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A collective deep breath is being taken across the nation as the NCAA prepares for their upcoming national meeting. This year’s conclave takes place in San Diego, Calif., January 15-18. All three divisions will meet to discuss and vote on new legislation, including changes to current recruiting rules.
NCAA membership convene annually in January to reaffirm some recently adopted rules while creating new ones in reaction to the needs of their respective divisions. Naturally, most of the attention will be given to what comes out of Division I meetings, but it is not uncommon for groundbreaking legislation to emerge from Division II and III. For instance, last year DII member institutions agreed to allow all their coaches to begin making in-person contact with high school prospects a full year earlier than was previously permitted. They, along with DI men’s basketball coaches, are the only groups allowed to take this historic step.*
Regardless of the modifications and from which division they are brought forward, new regulations will have a profound impact on coaches, athletes, administrators and parents at nearly all levels of competition and education. However, misinterpretation and misinformation are often problems as the news filters by word of mouth from unreliable sources through the layers of interested parties. So, what is a family to do?
There are dependable sources, but families have to search them out. College compliance officers are one. High school guidance counselors are not. College scouts, like those representing National Scouting Report (NSR), that work year round in the business of recruiting can offer up-to-date information. Club and travel organizations (typically) do not.
But there are two certainties in all this: First, NCAA rules changes will happen this month. Second, parents and prospects should be prepared to learn of these changes from trusted sources.
*NCAA DI football coaches are permitted limited contact with high school juniors.
National Scouting Report is dedicated to finding scholarship opportunities for athletes who possess the talent, desire, and motivation to compete at the collegiate level. We’ve helped connect thousands of athletes with their perfect college.