USD Football 2004

NCAA Compliance

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NCAA COMPLIANCE I want to play Division I intercollegiate athletics at San Diego...

Off-Campus Contacts: A college coach may contact you in person offthecotlegecampusonlyonorafterJuly l afterthecompletionofyourjunior year in high school. ln sports other than football , one in-person, off-campus contact with a prospect is allowed during April ofthe prospect' sj unioryear of 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 collegecoach or athletics staffmember and you or your parents, during which any ofyou say more than "hello." Also, any such face-to-face meeting that is prearranged or that takes placeo n your campus, atan organized competition or practice involving you or your high school, preparatory school, two-year collegeor all-star team shalJ be consid– ered a contact, regardJessoftheconversation. Currently in alJ sports otherthan footbalJ, collegecoaches may contact you offthecollegecampus no more than three ti mes. However, a college coach may visit your high school (with the approval ofyour high school principal)only oncea weekduring contact period. Evaluations: An evaluation is any off-campus activity used to assess your academic qualifications or athletics ability, including a visit to your high school (during which no contactoccurs) orwatchingyou practiceorcompete at any site. Currently in al lsports other than football and basketball, a college coach is Limited to seven opportunities (contacts and evaluations combined) to recruit you and not more than three of the seven opportun ities may be contacts. In basketball,coaches have a limi toffi ve opportunities with which to recruit you (contactand evaluationscombined) offthecotlegecampus. Not more than threeofthosefiveopportunities may be contacts. In footbalJ, a coach has three evaluation oppo1tunities and six contact opportunities. Once you sign a National Letteroflntent, you may be evaluated an unlimited nurnberof times by a collegecoach from the college with which you have signed. Letters: Letters and printed recruiting information may be sent to you starting September I st at the beginning of yourjunior year in high school. However,you may still contacta university prior to this date to receive general (non-athletic related) infonnation. You may also complete an athletic ques– tionnaire prior to this date. What Can I Receive from San Diego? You (or your family) may not receive any benefit, inducement or arrangement, such as cash, clothing, camp, improper expenses, transportation, gifts or loans to encourage you to sign a National Letteroflntent or attend an NCAA college. The University of San Diego may offer you a one-year scholarship that covers room and board, tuition and fees, and required course-related books, or any part of these. The institution can recommend that this aid be renewed each year, as is the general practice at the University of San Diego.

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 certified by the NCAA Initi al-Eli gibility Clearinghouse. Your high school cou nselors shou ld provide you with a student-release form and a brochure titled, "NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete." In order to be registered with the clearinghouse, you must complete the student– release form and mail the top (white) copy of the form to the clearinghouse along with the $30 registration fee. Give the yellow and pink copies of the form to a high-school official, who then sends the yellow copy, along with an official copy of your high-school transcript that includes your SAT or ACT score(s), to the clearinghouse. Your high school shou ld keep the pink copy for its files. You may alsoregisteron lineat www.ncaaclearinghouse.net. After graduation and before the school closes for the summer, your school also must send the clearinghouse a copy of your final transcript that confirms graduation from high school. Your counselors can obtain registration materials, at no cost, by calling the clearinghouse at (3 19) 337-1492. H ow do I know if I'm being recruited? You become a "prospective stude nt-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 prospective students generally. You become a "recruited prospective student-athlete" at a particular college if any coach approaches you (or any member of your fam ily) 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 memberofyour fami ly; or (3) visiting you or any other memberof your family anywhere other than the college campus. Boosters: In addition to general recruiting regulations, no alumni, boosters or representatives of a college's athletics interests can be involved in your recruitment. There can be no phone calls or letters from boosters. If a USO booster is contacti ng you, please call the San Diego Compliance Office as soon as possible at (619) 260-7577. Don't risk you r NCAA el igibility! Telephone Calls: In all sports other than footba ll, phone calls from staff members (but not boosters) are not permitted until July l after completion of your junior year. In sports other than football , one telephone call to a prospect may be made during March of the prospect's junior year in high school. In both men's and women's basketball, one telephone call to a prospect may be made on or after June 21 fo llowing the prospect's junior year. Only three calls to a prospect may be made in July following a prospect's junior year, with no more than one call per week. In Football, a prospect may receive one phone call in May of the prospects junior year in high school and may start receiving additional calls after September l ofyour senior year. After this, a college coach is limited to one telephone call per week to you (or your parents or legal guardians), except that unlimited calls to you (or your parents or legal guardians) may be made underthe following circumstances: (I) during the five days immediately before your official visit by the college you wi ll be visiting; (2) on the day of a coach's off-campus contact with you by that coach; (3) on the initial date for signing the National Letter of Intent in your sport through 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 Intent is signed, unlimited call s may be placed to the prospect. When can I talk to the coach and have him/ he r see me play?

Who do I contact with any Questions on Eligibility?

You may contact Mike Matoso, USD's Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance at 619-260-7577 or by email at mmatoso@sandiego.edu .