CARA         

• ALL SPORTS: CARA logs are due by the 7^th of each month on ARMS.      

Recruiting Reminders:

• Volunteer Coaches cannot recruit
• All Contacts and Evaluations must be logged in ARMS by the 7th of each month. Head Coaches remember you are responsible if your assistant coaches do not accurately log recruiting contacts/evals/unofficial/official visits.
• Football: Remember to log phone calls by the 7^th of each month.

NCAA Required Compliance Training

• As part of ETSU’s NCAA probation, we are required to have more compliance trainings with the coaching staffs. Coaching staffs and team specific support staff are required to attend four of the seven in person meetings and head coaches must also attend the four head coaches meetings. Attendance will be taken and is required to be submitted to the NCAA. The schedule for 2019-2020 is as follows:

13.4.1 Recruiting Materials and Electronic Correspondence -- General Rule. An institution shall not provide recruiting materials, including general correspondence related to athletics, or send electronic correspondence to an individual (or his or her family members) until June 15 at the conclusion of his or her sophomore year in high school. (Revised: 1/10/91 effective 8/1/91, 1/10/92, 1/11/94 effective 8/1/94, 1/10/95 effective 8/1/95, 1/9/96 effective 7/1/96, 11/1/01 effective 4/1/02, 4/29/04 effective 8/1/04, 1/10/05, 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05, 4/26/07, 4/15/08, 6/13/08, 3/29/10, 10/27/11 effective 6/15/12, 1/18/14, 4/25/18, 5/1/19)

13.4.1.1 Exception -- Baseball, Women's Basketball, Football, Lacrosse and Softball. In baseball, women's basketball, football, lacrosse and softball, an institution shall not provide recruiting materials, including general correspondence related to athletics, or send electronic correspondence to an individual (or his or her family members) until September 1 at the beginning of his or her junior year in high school. If an individual attends an educational institution that uses a nontraditional academic calendar (e.g., Southern Hemisphere), an institution shall not provide recruiting materials, including general correspondence related to athletics, or send electronic correspondence to the individual (or his or her family members) until the opening day of classes of his or her junior year in high school. [D] (Revised: 5/1/19)

13.4.1.2 Exception -- Men's Basketball. In men’s basketball, an institution shall not provide recruiting materials, including general correspondence related to athletics, to an individual (or his family members) until June 15 at the conclusion of his sophomore year in high school. If an individual attends an educational institution that uses a nontraditional academic calendar (e.g., Southern Hemisphere), an institution shall not provide recruiting materials, including general correspondence related to athletics, to an individual (or his family members) until the day after the conclusion of the individual’s sophomore year in high school. [D] (Adopted: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05, Revised: 4/15/08, 4/29/10 effective 8/1/10, 5/27/11, 1/18/14, 4/25/18)

13.4.1.4 Exception -- Electronic Correspondence to a Prospective Student-Athlete's Coach Who Is the Family Member of a Prospective Student-Athlete. Electronic Correspondence may be sent at the institution's discretion to a prospective student-athlete's coach who is the family member of a prospective student-athlete. (Adopted: 4/28/16, Revised: 4/25/18)

13.4.1.5 Exception -- Electronic Correspondence in Conjunction With an Unofficial Visit.Electronic correspondence may be sent to a prospective student-athlete (or those individuals accompanying the prospective student-athlete) beginning the day immediately preceding the unofficial visit until the conclusion of the visit. If otherwise impermissible correspondence occurs under this exception and a scheduled unofficial visit is canceled due to circumstances beyond the control of the prospective student-athlete or the institution (e.g., trip is canceled by the prospective student-athlete, inclement weather conditions), such correspondence shall not be considered institutional violations. (Adopted: 4/26/17 effective 8/1/17, Revised: 1/23/19)

13.4.1.6 Printed Recruiting Materials. As specified below, an institution may provide only the following printed materials to a prospective student-athlete, his or her family members, coaches or any other individual responsible for teaching or directing an activity in which a prospective student-athlete is involved: [D] (Adopted: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05, Revised: 3/8/06, 5/25/06, 12/12/06, 1/8/07 effective 8/1/07, 4/14/08, 4/15/08, 4/24/08 effective 8/1/08, 9/24/09, 4/29/10 effective 8/1/10, 5/27/11, 1/18/14 effective 8/1/14, 4/25/18, 1/23/19)

(a) General Correspondence. There are no restrictions on the design or content of general correspondence and attachments, except that the size of the printed material may not exceed 8 ½ by 11 inches when opened in full. There are no restrictions on the design or content of an envelope used to send general correspondence and attachments, except that the size of the envelope may not exceed 9 by 12 inches.

(b) Camp or Clinic Information. Camp or clinic information may be provided at any time. (See Bylaw 12.5.1.6.)

(c) Questionnaires. An institution may provide questionnaires at any time.

(d) Nonathletics Institutional Publications. An institution may provide nonathletics institutional publications (e.g., official academic, admissions and student-services publications published by the institution) available to all students at any time.

(e) Educational Material Published by the NCAA. Educational material published by the NCAA (e.g., NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete) may be provided at any time.

(f) Pre-enrollment Information. An institution may provide any necessary pre-enrollment information regarding orientation, conditioning, academics and practice activities to a prospective student-athlete, provided he or she has signed a National Letter of Intent or institutional financial aid agreement, or has been officially accepted for enrollment.

Training Expenses Authorized by the U.S. Olympic Committee, a National Governing Body (NGB) or Governmental Entities (I)

Division: I
Date Published: September 13, 2019
Item Ref:  

Interpretation:

The committee determined that an individual is permitted to receive training expenses from a separate entity that is affiliated with the U.S. Olympic Committee, a national governing body or governmental entity (e.g. governmental assistance program, regional training center, local swimming committee), provided: 

1. The U.S. Olympic Committee, the national governing body or governmental entity specifically identifies the amounts and recipients consistent with their policies and procedures for access to training expenses; and 

2. The use of such a program or affiliated entity is one of the normal processes for raising and distributing the funds of the U.S. Olympic Committee, the national governing body or governmental entity.