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3. 100 200 400 300 400 CONTACTS OFFICIALVISITSUNOFFICIALVISITS RECRUITING MATERIALS 300 200 400 200 100 500 100

4. Contracts 100 Q.During a dead period, a prospect who is on campus for an admissions to stops by a team’s office. Is it a violation for the team’s administrative assistant to allow the prospect to briefly introduce him/herself to the coaches in the office? A. Yes, the administrative assistant should simply inform the prospect of the dead period rule and ask him/her to contact the coaching staff at a later time. (13.02.4)

5. Official 100 Q. Jim Coons in the Business Office notices that a prospect staying at a hotel during an official visit to campus charged phone calls or movies to their room. Is this a violation? A. Yes, this would qualify as an improper inducement and the prospects would be required to reimburse the university for the charges appearing on the bill. (13.2.1)

6. Unofficial 100 Q.A women’s basketball prospect is on-campus for an unofficial visit with her parents and would like to attend the Big 12 Track/Field Championship, which is being hosted by the CU that same weekend. Can this prospect receive three complimentary tickets for herself and her parents from our ticket office if the championship is on-campus? A. No, CU may not provide complimentary admissions to a prospect for any post season Big 12 Conference championship. The prospect may purchase the tickets only in the same manner as any other member of the general public. (13.7.2.3)

7. Materials 100 Q.Is it permissible to enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope when sending a questionnaire or National Letter of Intent to a prospect? A. Yes, we may enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope when sending a questionnaire or National Letter of Intent to a prospect. However, we may not provide a self-addressed stamped envelope when sending general correspondence to a prospect. (8/5/92 interp.)

8. Contracts 200 Q. Can a coach have a current student-athlete contact a recruit after one of his/her high school contests so long as they do it off-campus? A. No, off-campus recruiting contacts by enrolled student-athletes can only be made if they are unavoidable incidental contacts and do not occur at the direction of a coaching staff member. (13.02.5.1)

9. Officials 200 Q.A staff member picks a prospective student-athlete up at DIA for an official visit and then drops the prospect off at an off-campus hotel. Does this action off at an off-campus hotel. Does this action trigger the start of the 48-hour official visit? trigger the start of the 48-hour official visit? A. No, an official visit does not begin until the prospect arrives on the CU campus, unless the staff member stops and has a meal with the prospect or entertains the prospect (e.g., stops at ESPN Zone) on the way to the hotel. (13.6.3.1)

10. Unofficial 200 Q.Are athletic department staff members allowed to arrange academic interviews for a prospect who is on an unofficial visit? A. Yes, athletic department staff members are allowed to arrange academic interviews for a prospect who is on an unofficial visit. (13.7.2.1.6)

11. Materials 200 Q.When sending general correspondence to a domestic prospective student-athlete, a domestic prospective student-athlete, are we allowed to use express mail delivery service? A. No, we are not permitted to use an express mail delivery service and may only use first- class mail or a lesser rate of service to provide general recruiting materials to domestic prospects. (13.4.1.1.1)

12. Contracts 300 Q.If a prospect is participating at a two-day competition or camp, is it permissible for the prospect to make an unofficial visit following the final event on the first day of the competition/camp? A. No, contact may not be made with the prospect until after the two-day competition/camp. The prospect must be released by the appropriate authority and depart the dressing and meeting facility before contact may be made. (13.1.7)

13. Officials 300 Q.A prospective student-athlete lives two hours away from CU and is driving to campus with his parents for an official visit. Is it permissible to arrange on-campus parking for the prospect and his parents during the official visit with the facilities staff? A. Yes, we may arrange special, on-campus parking for a prospect during an official visit. (13.6.6.3). Not permissible during an unofficial campus visit, however.

14. Unofficial 300 Q.May the events staff permit prospects on unofficial visits to be on the sideline during an FB or BB intrasquad Scrimmage as long as the scrimmage takes place on-campus? A. No, an on-campus intrasquad scrimmage that is open to the general public is considered a campus athletic event, even if no admission is charged. Therefore, prospects on both official and unofficial visits must be in the general seating area of the facility during the competition. (13.7)

15. Materials 300 Q.If a local club team misinforms a coach of a prospect’s age and the sport sends recruiting materials to a high school sophomore because the coach thought the prospect was a junior, is this a violation? A. Yes, this is a violation, regardless of whether or not the coach believed the prospect was of a permissible age to receive the recruiting materials. The responsibility is on the college coach to make sure prospect information is correct, not on the high school or club coaches to provide correct information. (13.4.1)

16. Contracts 400 Q.If a non-coaching staff member agrees to speak at a Kiwanis banquet, not knowing that a prospective student-athlete will be in attendance, is this considered a violation even if the staff member does not make a recruiting presentation and has no direct contact with the prospective student-athlete or his/her parents? A. No, it is not considered a violation if a staff member serves as a speaker at a banquet at which prospects are in attendance, unless it occurs during a dead period. (13.02.4.4)

17. Officials 400 Q.May we make a sign to place in the sport team’s office stating “The University of Colorado welcomes prospective student-athletes to campus”? A. No, this would be considered personalization for recruiting visits. It would be ok to make a more general sign not directed at prospects (e.g., “Welcome to CU Basketball” or “CU-Boulder Welcomes All Visitors”).

18. Unofficial 400 Q.During an unofficial visit, would it be permissible for a prospect to eat lunch with two current student-athletes at an off-campus location as long as the coach was not in attendance? A. No, if a prospect ate off-campus with current student-athletes it be considered an impermissible off-campus contact. (13.02.5.1)

19. Materials 400 Q.The marketing/promotions office is asked to send a prospect the website address for the team’s booster club in an effort to show the prospect the level of support the team receives from its fans. Is this permissible? A. Yes, you may send the website address to prospects, but you should not encourage prospects to join the club, nor may the booster itself send anything to the prospect. (13.4.1)

20. Contracts 500 Q.Is it permissible for an athletics staff member (e.g. Jashon, Tuck, Nolan, Jody Bailey, Ann Strother) who works with a specific sport to attend a high school state tournament contest off-campus? A. Yes, this is permissible as long as the staff member is not directed to attend the contest by a coach, does not report back to the coach, and has no contact with prospects or their parents at the competition. NOTE: Athletics staff who work with a specific sport may not attend HS banquets.

21. Officials 500 Q.Is it permissible for a team doctor to conduct a medical exam during an official or unofficial visit? A. Yes, provided no staff member other than the trainer is present. In addition, the exam must not test the prospect’s athletic ability. Note that the medical exam must be done by a team physician and not by an athletic trainer alone.

22. Unofficial 500 Q.During the unofficial visit, if a prospect plans to stay in a hotel at their own expense, may we arrange their reservation? A. No. We must also ensure that the prospect is not receiving the CU staff rate.

23. Materials 500 Q.If CU is hosting an NCAA championship event, is it permissible for the marketing/promotions office to produce a poster promoting the championship and send it to the high school coach of a prospective student-athlete? A. Yes, if CU is hosting an NCAA championship, it is permissible to produce a poster promoting the championship and send it to a high-school coach and/or the educational institution as long as the poster is not sent directly to a prospect. (13.4.4.3)