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Official Recruiting Visit – Hosting National Championship Tournament (On Campus)
SITUATION:
Community College R is hosting, on campus, the NJCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship and has a team
representing the college in the tournament. Potential Athlete B is on campus at the same time on an official visit. Is Potential
Athlete B permitted to be admitted to the tournament at no charge?
ANSWER:
Yes. Because Community College R is represented in the tournament by its men’s team and the event is on campus. Had
Community College R not been represented in the tournament field, Potential Athlete B could only be admitted if they paid their
own admission.

Case 11
Other Official Recruiting Visit Rules and Regulations

The following are some examples of those situations not allowed within NJCAA bylaws as they relate to official on campus
recruiting visits.
1. Allowing a potential student-athlete, on a paid recruiting visit, to extend the 48-hour stay to visit friends or relatives in
the area.
2. May not utilize private charter air transportation for prospective student-athletes.
3. Allowing current student-athletes to drive recruits to a community other than the community in which the member
college is located.
4. Taking potential student-athletes to a professional contest or a four-year institution event not held on the community
college campus. The visit must be contained to the community in which the college is located.
5. Taking potential student-athletes to a national championship not held on the college campus.
6. The college’s coach may not pay for the meals, transportation and/or lodging for the parents of the potential student-
athlete during the recruitment process.
Case 12
Official Recruiting Visit – Athletic Contact
SITUATION:
Prospective Student R is visiting Community College B on an official recruiting visit. Community College B has the recruit
on campus for two days and is providing them housing and meals. Is Prospective Student R permitted to have athletic contact
with current members of colleges sport team?
ANSWER:
While on an official visit, it is permissible for the recruit to have athletic contact with current student-athletes.

On-Campus Recruiting – Unofficial Visit

Case 1
Unofficial Recruiting Visits Taken by Student who has Signed a Letter of Intent at Another Member College
SITUATION:
High School Student R has signed an NJCAA Letter of Intent with Community College A. He/she wants to visit Community
College B on his/her own unrelated to athletics and not financed in any way by Community College B. Is the Athletic Director at
Community College B allowed to meet with High School Student R when he/she is visiting Community College B’s campus?
ANSWER:
No. The Athletic Director or any other individual associated to the athletic department at Community College B is not
allowed to make any contact with High School Student R since he/she has already signed an NJCAA Letter of Intent at
Community College A. It is Student-Athlete R’s responsibility to inform Community College B of his/her signing an NJCAA
Letter of Intent with Community College A prior to visiting their campus. (See the NJCAA Letter of Intent form.)
While on the visit to Community College B, High School Student R cannot speak with the athletic director or any athletic
personnel, nor can that visit be an official paid recruiting visit. High School Student R becomes a non-recruitable athlete upon
signing an NJCAA Letter of Intent at Community College A.
In addition, once High School Student R or a representative of his/her interests (i.e. high school counselor) contacts a
school other than the one with which he/she has signed an NJCAA Letter of Intent, the student is in violation. Only the NJCAA
Release Agreement signed by Community College A allows him/her to become a recruitable athlete.

Case 2
Unofficial Recruiting Visits – Athletic Contact
SITUATION:
Prospective Student R is visiting Community College A and Community College A has not provided any benefit to the
recruit during the visit therefore it qualifies as an unofficial visit. Is Prospective Student R permitted to have athletic contact with
current members of the sport team?
ANSWER:
No. It is not permissible for a recruit on an unofficial visit to have athletic contact with current member of the sport team or
with anyone signed to an NJCAA Letter of Intent. If the coach wants athletic contact, this visit must be considered the recruits
one and only official visit and must stay within the parameters of an official visit. If that is done, and athletic contact takes place,
the visit is reclassified as an official visit and by rule is limited to one per member college.

Off-Campus Recruiting