Recruiting Clarification/Confirmation

No college coach can talk to him or you (the parents) directly until July 1 of this year

TR is correct.

Bumps are permissable (hello, goodbye).

He can communicate with your coach.

If you visit the college campus, you can talk to the coach there all you want -- even before July 1. Also, if you call the coach, conversations are permissable right now.

Taking it further at a tournament/showcase after July 1 the coach cannot speak to you, at least he is not supposed to, until he event is over---if they want you bad enough they will hang around for the end of the event, I have seen it happen

Can a high school junior attend a game of a college team he is interested in and talk to the coach?

Yes on their campus. That is an unofficial visit and unlimited, with the exception of the "dead period" I think.

Thanks Dad. If the team is playing an away game, can you talk to the coach there?

So, in a recent hs game, a CA D1 coach had come to watch our game. Was given our roster before game by our coach. Sat up in bleachers, coincidentally near opposing pitcher's (09) mother. Opposing pitcher pitched a great game. Coach talked to his mom alot, got kids e-mail, phone #, invited kid to campus to talk and see school. Said they were very interested in pitcher. Is this a recruiting violation?? My son says no, it happens all the time????

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Originally posted by CaBB:
So, in a recent hs game, a CA D1 coach had come to watch our game. Was given our roster before game by our coach. Sat up in bleachers, coincidentally near opposing pitcher's (09) mother. Opposing pitcher pitched a great game. Coach talked to his mom alot, got kids e-mail, phone #, invited kid to campus to talk and see school. Said they were very interested in pitcher. Is this a recruiting violation?? My son says no, it happens all the time????

Yes it is and yes it happens all of the time.

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Originally posted by EaglesDad:
Thanks Dad. If the team is playing an away game, can you talk to the coach there?

Not sure about off-campus. I'll try and find out and post a link. If anyone else knows please feel free to enlighten.

Probably best just to visit the NCAA website & download the guide.

http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/membership_svcs/recruit.../recruitingchart.pdf

Bottom Line


If you are not allowed to be talked to the coach will tell you so when you approach him

Dad04,
Thanks.

I can't do it right now, butI do beleive page 29 or 30 gives exact info what can and cannot be done, a little bit more specific.

Ok, so what does practice/competition site restrictions mean? I guess it means it is so confusing we won't punish you for the contact?

FYI, the coach knows what he is doing, he might be more likely to get dinged than the recruit.

Thanks Dad04 and all!

One coach, believing my son had graduated in 06, invited him to an on-campus visit. After my son sent him his baseball info, the coach realized his mistake and said don't come. The coach who eventually recruited my son was very clear on when he would call and when he wouldn't. I think the onus is on the coaches but you have to be smart. I haven't seen anything on this site about players getting dinged for a recruiting violation.

I understand a quite period is coming up in April. Can anyone tell me if this keeps a player (08) from making an unoffical visit during that time period?

From April 9-12 is a Dead Period.

Recruiting Definitions

Contact period - permissible for authorized athletic department staff members to make in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts and evaluations.

Dead period - not permissible to make in-person recruiting contacts or evaluations on- or off-campus or permit official or unofficial visits.

Evaluation period - permissible for authorized athletics department staff to be involved in off-campus activities to assess academic qualifications and playing abililties. No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts with a prospect are permitted.

Quiet period - permissible to make in-person recruiting contacts only on the member institution's campus.

Detailed information about recruiting is available in the online edition of the NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete.

We're not trying to get college coaches caught here are we?

Coaches we have met mostly observe the rules, but let's face it, kids and parents (and coaches) want more contact, not less. Coaches will come to see your player, talk to you if you talk to them, respond to emails and phone calls, and encourage you to visit the campus or see a game so they can talk to you or your son more if they are interested. That's a good thing on both ends of the bargain.