Bowling Green State University Athletics
Contacts and Evaluations
Who is a prospect?
A prospective student-athlete is any student who has started classes for the ninth grade. In addition, a student who has not yet started classes for the ninth grade becomes a prospective student-athlete if the University provides such an individual (or the individual's relatives or friends) any financial assistance or other benefits that the University does not provide to prospective students generally.
An individual remains a prospective student-athlete until one of the following occurs (whichever is earlier):
The individual officially registers and enrolls in a minimum full-time program of studies and attends classes in any term of a four-year collegiate institution's regular academic year (excluding summer); or The individual participates in a regular squad practice or competition at a four-year collegiate institution that occurs before the beginning of any term.
RECRUITING
Recruiting has occurred whenever a member of Bowling Green State University's athletics staff or a representative of our programs encourages a prospect to enroll at BGSU and compete in athletics. A prospective student-athlete is considered "recruited" if he/she or his/her parents are:
telephoned on more than one occasion by an institutional staff member
contacted off-campus by an institutional staff member
provided an official visit to Bowling Green State University
Letters A prospect may receive written correspondence (including e-mail) from BGSU coaches after September 1 of the prospect's junior year of high school. Prospects in the sport of men's basketball and men's ice hockey may receive written correspondence at the conclusion of their sophomore year of high school.
Phone Calls There are limitations on the number of phone calls that BGSU staff members can make and restrictions on when those calls can be made. A prospect may telephone an institution at his/her own expense at any time. However, coaches and athletics staff may not return phone calls except within the recruiting periods below:
General Rule
Telephone calls to an individual (or the individual's relatives or legal guardians) may not be made before July 1 following the completion of the individual's junior year in high school (subject to the exceptions below); thereafter, BGSU coaches shall not make a telephone call to an individual more than once per week.
Football
In football, one telephone call to a prospect (or a prospect's relatives or legal guardians) may be made from April 15 through May 31 of the prospect's junior year in high school. Additional telephone calls to a prospect (or a prospect's relatives or legal guardians) may not be made prior to September 1 of the beginning of the prospect's senior year in high school. Thereafter, such telephone contact is limited to once per week outside of a contact period. During a contact period, such telephone contact may be made at the institution's discretion.
Men's Basketball
In men's basketball, a BGSU coach may make one telephone call per month to a prospect on or after June 15 of the prospect's sophomore year in high school through July 31 of their junior year. A BGSU coach is permitted to make two telephone calls per week to a prospect beginning August 1 prior to their senior year. For two-year or four-year college prospects, one telephone call per week is permitted.
Women's Basketball
In women's basketball, a BGSU coach may make one telephone call to a prospect during the month of April of the prospect's junior year in high school on or after the conclusion of the NCAA D-I Women's Final Four. A BGSU coach may make one telephone call during the month of May of the prospect's junior year. A BGSU coach may make one telephone call to a prospect on or after June 1 through June 20 of the prospect's junior year of high school. A BGSU coach may make one telephone call to a prospect on or after June 21 through June 30 of the prospect's junior year of high school. A BGSU coach is permitted to make three telephone calls during the month of July following the prospect's junior year in high school with no more than one telephone call per week. Thereafter, a BGSU coach is permitted call a prospect once per week.
Men's Ice Hockey
In men's ice hockey, a BGSU coach is permitted to make one telephone call per month to a prospect (or the prospective student-athlete's relatives or legal guardians) on or after June 15 at the conclusion of the prospect's sophomore year in high school through July 31 after the prospect's junior year in high school. A BGSU coach is permitted to make one telephone call per week to a prospect beginning August 1 prior to the prospective student-athletes senior year in high school.
Recruiting Periods
Coaches are only permitted to have contact with you at certain times of the year. The four recruiting periods are described below.
Contact Period
During a contact period, Bowling Green State University coaching staff members may evaluate (watch) and contact (speak with) prospects at their homes, schools or other off-campus sites. In sports other than football, coaching staff members may contact a prospect no more than three times at any off-campus site. In the sport of football, BGSU is limited to six in-person, off-campus recruiting member of the BGSU football staff may not contact a prospect more than once per week and may not visit any one high school more than once per week. In all other sports, coaches can have contact only three times during the prospect's senior year. In addition, recently enacted legislation allows for one off-campus contact during April of the prospect's junior year on the high school campus (in all sports except football).
Evaluation Period
During an evaluation period, BGSU coaching staff members may assess the academic qualifications and athletics ability of a prospect at off-campus locations. In-person, off-campus recruiting contacts are not permitted during an evaluation period. A coach may speak with counselors and high school coaches, but may not speak with prospects. In all sports other than Division I football and basketball, BGSU is limited to seven recruiting opportunities, contacts and evaluations combined, with not more than three contacts. Bowling Green State University football staff members are limited to three evaluations during the academic year; one time in the fall and two times between April 15 and May 31 (one evaluation to assess athletics ability and one evaluation to assess academic qualifications). In basketball, BGSU has five recruiting opportunities (a combination of contacts and evaluations) per prospect; however, not more than three of the five opportunities may be contacts.
Quiet Period
During a quiet period, Bowling Green State University staff members are permitted to make in-person contacts with prospects only on the University's campus. Off-campus contacts and evaluations are not permitted during a quiet period.
Dead Period
During a dead period, it is not permissible for anyone associated with the Bowling Green State University to have an in-person contact or evaluate prospects in-person on or off the institution's campus. It remains permissible for a coach to write or call a prospect during a dead period.