RECRUTING TIPS – THINGS TO KNOW
- You and your parents or coaches may visit a college campus, at your own expense, as many times as you would like. There are times considered a “DEAD PERIOD,” when you can not visit with members of a coaching staff. Let the coaches know you are coming.
- You may meet and speak with college coaches on their campus at any time, except during a “DEAD PERIOD.”
- You may receive three (3) complimentary admissions to any collegiate sporting event any time you are visiting a university campus. Your high school and/or AAU (Summer) coach may receive two (2) complimentary admissions as well. That sporting event must be on the universities campus or regular HOME playing facility and it can not be for a post season (conference or NCAA Tournament) game.
- During your Senior year in high school:
- You may take ONLY five (5) Official Visits
- An Official Visit allows the college you are visiting to pay for certain things for you and your parents or guardian. Those things include:
- Hotel
- Transportation – for you only if you are flying for all of you if you ride in the same car with your parents or guardian.
- A university coach may accompany you during your trip to campus ONLY if that transportation occurs by automobile and all transportation occurs within the 48 hour period.
- meals – On campus or Off.
- Complementary Admissions to Athletic Events
- BEFORE you can take an Official Visit you must provide that college a copy of your test score fro the SAT, ACT or PSAT.
- Your Official Visit may not exceed more than 48 hours.
DEFINITONS:
EVALUATION
Permissible for authorized athletics department staff to be involved in off-campus activities to assess academic qualifications and athletic abilities. No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts with a prospect are permitted. *Each year, the coaching staff may evaluate you up to 5 times during the academic year in women’s basketball (others sports have specific numbers of evaluations specific to the sport). You can locate sport specific evaluation numbers HERE.
CONTACT
A contact occurs any time a coach has any face-to-face contact with you or your parents off the college’s campus and says more than hello. A contact also occurs if a coach has any contact with you or your parents at your high school or any location where you are competing or practicing.
Other Definitions HERE.
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RECRUITING RULES & REGULATIONS
When does a young man or woman become a “Prospetive Student-Athlete” (PSA)?
You officially become a Prospective Student-Athlete (PSA) on the first day of classes for 9th grade. Before 9th grade you become a PSA if a college gives you (or your relatives or friends) any financial aid or benefits that the college does not provide to all prospective students.
When is a college officially recruiting me?
If a coach or representative of the college’s athletic interests approaches you or any member of your family) about enrolling or participating in athletics at that college/university you are considered a prospect.
Who is allowed to recruit me?
Only university coaches and staff are permitted to recruit you. Alumni and friends of the university are NOT permitted to contact PSA’s or their families in any way.
When can I begin to receive recruiting mail?
You may begin to receive recruiting materials through the mail from coaches, faculty members and athletic staff members beginning September 1st of your junior year in high school. Boosters and Alumni can NOT mail you. You may receive ONE mailing prior to September 1st of your junior year. That mailing can ONLY out line the NCAA bylaw on mailing, contain a questionnaire and a camp brochure.
*If you request information before your junior year, coaches may send you a questionnaire, but all other information must come through the admissions office. If you visit the college on your own (an unofficial visit) you can pick up any information that is available to any prospective student, this includes a student-athlete handbook.
When can a PSA receive phone calls?
College coaches may call you once per week after July 1st upon completion of your junior year in high school. There are select other sport specific times where a coach may call you prior to summer competition, etc. You may call college coaches any time and it will not count as the one call per week. You may also call collect. If college coaches call and you are not home or available – it does not count as their one call per week. Boosters and Alumni are NOT permitted to call you at any time. **You can locate most coaches phone numbers on their university’s website under “Staff Directory.”
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As part of George Washington Middle School’s Character Education month I was fortunate to be able to speak to nearly 600 5th – 8th graders this week. The visit was equally beneficial for me as it felt wonderful to be able to give back to the local community.
Washington Middle School students listen as Jeff House, former collegiate and professional basketball coach and publisher of allbasketballreview.com, as he speaks during a Character Education assembly at the school. P-J photo by Dave Emke
The event, organized by the school’s guidance department’s Monte Lawson and Theresa Olson, is part of an on-going character education program designed to help promote a greater sense of community and giving back.
The school’s creed was featured and can be downloaded here:
WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL CREED
For a copy of my PowerPoint pdf, WHY ARE WE HERE? By: Jeff House, email me at: leadership@allbasketballreview.com.
I can bring this presentation to your school or team by emailing me at: leadership@allbasketballreview.com.
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Not SportsCenter… IDEAS.
Watching San Antonio vs. Washington.
Saw a nice inverted High Split used as a pressure release for PTG: Used with good passing center (Duncan), with Back Door action into inverted High Split.
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There is another high school player who has skipped college to play professionally. It seems this one has skipped Europe too.
Latavious Williams from Rivals.com
Latavious Williams made history Thursday when he became the first high school player ever to jump straight to the NBA D-League.
The Tulsa 66ers chose Williams with the 16th overall pick. Tulsa is an affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
His high school coach said Williams turned down a $100,000 guaranteed contract to play in China in favor of entering the NBDL Draft because he felt it gave him a better shot at reaching the NBA. The average D-League salary is between $35,000-$40,000.
“He had a contract on the table that could’ve paid him $100,000 or better in China but he had to weigh the pros and cons,” said Carlos Wilson of Humble (Texas) Christian Life Center. “It came down to taking the money and getting some financial stability for now, but still you’re a long way from the NBA when you’re in China. Or taking the least amount of money and being a step closer instead of four steps closer.”
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