Indiana University Athletics
Compliance Question Of The Week
Compliance Question Of The Week
Question:
Can I FaceBook "friend" a prospect? Can I write on their wall? Can I follow them on Twitter?
Answer:
Those paying attention will remember us mentioning this last week too, so you maybe already know....the answers are:
You can only accept or send a "friend" request for an individual who is otherwise old enough to receive written recruiting information - that's September 1st right at the start of the junior year for most of you; men's basketball is slightly different (June 15 after sophomore year).
Same for accepting THEIR friend request - only if otherwise old enough.
You CAN follow anyone on Twitter - and vice versa. Do not communicate with them openly / publicly. You can actually use the direct message feature once they are old enough to receive correspondence - it's treated like email, and is thus private.
Once the prospect is old enough to receive written recruiting communication, you may use the FaceBook (or equivalent) private e-mail function to correspond, but you may not write on walls, make public comments or otherwise use any instant-messaging or similar functions.
The day after the NLI is signed, you can do all of the above - as can any staff member at that time. You may also begin to TEXT at this time too....otherwise, texting is impermissible.
The basic rule is that written recruiting correspondence may only be sent to those old enough (see above) and only in the form of general mailed correspondence, private e-mails or "Facsimiles" (whatever they are...:)). Camp brochures and questionnaires are the standard exception to this rule, which can be sent to any prospect, regardless of age.
One thing you can NOT put in writing to a prospect, or a prospect's family or coach, until August 1st at the start of their senior year, is a scholarship offer. You may not put in writing (to anyone in any form, including e-mail) a scholarship/money offer until that date. Verbal offers still OK....not written until 8/1 at start of senior year.
Starting May 1st (a week Sunday), any of your walk-ons (nonscholarship) incomers may be called or texted (etc.) without limits IF - and only if - they have been admitted, have signed their Acceptance of Admission letter with Anne AND deposited to IU. See Anne and/or Kathy before assuming anyone has satisfied these criteria. Same for announcing publicly that these individual are coming to IU - check with Anne/Kathy first.
As always, please ask us for help with any of the above - or other - issues. (Jenna and Anne are particularly skilled with Social Networking questions).
Question:
Can I FaceBook "friend" a prospect? Can I write on their wall? Can I follow them on Twitter?
Answer:
Those paying attention will remember us mentioning this last week too, so you maybe already know....the answers are:
You can only accept or send a "friend" request for an individual who is otherwise old enough to receive written recruiting information - that's September 1st right at the start of the junior year for most of you; men's basketball is slightly different (June 15 after sophomore year).
Same for accepting THEIR friend request - only if otherwise old enough.
You CAN follow anyone on Twitter - and vice versa. Do not communicate with them openly / publicly. You can actually use the direct message feature once they are old enough to receive correspondence - it's treated like email, and is thus private.
Once the prospect is old enough to receive written recruiting communication, you may use the FaceBook (or equivalent) private e-mail function to correspond, but you may not write on walls, make public comments or otherwise use any instant-messaging or similar functions.
The day after the NLI is signed, you can do all of the above - as can any staff member at that time. You may also begin to TEXT at this time too....otherwise, texting is impermissible.
The basic rule is that written recruiting correspondence may only be sent to those old enough (see above) and only in the form of general mailed correspondence, private e-mails or "Facsimiles" (whatever they are...:)). Camp brochures and questionnaires are the standard exception to this rule, which can be sent to any prospect, regardless of age.
One thing you can NOT put in writing to a prospect, or a prospect's family or coach, until August 1st at the start of their senior year, is a scholarship offer. You may not put in writing (to anyone in any form, including e-mail) a scholarship/money offer until that date. Verbal offers still OK....not written until 8/1 at start of senior year.
Starting May 1st (a week Sunday), any of your walk-ons (nonscholarship) incomers may be called or texted (etc.) without limits IF - and only if - they have been admitted, have signed their Acceptance of Admission letter with Anne AND deposited to IU. See Anne and/or Kathy before assuming anyone has satisfied these criteria. Same for announcing publicly that these individual are coming to IU - check with Anne/Kathy first.
As always, please ask us for help with any of the above - or other - issues. (Jenna and Anne are particularly skilled with Social Networking questions).