Please note the following rules as they apply to the student-athlete's role in the recruitment of a Prospective Student-Athlete.
Off-campus contacts: Off-campus, in-person recruiting contacts that are unavoidable incidental contacts between enrolled student-athletes and a prospect are permissible if such contacts do not occur at the direction of a coaching staff member.
Telephone contact: it is permissible for an enrolled student-athlete to receive telephone calls made at the expense of a prospect subsequent to July 1 following the completion of the prospect's junior year in high school. A coach, however, may not mandate a student-athlete to telephone a prospect.
Written correspondence: It is permissible to engage in written correspondence as long as the correspondence is voluntary and not done at the request of the coach.
Unavoidable incidental contact: Such contact is permissible (even at the prospect's high school) provided the institution had no prior knowledge of the occurrence of the contact.
Official Visits: An enrolled student-athlete may participate as a student host during a prospect's official visit to the institution campus. As a student host, a student-athlete may receive the following: (Bylaw 13.7.5.5)
Student-athletes need to be aware of Saint Joseph's University Policy for an Official Visit:
The official visit is an important part of the recruiting process. Recruiting visits are to be designed so that Prospective student-athletes can evaluate the entire campus environment to find the best academic and athletic program for them. The visit, in turn, provides coaching staff members and currently enrolled student-athletes with an opportunity to evaluate the prospective student-athlete (recruit). Be the ideal host; the recruit is our guest and we are responsible for them while they are here. Plan and conduct the visit keeping in mind NCAA Bylaws and Saint Joseph's University rules and regulations.
