NCAA Recruiting

During an unofficial visit, it is permissible to have off-campus contact with a prospective student-athlete within ___ of campus.

1 Mile

In order to satisfy two-year college transfer requirements, a student-athlete who was a NONQUALIFIER and has attended more than one two-year college as a full-time student before transferring to a Division I institution must earn at least _____ percent of the credit hours used to fulfill his or her academic degree requirements from the two-year college that awards the degree.

25

During an OFFICIAL visit, a member institution may provide reasonable entertainment to a prospective student-athlete and up to four family members accompanying the prospective student-athlete within how many miles of the institution's campus?

30 Miles

During an OFFICIAL visit, an institution may entertain a prospective student-athlete by taking the prospective student-athlete to a social event that is located within a ___________.

30 mile radius of the institution's main campus

Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning an OFFICIAL visit?

A multi-sport prospective student-athlete may not receive more than five expense-paid visits and not more than one visit per institution.

An institution cannot provide a printed media guide to which of the following:

A prospective student-athlete. A prospective student-athlete`s parents or legal guardians. A prospective student-athlete`s coach. Any individual involved in coaching of a prospective student-athlete.

A QUALIFIER has completed which of the following requirements:

Achieved a corresponding ACT or SAT score and core course grade-point average. Completed a minimum number of core courses in specified subject areas. Graduated from high school.

When may a NONQUALIFIER who is enrolled at a two-year college make an OFFICIAL visit to an institution?

After the completion of the first academic year at the two-year college

A representative of athletics interests (i.e., booster) may contact, correspond with and make telephone calls to a prospective student-athlete starting:

After the prospective student athlete signs a N.L.I, a written offer of admission and/or financial aid, or after the school has received a financial deposit in response to its offer of admission

Before ________ of a prospective student-athlete's senior year in high school, an institution shall not provide a written offer of athletically related aid or indicate in writing to the prospective student-athlete that an athletically related grant-in-aid will be offered by the institution.

August 1

Who is permitted to contact and evaluate prospective student-athletes off-campus for athletics recruiting purposes?

Coaches who are counted among the numerical limitations of countable coaches and who have successfully passed the NCAA Coaches Certification Exam.

In-person, off-campus face-to-face contact by an institutional coaching staff member with a prospective student-athlete who has NOT committed to the institution per Bylaw 13.02.13.1 is permissible only during a ____ period.

Contact

A letter of intent may be provided to a prospective student-athlete by:

Express Mail Courier Service Email Fax

A coaching staff member may be employed at a noninstitutional, privately owned camp in which a high school athletics award winner is employed.

False

A member institution MAY host, sponsor or conduct a group workout or combine (i.e., devoted to agility, flexibility, speed or strength tests) involving prospective student-athletes, provided the athletics department staff is not involved in conducting the activity, except for activities incidental to supervising the facilities.

False

A prospective student-athlete is in his senior year of high school during the 2018-19 academic year. Prior to graduation in spring 2019, he realizes he will be short one core-course. As a result, he discontinues enrollment at his high school and does not graduate with his class. He enrolls in a preparatory school in fall 2019 with the intention of completing the one core-course in order to satisfy NCAA initial-eligibility requirements. It is permissible for this prospective student-athlete to use the one core-course taken from the preparatory school to satisfy NCAA core-curriculum requirements.

False

A prospective student-athlete may achieve a minimum required SAT or ACT score during his or her first term of full-time collegiate enrollment in order to satisfy initial-eligibility requirements.

False

A prospective student-athlete posted a status on his/her social media profile page stating an interest in playing his/her sport at the Division I level. In response, the institution's coach in that sport commented on the prospective student-athlete's post, asking the prospective student-athlete what grade he/she is in and what position he/she plays. This correspondence with the prospective student-athlete on social media is permissible.

False

A representative of an institution's athletics interests (i.e., booster) may attend a game in which a prospective student-athlete participates, notify the prospective student-athlete of the institution's interest and correspond with the prospective student-athlete through e-mail.

False

A representative of an institution's athletics interests (i.e., booster) who is not a former student-athlete is permitted to have a prearranged contact with a prospective student-athlete who is making an OFFICIAL or UNOFFICIAL visit to the institution's campus.

False

After a prospective student-athlete commits to the institution per Bylaw 13.02.13.1, it is permissible for the prospective student-athlete to participate in game-day simulations during a campus visit.

False

After a prospective student-athlete commits to the institution per Bylaw 13.02.13.1, it is permissible to have media present during recruiting contact with the prospective student-athlete.

False

An athletics department staff member may not endorse or promote a noninstitutional athletics event involving prospective student-athletes; however, the coach may serve as a consultant for such an event.

False

An individual is no longer considered a representative of athletics interests (i.e., booster) if the individual stops making donations to an institution's athletics program.

False

An institution may be involved in fundraising activities conducted by a high school or two-year college athletics department, provided no recruiting activities take place.

False

An institution may cancel financial aid based on athletics ability, during the period of award, because of a psychological condition that prevents the student-athlete from participating in athletics.

False

An institution may provide funding, directly or through paid advertisements, to benefit a high school athletics program.

False

An institution may provide reduced camp or clinic admission privileges to a high school athletics award winner, provided he or she resides in the locale of the institution.

False

An institution's camp or clinic brochure may be placed in high school, two-year college or nonscholastic game programs.

False

An institution's coach is attending an event in which prospective student-athletes from multiple institutions participate in drills. The institution's coach uses an evaluation for all participants engaging in the drills, even those prospective student-athletes the institution's coach does not observe.

False

An institution's coach is observing a prospective student-athlete's high school practice session. While there, the institution's coach asks the high school coach to have the prospective student-athlete perform the vertical jump. This is permissible.

False

Before a prospective student-athlete commits to the institution per Bylaw 13.02.13.1, the institution's coach may comment as to the likelihood the prospective student-athlete will commit to the institution.

False

Before a prospective student-athlete commits to the institution per Bylaw 13.02.13.1, the prospective student-athlete may call a representative of athletics interests (i.e, booster) to discuss the institution's athletics program.

False

During an OFFICIAL visit or UNOFFICIAL visit, a prospective student-athlete may attend an event in which current or former student-athletes are trying out with a professional team(s).

False

During an OFFICIAL visit, it is permissible for a booster to host an occasional meal at his/her home for the prospective student-athlete, student host and other student-athletes.

False

During an institutional camp or clinic, an institution's coach may extend a written offer of financial aid to a prospective student-athlete in attendance, provided it is after August 1 of a prospective student-athlete's senior year in high school.

False

If an institution is recruiting a prospective student-athlete in football or basketball and in a second sport, it is permissible for the institution's football or basketball coach to visit the prospective student-athlete's high school on Monday and for the institution's coach in the second sport to visit the high school on Wednesday during the same week.

False

If classes are in session at the prospective student-athlete's educational institution, a coach desiring to contact a prospective student-athlete at the prospective student-athlete's high school, preparatory school or two-year college does not have to first obtain permission for such a contact from that institution's executive officer or the executive officer's authorized representative.

False

It is permissible for a coach to attend a prospective-student-athlete's off-campus press conference to announce his or her commitment or signing.

False

It is permissible for an institutional administrator to co-sign or provide a loan to a prospective student-athlete or the prospective student-athlete's relatives or friends.

False

It is permissible to use express mail services to mail printed recruiting materials to a high school coach within the United States.

False

The institution's coach's best friend is the director of athletics at a local high school, which the institution's coach did not attend. The friend asked the institution's coach to donate an autographed clipboard to be auctioned in an upcoming fundraiser for the high school. It is permissible for the institution's coach to donate the item for the high school fundraiser.

False

The institution's head coach reminds an enrolled student-athlete who is going home for the holidays that the student-athlete's former high school will be participating in a tournament. The institution is recruiting a prospective student-athlete on the student-athlete's former high school team. The coach reminds the student-athlete to make sure that contact is made with the prospective student-athlete. This is a permissible recruiting contact before the prospective student-athlete commits to the institution per Bylaw 13.02.13.1.

False

There are color restrictions on general correspondence that may be sent to prospective student-athletes.

False

Which of the following printed recruiting materials may NOT be provided at any time to a prospective student-athlete, his or her parents or legal guardians, coaches or any other individual responsible for teaching or directing an activity in which a prospective student-athlete is involved:

General Correspondence

Institutional athletics department staff members may do which of the following involving any recruiting or scouting service?

Grant an interview to a recruiting or scouting service

Necessary pre-enrollment information which may be sent to prospective student-athletes via express mail delivery services only after he or she has committed to the institution per Bylaw 13.02.13.1 include:

N.L.I An institutional financial aid agreement or written offer of admission

Before a prospective student-athlete commits to the institution per Bylaw 13.02.13.1, a coach talks with the prospective student-athlete at the prospective student-athlete's high school at 10 a.m. At 1 p.m. the same day the coach speaks to the guidance counselor about the prospective student-athlete. At 3 p.m. the same day, the coach observes the prospective student-athlete's practice session. In this scenario, the coach has used _____.

One contact only

For a prospective student-athlete who has not committed to the institution per Bylaw 13.02.13.1, which activity is NOT permissible during a dead period?

Permitting a prospective student-athlete to make an official or unofficial visit

During an OFFICIAL visit to an institution, the coaching staff informed the visiting prospective student-athlete that a medical examination may be provided at the expense of the institution. If the prospective student-athlete agrees to the medical examination, who is permitted to CONDUCT the medical exam?

Physician or other institutional medical staff member

Under what conditions may an institution provide an OFFICIAL visit to a prospective student-athlete?

Prospective student athlete has presented the institution with a academic transcript, is placed on the institution's IRL, and is registered with the NCAA eligibility center

An institution's coach has been contacted by a recruiting/scouting service. In which of the following activities may the coach participate?

Provide an interview to the recruiting/scouting service.

Institutionally operated camps and clinics for prospective student-athletes may:

Provide awards to participating prospective student-athletes, provided the cost of the awards is included in the camp admissions fee.

An individual becomes a PROSPECTIVE student-athlete once he or she ____________.

Starts classes for the ninth grade For those younger than ninth grade, has received a benefit from the institution that is not provided to prospective students generally

A prospective student-athlete lives 75 miles from campus. It is permissible for an institution's coach to coach a local club team that includes this prospective student-athlete as a participant, provided:

The club is the closest participation opportunity for the prospective student-athlete

To not be considered a tryout, which of the following must occur for participation by a prospective student-athlete in an open event conducted by or held on the member institution's campus?

The event is not classified by age group or level of educational institution Selection of participants is limited ONLY by number, geographical area or some objective standard of performance

Which of the following are requirements a recruiting/scouting service must meet in order for an institution to subscribe?

The service must be available to all institutions at the same rate

Which of the following is TRUE regarding general correspondence that may be sent to a prospective student-athlete?

The size of the printed material may not exceed 8 1/2 X 11 inches when opened in full.

In order for an SAT or ACT score to be used to certify the initial-eligibility of a prospective student-athlete, the score must be provided to the NCAA Eligibility Center on which of the following documents:

The testing agency`s official test-score report.

A prospective student-athlete may visit more than one institution on the same trip for OFFICIAL visit purposes, and the institutions may share the travel expenses, provided:

There are no duplication of expenses Only actual and necessary expenses are provided Each visit does not last more than 48 hours

During the SUMMER prior to a prospective student-athlete's senior year in high school, and before the prospective student-athlete commits to the institution per Bylaw 13.02.13.1, an institution's coach evaluates the prospective student-athlete on two occasions. Additionally, the coach makes two in-person, off-campus contacts with the prospective student-athlete and one evaluation during the prospective student-athlete's senior year. How many of the permissible recruiting opportunities has the coach used for this prospective student-athlete?

Three

It is permissible for an institution to provide a student-athlete financial aid that includes a board allowance that consists of _______________.

Three meals per day or the institution`s maximum meal plan that is available to all students, whichever is greater.

During an UNOFFICIAL visit, what type of transportation is an institution allowed to provide to a prospective student-athlete?

Transportation to view any off-campus practice or competition site in the athlete's sport, or to an institution's home contest in the athlete's sport held at any local facility

A institutional staff member may initate phone calls to or receive phone calls from a prospective student-athlete during the five days immediately preceding the prospective student-athlete's official visit and during the official visit.

True

A member of the institution's staff may provide transportation to the campus from the nearest bus or train station or major airport when the prospective student-athlete initially arrives at the institution to attend a required new student orientation, provided the prospective student-athlete has been accepted for admission to the institution.

True

A noncoaching staff member with sports-specific responsibilities may not attend an off-campus athletics event involving prospective student-athletes (e.g., high school contest, sports camp) unless the staff member is an immediate family member of a participant in the activity and the staff member is NOT present to evaluate prospective student-athletes and does NOT have any direct contact with a prospective student-athlete or a prospective student-athlete's family member or coach.

True

A prospective student-athlete graduates from high school in May 2019 and does not enroll in college in the fall of 2019. The prospective student-athlete is allowed five additional official visits (one visit per institution) beginning October 15, 2019.

True

A prospective student-athlete has graduated from high school and has submitted an application for a summer groundskeeper position within the athletics department. The prospective student-athlete will be paid the going rate for work actually performed. The athletics department may hire the prospective student-athlete.

True

A prospective student-athlete may observe countable athletically related activities, such as film review and chalk-talk sessions with an institutional coaching staff member if they have committed to the institution per Bylaw 13.02.13.1.

True

A prospective student-athlete who has committed to the institution per Bylaw 13.02.13.1, may be employed at the institution's camp.

True

A prospective student-athlete, who has started the senior year of high school, made arrangements for an OFFICIAL visit to the institution. The prospective student-athlete registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center and is listed on the institution's institutional request list and has taken the SAT on a national testing date under national testing conditions. The prospective student-athlete's high school emailed a copy of the high school transcript. The prospective student-athlete has met the requirements for the OFFICIAL visit.

True

After a prospective student-athlete has committed to the institution, he or she may take a second official visit if the team's head coach has changed since the initial official visit.

True

An athletics department staff member may not promote or endorse a prospective student-athlete's team or coach, or an athletics facility that is primarily used by prospective student-athletes.

True

An institution may host multiple press conferences to announce its signed prospective student-athletes.

True

An institution may not provide a written offer of athletically related aid, or indicate in writing to the prospective student-athlete that an athletically related grant-in-aid will be offered by the institution, until August 1 of the prospective student-athlete's senior year in high school.

True

An institution may not publish advertising or promotional materials designed to solict the enrollment of prospective student-athletes in any type of publication that provides information concerning the athletics participation or evaluation of prospective student-athletes.

True

An institution may provide three complimentary admissions to a prospective student-athlete on an UNOFFICIAL visit to attend any regular-season home games at a site not designated as its regular home facility.

True

An institution's coach may produce a computer recruiting presentation and show it to a prospective student-athlete at the prospective student-athlete's high school.

True

Before a prospective student-athlete commits to the institution per Bylaw 13.02.13.1, an enrolled student-athlete may receive phone calls made at the expense of a prospective student-athlete at any time, provided there is no direct or indirect involvement by the institution's athletics department staff.

True

Before a prospective student-athlete commits to the institution per Bylaw 13.02.13.1, the institution may provide a prospective student-athlete a photograph taken of him/her during the official visit.

True

Before the prospective student-athlete commits to the institution per Bylaw 13.02.13.1, a currently enrolled student-athlete may write the prospective student-athlete, provided the correspondence is not at the direction of the institution and the institution does not provide any of the expenses related to the written correspondence (e.g., stationary, postage).

True

During an institutional camp, it is permissible to provide campers with a tour of the institution's campus.

True

For a NONQUALIFIER (with no previous collegiate attendance) to be eligible to practice, compete or receive athletically-related financial aid, he or she must first serve an academic year in residence at the certifying institution.

True

For purposes of Bylaw 13, a FAMILY member is an individual with any of the following relationships with a prospective student-athlete: spouse, parent or legal guardian, child, sibling, grandparent, domestic partner or any individual whose close association with the prospective student-athlete is a practical equivalent of a family relationship.

True

General information (e.g., information not created for recruiting purposes) posted to an institution's website (e.g., press release, competition schedule) may be sent to a prospective student-athlete via permissible electronic correspondence or such information may be printed and provided to a prospective student-athlete as an attachment to general correspondence or during any permissible on- or off-campus contact.

True

In sports other than men's ice hockey and skiing, before initial full-time collegiate enrollment, an individual may compete on a professional team, provided he or she does not receive more than actual and necessary expenses to participate on the team.

True

It is NOT permissible to display a visiting prospective student-athlete's name on the scoreboard, even if the facility is completely empty and closed to the public.

True

It is permissible for a coaching staff member to drive an automobile to bring a prospective student-athlete and his or her family members from any location to campus for an OFFICIAL visit.

True

It is permissible for an institution to arrange employment for a recruited prospective student-athlete within the athletics department ticket office, provided the employment does not begin prior to the completion of the prospective student-athlete's senior year of high school.

True

It is permissible for an institution to transport a prospective student-athlete on an OFFICIAL visit to a home contest at an off-campus site within a 30-mile radius of campus.

True

It is permissible for an institution's director of athletics to send a prospective student-athlete a congratulatory note after he or she has signed a National Letter of Intent or the institution's written offer of admission and/or financial aid, or the institution has received his or her financial deposit in response to its offer of admission.

True

Participation by a prospective student-athlete in OPEN EVENTS conducted by or held on the campus of an institution shall not be considered tryouts.

True

Permissible video/audio materials must be created by an entity within the institution.

True

Prior to initial full-time enrollment at a four-year collegiate institution, a recruited prospective student-athlete enrolls in summer school and receives athletically related financial aid. The prospective student-athlete was admitted, but decided not to enroll at any institution the fall term, and instead enrolls full-time at a different four-year collegiate institution during the spring term. This prospective student-athlete is considered a transfer student.

True

Recruiting contact with a prospective student-athlete may occur at any site or athletics competition after the prospective student-athlete's competition concludes for the day and the prospective student-athlete has been released by the appropriate authority (e.g., coach).

True

Three days into preseason practice and before the start of the academic term, a student-athlete decides she has made a big mistake and wants to attend a different Division I institution. The student-athlete is considered to be a transfer.

True

During an UNOFFICIAL visit, an institution may provide how many ADDITIONAL complimentary admissions to a prospective student-athlete who is a member of a nontraditional family (e.g., divorce, separation) in order to accommodate the family members accompanying the prospective student-athlete on the visit?

Two

An institution may provide which of the following to a high school, preparatory school or two-year college coach?

Two complimentary admissions to regular season home athletics contests issued through a pass list.

Which of the following may be provided to a prospective student-athlete from a nontraditional family on an UNOFFICAL visit?

Up to five complimentary admissions to a home athletics event in which the institution`s intercollegiate team practices or competes.

Which of the following is considered a telephone call?

Videoconference