USD Baseball 2010

NCAA COMPLIANCE I want to play Division I intercollegiate athle tics at San D iego . .. ,I

What do I need to do in order to play at San Diego as a freshman? If you intend to participate in Division I or II athletics as a freshman, you must register and be certifi ed by the N CAA E ligibility Center. Your high school counselor should p rovide you with a brochure titled, "NCAA G ui de fo r the College-Bound Student-A thlete." In order to be registered with the Eligibility Center, you should create an account at www.eligibilitycenter.org and pay the registration fee of $60 for US students or $85 for international students. Then work with your high school counselor to ensure that an o ffici al copy o f your high-school transcript, which includes your SAT or ACT score(s), is sent to the E ligibility Center. When registering for the SAT or ACT, you should use the NCAA E ligibility Center code (9999) as a score recipi– ent. After graduation and before the school closes for the summer, your school also must send the Eligibili ty Center a copy of your final transcript that confirms trraduation from high school. Your counselors can ,-, ob tain registration materials, at no cos t, by calling the clearinghouse at (877) 262-1492 or (317) 223-0700 for international callers. H ow do I know if I'm being recruited? You become a "prospective student-athlete" when you start ninth-grade classes. Before the ninth grade, you become a prospective student-athlete if a college gives you (or your relatives or friends) any financial aid or other benefits that the college does not provide pro– spective students generally. You become a " recruited prospective student-athlete" at a particular college if any coach approaches you (or any member o f your family) about enrolling and participating in athletics at that college. Activities by coaches that cause you to become a recruited prospective student-athlete are (1) providing you with an official visit; (2) placing more than one telephone call to you or any other member o f your family; or (3) visiting you or any other member of your family anywhere other than the college campus. Boosters: In addition to general recruiting regulations, no alumni, boosters or represen tatives of a college's athletics interests can be involved in your recruitment. There can be no phone calls or letters from boos ters. If a USD booster is contacting you, please call the San Diego Compliance O ffice as soon as possible at (619) 260-4755. D on't risk your NCAA eligibility!

your parents or legal guardians) may be made under the following circumstances: (1) during the five days immediately before your o fficial visit by the college you will be visiting; (2) on the day of a coach's o ff-campus contact with you by that coach; (3) on the initial date for signing the Na tional Letter of Inten t in your sport th rough two days after the initial signing date; and (4) you (or your parents) may telephone a coach at your expense as often as you wish. After a National Letter of Inten t is signed, unlimited calls may be placed to the prospect. Off-Campus Contacts: A college coach may con tact you in person off the college campus only on or after July 1 after the completion of your junior year in high school. The contact must take place on the prospect's high school campus and follow restrictions on the sport's recruiting calendar. A contact is any face- to– face meeting between a college coach or athletics staff member and you or your parents, during which any of you say more than "hello." Also, any such face-to– face meeting that is prearranged or that takes place on your campus, at an organized competition or practice involving you or your high school, preparatory school, two-year college or all-star team shall be considered a contact, regardless of the conversation. However, a college coach may v· sit your high school (with the approval of your high school principal) only once a week during contact period. Evaluations: An evaluation is any off-campus activity used to assess your academic qualifications or athlet– ics ability, including a visit to your high school (during which no contact occurs) or watching you practice or compete at any site. In baseball, a coach has three contact opportunities and 4 evaluation opportunities. Once you sign a N ational Letter of Intent, you may be evaluated an unlimited number o f times by a college coach from the college with which you have signed. Le tters: Letters and printed recruiting information may be sent to you starting September 1 at the begin– ning of your junior year in high school. However, you may still contact a university prior to this date to receive general (non-athletic related) information. You may also complete an athletic ques tionnaire prior to this date. What Can I Receive from San Diego? You (or your family) may no t receive any benefi t, inducement or arrangement, such as cash, clo thing, camp, improper expenses, transportation, gifts or loans to encourage you to sign a National Letter of Intent or attend an NCAA college.

When can I talk to the coach and have him/her see me play?

Telephone Calls: In baseball, startingJuly 1 after your junior year in high school, a college coach is limited to one telephone call per week to you (or your parents or legal guardians), excep t that unlimited calls to you (or

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