they differ from sport to sport, grade to grade as well as within
each division of the NCAA.
(See Appendix 1 for NCAA Recruitment Rule Chart)
NAIA Recruitment Rules
Unlike the NCAA, the NAIA is less restrictive; in fact, they are very straight forward and don't
differentiate based on division or high school grade. They do not have recruiting calendars at
this time nor have other recruiting restrictions for high school students. Coaches are free to
contact prospective students up until the point where the athlete draws equipment and engages in
organized pre-school practice at another institution.
A prospective student is defined as any individual who has never identified or whose previous
collegiate identification was with another collegiate institution. An individual remains classified
as a "prospective" student until the time in which they practice with the team during the 24 week
season or they are identified with an institution. An individual's status is not impacted by age,
grade level, college acceptance or signed commitment.
Coaches are permitted to contact high school students as early as they would like and as often
without restriction. Once the student has enrolled at another institution or has drawn equipment
and participated in pre-season practices at another institution, coaches can no longer initiate
contact with the student. From that point forward the student is off limits to the coach unless the
student contacts them. In the case of junior college students, coaches can initiate contact with a
two-year college prospect once that student has completed the academic year in which he or she
is charged with their first season of competition by the junior college.
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