Six Key Rules to Remember
1. Only coaches and athletics department staff members are
permitted to be involved in the recruiting process. Alumni,
friends, and other athletics representatives who are not employed
by Le Moyne are not permitted to contact a prospective
student-athlete (or members of the prospective student-athlete's
family) by letter, telephone, or in-person (on or off-campus) for
the purpose of soliciting their participation in the athletics
program. For recruiting purposes, Le Moyne faculty/staff members
are permitted to engage in in-person contact with prospective
student-athletes, but only on the Le Moyne campus. If an athletics
representative recognizes a talented prospective student-athlete,
please contact an athletics staff member or coach.
2. A prospective student-athlete remains a prospective
student-athlete even after he or she signs a National Letter of
Intent or financial aid agreement to attend Le Moyne.
The prospective student-athlete does not lose his or her
prospective student-athlete status until the start of classes at Le
Moyne or the beginning of official team practice, whichever occurs
first.
3. DON'T DO ANYTHING FOR A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE OR A
STUDENT-ATHLETE WITHOUT SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION FROM LE
MOYNE’S DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS.
4. The prohibition of contact with a prospective student-athlete is
not intended to relate to unavoidable incidental contacts with
prospective student-athletes by athletics. representatives. It is
understood that the athletics representatives may from time to time
have contact with prospective student-athletes and/or their family
members. Such contact is permissible so long as it is not made for
the purpose of recruitment of the prospective student-athlete, and
involves only normal civility. In other words, if you meet a junior
or senior high school or junior college student-athlete during your
normal course of business or social activity, there is no violation
as long as you do not discuss Le Moyne athletics. If you are
attending an alumni or athletics event and find yourself speaking
with parents of a prospective student-athlete, do not discuss the
athletics program and excuse yourself from the discussion in an
appropriate manner.
5. If a student-athlete accepts any extra-benefits based on his or
her status as a student-athlete or because of athletic skill, the
student-athlete will lose all eligibility for intercollegiate
athletics participation.
6. Athletics representatives are reminded that NCAA rules regarding student-athletes remain in effect throughout the entire year, including the summer break.
