USD Baseball 2008

NCAA COMPLIANCE I want to play Division I intercollegiate athletics at 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 o r II athletics as a freshman, you mu st register and be certified by the NCAA Initial-Eligibili ty Clearinghouse. Your high school counselors should 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 com– plete the student-release form and mail tl1e top (white) copy o f the form to tl1e clearinghouse along with the $50 registration fee. G ive the yellow and pink copies of the form to a high– school o fficial, who tl1en sends the yellow copy, along with an official copy o f your high-school transcript that includes your SAT or ACT score(s) , to the clearinghouse. Your high school should keep the pink copy for its fi les. You may also register online at www.ncaaclearingho use.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 con– firms graduation from high school. Your counselors can obtain registration materials, at no cost, by calli ng the clearinghouse at (3 19) 337-1492 or (877) 262-1492. 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-athl ete if a college gives you (or your relatives or friend s) any financial aid or other benefits that the college does not provide prospective students generally. You become a "recruited prospective student-athlete" at a particu– lar college if any coach approaches you (or any member o f your family) about enrolling and participating in athletics at that college. J\ctivities by coaches that cause you to become a recruited prospective student-athlete are (1) providing you with an o fficial visit; (2) p lacing 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 regulation s, no alumni, boosters or representatives of a college's athletics interests can be involved in your recruitment. There can be no phone calls o r letters from boos ters. If a USD booster is contacting you, p lease call the San Diego Compliance Office as soon as possible at (619) 260-7577. D on't risk your NCAA eligibility!

by the college you will be visiting; (2) on the clay o f a coach's off-campu s contact with you by that coach; (3) on th e initial date for signing the Na tional Letter o f 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 o ften as you wish. After a National Letter o f Intent is signed, unlimited call s may be placed to tl1e prospect. Off-Campus Contacts: A college coach may contact 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 fol– low 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 o r your parents, during which any of you say more tl1an "hello." Also, any such face-to-face meeting that is prearranged or that takes p lace on your campus, at an organized competition or practice involving you o r your high school, preparatory school, two-year college or all-s tar team shall be considered a contact, regardless of the conversation. H owever, a college coach may visit 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 atl-1letics ability, including a visit to your high school (during which no contact occurs) or watching you practice or compete at any site. In football, a coach has three evaluation oppo rtunities and six contact opportunities. Once you sign a National Letter o f Intent, you may be evaluated an unlimited number of times by a college coach from the college with which you have signed . Letters: Letters and printed recruiting information may be sent to you starting September 1" at the beginning of your junior year in high school. H owever, you may still contact a university prior to this date to receive general (non-athletic related) information. You may also complete an atl1letic ques– tionnaire prior to this elate. What Can I Receive from San Diego? You (or your family) may not receive any benefit, inducement or arrangemen t, such as cash, clothing, camp, improper ex– penses, 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 Football, a prospect may receive one phone call in l\fay of the prospects junior year in high school and may start receiving additional calls after September 1 of your senior year. After this, a college coach is limited to one telephone call per week to you (or your parents or legal guard– ians), except tl1at unlimited calls to you (or your parents or legal guardians) may be made under the following circumstances: (1) during the five clays immediately before your offici al visit

Who do I contact with any Questions on Eligibility?

You may contact Shaney Fink, USD's Associate Director of Athletics for Complance and Student Services/SWA at 619-260-4755 or by email at fink@sandiego.edu.

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