Guide to College Bound Student-Athlete
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Official Visit - An official visit to LVC by a prospective student-athlete (prospect) is a visit financed in whole or in part by LVC or by a representative of LVC's athletic interests. LVC may finance only one visit to its campus for each prospect. A prospect may do an official visit after January 1 of the prospective student-athlete's junior year in high school.
Unofficial Visit - An unofficial visit to LVC by a prospect is a visit made at the prospect's own expense. A prospect may visit LVC's campus at his or her own expense an unlimited number of times. A prospect may make unofficial visits at any time.
48 Hour Rule - An official visit to LVC or any other NCAA-member institution may NOT exceed 48 hours. This 48-hour clock begins when you arrive on campus. At the completion of the 48-hour visit, a prospect must depart campus (or any other institution's campus) immediately; otherwise, the institution is not allowed to pay any expenses incurred by the prospect upon departure from the campus, including the cost of the prospect's transportation home. Please think of this when planning your visit.
Official/Unofficial Visit Info - On an official visit, a prospect may be provided lodging and meals as regular students normally do. Local commercial facilities may be used but at a scale comparable to that of normal student life and only within a 30-mile radius of the campus. The coach may also provide a meal for the parents/guardians of the prospect.
On an unofficial visit, an institution may provide a prospect with one meal in the institution's on-campus dining facility. The coach may NOT provide meals for parents/guardians.
Contacting Coaches - You may make your own unofficial visit to campus. Before January 1 of your junior year you may:
1) Meet with the coach
2) Meet with admissions
3) Do research on the web (
www.lvc.edu)
4) Fill out and return the questionnaire for your sport (
www.godutchmen.com)
5) Contact the coach and ask any questions you might have
In Division III, coaches can call, write or email you before your senior year. This is different than Division I and II. If you have questions about LVC and our programs, please ask. During the recruiting process, Division III coaches are allowed to make unlimited calls, texts and emails to you.
Planning your visit (admissions and athletics) - As early as possible, please let the admissions office and the coach know of your visit. If you plan to stay overnight, the earlier you can make arrangements, the better. The coach and admissions can help you plan your visit. Coaches and admissions cannot host everyone. Please confirm your dates with the coach before you make reservations. You do not want to have reservations to visit campus when the team is away from campus.
Parent/Guardian Involvement in the Recruiting Process – Parents/Guardians are active participants in the college search and recruiting process. Parents should be involved but you, the prospective student-athlete, should be the primary contact for the coaches and admissions.
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When a coach attends a prospective student-athlete's competition - A college coach is only allowed to speak to those prospective student-athletes who have completely his/her sophomore year. Also, a college coach may only meet with the prospect after the competition is over for the day. Contact shall not be made with the prospect from the time the prospect reports on call (at the direction of the prospect's coach or comparable authority) and becomes involved in competition-related activity (e.g., traveling to an away-from-home game) until the end of the day of competition. Contact shall not be made after the competition until the prospect is released by the appropriate coach and departs the dressing and meeting facility.
NCAA rule regarding "extra benefits" - An extra benefit includes any special arrangement by an LVC employee or booster to provide prospective student-athletes, their relatives or friends, a benefit not expressly authorized by the NCAA. Examples of impermissible extra benefits include, but are not limited to:
a) Gifts or loans of clothing, stereo equipment, compact discs, food, beverages
b) Transportation
c) Use of an automobile
d) Low interest or interest-free loans, telephone cards, credit cards, charge accounts, etc.
e) Gifts of more than the allowable number of complimentary admissions
f) Special discounts on products or services
g) Special payment arrangements on personal purchases
h) Material benefits that are not available to the general student body
Tryouts - Every team and coach's tryout procedures are different. Contact the coach to find out more about try outs. The coach can tell you the requirements for team participation.
NCAA Clearinghouse - You do not have to go through the NCAA Clearinghouse to be recruited and/or participate at LVC, or any other Division III school. However, international students must obtain their amateurism certification through the NCAA eligibility center, see the following link:
General Amateurism and Eligibility Form for International Student-Athletes
Transfer process - If you are currently at a Division III institution, you can complete the NCAA self-release form (located at
ncaa.org under "forms"), then mail, email or fax it to the compliance officer at LVC. This form will allow confidential contact between you and the LVC coach for up to 30 days. If you are still undecided after this 30-day window closes, a second self-release may be filled out and sent to LVC. Upon receipt of the second release, LVC is required to inform your current institution and your interest in transferring is no longer confidential.
If you are considering transferring and currently attend a Division I or Division II institution, you must enter the NCAA Transfer Portal. See your compliance officer to have that process completed.
For Student- Athletes at Two- year colleges:
Two-Year Transfers
For Student-Athletes at Four- year colleges:
Four-Year Transfers
Contact for questions about the NCAA rules and recruiting process - The information contained in this list does not represent every possibility or situation. If you have any questions regarding prospects, student-athletes, or NCAA rules and regulations, please contact the compliance officer, Stacey Hollinger. (
sholling@lvc.edu)
