Unofficial Visit

masterm - No, this is no problem. Recruits that are juniors are often invited to games and given tickets. Whether or not your son has an opportunity to talk to the coach will depend. They're often tied up and don't get around to see the recruits.... but maybe. Offers a good opportunity to see the school, see the players interact and how they respond to the coach as well as see the coach in action. Not a problem!

Great. Thanks. We are really looking forward to it. I thought the school would be doing the right thing. It's a big, big school. But you can't be too careful. Thanks. They did ask us to meet them 2 hours before the game. At least we will meet other kids who have been invited and maybe one or two coaches. thanks again for your response

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At least we will meet other kids who have been invited and maybe one or two coaches.

That will be great! I was always interested in what other kids the coach was recruiting. First, obviously you can see how many kids in your son's position. More importantly though, I wanted to see what kind of kids he was recruiting.... personality, size, geographical location, behaviors, etc. How and who a coach recruited told me something about him, I always thought. The more insight you attain, gives you that much info about fit.

Some wise poster on this site told us when we were going thru this recruiting not to worry if what the coach is doing is in accordance of the NCAA. The student athelete is never the one that would get in trouble and the coaches know the rules inside and out. I decided to go by that advise and knocked that off my worry list.

It would be really good to knock something off the worry list! At this point it is very long. Breath, Breath.
Thanks!

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Originally posted by bagsbaseball:
Some wise poster on this site told us when we were going thru this recruiting not to worry if what the coach is doing is in accordance of the NCAA. The student athelete is never the one that would get in trouble and the coaches know the rules inside and out. I decided to go by that advise and knocked that off my worry list.

That statement is NOT true. A perfect example, a few years ago, when coaches were allowed to call month of march, many didn't realize last year they had done away with that.

Just familiarize yourself with the guidelines, they are very self explanatory and charted out for you in the NCAA guide to college recruiting.

TPM,
Is it untrue that the recruit will not get in trouble also, or could he be reprimanded somehow if the coach screws up?

I think we are being overly cautious. Let’s face it, we are some of the most informed parents in all of high school sports. Many of us log on to the hsbbw daily and discuss the recruitment of student/athletes getting information from people that have already been recruited and from those that do the recruiting. We scour newspaper articles and NCAA.org for rule changes and violations. So if we (the informed) are not quite sure what we can or cannot do when it comes to recruiting, how much do you think the VAST MAJORITY of recruited athletes and/or their parents know about the NCAA rules? Little or none! The NCAA rules on recruiting are in place to protect the student athlete from being used and abused during the recruiting ride, not punish kids for violating a recruiting rule they know nothing about. These guidelines are given to colleges and college coaches and they are expected to adhere to these rules or be punished. These rules are not given to nor are they required reading for the high school student/athlete. I would venture to say if you asked most high school football players to describe the “contact period” they would tell you it is the time between the snap of the football and the umpire’s whistle.
The next time a coach calls you on the phone you do not have to be cautious about the date or make an entry into a phone log, just be excited that the coach has called you. If you think I'm way off base, change my mind with a list of high school baseball players that have been punished by the NCAA for recruiting violations. Thanks in advance.
Fungo

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Originally posted by CPLZ:
TPM,
Is it untrue that the recruit will not get in trouble also, or could he be reprimanded somehow if the coach screws up?

In the scenerioabove the student would not be penalized, and for that matter the infraction would be considered minor if it is isolated.

If a school makes "illegal" contact it is on the school.

Fungo is correct in his post, the major responsibility lies in the coach. Rules are there to protect the player.
But there are guidelines given to students as to what is to be expected.
These guidelines, if you don't want to look on the NCAA site, are available in a brochure that most high schools have available.
There are minor violations and major violations, most given out to a school.
The example is the parent who wrote to me that his son got recruiting materials, he did call the coach and the coach didn't realize that son was an '09. Another example, we were in chat one night when a player was asking about getting free equipment (on his own). He did not realize it was not allowed.

Educate you and your son.
Just be aware of what is allowed and what is not.