NCAA Phone Call Rule Change
There is an important change in the NCAA telephone contact rule regarding Division I institutions and coaches.
The NCAA had
previously voted to allow Division I coaches to contact a prospective
student-athlete by telephone beginning on August 1st prior to the
student-athlete junior year in high school.
PRACTICE LIMITATION ("Rule of 2")
Schools
may conduct practices and / or compete in contests in team sports only during the
designated sports seasons (2011 season begins February 28th). It shall be a violation of
the rule
if there is any attempt during the Association year (August 23-February 27) to gather more than
two
members of the same high school program together per day outside the
OSAA
defined season to receive specialized athletic instruction from any
coach associated
with the participating athletes' high school program. Attempts to
circumvent
the rule by encouraging team members to attend out-of-season practices
or camps
during the Association year other than through general dissemination of
information or brochures shall be considered a violation of this rule.