USD Football 2008

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

What do I n eed to do in o rde r to play at San D i– ego 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 Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse. Your high school counselors should provide you with a student-release form and a brochure titled, "NCAAGuide 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 $50 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 should keep the pink copy for its files. You may also register online at www: ncaaclearinghouse,net. After graduation and before the school closes for the sum– mer, your school also must send the clearinghouse a copy o f your final transcript that confirms graduation from high school. Your counselors can obtain registration materials, at no cost, by calling the clearinghouse 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 ninthgrade, 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 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 of 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 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 USD booster is contacting you, please call the San Diego Compliance Of– fice as soon as possible at (619) 260-7577. Don't risk your NCAA eligibility!

parents or legal guardians) may be made under the following circumstances: (1) during the five days 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 ational 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 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 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 visit your high school (with the approval of your high school principal) only once a week during contact period. E valuations: An evaluation is any off-campus activity used to assess your academic qualifications or athletics ability, including a visit to your high school (duringwhich no contact occurs) or watching you practice or compete at any site. 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 which you have signed. Le tte rs: Letters and printed recruiting information may be sent to you starting September 1 st at the be– ginning 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 anybenefit,inducement or arrangement, 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 c o ach and have him/her see m e 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 o f your 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