Indiana University Athletics
Compliance Question Of The Week
Compliance Question Of The Week
Question:
Now that the early NLI period is over, what can we "do" for our new Hoosiers?
Answer:
The answer is longer than you thought...as always.....some things you CAN do - (and some CAN NOT's too of course....)
If they have signed an NLI, you can call, text or IM unlimited and you don't have to record it either. Big time!
If they did NOT sign the NLI, but just a financial aid tender or an offer of admission then you don't automatically get the "communication restrictions" lifted, as per the first point above. First, walk-ons with just a signed offer of admission get no relaxation of the communication limits and must continue to be called only within your permissible limits, and recorded as such. No texting, or IM'ing those people. If they signed a tender (offer of financial aid) and were NOT eligible to sign the NLI (a transfer basically), then you DO get the benefits and can communicate however you wish. Finally, if they WERE eligible to sign the NLI but for some reason did not, and they just signed a tender instead, then you may NOT call / contact unlimited. These individuals must be treated like the walk-ons. (please ask if you need clarification).
If they have signed an NLI, OR an offer of admission OR a tender, then you can "announce" them on the website and add comments later, if they do other good things.
Remember that these individuals are still considered prospects, so there are limits to their interaction with you and your team...nothing off-campus (even unofficial senior visitors who want to stay with your upper classmen off-campus should not be doing that) and no benefits of any kind.
Summer has some more flexibility and we'll talk about that next semester.
Signed NLI prospects can receive their unlimited communication from ANYONE, not just coaches.
We can send "necessary pre-enrollment info" including work-outs to individuals who have signed, if these materials are: "regarding orientation, conditioning, academics and practice activities [which] may be provided to a prospective student-athlete, provided the prospect has signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) or financial aid agreement or has been officially accepted for enrollment." Once this occurs, such pre-enrollment information may be provided as stand-alone information (i.e., does not have to be attached to general correspondence) AND this info can even be sent via Express Mail (though maybe better to save that $$ for applications for your NLI signers!
Question:
Now that the early NLI period is over, what can we "do" for our new Hoosiers?
Answer:
The answer is longer than you thought...as always.....some things you CAN do - (and some CAN NOT's too of course....)
If they have signed an NLI, you can call, text or IM unlimited and you don't have to record it either. Big time!
If they did NOT sign the NLI, but just a financial aid tender or an offer of admission then you don't automatically get the "communication restrictions" lifted, as per the first point above. First, walk-ons with just a signed offer of admission get no relaxation of the communication limits and must continue to be called only within your permissible limits, and recorded as such. No texting, or IM'ing those people. If they signed a tender (offer of financial aid) and were NOT eligible to sign the NLI (a transfer basically), then you DO get the benefits and can communicate however you wish. Finally, if they WERE eligible to sign the NLI but for some reason did not, and they just signed a tender instead, then you may NOT call / contact unlimited. These individuals must be treated like the walk-ons. (please ask if you need clarification).
If they have signed an NLI, OR an offer of admission OR a tender, then you can "announce" them on the website and add comments later, if they do other good things.
Remember that these individuals are still considered prospects, so there are limits to their interaction with you and your team...nothing off-campus (even unofficial senior visitors who want to stay with your upper classmen off-campus should not be doing that) and no benefits of any kind.
Summer has some more flexibility and we'll talk about that next semester.
Signed NLI prospects can receive their unlimited communication from ANYONE, not just coaches.
We can send "necessary pre-enrollment info" including work-outs to individuals who have signed, if these materials are: "regarding orientation, conditioning, academics and practice activities [which] may be provided to a prospective student-athlete, provided the prospect has signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) or financial aid agreement or has been officially accepted for enrollment." Once this occurs, such pre-enrollment information may be provided as stand-alone information (i.e., does not have to be attached to general correspondence) AND this info can even be sent via Express Mail (though maybe better to save that $$ for applications for your NLI signers!