Report confirmed: Cajuns offer 14-year-old scholarship

[zephyr]

no, but I only asked how could you offer without "contacting" them. that is why I asked was camps an exception, does camp not count as contact, since player could have deemed to be initiating the contact by choosing to attend

Again, where is the "rule" that states you can't contact them? This is the first I've heard of this.....

[31Ragin97]

13.1.1 Contactable Individuals.
13.1.1.1 Time Period for Off-Campus Contacts—General Rule. Off-campus recruiting contacts shall
not be made with an individual (or his or her relatives or legal guardians) before July 1 following the completion
of his or her junior year in high school (July 7 after the junior year in high school in women’s ice hockey and July
15 after the junior year in high school in women’s gymnastics), or the opening day of classes of his or her senior
year in high school (as designated by the high school), whichever is earlier. U.S. service academy exceptions to
this provision are set forth in Bylaw 13.16.1. (Revised: 1/10/91 effective 7/1/91, 1/11/94 effective 3/15/94, 1/10/95,
1/14/97 effective 5/1/97, 10/28/97, 4/26/01 effective 8/1/01, 4/29/04 effective 8/1/04, 4/28/05, 1/9/06, 2/26/07,
6/13/08, 4/30/09, 1/15/11)
13.1.1.1.1 Exception—Men’s Basketball. In men’s basketball, off-campus recruiting contacts shall
not be made with an individual (or his relatives or legal guardians) before the opening day of his junior year
in high school. Contacts that occur during a prospective student-athlete’s junior year during recruiting periods
other than the April recruiting period may occur only at the prospective student-athlete’s educational
institution. During the April recruiting period of a prospective student-athlete’s junior year, contacts may
occur at either the prospective student-athlete’s educational institution or residence. (Adopted: 10/27/11 effective
8/1/12)

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Noncoaching Staff Members with Sport-Specific Responsibilities. A noncoaching staff member
with sport-specific responsibilities (except a staff member who only performs clerical duties) shall not
attend an on- or off-campus athletics event in the staff member’s sport that involves prospective studentathletes
(e.g., high school contest, noninstitutional sports camp) unless the staff member is an immediate
family member or legal guardian of a participant in the activity. A staff member who is an immediate
family member or legal guardian of a participant may attend such an event, subject to the following conditions:
(Adopted: 1/16/10, Revised: 4/13/10, 4/29/10)

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13.1.6.2 Practice or Competition Site. Recruiting contact may not be made with a prospective studentathlete
prior to any athletics competition in which the prospective student-athlete is a participant during the
day or days of competition, even if the prospective student-athlete is on an official or unofficial visit. Contact
includes the passing of notes or verbally relaying information to a prospective student-athlete by a third party on
behalf of an institutional staff member and telephone calls. Such contact shall be governed by the following: [D]
(Revised: 1/11/89, 1/10/91, 1/11/94, 1/9/96 effective 7/1/96, 9/18/07)
(a) Contact shall not be made with the prospective student-athlete at any site prior to the contest on the day
or days of competition; (Revised: 1/11/89, 1/11/94)

[CajunT]

no, but I only asked how could you offer without "contacting" them. that is why I asked was camps an exception, does camp not count as contact, since player could have deemed to be initiating the contact by choosing to attend

There is not contact if you offer via letter. If an athlete attends your camp, you can offer afterwards.

[31Ragin97]

thank you! I figured there must be a catch....