Indiana University Athletics
Compliance Question Of The Week
Compliance Question Of The Week
Question:
If a coach wants to start his or her vacation immediately after ending a recruiting trip (while still "on the road"), when can another coach in the same sport go out and replace him or her?
Answer:
A coach who combines nonrecruiting travel (e.g., vacation, speaking engagement) with a recruiting trip may be replaced for purposes of recruitment with another authorized coach, provided the coach being replaced does not engage in additional recruiting activities until after he or she has returned to campus. The coach leaving campus may not depart until that time the replaced coach would normally have returned to campus. Conversely, if a coach who is involved in nonrecruiting activities (e.g., vacation, speaking engagement) off campus and has yet to engage in any recruiting activities, he or she may engage in recruiting activities prior to returning to campus if the initiation of the coach's recruiting activities does not cause the institution to exceed its limit on the number of coaches who may recruit prospects off campus "at any one time." For example, if two basketball coaches are off campus recruiting during the academic year, and a third coach is on vacation and has yet to engage in any recruiting activities since his or her departure from campus, it would be permissible for the third coach to engage in recruiting activities prior to returning to campus, provided one of the two coaches have returned to campus. [Bylaw 11.7.5.1.1.2 and OI 9/16/93]
Question:
If a coach wants to start his or her vacation immediately after ending a recruiting trip (while still "on the road"), when can another coach in the same sport go out and replace him or her?
Answer:
A coach who combines nonrecruiting travel (e.g., vacation, speaking engagement) with a recruiting trip may be replaced for purposes of recruitment with another authorized coach, provided the coach being replaced does not engage in additional recruiting activities until after he or she has returned to campus. The coach leaving campus may not depart until that time the replaced coach would normally have returned to campus. Conversely, if a coach who is involved in nonrecruiting activities (e.g., vacation, speaking engagement) off campus and has yet to engage in any recruiting activities, he or she may engage in recruiting activities prior to returning to campus if the initiation of the coach's recruiting activities does not cause the institution to exceed its limit on the number of coaches who may recruit prospects off campus "at any one time." For example, if two basketball coaches are off campus recruiting during the academic year, and a third coach is on vacation and has yet to engage in any recruiting activities since his or her departure from campus, it would be permissible for the third coach to engage in recruiting activities prior to returning to campus, provided one of the two coaches have returned to campus. [Bylaw 11.7.5.1.1.2 and OI 9/16/93]