04-20-2013, 06:12 PM
Just wanted to share information that I learned- but late-
A football recruiter visited my son at his school for a few minutes 'to just talk and say hello' and offered him a preferred walk on spot at their college.....we thought it was ok because he was going to college anyway and now he has a chance at a scholarship after being injured his senior year--- when other schools contacted later - after he signed a letter of intent to commit as a walk on-- we then find that he is considered a "recruited" walk on.
http://www.informedathlete.com/ncaa-rule...d-athlete#
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NCAA Rules Definition of a Recruited Athlete
How does the NCAA define whether a prospect is considered a recruited athlete?
A prospect is considered a recruited athlete if the college takes one of the following actions:
If they provide the prospect with an official visit.
If they have an off-campus contact with the prospect or the prospects parents or legal guardians.
If they offer the prospect a National Letter of Intent or an athletic scholarship agreement.
If they initiate a telephone conversation with the prospect or his parents or legal guardians more than one time.
Ironically, a coach can have frequent e-mail conversations with a prospect but that athlete will still not be defined as a recruited athlete if the coach does not use any of the four actions above to encourage the prospect to attend the college and join their athletic program.
A football recruiter visited my son at his school for a few minutes 'to just talk and say hello' and offered him a preferred walk on spot at their college.....we thought it was ok because he was going to college anyway and now he has a chance at a scholarship after being injured his senior year--- when other schools contacted later - after he signed a letter of intent to commit as a walk on-- we then find that he is considered a "recruited" walk on.
http://www.informedathlete.com/ncaa-rule...d-athlete#
===
NCAA Rules Definition of a Recruited Athlete
How does the NCAA define whether a prospect is considered a recruited athlete?
A prospect is considered a recruited athlete if the college takes one of the following actions:
If they provide the prospect with an official visit.
If they have an off-campus contact with the prospect or the prospects parents or legal guardians.
If they offer the prospect a National Letter of Intent or an athletic scholarship agreement.
If they initiate a telephone conversation with the prospect or his parents or legal guardians more than one time.
Ironically, a coach can have frequent e-mail conversations with a prospect but that athlete will still not be defined as a recruited athlete if the coach does not use any of the four actions above to encourage the prospect to attend the college and join their athletic program.