College Volleyball Recruiting Rules and Education

With the assistance of NCSA Athletic Recruiting, I have compiled some current recruiting information with regards to NCAA and Junior College athletics, which is applicable to Volleyball.

Social Media Rules: Accepting Friend Requests

·         DI coaches are not allowed to accept friend requests on Facebook from recruits until September 1^st of the recruits Junior year.

·         DII coaches are not allowed to accept friend requests on Facebook from recruits until June 15^th after the recruits Sophomore year.

·         DIII coaches can accept friend requests on Facebook at any time.

Social Media Rules: Facebook Likes

The NCAA said that a coach can like any post of a student-athlete they are friends with on Facebook, “depending on the content of the post” and anything “controversial they should not.”

NOTE: The NCAA has a “book of interpretations” that is not shared with the public. The rule above is an interpretation.

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Read the ESPN article below about Alabama receiving a violation for accepting a friend request prior to Sept. 1^st of the recruits Junior year in high school:

Crimson Tide report rules violations: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8269962/alabama-crimson-tide-report-27-secondary-rules-violations

NJCAA Scholarships

Sport	Scholarships Available	LOI Date	# Of Scholarships for Non US Citizen Athletes
Baseball	24	Jan 15	6
Basketball	15	April 8	3
Cross Country	10	Dec 1	2
Football	85	1st Wed in Feb	21
Golf	8	Jan 15	4
Lacrosse	20	April 8	5
Soccer	18	Dec 1	4
Softball	24	Jan 15	6
Swimming	15	April 8	3
Tennis	9	Jan 15	2
Track and Field	20	Dec 1	5
Volleyball	14	Nov 1	3
Wrestling	16	April 8	4

• An “Athletic Scholarship” is defined as any financial assistance awarded to the student-athlete, from any source, because of his/her athletic capabilities and is considered to be counter under Article V, Section 9. The Letter of Intent/Scholarship Agreement Form shall be prescribed by the NJCAA and shall be in effect for one (1) academic year. An “academic year” is defined as August 1^st to July 31^st of the following year.
• Non-athletic aid may be awarded to any student-athlete reported on an NJCAA Eligibility Form for participation under the following guidelines:
• May not receive a paid athletic recruiting visit
• Must be available to the entire student population
• Must not be awarded based on athletic capabilities
• Must be officially recorded in and administered by the college's office of financial aid and business
• Must be awarded either as need based verified by the college's office of financial aid or for outstanding academic achievement with a cumulative 3.00 GPA (on a 4.00 scale) as one of the criteria published in the college catalog, office of financial aid, and/or foundation scholarship materials

and

• Is not considered counters under Article V, Section 19
• Student-athletes who are resigned for a second year to an institutional scholarship agreement and who are academically eligible (Article V), must be awarded at least the same amount of scholarship aid the second year or the student-athlete shall be allowed to void the Transfer Waiver commitment and transfer to any NJCAA member college.  This scholarship must be awarded by June 15^th. (This is not applicable for scholarships that were cancelled per Article VIII, Section 1.F or for student-athletes that do not meet the academic requirements set by the college)
• If a student-athlete decides to enroll in another NJCAA member college, having already signed a valid NJCAA Letter of Intent and prior to fulfilling the terms of the original Letter of Intent, that student-athlete would be ineligible to compete for any NJCAA college for the academic year, with the following exceptions:
• If, by the opening day of classes in the fall, the student-athlete has not met the requirements for admission to the original institution or the academic requirements for financial aid to athletes.
• If the student-athlete receives a NJCAA Release Agreement from the original NJCAA member college, signed by that NJCAA member college’s President (Chief Executive Officer) and Director of Athletics.
• If the student-athlete should serve on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States or on an official church mission for at least 18 calendar months.
• If the sport is discontinued by the institution with which the student-athlete signs.