USD Baseball 2009

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 or II athletics as a fres hman , you mu st register and be certified by the NCAA Initi al-Eligibili ty Clearinghouse. Your high school counselors should provide you with a student-release form and a bro– chure titled, "NCAJ\ Guide for the College-Bound Student– Athlete." In order to be registered with the clearinghou se, you must complete the student-release form and mail the top (white) copy of the form to the clearinghouse along with the SSO registra ti on fee. Give the yellow and pink copies o f the form to a high-school official, who then sends the yel– low 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 should keep the pink copy for its files. You may also register online at www.ncaaclearing– house. net. After graduation and before the school closes for the summer, your school also mu st send the clearinghouse a copy of your fina l transcript that confirms graduation from high school. Your counselors can obtain registration materi– als, at no cost, by calling the clearinghou se at (319) 337-1492 or (877) 262-1492. How 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 fri end 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 of your family) about enrolling and participating in athletics at that coll ege. 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 o ther member o f your family anywhere other than th e college campus. Boosters: In addition to general recruiting regulations, no alumni, boos ters or representatives of a college's athletics interests can be involved in yo ur recruitment. T here can be no p hone calls or letters from boosters. If a USD booster is contacting you, please call the San D iego Compliance Of– fice as soon as possible at (619) 260-7577. D on't risk your NCAA eligibility!

parents or legal guardians) may be made under the following circumstances: (1) during the five clays immediately before your official visit by the college you will 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 signi ng date and (4) you (or your parents) may telephone a coach at your expense as often as you wish. After a Nati onal Letter of Intent is signed, unlimited calls may be placed to the 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 con– tact must take place o n the prospect's high school campus and follow restrictions on the sport's recruiting calendar. A contact is any face-to-face meeti ng 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 meeti ng that is prearranged or that takes place on your campus, at an organized competition or practice involvi ng you or your high school, preparatory school, two– year co!Jege or a!J-star team shall be considered a contact, regardless of the conversation. However, a college coach may visit your high school (with the approval of your high school principal) only once a week during contact peri od. Evaluations: An evaluation is any off-campus activity used to assess your academic qualifications or athletics ability, in– cluding a visit to your high school (during which no contact occurs) or watchi ng you practice or compete at any si te. In football, a coach has three evaluation opportunities and six contact opportunities. Once you sign a National Letter of Intent, you may be evaluated an unlimited number of times by a college coach from the college with whi ch you have signed. Letters: Letters and printed recruiting information may be sent to you starting September 1 st at the beginning 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 questionnaire 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 ex– penses, transportation, gifts or loans to encourage you to sign a Nati onal 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 May of the prospects junior year in high school and may start receiving additional calls after September 1 of your senior year. After thi s, 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