NCAA Division II Volleyball Recruiting Update

From the nice folks at NCSA Athletic Recruiting, please take a moment to review these important NCAA Division II recruiting rules!

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Today is June 15^th, which is a big day for all rising juniors (2018 Grads) in regards to the contact they can have with DII college coaches!

 

What is allowed TODAY for all 2018 Grads:

ü  Official Visits

ü  Tryouts on Campus

ü  In-Person Off-Campus Contact

ü  Emails

ü  Letters

ü  Phone Calls

ü  Texts

ü  Social Media – Coaches are able to Accept Friend Requests Now for 2018 Grads

 

13.6.1.2 First Opportunity to Visit. (Official Visits)

A prospective student-athlete may not be provided an expense-paid visit earlier than June 15 immediately preceding the prospective student-athlete’s junior year in high school.

 

13.1.3.1 Time Period for Telephone Calls—General Rule. (Phone Calls)

Telephone calls to a prospective student-athlete [or the prospective student-athlete’s relatives or legal guardian(s)] shall not be made before June 15 immediately preceding the prospective student-athlete’s junior year in high school; thereafter, there shall be no limit on the number of telephone calls made by institutional staff members to a prospective student-athlete [or the prospective student-athlete’s relatives or legal guardian(s)].

 

13.4.1 Printed Recruiting Materials. (Letters)

An institution may not provide athletically related recruiting materials (including electronic mail and facsimiles) to a prospective student-athlete [or the prospective student-athlete’s relatives or legal guardian(s) and coaches] before June 15 immediately preceding the prospective student-athlete’s junior year in high school.

 

13.4.5 Electronic Transmissions. (Emails, Texts, Social Media)

Electronically transmitted correspondence (e.g., instant messaging, text messaging) shall not be sent to a prospective student-athlete [or the prospective student-athlete’s relatives or legal guardian(s) and coaches] before June 15 immediately preceding the prospective student-athlete’s junior year in high school. All electronically transmitted correspondence shall be sent directly to the prospective student-athlete [or the prospective student-athlete’s relatives or legal guardian(s) and coaches] and shall be private between only the sender and recipient (e.g., no use of chat rooms, message boards, posts to “walls”). There shall be no limit on the number of electronic transmissions sent by institutional staff members to a prospective student-athlete [or the prospective student-athlete’s relatives or legal guardian(s). Color attachments and hyperlinks may be included with electronically transmitted correspondence sent to a prospective student-athlete, provided there is no cost (e.g., subscription fee) associated with sending the item attached or linked to the electronically transmitted correspondence.

 

13.1.1.1 High School Prospective Student-Athletes. (Off-Campus Contact)

In-person, off-campus recruiting contacts and telephone calls shall not be made with a prospective student-athlete or a prospective student-athlete’s relatives or legal guardians before June 15 immediately preceding the prospective student-athlete’s junior year in high school.

 

13.11.2.1 Tryouts. 

A member institution may conduct a tryout of a prospective student-athlete only on its campus or at a site at which it normally conducts practice or competition beginning June 15 immediately preceding the prospective student-athlete’s junior year in high school and only under the following conditions (see Bylaw 17.02.14 for tryouts of currently enrolled students)…

 

Reference: http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/D216JAN.pdf