Do NAIA schools have particular NLI signing dates like NCAA schoools do?
If so, when are they?
When can they offer scholarship money, is it after July 1 of your Jr. year like NCAA schools?
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Are there no NAIA coaches on this site?
I'm not a coach, but I know that NAIA schools have fewer restrictions than NCAA schools. I don't think there are the same rules re: contact with the athlete.
There's a little more info at this site. But it's not too specific.
http://www.naia.org/legislative/advantages.html
There's a little more info at this site. But it's not too specific.
http://www.naia.org/legislative/advantages.html
I was an NAIA head coach for the last sixteen years. NAIA schools do not participate in the NLI program, therefore no restrictions on signing dates. The NAIA has had discussions during the past few years about the possibility of having some kind of uniform Letter of Intent. As it is now, individual schools can and do design their own LOI, though they are not binding as the D-I and D-II NLIs are.
Thanks for the information.