USD Men's Soccer 2009

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

(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; and (3) 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: Off-campus recruiting contacts shall not be made with an individual or his or her relatives or legal guardians before 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, prepara– tory 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. 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 soccer, acoach is limited to seven recruiting opportunities (Contacts and evaluations combined) per prospective student-athlete. During the senior year of high school, not more than three of the seven opportunities may be off-campus contacts at any site and shall include contacts with the prospective student-athlete's relatives or legal guardians, but shall not include contacts made during an official visit. Once you sign a National Letter of Intent, you may be evalu– ated 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 1st 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 com– plete an athletic questionnaire prior to this date. You (or your family) may not receive any benefit, induce– ment or arrangement, such as cash, clothing, camp, improper expenses, transportation, gifts or loans to encourage you to sign a National Letter of Intent or attend an NCAA college. A member institution shall not provide recruiting materials, including general cor– respondence relation to athletics, to an individual (or his or her parents or legal guardians) until September 1 at the beginning of his or her junior year in high school. What Can I Receive from 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 Eligibility Center. Your high school counselors should provide you with a student-release form and a brochure titled, "NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Ath– lete:' In order to be registered with the Eligibility Center, you must complete the student-release form and mail the top (white) copy of the form to the Eligibility Center along with the $60 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 Eligibility Center. 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 summer, your school also must send the Eligibility Center a copy of your final transcript that confirms graduation from high school. Your counselors can obtain registration materials, at no cost, by calling the Eligibility Center at (319) 337-1492 or (877) 262-1492. 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 prospective students generally. You become a "recruited prospec– tive 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. Ac– tivities 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 USO booster is contacting you, please call the San Diego Compliance Office as soon as possible at (619) 260-4755. Don't risk your NCAA eligibility! When can I talk to the coach and have him/her see me play? Telephone Calls: In soccer, telephone calls to an indi– vidual (Or the individuals relatives or legal guardians) may not be made before July 1following the completion of the individual's junior year in high school. 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 guard– ians) may be made under the following circumstances: How do I know if I'm being recruited?