FALSE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
It is permissible for an institution's director of athletics to send a prospective student-
athlete a congratulatory note after he or she has signed a National Letter of Intent or the
institution's written offer of admission and/or financial aid, or the institution has received
his or her financial deposit in response to its offer of admission - Answer-True
It is permissible for a coaching staff member to drive an automobile to bring a
prospective student-athlete and his or her parents or legal guardian from any location to
campus for an OFFICIAL visit. - Answer-True
For purposes of Bylaw 13, an individual becomes a RECRUITED prospective student-
athlete when a coach initiates a telephone call with the prospective student-athlete or
the prospective student-athlete's parent or guardian on more than one occasion for the
purpose of recruitment. - Answer-False
An institution may host multiple press conferences to announce its signed prospective
student-athletes. - Answer-True
An institution's coach is attending an event in which prospective student-athletes from
multiple institutions participate in drills. The institution's coach uses an evaluation for all
participants engaging in the drills, even those prospective student-athletes the
institution's coach does not observe. - Answer-False
A member institution may not host, sponsor or conduct a tryout camp, clinic, group
workout or combine (e.g., combination of athletics skill tests or activities) if any portion is
devoted to agility, flexibility, speed and strength tests for prospective student-athletes at
any location. - Answer-True
A prospective student-athlete may achieve a minimum required SAT or ACT score
during his or her first term of full-time collegiate enrollment in order to satisfy initial-
eligibility requirements. - Answer-False
It is NOT permissible to display a visiting prospective student-athlete's name on the
scoreboard, even if the facility is completely empty and closed to the public. - Answer-
True
, It is permissible for a coach to provide transportation for a prospective student-athlete to
attend a home athletics contest at any local facility during an UNOFFICIAL visit. -
Answer-True
For purposes of Bylaw 13, a FAMILY member is an individual with any of the following
relationships with a prospective student-athlete: spouse, parent or legal guardian, child,
sibling, grandparent, domestic partner or any individual whose close association with
the prospective student-athlete is a practical equivalent of a family relationship. -
Answer-True
An athletics department staff member may not promote or endorse a prospective
student-athlete's team or coach, or an athletics facility that is primarily used by
prospective student-athletes. - Answer-True
Before a prospective student-athlete commits to the institution per Bylaw 13.02.13.1, the
institution may provide a prospective student-athlete a photograph taken of him/her
during the official visit. - Answer-True
During an institutional camp or clinic, an institution's coach may extend a written offer of
financial aid to a prospective student-athlete in attendance, provided it is after August 1
of a prospective student-athlete's senior year in high school. - Answer-False
A prospective student-athlete who has committed to the institution per Bylaw
13.02.13.1, may be employed at the institution's camp. - Answer-True
An institution may be involved in fundraising activities conducted by a high school or
two-year college athletics department, provided no recruiting activities take place. -
Answer-False
A coach may be involved as a participant or in instructional coaching activities in the
same sport for a local sports club or organization located in the institution's home
community in which all prospective student-athletes participating in such activities are
legal residents of the area within a 50-mile radius of the institution. - Answer-True
An individual is no longer considered a representative of athletics interests (i.e.,
booster) if the individual stops making donations to an institution's athletics program. -
Answer-False
When an institution's coach picks up a prospective student-athlete from the nearest
major airport upon arrival for an official visit, the 48-hour period for the official visit starts
at the time the prospective student-athlete arrives on campus, provided the prospective
student-athlete's transportation to campus is without delay for personal reasons or
entertainment purposes. - Answer-True