Official Visits

My son did both kinds of visits (official and unofficial) -- at the request of head coaches -- and the visits were substantially the same in format with the exception of reimbursements. You probably need to ask the coach which type of visit he's referring to. In our case, we drove and were not reimbursed for our travel, although everything else was taken care of (hotel, meals, entertainment, etc.).

Generally, you will know when its an official visit because the school will tell you. The school must take extra steps to arrange an official visit v an unofficial visit (i.e. get approval from their compliance officer etc...).


13.6.3 Requirements for Official Visit.

The following requirements must be met before an institution may provide an official visit to a prospective student-athlete: (Adopted: 4/26/07 effective 8/1/07)

(a) A high school or preparatory school prospective student-athlete must present the institution with a score from a PSAT, SAT, PLAN or ACT taken on a national testing date under national testing conditions, except that a state-administered ACT may be used to meet the requirement. The score must be presented through a testing agency document, on a high school or preparatory school academic transcript (official or unofficial) or through the use of the applicable testing agency's automated-voice system. A foreign prospect who requires a special administration of the PSAT, SAT, PLAN or ACT may present such a score upon the approval of the Academics Cabinet or the Initial-Eligibility Waiver Committee;(Revised: 11/1/07 effective 8/1/08)

(b) A prospective student-athlete must present this institution with a high school (or college) academic transcript;

(c) A high school or preparatory school prospective student-athlete must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center; and (Revised: 5/9/07)

(d) A high school or preparatory school prospective student-athlete must be placed on the institution's institutional request list (IRL) with the NCAA Eligibility Center. (Revised: 5/9/07)

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Great info, CP!

Do D3's do official (reimbursed) visits, or just non-official?

The DIII's my son visited - he stayed on campus, but we were not reimbursed costs. I have read here that some DIII's reimburse.

They can pay for mileage when driving but not all do.

Thanks for the responses.

I thought my son was offered OV to out state JC, but after speaking to the coach, no mention was made about reimbursement or transcripts. Even though he was offering tuition covered, the other expenses such as books and living expenses were too much. I'm still disgusted with this whole "chasing the scholarship" ratrace. Anyway, I'm better off coming to the conclusion that if my son wants further education, we will pay for it with modest help from other sources besides the school. Sometimes the more you want something for your son, the harder it comes.

And sometimes it is not what you want for your son but what he wants for himself


Step back and think a minute---there seems to be a bit of conflict in your household

TRhit, yes you are correct about our household. I speak very little to son, he gets annoyed by anything I might bring up. Lets just say I'm giving him space.